There are various sites regarding prophesies

Question
There are various sites regarding prophesies on the last days . The sites give very precise locations and happenings before the last day. Are they true ? . However in Quran there are prophesies but it does not mention the places. If there are any clear indications in Quran or in Hadith about Last Days, can you kindly tell.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

The Signs of the Hour are the signs that will precede Yawm al-Qiyaamah (the Day of Judgement) and indicate that it is nigh.
The Hour (al-Saa'ah) means the time of reckoning, and is either:
1. Saa'ah sughra (the lesser hour), which is a person's death, whereupon his reckoning starts when he leaves this world and passes into the Hereafter;
2. Or Saa'ah kubraa (the greater Hour), which is when mankind will be resurrected from their graves to be judged and rewarded or punished accordingly.
When the word al-saa'ah is used on its own in the Qur'aan, it refers to the greater reckoning (the Day of Judgement), as in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): "People ask you concerning the Hour" [al-Ahzaab 33:63]
The Signs of the Hour (i.e., the Day of Judgement) are of two types:
1. Ashraat al-Saa'ah al-Sughra (Minor signs of the Hour)
These are signs that will appear a long time before the Hour approaches, such as the decline of knowledge, the spread of ignorance, drinking of wine or alcohol, competition in the construction of tall buildings, and many others. The scholars have listed almost sixty signs, some of which will accompany the major signs, or will appear afterwards.
2. Ashraat al-Saa'ah al-Kubraa (Major Signs of the Hour)
These are major signs that will appear shortly before the Day of Judgement comes. These extraordinary events will be:
(1) The appearance of the Mahdi. At the end of time, a man from the descendents of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) will appear, and Allah will help him to make His religion prevail. He will take control of the land (or the earth) and fill it with justice just as it had previously been filled with wrongdoing and oppression. Under his rule, the ummah will be blessed as it has never been blessed before.
This man's name will be like the name of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and his father's name will be like the Messenger's father's name. He will be a descendant of Faatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), through the line of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He will appear from the East. A number of saheeh ahaadeeth refer to the appearance of the Mahdi, including the following:

1. Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "During the last days of my ummah, the Mahdi will appear. Allah will send rain for him, and the earth will bring forth its produce. He will give money sihaahan (according to one report, the Prophet was asked, "What is sihaahan?" and he said, "Equally among people." Reported by Ahmad), and livestock will increase He will live for seven or eight" - meaning years. (Reported by al-Haakim, 4/557; he said it is saheeh according to the conditions of the two shaykhs [al-Bukhaari and Muslim]. Al-Dhahabi agreed with him. Shaykh al-Albaani said: its sanad is saheeh. Al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 711)
2. Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: 'The Mahdi will be of my family (according to one report: of the people of my household) [Reported by Ibn Hibbaan and by al-Haakim in al-Mustadrak. He said: this hadeeth is saheeh according to the conditions of the two shaykhs, but they did not report it. Al-Dhahabi agreed with him] from the children of Faatimah." [Reported by Abu Dawood, 11/373 and Ibn Maajah, 2/1368. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', section 6610].
Al-'Allaamah al-Safaareeni said: "So many reports were narrated concerning the appearance of the Mahdi that they reached the level of Tawaatur in meaning, and this became so well known among the scholars of Sunnah that it is counted as one of their basic beliefs." (Lawaami' al-Anwaar al-Bahiyyah, 2/84).
[Tawaatur: a mutawaatir hadeeth is one that was narrated by so many people and transmitted by so many people that it is inconceivable that they could all have agreed on a lie. Translator]
Imaam al-Shawkaani said: "The mutawaatir ahaadeeth about the awaited Mahdi, which we managed to find and examine, number fifty, including saheeh, hasan and da'eef munjabir (weak ahaadeeth that are supported by corroborating evidence) reports. They are mutawaatir beyond any shadow of a doubt The reports from the Sahaabah that speak about the Mahdi are also very many and are judged as having the status of marfoo' ahaadeeth (i.e., ahaadeeth whose isnaads go back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because this is not an issue in which they would have made ijtihaad." (For more information, see Question #1252).

