54/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2901b — Major Signs Before Qiyamah
The Signs Which Will Appear Before The Hour
Major Signs Before Qiyamah in Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2901b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2901b
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ، عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَرِيحَةَ، حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ أَسِيدٍ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غُرْفَةٍ وَنَحْنُ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ فَاطَّلَعَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ " مَا تَذْكُرُونَ " . قُلْنَا السَّاعَةَ . قَالَ " إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لاَ تَكُونُ حَتَّى تَكُونَ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ خَسْفٌ بِالْمَشْرِقِ وَخَسْفٌ بِالْمَغْرِبِ وَخَسْفٌ فِي جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ وَالدُّخَانُ وَالدَّجَّالُ وَدَابَّةُ الأَرْضِ وَيَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَطُلُوعُ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا وَنَارٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ قُعْرَةِ عَدَنٍ تَرْحَلُ النَّاسَ " . قَالَ شُعْبَةُ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ رُفَيْعٍ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي سَرِيحَةَ . مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَذْكُرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا فِي الْعَاشِرَةِ نُزُولُ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَقَالَ الآخَرُ وَرِيحٌ تُلْقِي النَّاسَ فِي الْبَحْرِ .
Hudhaifa b. Usaid Narrated from:
Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) was in an apartment and we were beneath that, that he peeped in and said to us: What are you discussing about? We said: (We are discussing about the Last) Hour. Thereupon he said: The Last Hour would not come until the ten signs appear: land-sliding in the east, and land-sliding in the west, and land-sliding in the peninsula of Arabia, the smoke, the Dajjal, the beast of the earth, Gog and Magog, the rising of the sun from the west and the fire which would emit from the lower part of 'Adan.Shu'ba said that 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Rufai' reported on the authority of Abu Tufail who reported on the authority of Abu Sariha a hadith like this that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) did not make a mention of (the tenth sign) but he said that out of the ten one was the descent of Jesus, son of Mary (peace be upon him), and in another version it is the blowing of the violent gale which would drive the people to the ocean.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2901bIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 52USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6932
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2901b
This hadith about major signs before Qiyamah is another report from Hudhaifa b. Usaid. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم looked toward the Companions while they were discussing the Hour and said that the Hour would not come until ten signs appeared. This version mentions land-sliding in the east, west, and Arabia, along with the smoke, Dajjal, the beast of the earth, Gog and Magog, the rising of the sun from the west, and a fire from the lower part of Adan. It also notes a difference in the tenth sign in related reporting: one version mentions the descent of Jesus son of Mary, while another mentions a violent gale. The safest reading is to stay close to the words of the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught that major signs would appear before the Hour.
- Different chains may mention wording differences within the same topic.
- The hadith warns believers to treat end-time signs with care and restraint.
