Sahih Muslim Hadith 7281 – Fighting The ) r)I – (

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[7281] 37 – (2899) It was (rA)-rV [VYM] narrated that Yusair bin Jâbir said: "A red wind blew in A]- Küfah, and there came a man who had no concern except to say: '0 'Abdullâh bin Mas'üd, the Hour has come.' He sat up, as he had been reclining, and said: 'The Hour will not begin until shares of -L :J inheritance are not distributed, and there is no rejoicing over spoils of war.' Then he gestured with his hand like this, in the LJI L- ! direction of Ash-Sham, and said: ZLJ3j '3ii :JU Tribulations & Portents Of The Hour 294 4 'An enemy will gather against the people of Islam, and the people of Islam will gather against them.' I said: 'Do you mean the Byzantines?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then there will be a retreat. The Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until night intervenes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. Then the Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until night intervenes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. Then the Muslims will send out a detachment to fight to the death and not return unless they are victorious. They will fight until evening comes, then both sides will go back, neither having prevailed, and that detachment will have been wiped out. "Then on the fourth day, the rest of the Muslims will set out to join them, and Allah will decree that the enemy be routed, and they will fight a battle the like of which has never been seen. If a bird were to fly over their flanks, it would not reach the end of them before falling down dead. Out of every group of one hundred relatives, you will find only one man left alive, so what joy can there be in spoils of war, Tribulations & Portents Of The Hour 295 and what inheritance can be distributed? While they are like that, they will hear of an even greater calamity. The cry will reach them that Ad-Dajjâl has taken their place among their offspring. So they will throw aside whatever is in their hands and will go there, sending ten horsemen ahead of them as scouts." The Messenger of Allah said: "I know their names, and the names of their fathers, and the colors of their horses. They will be the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time, or, among the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time."