(2) Al-Maseeh al-Dajjaal (The "Antichrist")
Al-Maseeh al-Dajjaal is a man from the sons of Aadam. He has a number of features which were mentioned in the saheeh ahaadeeth, including the following: he will be a young man with a ruddy complexion and curly hair, and will be one-eyed, with his right eye looking like a floating grape. Between his eyes will be written "ka' fa' ra'" (in unjoined letters) or "kaafir" (disbeliever), which every Muslim, literate or illiterate, will be able to read. Another of his attributes will be that he is sterile, and will have no children. Among the ahaadeeth that describe him are the following:
1. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whilst I was sleeping, (I dreamt that) I was doing Tawaaf around the House (the Ka'bah)." He mentioned that he saw 'Eesaa ibn Maryam, upon whom be peace, then he saw the Dajjaal, and he described him: "He is a well-built man, with a ruddy complexion and curly hair. He is one-eyed, with his eye looking like a floating grape. (Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said in al-Fath, 6/485: i.e., it is sticking out. The word yatfaa, with no hamzah, is used to describe something that is on top of something else. It is likened to a grape which is part of the bunch but sticks out from the rest. Al-Nawawi said: the word has been narrated both with the hamzah and without the hamzah. With the hamzah it means that the light has gone out of the eye, and without the hamzah it means that it is sticking out.) They said: "This is the Dajjaal" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 13/90, and Muslim, 2/237)
2. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) also reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) described the Dajjaal as living among people, and said: "Allaah, may He be exalted, is not one-eyed, but al-Maseeh al-Dajjaal is one-eyed, and his right eye looks like a floating grape." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 13/90, and Muslim, 18/59)
3. 'Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: "Between the creation of Aadam and the onset of the Day of Judgement, there will be a creation greater than the Dajjaal." (Reported by Muslim, 18/86). [This means that] the Dajjaal will appear from the East, from Khurasaan, from among the Jews of Isfahaan, then he will travel around the world, leaving no country but he will enter it, except for Makkah and Madeenah, which he will not be able to enter because the angels are guarding them, as is reported in the hadeeth of Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with him): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us that the Dajjaal would appear from a land in the East called Khurasaan." (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 6/495); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', section 3398).

The fitnah (trial, tribulation) of the Dajjaal will be the greatest fitnah ever, seen from the time that Allah created Adam until the onset of the Day of Judgement, and this will be because of the power that Allah will permit him to have, of working great miracles that will amaze and confuse the people. There are ahaadeeth that describe how he will have a "paradise" and a "hell", but his paradise will in fact be a hell, and vice versa. He will have rivers of water and mountains of bread. He will command the sky to rain, and it will rain, and he will command the earth to bring forth its produce, and it will bring forth its produce. The treasures of the earth will follow him, and he will travel though the earth at great speed, like rain driven by the wind.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) taught his ummah how they can protect themselves from the evil of the fitnah of the Dajjaal, as is reported in the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "When any one of you pronounces the Shahaadah, let him seek refuge with Allah from four things, and let him say: 'Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika min 'adhaab jahannam, wa min 'adhaab al-qabr, wa min fitnati'l-mahyaa wa'l-mamaat, wa min sharri fitnati'l-maseeh al-dajjaal (O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil of the tribulation of the Dajjaal)." (Reported by Muslim, 5/87).
Another way of protecting oneself is by memorizing the first aayaat of Soorat al-Kahf. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined reciting the first verses of Soorat al-Kahf against the Dajjaal, by reciting the first ten verses, as was reported by al-Nawwaas ibn Sam'aan, who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever of you encounters him (the Dajjaal), let him recite the first verses of Soorat al-Kahf against him." (Reported by Muslim, 18/65). Abu'l-Dardaa' (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever memorizes ten aayaat from the beginning of Soorat al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjaal." (Reported by Muslim, 6/92).
The destruction of the will come at the hands of 'Eesaa ibn Maryam, upon whom be peace, as is indicated in the saheeh ahaadeeth. 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'The Dajjaal will emerge among my ummah and Allah will send 'Eesaa ibn Maryam and he will pursue him and destroy him." (Reported by Muslim, 18/75).

(3) The descent of 'Eesaa ibn Maryam, upon whom be peace
After the Dajjaal has appeared and spread corruption throughout the earth, Allah will send 'Eesaa ibn Maryam, upon whom be peace, who will descend to the earth, coming down to the white minaret in the East of Damascus, Syria, resting his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, drops will fall, and when he raises it, drops like large pearls will fall (these are like grains of silver in the shape of big pearls, and it means that drops of water as pure as pearls will fall. The water is described as pearls because of its purity). No kaafir will smell his breath except he will die, and his breath will reach as far as his eyes can see. He will come down to the victorious group that is fighting for the truth and has come together to fight the Dajjaal. He will descend at the time when the iqaamah for prayer is being given, and he will pray behind the leader of that group.

The reports about his descent are many, including the following:
1. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is nearly time for the son of Maryam to descend upon you, to judge fairly. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and put an end to war. Wealth will increase so much that no-one will accept it, and one prostration to Allaah will be worth more than the world and all that is in it." Then Abu Hurayrah said: "Recite, if you wish: 'And there is none of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) but must believe in him ('Eesaa - as a human Messenger of Allaah) before his ('Eesaa's) death. And on the Day of Resurrection, he ('Eesaa) will be a witness against them." [Al-Nisaa' 3:159 - interpretation of the meaning].'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6/490, and Muslim, 2/189).
2. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) also reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "How will you be when 'Eesaa ibn Maryam descends to you and your leader is one of you?" (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6/491, and Muslim, 2/193).
Imaam Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer (7/223): "Mutawaatir ahaadeeth from the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) describe how 'Eesaa ibn Maryam will descend before the Day of Judgement as a just leader and fair ruler."

