52/1. Chapter:
حديث زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ جَحْشٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا فَزِعًا يَقُولُ: لَا إِلهَ إِلَاّ اللهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأجُوجَ وَمأجُوجَ مِثْلُ هذِهِ وَحَلَّقَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ الإِبْهَامِ وَالَّتِي تَلِيهَا قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ ابْنةُ جَحْشٍ: فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَهْلِكُ وَفِينَا الصَّالِحُونَ قَالَ: نَعَمْ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْخَبَثُ.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم once came to her in a state of fear and said, " Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh " (none has the right to be worshipped but Allâh). Woe unto the Arabs from a danger that has come near. An opening has been made in the wall of Ya'jûj and Ma'jûj (Gog and Magog) like this," making a circle with his thumb and index finger. Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allâh's Messenger! Shall we be destroyed even though there are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when the Al-Khabath [1] (evil persons) will increase." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 565, Vol. 4 )
[1] The word Al-Khabath is interpreted as illegal sexual intercourse, illegitimate children and each and every kind of evil deed. [See Fath Al-Bâri , Vol. 16, P. 225]
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، قَالَ: فَتَحَ اللهُ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَاجُوجَ وَمَاجُوجَ مِثْلَ هذَا وَعَقَدَ بِيَدِهِ تِسْعِينَ.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allâh تعالى has made an opening in the wall of the Gog and Magog (people) like this" and he made with his hand 90, (with the help of his fingers). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 566, Vol.4 )
52/2. Chapter:
حديث عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: يَغْزُو جَيْشٌ الْكَعْبَةَ، فَإِذَا كَانُوا بِبَيْدَاءَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، يُخْسَفُ بِأَوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ يُخْسَفُ بِأَوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ وَفِيهِمْ أَسْوَاقُهُمْ وَمَنْ لَيْسَ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ: يُخْسَفُ بِأَوَّلِهِمْ وَآخِرِهِمْ، ثُمَّ يُبْعَثُونَ عَلَى نِيَّاتِهِمْ.
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "An army will invade the Ka'ba and when the invaders reach Al-Baidâ', all the ground will sink and swallow the whole army." I said, "O Allâh's Messenger! How will they sink into the ground while amongst them will be their markets (the people who worked in business and not invaders) and the people not belonging to them?" The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, "All of those people will sink but they will be resurrected and judged according to their intentions." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 329, Vol. 3)
52/3. Chapter:
حديث أُسَامَةَ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: أَشْرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى أُطمٍ مِنْ آطَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ، فَقَالَ: هَلْ تَرَوْنَ مَا أَرَى إِنِّي لأَرَى مَوَاقِعَ الْفِتَنِ خِلَالَ بُيُوتِكُمْ كَمَوَاقِعِ الْقَطْرِ.
Once the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood on the top of a castle amongst the castles (or the high buildings) of Al-Madîna and said, "Do you see what I see? (No doubt) I see the places or spots of Al-Fitn (trials and afflictions etc.) among your houses (and these Al-Fitn will be) as numerous as the spots where rain-drops fall." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 102, Vol. 3)
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: سَتَكُون فِتَنٌ ⦗٣٠٢⦘ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي، وَمَنْ يُشْرِفْ لَهَا تَسْتَشْرِفْهُ، وَمَنْ وَجَدَ مَلْجَأً أَوْ مَعَاذًا فَلْيَعُذْ بِهِ.
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "There will be Fitn (afflictions and trials etc.), (and at that time) the sitting person will be better than the standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking, and the walking will be better than the running. And whoever will expose himself to these Fitn, they will destroy him, and whoever will find a refuge or a shelter, should take refuge in it." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 799, Vol. 4)
52/4. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ: ذَهَبْتُ لأَنْصُرَ هذَا الرَّجُلَ، فَلَقِيَنِي أَبُو بَكْرَةَ، فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قُلْتُ: أَنْصُرُ هذَا الرَّجُلَ قَالَ: ارْجِعْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ: إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا، فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ.
While I was going to help this man (‘Alī bin Abī Tālib رضي الله عنه) Abû Bakrah رضي الله عنه met me and asked, “Where are you going?” I replied, “I am going to help that person.” He said, “Go back, as I heard Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ saying, ‘When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords, both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the (Hell) Fire.’ I said, ‘O Allâh’s Messenger! It is all right for the murderer, but what about the murdered one?’ The Prophet ﷺ replied, ‘He surely had the intention to kill his companion.’” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 30, Vol. 1 )
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنها، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَقْتَتِلَ فِئَتَانِ فَيَكُونَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَقْتَلَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ، دَعْوَاهُمَا وَاحِدةٌ.
Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “The Day of (judgment) will not be established till there is a war between two groups whose claims (or religion) will be the same.” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 805, Vol. 4 )
52/6. Chapter:
حديث حُذَيْفَةَ رضي الله عنها قَالَ: لَقَدْ خَطَبَنَا النَبِيُّ ﷺ خُطْبَةً مَا تَرَكَ فِيهَا شَيْئًا إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ إِلَاّ ذَكَرَهُ، عَلِمَهُ مَنْ عَلِمَهُ، وَجَهِلَهُ مَنْ جَهِلَهُ؛ إِنْ كُنْتُ لأَرَى الشَّيْءَ قَدْ نَسِيتُ فَأَعْرِفُ مَا يَعْرِفُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهُ فَرَآهُ فَعَرَفَهُ.
The Prophet ﷺ once delivered a speech in front of us wherein he left nothing but mentioned (about) everything that would happen till the establishment of the Hour. Some of us stored that (speech) in our minds and some forgot it. (After that speech) I used to see events taking place (which had been referred to in that speech) but I had forgotten them (before their occurrence). Then I would recognize such events as a man recognizes another man who has been absent and then sees and recognizes him. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 601, Vol. 8 )
52/7. Chapter:
حديث حُذَيْفَةَ، قَالَ: كُنَّا جُلُوسًا عِنْدَ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنها، فَقَالَ: أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ قَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ، فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قُلْتُ: أَنَا، كَمَا قَالَهُ قَالَ: إِنَّكَ عَلَيْهِ (أَوْ عَلَيْهَا) لَجَرِيءٌ قُلْتُ: فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ تُكَفِّرُهَا الصَّلَاةُ وَالصَّوْمُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالأَمْرُ وَالنَّهْيُ قَالَ: لَيْسَ هذَا أُرِيدُ وَلكِنِ الْفِتْنَةُ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَا يَمُوجُ الْبَحْرُ قَالَ: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا بَأْسٌ، يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا قَالَ: أَيُكْسَرُ أَمْ يُفْتَحُ قَالَ: يُكْسَرُ قَالَ: إِذًا لَا يُغْلَقَ أَبَدًا⦗٣٠٥⦘ قُلْنَا: أَكَانَ عُمَرُ يَعْلَمُ الْبَابَ قَالَ: نَعَمْ كَمَا أَنَّ دُونَ الْغَدِ اللَّيْلَةَ إِنِّي حَدَّثْتُهُ بِحَدِيثٍ لَيْسَ بِالأَغَالِيطِ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ حُذَيْفَةَ فَأَمَرْنَا مَسْرُوقًا، فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ: الْبَابُ عُمَرُ.
Once I was sitting with 'Umar رضي الله عنه and he said, "Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about Al-Fitnah (trial and affliction etc.)" I said, "I know it as the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had said it." 'Umar said, "No doubt you are bold."I said, " Al-Fitnah caused for a man by his wife, money, children and neighbour is expiated by his As-Salât (the prayer), As-Saum (the fasts), As-Sadaqa (charity) and by enjoining the Commands (of Allâh i.e. Al-Ma'rûf — Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm has ordained) and forbidding (what Allâh has forbidden i.e. Al-Munkar — polytheism, disbelief and all that Islâm has forbidden)."'Umar said, "I did not mean that, but I asked about that Al-Fitnah which will spread like the waves of the sea." I (Hudhaifa) said, "O leader of the faithful believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and it." 'Umar asked, "Will the door be broken or opened?" I replied, "It will be broken." 'Umar said, "Then it will never be closed again."I was asked whether 'Umar knew that door. I replied that he knew it as one knows that there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I have narrated a Hadîth that is free from any mis-statement." The subnarrator added that they deputed Masrûq to ask Hudhaifa (about the door). Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar himself." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 503, Vol. 1)
52/8. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: يُوشِكُ الْفُرَاتُ أَنْ يَحْسِرَ عَنْ كَنْزٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، فَمَنْ حَضَرَهُ فَلَا يَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا.
Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Soon the river Euphrates will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold, so whosoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it." [Al-A'raj narrated from Abû Huraira that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold (under it)."] ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 235, Vol. 9)