"Abu Hurairah
reported that the messenger of Allah said: It is near that the
Euphrates will disclose a treasure of gold. Let him who will be
present take nothing from it." [Agreed]
"Abu Hurairah
reported that the messenger of Allah said: The Hour shall not occur
until the Euphrates will disclose a mountain of gold over which
people will fight. 99 out of every hundred will be killed, and every
one of them will say: hopefully I will be saved." [Agreed]
"Abdullah bin
Masud reported: The last Hour shall not come to pass until heritage
shall no longer be divided and there will be no rejoicing over
booty. Then he said: The enemies shall muster strong against the
people of As-Sham, and the Muslims will also muster strong against
them, that is the Romans. Then the Muslims will select a detachment
for death in order to only return if victorious. They will fight
till night will intervene between them. Both sides will return,
without being victorious, and the detachment will be wiped out. The
Muslims will again select a detachment for death in order to only
return if victorious. They will fight till the night will intervene
between them. Then they will return too, each one without being
victorious, and the detachment will be wiped out. The Muslims will
again select a detachment for death in order to only return if
victorious. They will then fight till evening. Then they too will
return, each one without being victorious. On the fourth day, the
remaining soliders of Islam will rush upon them, and Allah will then
ordain defeat upon them. They will fight a fight the like of which
was not seen, so much that if a bird will pass by their flanks, it
will not be able to cross them till it falls dead. The children of a
family numbering a hundred will count and find that only one of them
has survived. So which booty will they rejoice over, and what
heritage will be divided? They will be in this way until they will
hear of an even greater calamity. A cry will reach them that the
Dajjal has appeared amongst their children in their absence. They
will then drop what is in their hands and move forward and will send
ten horsemen as spies. The messenger of Allah said: I know their
names and the names of their fathers and the colours of their
horses. They will be the best horesmen of the time on the surface of
the earth." [Muslim]
"Anas reported
that the messenger of Allah said: O Anas! People will build cities,
and one of those cities will be called Basra. Should you pass by it
or enter it, respect its marshes, pastures, palm trees, markets, and
the gates of its rulers, and be careful with its environment, for it
will witness sinking (of the earth), bombardment (pelting), and
earthquake, and people will spend the night and rise in the morning
as monkeys and swine." [Mishkat].