(4) Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj (Gog and Magog)
Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj are human beings, descended from Aadam and Hawwa, upon whom be peace. According to the descriptions of them given in the ahaadeeth, they belong to the Turkic Mongol race, having small eyes, small, flat noses and wide faces. Their faces look like hammered-out shields (their faces are likened to shields because they are wide and round).
Their appearance at the end of time is one of the signs of the Hour, as indicated in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "Until, when Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj are let loose (from their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every mound. And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (to fulfilment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves, you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror. (They will say): 'Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, but we were zaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)." [al-Anbiyaa' 21:96-97]
In the story of Dhoo'l-Qarnayn, Allaah tells us (interpretation of the meaning): "Then he followed (another) way, until, when he reached between two mountains, he found, before (near) them (those two mountains), a people who scarcely understood a word. They said: 'O Dhoo'l-Qarnayn! Verily! Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj are doing great mischief in the land. Shall we then pay you a tribute in order that you might erect a barrier between us and them?' He said: 'That (wealth, authority and power) in which my Lord has established me is better (than your tribute). So help me with strength (of men), I will erect between you and them a barrier. Give me pieces (blocks) or iron,' then, when he had filled up the gap between the two mountain-cliffs, he said, 'Blow,' till when he had made it (red as) fire, he said, 'Bring me molten copper to pour over it.' So they [Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj] were made powerless to scale it or dig through it. (Dhoo'l-Qarnayn) said: 'This is a mercy from my Lord, but when the Promise of my Lord comes, He shall level it down to the ground. And the Promise of my Lord is ever true.' And on that Day [i.e., the day Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj will come out], We shall leave them to surge like waves on one another, and the Trumpet will be blown, and We shall collect them all together." [al-Kahf 18:92-99]
Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj are also mentioned in the Sunnah, in more than one hadeeth, including the following:
1. Umm Habeebah bint Abi Sufyaan reported from Zaynab bint Jahsh that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered upon her one day in a nervous state, saying, "La ilaaha ill-Allaah! Woe to the Arabs from the evil that has approached! Today a hole this big has appeared in the barrier of Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj," and he made a circle with his thumb and forefinger. Zaynab bint Jahsh said, "O Messenger of Allaah, will we be destroyed even though there are righteous people among us?" He said, "Yes, if evil becomes widespread." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6/381, Muslim, 18/2).
2. Al-Nawaas ibn Sam'aan (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported a long hadeeth describing several signs of the Hour. In this hadeeth, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: " and Allaah will send Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj, swiftly swarming from every mound. They will pass the lake of Tiberias [in Palestine] and will drink everything that is in it. Then the last of them will pass by and will say, 'There used to be water here once.' The Prophet of Allaah, 'Eesaa, and his companions, will be besieged until a bull's head will be more precious to one of them than a hundred dinars are to any of you today. 'Eesaa and his companions will pray to Allaah, and Allaah will send a kind of worm (like that found in the noses of camels and sheep) on their (Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj) necks, and they will fall down dead, all at once. Then 'Eesaa and his companions will come down out of the place where they were besieged, and they will find hardly a handspan of land that is not filled with the stench (of Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj), so 'Eesaa and his companions will pray to Allaah, and He will send birds like the necks of camels to carry them away and throw them where ever Allaah wills." (Reported by Muslim, 18/68).

(5) The swallowing up of the earth
This means that a place is swallowed up in the earth and disappears into it, as is described in the Qur'aan (interpretation of the meaning): "So We caused the earth to swallow him and his dwelling place" [al-Qasas 28:81]. Among the major signs of the Hour will be three such events, as described in the hadeeth of Hudhayfah ibn Usayd (may Allaah be pleased with him), according to which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not begin until you see ten signs (including) three events where the earth swallows up, one in the East, one in the West, and one in the Arabian Peninsula." (Reported by Muslim, 18/27).

These events, like other major signs of the Hour, have not happened yet. Although other instances of places being swallowed up by the earth have occurred at various times and in various places, they did not cover so wide an area as to include both East and West. Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: "There have been instances of places being swallowed up by the ear, but it could be that what is meant by the three events referred to is events that are worse than anything yet seen, which could be more intense and cover a larger area." (Fath al-Baari, 13/84).

(6) The smoke
Another of the major signs of the Hour will be the appearance of the smoke. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "Then wait you for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke, covering the people, this is a painful torment." [al-Dhukhaan 44:10-11]. A definition of the smoke was narrated from Ibn 'Abbaas, who explained that it is one of the Signs of the Day of Judgement, as was narrated by Ibn Jareer and Ibn Abi Haatim from 'Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Maleekah, who said: "I went to Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) one day, and he said: 'I did not sleep at all last night.' I asked him, 'Why not?' He said, 'They said that a star with a tail (a comet) had appeared, and I was afraid that the smoke had started, so I could not sleep at all.'"
Imaam Ibn Katheer commented: "This is a saheeh isnaad, going back to Ibn 'Abbaas, the scholar of the ummah and the interpreter of the Qur'aan. This is also the opinion of all the Sahaabah and Taabi'een who agreed with him, in addition, there are many ahaadeeth going back to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) - saheeh, hasan and others - which state the same thing. This is convincing evidence that the smoke will be one of the expected signs, as is also clear from the text of the Qur'aan." (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 7/235).
Among the ahaadeeth that describe the appearance of the smoke as one of the signs of the Hour is the following:
1. Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Hasten to do good deeds before six things appear: the Dajjaal, the smoke" (Reported by Muslim, 18/87)
(7) The rising of the sun from the West:
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): " The day that some of the Signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith" [al-An'aam 6:158]. Most of the mufassireen (commentators) state that one of these signs is the rising of the sun from the West. Among the reports that indicate this are:
1. The hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) according to which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not begin until the sun rises from the West, and when it rises and the people see it, they will all believe, but that will be when it will do a person no good to believe, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 11/352, and Muslim, 2/194).
2. The hadeeth of 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'Aas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: "I learned from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) a hadeeth that I have never forgotten since. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: 'The first of the signs of the Hour to appear will be the rising of the sun from the West.'" (Reported by Muslim, 18/78).

