Volume 4, Book 56, Number 786:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
Once ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said, said, “Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah’s
Apostle regarding the afflictions?” Hudhaifa replied, “I remember what he said exactly.” ‘Umar said.
“Tell (us), you are really a daring man!” Hudhaifa said, “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘A man’s afflictions (i.e.
wrong deeds) concerning his relation to his family, his property and his neighbors are expiated by
his prayers, giving in charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.’ ” ‘Umar said, “I
don’t mean these afflictions but the afflictions that will be heaving up and down like waves of the
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sea.” Hudhaifa replied, “O chief of the believers! You need not fear those (afflictions) as there is a
closed door between you and them.” ‘Umar asked, “Will that door be opened or broken?” Hudhaifa
replied, “No, it will be broken.” ‘Umar said, “Then it is very likely that the door will not be closed
again.” Later on the people asked Hudhaifa, “Did ‘Umar know what that door meant?” He said. “Yes,
‘Umar knew it as everyone knows that there will be night before the tomorrow morning. I narrated
to ‘Umar an authentic narration, not lies.” We dared not ask Hudhaifa; therefore we requested Mas –
ruq who asked him, “What does the door stand for?” He said, “Umar.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 802:
Narrated Said Al-Umawi:
I was with Marwan and Abu Huraira and heard Abu Huraira saying, “I heard the trustworthy,
truly inspired one (i.e. the Prophet ) saying, ‘The destruction of my followers will be brought about by
the hands of some youngsters from Quraish.” Marwan asked, “Youngsters?” Abu Huraira said, “If you
wish, I would name them: They are the children of so-and-so and the children of so-and-so.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 787:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The Hour will not be established till you fight a nation wearing hairy shoes, and
till you fight the Turks, who will have small eyes, red faces and flat noses; and their faces will be like
flat shields. And you will find that the best people are those who hate responsibility of ruling most of
all till they are chosen to be the rulers. And the people are of different natures: The best in the pre-
lslamic period are the best in Islam. A time will come when any of you will love to see me rather
than to have his family and property doubled.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 803:
Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman:
The people used to ask Allah’s Apostle about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it
might overtake me. Once I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We were in ignorance and in evil and Allah has
bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil after this good?” He said, “Yes.” I asked,
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“Will there be good after that evil?” He said, “Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil).”
I asked, “What will its Dakhan be?” He said, “There will be some people who will lead (people) ac –
cording to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them.” I
said, “Will there by any evil after that good?” He said, “Yes, there will be some people who will invite
others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them).” I
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Describe those people to us.” He said, “They will belong to us and speak our
language” I asked, “What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?” He said,
“Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief.” I asked, “If there is neither a group (of Muslims)
nor a chief (what shall I do)?” He said, “Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to
bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah while you are still in that state.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 788:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “The Hour will not be established till you fight with the Khudh and the Kirman
from among the non-Arabs. They will be of red faces, flat noses and small eyes; their faces will look
like flat shields, and their shoes will be of hair.”
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 804:
Narrated Hudhaifa:
My companions learned (something about) good (through asking the Prophet while I learned
(something about) evil.
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 789:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I enjoyed the company of Allah’s Apostle for three years, and during the other years of my life,
never was I so anxious to understand the (Prophet’s) traditions as I was during those three years. I
heard him saying, beckoning with his hand in this way, “Before the Hour you will fight with people
who will have hairy shoes and live in Al-Bariz.” (Sufyan, the sub-narrator once said, “And they are
the people of Al-Bazir.”)
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 790:
Narrated ‘Umar bin Taghlib:
I heard Allah’s Apostle saying, “Near the Hour you will fight with people who will wear hairy
shoes; and you will also fight people with flat faces like shields.”
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