(8) The appearance of the Beast:
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring out from the earth a beast to them, which will speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in our aayaat." [al-Naml 27:82]
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'There are three things which, once they happen, it will do a person no good to believe, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith: the rising of the sun from the West, the Dajjaal, and the Beast of the earth.'" (Reported by Muslim, 2/195).
Abu Umaamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The Beast will emerge, and it will mark all the people on their noses, and this mark will last, so that if a man buys a camel, and is asked who he bought it from, he will say, 'From the man with the mark on his nose.'" (Reported by Ahmad and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, no. 322).
According to some reports, when the Beast appears, it will mark the believers and the kaafirs. As for the believer, it will make his face shine brightly, as a sign of his faith, and as for the kaafir, it will mark his nose with a sign of his disbelief.
The Qur'aan tells us that the Beast will speak to people, as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring out from the earth a beast to them, which will speak to them because mankind believed not with certainty in our aayaat." [al-Naml 27:82]. This kalaam may refer to actual speech, whereby the Beast will address people, which is supported by the reading of Ubayy ibn Ka'b (tunabbi'uhum, i.e., tell them), or it may convey the other meaning of the word kalaam, to wound, which is supported by the alternative reading (taklamuhum, i.e., mark them by cutting them) reported from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
(9) The fire which will gather the people together
Another of the signs of the Hour is the great fire which will appear from the direction of Yemen, from the bottom of 'Aden, from the Sea of Hadramawt. Among the ahaadeeth that describe this are the following:
1. The hadeeth of Hudhayfah ibn Usayd which mentions the major signs of the Hour, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: " The last of them will be a fire which will emerge from Yemen, and will drive the people to their gathering place." According to another report: " and a fire which will emerge from the bottom of 'Aden and drive the people (ahead of it)." (Reported by Muslim, 18/27).
2. The hadeeth of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) which states that when 'Abd-Allaah ibn Salaam embraced Islam, he asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about a number of issues, including the first sign of the Hour. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The first sign of the Hour will be a fire which will drive the people from East to West." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 6/362).
3. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: 'Fire will emerge from Hadramawt or from the sea of Hadramawt (according to another report: from the direction of Hadramawt or from Hadramawt - Mishkaat al-Masaabeeh) before the Day of Judgement, and it will drive the people (ahead of it).'" (Reported by Ahmad, 7/133; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami', 3603).
A number of saheeh ahaadeeth describe how this fire will gather the people together. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The people will be gathered in three ways, willingly or by force, two on one camel, or three or four or even ten on one camel. The rest of them will be gathered together by means of a fire, which will stay with them whenever they stop to rest or to sleep, no matter what the time of day or night." (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 11/377, Muslim, 17/194).
Finally, it should be noted that belief in the signs of the Hour is part of our belief in the Unseen (al-ghayb), without which the belief of the Muslim is incomplete. And Allah is the Source of Strength..

Is the day of Judgement near as everyone seems to be committing so many sins at the moment?
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness.” [al-Anbiyaa’ 21:1]
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer/exegesis (3/172): Here Allah is pointing out that the Hour is approaching and is at hand, and that people are unaware of it, i.e., they are not working and preparing for it.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Event (the Hour or the punishment of disbelievers and polytheists or the Islamic laws or commandments) ordained by Allah will come to pass, so seek not to hasten it. Glorified and Exalted be He above all that they associate as partners with Him” [al-Nahl 16:1].
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer (2/560):
Here Allah tells us about the approach of the Hour and that it is at hand. The fact that it is expressed in the past tense [in the original Arabic] indicates that it is true and will undoubtedly come to pass.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“The Hour has drawn near, and the moon has been cleft asunder” [al-Qamar 54:1]
Ibn Katheer said in his Tafseer (4/360):
Here Allah tells us of the approach of the Hour and the passing of this world.
Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“It is Allah Who has sent down the Book (the Qur’aan) in truth, and the Balance (i.e., to act justly). And what can make you know that perhaps the Hour is close at hand?” [al-Shoora 42:17]
At-Tirmidhi reported in As-Sunan
(1980 – with as-Saheeh) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“How can I enjoy life when the bearer of the horn (or trumpet) has put the horn to his lips and is listening, waiting for the command to blow?” It was as if this was difficult for the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to hear, so he said to them:
“Say: Hasbuna Allah wa ni’am al-wakeel, ‘ala Allaah tawakkalnaa (Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs, in Allah we put our trust).”
Ahmad and Muslim narrated that Ibn Mas’ood said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Hour will only come upon the most evil of people.”
(Narrated by Muslim, no. 5243, and by Ahmad, no. 3548).
Ahmad and al-Bukhaari narrated that Mardaas al-Sulami said:
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The righteous people will vanish, the best first, then the next best and so on, and there will be left worthless chaff like the chaff of barley or dates, and Allah will not care about them at all.”
(See al-Jaami’ al-Saheeh, 7934).
Ahmad and the two Shaykhs (al-Bukhaari and Muslim) narrated that Anas said: I shall tell you a hadeeth which no one else will tell you after I am gone. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say:
“Among the signs of the Hour are: knowledge will be reduced, ignorance will prevail, zinaa will be widespread, and there will be many women and few men, until for fifty women there will be one guardian.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 79 –this version was narrated by him. Also narrated by Muslim, no. 4825; Ahmad, no. 12735; and al-Tirmidhi, no. 2131).
At-Tabaraani narrated that Sahl ibn Sa’d said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“At the end of time there will be earthquakes, falling rocks from the sky, transmutation into animals [or disfigurement, deformity], when stringed instruments and female singers will be widespread, and wine will be permitted.”
(Saheeh al-Jaami’, 3665).
All of these texts clearly indicate that the Hour is approaching and that an abundance of sin and evil is one of its signs. The disbelievers think that the Hour is unlikely to happen and that it is taking too long, but the fact of the matter is as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily! They see it (the torment) afar off, But We see it (quite) near.” [al-Ma’aarij 70:6-7].
We ask Allah to keep us safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

Do you think that the belief of judgement day and paradise and hell should be taken literally or symbolically?
Answer
Praise be to Allah.
One of the pillars of faith in Islam is belief in the resurrection after death. Paradise and Hell are real and it is obligatory to believe in them. Whoever believes in Allah and does righteous deeds, his final abode will be in Paradise in the real sense, and whoever disbelieves in Allaah will be one of the people of Hell in the real sense, and both of them will abide therein forever.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr
The enemies of the Prophets – the mushrikeen (polytheists, those who join others in worship with Allah) and the philosophers and others – denied that the resurrection after death, the Reckoning and Paradise and Hell are real, and they described these things as mere symbols, which they interpreted in a manner different from that in which the believers understand them; this is disbelief in the words of Allaah and His Prophets and Messengers. For Paradise and Hell, the Siraat (a bridge over Hell in the Hereafter), the Balance, the Cistern, the Throne, the Footstool and other things are all real, and we believe in them in the real sense; we do not play about with the words, rather we believe in them implicitly as narrated in the reports.

The Reason Why Mankind Was Created

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not know when the Hour would begin
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) know when the Hour would begin?.
Praise be to Allaah.Knowledge of the hour is a matter of the unseen which belongs to Allaah and which He has kept to Himself. He has not told any of His creation of that, including the Prophets, Messengers and the angels who are close to Him. Even the best of theMessengers, our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), did not know when the hour will begin. The texts of the Qur’aan and Sunnah clearly indicate that the knowledge of the Hour is something unseen which no created being knows. The evidence from the Qur’aan includes the following: 1 –Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “They ask you about the Hour (Day of Resurrection): ‘When will be its appointed time?’ Say: ‘The knowledge thereof is with my Lord (Alone). None can reveal its time but He. Heavy is its burden through the heavens and the earth. It shall not come upon you except all of a sudden.’ They ask you as if you have a good knowledge of it. Say: ‘The knowledge thereof is with Allaah (Alone), but most of mankind know not.’”[al-‘Araaf 7:187]
32 –Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “People ask you concerning the Hour, say: ‘The knowledge of it is with Allaah only. What do you know? It may be that the Hour is near!’”[al-Ahzaab 33:63] The people usedto ask the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) about the time that the hour would begin, so Allaah commanded him to refer the matter to Him: “The knowledge of it is with Allaah only”. Ibn Katheer (3/527) said: Allaah tells His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that he has no knowledge of the Hour and that when the people ask him about that, he should refer the matter to Allaah. Al-Shanqeeti said (6/604): It is known that the word innama (translated here as “only”) has the effect of limiting or restricting the meaning, so what the verse means is: No one knows when the Hour will come except Allaah alone. 3 –Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “They ask you (O Muhammad) about the Hour —when will be its appointed time?You have no knowledge to say anything about it.To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
4You (O Muhammad) are only a warner for those who fear it”[al-Naaz’iaat 79:42-45] al-Sa’di said: Because knowing the time of the Hour serves no spiritual or worldly purpose for people, rather their interests lie in it being concealed from them, the knowledge of that has been kept from all of creation and Allaah has kept it to Himself. “To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof.” 4 –Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, Allaah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs”[Luqmaan 31:34] It was narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The keys of the unknown are five: Allaah has knowledge of the Hour, and He sends down rain, and He knows what is in the wombs, and no person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allaah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things).”Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4627. And it was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: These five things are known to no one except Allaah; no angel who is close to Allaah and no Messenger who
5was sent has any knowledge of them. Whoever claims that he has any knowledge of them has disbelieved in the Qur’aan, because he has gone against it. Tafseer al-Qurtubi, 14/82. Ibn Katheer said (3/462): These are the keys of the unseen, knowledge of which Allaah has kept to Himself. So no one knows them until after Allaah has informed him of them. And no angel who is close to Allaah and no Messenger who was sent has any knowledge of the Hour. End quote. The ahaadeeth which indicate that no one knows when the Hour will begin except Allaah include the following: 1 –The famous hadeeth of Jibreel, in which the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to Jibreel, when he asked him when the Hour would begin: “The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking.” Narrated by Muslim, 8. 2 –It was narrated that Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say, one month before he died: “You ask me about the Hour, but the knowledge thereof is only with Allaah. I swear by Allaah that there is no soul on earth that will live for more than one hundred years.” Narrated by Muslim, 2538. What this hadeeth means is: every soul that was on the face of the earth when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said these words would not live for more than one hundred
6years. The hadeeth does not means that the Resurrection would happen within one hundred years. And Muslim narrated (2537) that Ibn ‘Umar said: What he meant was that that generation would come to an end. This hadeeth shows that there is no possibility that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) could have come to know it after Jibreel asked about it, because that was one month before he died. Whoever claims after this that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) knew when the Hour would begin is ignorant, because the verses of the Qur’aan and the ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) quoted above clearly refute that. Ibn al-Qayyim said in al-Manaar al-Muneef: One of those in our own time who claim to have knowledge clearly told lies when he said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) knew when the Hour would begin. It was said to him that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said in the hadeeth of Jibreel: “The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking,” but he misinterpreted that and said that it means, you and I know it. This isone of the worst kinds of ignorance and distortion. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) could not have said to one whom he thought was a Bedouin, you and I know when the Hour will be. But this ignorant man may say that he knew that this was Jibreel, and the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, he never came to me in any form but I recognized him, except in this case.” Narrated by Ahmad, 374. Ahmad Shaakir
7said: Its isnaad is saheeh. Rather the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) realized that this was Jibreel after a while, as Umar said: A short while passed, then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O ‘Umar, do you know who that questioner was?” Narrated by Muslim, 8. This liar says that he knew at the time of questioning that this was Jibreel but he did not tell his companions about that until a while afterwards. Moreover the words “The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking” are general and include both the one who asked and the one who was asked, regardless of who they may be, so every one who asks and everyone who is asked about the Hour are all the same. And Allaah knows best.

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The middle hour was reading the Signs of Last Hour in the below Islamic web-site. I came across a Hadith given in the website which is as fol-lows : [Some Ahadith report that the Prophet was asked about the Hour. He looked towards a young boy and said, "If he lives, he will not grow very old before he sees your Last Hour coming to you." By this he meant their death and entering the Hereafter, be-cause everyone who dies enters the Hereafter; some people say that when a person has died, his judgment has begun. This Hadith with this meaning is "correct" (Sahih)] Does that Hadith means that the Last Hour will begin before the young boy turns old. Please advise if the above interpretationof Hadith as mentioned in the website is right or not. I am quite confused so kindly elaborate the true meaning of this Hadith.Praise be to Allaah.This hadeeth has been narrated in al-Saheehayn in several versions, such as that narrated by al-Bukhaari (6146) and Muslim (2952) from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) who said: “Some tough men among the Bedouin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and asked him when the Hour would be. He would look at the youngest of them and say: ‘If this one lives, old age will not catch up with him until your Hour begins.’” Hishaam [one of the narrators of the hadeeth] said: This means their death.The hadeeth is quite clear: what is meant is that the Hour of these people, i.e., their death, was something that was close at hand, and would happen when this youngster grew old. This hadeeth does not refer to the greater Hour which is the Day of Resurrection.
3Al-Qaadi said: What was meant by “your Hour” was their death; it meant that that generation would die, or that those who were being addressed would die.Quoted from Sharh Muslim by al-Nawawi.Al-Karmaani said: This answer was very wise, i.e., it was a wise way of telling them not to ask about the time of the greater Hour, for no one knows that except Allaah; rather they should ask about the time when their generation would come to an end; it ismore appropriate to know this because it will motivate you to keep doing righteous deeds before it is too late, because none of you knows who will die before the other.Al-Raaghib al-Isfahaani said: The word saa’ah (hour) means a portion of time and is used to refer to the Resurrection, to indicate that the Reckoning will be very swift. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):“and He is the Swiftest in taking account”[al-An’aam 6:62]Or it may indicate the meaning stated in the following verse (interpretation of the meaning):“On the Day when they will see that (torment) with which they are promised (i.e. threatened, it will be) as if they had not stayed more than an hour in a single day”[al-Ahqaaf 46:35]The word saa’ah is used to refer to three things: al-saa’ah al-kubra (the greater Hour), which is when the people will be resurrected to face the Reckoning; al-saa’ah al-wusta (the middle Hour) which is the death of a generation; and al-saa’ah al-sughra (the lesser hour) which is a person’s death. So the Hour of each person is his death.From Fath al-Baari.And Allaah knows best
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The reality of belief in the Last DayWhat is meant by belief in the Last Day?Praise be to Allaah.What is meant by belief in the Last Day is: Firmly believing that everything that Allaah has told us about in His Book and that His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has told us about what will happen after death, will indeed happen and come to pass. That includes believing in the signs of the Hour which will happen before the Last Day; in death and things that accompany it when a person is on his deathbed; what comes after death, namely the trial of the grave and torment or blessing therein; the Trumpet-blast and resurrection; the standing and terrors of the Day of Resurrection; the details of the gathering and reckoning; Paradise and its delights, the greatest of which will be looking upon the Face of Allaah; Hell and its torments, the most severe of which will be their being veiled from seeing their Lord. And belief in the Last Day includes acting in accordance with what is implied by these beliefs. If this belief is firmly established in a person’s heart, it will bear great fruits, including the following: 1 –The desire to do acts of obedience and worship, and to strive hard in doing so, in the hope of attaining the rewards of that Day. 2 –Fear of committing sin or approving of it, for fear of the punishment of that Day.
33 –The believer will be consoled for whatever he misses out on of worldly luxuries and delights, because of his hope for the delights and rewards of the Hereafter. We ask Almighty Allaah to bless us with sincere belief and unshakeable certainty of faith... Ameen. See A’laam al-Sunnah al-Manshoorah, 110; Sharh al-Usool al-Thalaathah by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 98-103

Events that will occur before the Day of
Resurrection and distinguish the believers from
the kaafirs
What are the tests or trials that
may occur before the last day of
Judgement which will help distinguish between the Muslims and
Kaafirs?.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us of signs that will take place before the Hour begins, which the
scholars have categorized as “lesser signs” and “greater signs”.
Some of them designated a third category, “intermediate signs”,
namely the emergence of the Mahdi. This is one of the
Minor signs, but during his time some of the major signs will appear.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has
told us of some of the things that will distinguish the believers
from the kaafirs before the Day of Resurrection. These include:
(a) The emergence of the Beast.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And when the Word (of torment) is fulfilled against them, We
shall bring out from the earth a beast for them, to speak to them
because mankind believed not with certainty in Our Ayaat (Verses
of the Qur’aan and Prophet Muhammad)”[al-Naml 27:82]
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Ibn Katheer said:
This Beast will emerge at the end of time, when people have
become corrupt and forsaken the commands of Allaah, and altered
the true religion. Then Allaah will bring forth to them a Beast from
the earth.”
Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/375.
It was narrated from Abu Umaamah that the Prophet (peaceand blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Beast will emerge
and strike the people on their noses, then their numbers [i.e., those
who have been marked on the nose] will increase among you until
a man will buy a camel, and they will say, ‘Who did you buy it
from?’ and he will say, ‘I bought it from one of those with a mark
on their noses.’”
Narrated by Ahmad, 21805. Classed as saheeh by Shaykh al
-Albaani in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah, 322.
What is meant by striking the people on their noses is that it
will make marks on their noses, and there will be one mark for
believers and another for kaafirs.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are three
thingswhich, when they emerge, no good will it do to a person to believe
then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing
deeds of righteousness) through his Faith [cf. al-An’aam 6:158]:
the sun rising from the west, the Dajjaal and the Beast of the
earth.”
Narrated by Muslim, 158.
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(b) The followers of the Dajjaal when he emerges.
It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik that the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Seventy
thousand of the Jews of Isbaha
an wearing large cloaks will follow
the Dajjaal.”
(c) Madeenah will be cleansed of kaafirs and hypocrites at the
time of the Dajjaal.
It was narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon
him) said: “There is no city that the Dajjaal will not enter, except
Makkah and Madeenah. He will not approach any of their
alleyways but there will be angels standing guarding it. Then
Madeenah will be shaken with its people three times, and Allaah
will bring forth every kaafir and hypocrite.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1782; Muslim, 2943.
(d) A wind blowing from the direction of Yemen
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah
will send a wind from Yemen, softer than silk, and it will not leave
anyone in whose heart is faith the weight of a grain but it will
takehim (his soul).”
Narrated by Muslim, 117.
Al-Nawawi said:With regard to the meaning of this hadeeth, there are manysimilar ahaadeeth, for example: “the Hour will not begin until it is not said on earth, ‘Allaah, Allaah’”; and “It will not come
uponanyone who says, ‘Allaah, Allaah’”; and “It will only come upon
the most evil of people.” All of these and similar reports mean
what they appear to mean. With regard to the other hadeeth, “A
group of my ummah will continue to follow the truth until theDay of Resurrection,” this does not contradict the other ahaadeeth,
because what this means is that they will continue to adhere to the
truth until their are taken by that gentle wind, close to the time of
the Hour or when its portents appear. So the mention in this
hadeeth of them remaining until the Hour begins is to be
understood as referring to when its portents appear and it is about
to begin. And Allaah knows best.
Sharh Muslim, 2/132.
And Allaah knows best
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The lesser and greater signs of the Day of Resurrection

What are the lesser and greater signs of the Day of Resurrection?.Praise be to Allah. The signs and portents of the Day of Resurrection are the things that will happen before the Resurrection takes place and will indicate that it is close at hand. They have been divided into lesser and greater signs. The lesser signs, for the most part, will occur a long time before the Resurrection begins. Some of them have happened and ended –although they may be repeated –and some of them have appeared and are ongoing, and some have not yet happened, but they will happen as the truthful one (the Prophet) (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him) has told us. The major signs are serious matters, the appearance of which will indicate that the Day of Resurrection is at hand and that there is only a short time until that great Day comes.
4The lesser signs of the Hour are many, and are mentioned in many sahih ahaadeeth. We will list them together without quoting the ahaadeeth, because there is not enough room to do so here. We will provide references to trustworthy books on the topic for those whowish to know more about this matter and the evidence for these signs. These include al-Qiyaamah al-Sughra by Shaykh ‘Umar Sulaymaan al-Ashqar [this book is available in English translation under the title The Minor Resurrection, published by InternationalIslamic Publishing House, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia] and Ashraat al-Saa’ah by Shaykh Yusufal-Waabil. The lesser signs of the Hour include the following: 1. The sending of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him)2. The death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him).3. The conquest of Jerusalem.4. The plague of Amwaas (Emmaus), which is a city in Palestine.
55. Widespread wealth and lack of need for charity.6. The appearance of fitan (tribulations). Among the tribulations thatoccurred in the early years of Islam were: the killing of ‘Uthmaan (may Allahbe pleased with him), the battle of the camel and the battle of Siffeen, the emergence of the Khawaarij, the battle of al-Harrah, and the opinion that the Qur’anis a creation.7. The emergence of claimants to Prophethood, such as the liar Musaylimah and al-Aswad al-‘Anasi.8. The appearance of fire in the Hijaaz, which appeared in the middle of the 7th century AH, in 654 AH. This was a great fire, which the scholars who were alive at the time of its appearance and those who came after them described in great detail. Al-Nawawi said: There appeared in our time a fire in Madeenah, in the year six hundred and fifty-four. It was a very great fire on the eastern side of Madeenah, beyond the Harrah, and knowledge of it was
6widespread throughout Syria and all lands. Those of the people of Madeenah who were present told me about it.9. Loss of trust. One of the manifestations of loss of trust is people’s affairs being entrusted to those who are not qualified or able for that.10. The taking away of knowledge and the prevalence of ignorance; the taking away of knowledge will occur with the disappearance of the scholars, as it says in al-Saheehayn. 11. The spread of zina (adultery, fornication)12. The spread of riba (usury, interest)13. The prevalence of musical instruments.14. Widespread drinking of alcohol.15. Shepherds competing in the construction of tall buildings.
716. A slave woman giving birth to her mistress, as is stated in al-Saheehayn. There are several views among the scholars as to what this means. The view favoured by Ibn Hajar is that there will be widespread disobedience among children, so that a child will treat his mother as a master treats his slave woman, with negligence and insults.17. Widespread killing.18. Widespread earthquakes.19. Appearance of landslides, transformations and stones from heaven.20. Appearance of women who are clothed yet naked.21. Believer’s dreams coming true.22. Widespread giving of false testimony and concealment of true testimony.23. Large numbers of women.
824. The land of the Arabs becoming once again meadows and rivers.25. The Euphrates will uncover a mountain of gold.26. Wild animals and inanimate objects will speak to people.27. The“Romans” will increase in number and fight the Muslims.28. The conquest of Constantinople. The major portents of the Hour are those which were mentioned by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him) in the hadeeth of Hudhayfah ibn Aseed, andthere are ten signs: The Dajjaal; the descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (Jesus son of Mary); Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj (Gog and Magog); three landslides, one in the east, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula; the smoke; the rising of the sun from its place of setting; the Beast; and the fire which will drive the people to their place of gathering. These signs will appear one after another, and when the first of
9these signs appear, the others will come soon after. Muslim narrated that Hudhayfah ibn Aseed al-Ghifaari (may Allahbe pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allahbe upon him) came out to us when we were discussing. He said: “What are you discussing?” They said: “We are talking about the Hour.” He said: “It will never begin until you see ten signs before it.” He mentioned the smoke, the Dajjaal, the Beast, the rising of the sun from its place of setting, the descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, and three landslides, one inthe east, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula, and the last of that is a fire which will emerge from Yemen and drive the people to their place of gathering. There is no saheeh text which states the order in which these signs will occur, rather the order of some of them is to be understood from the context of the texts. Shaykh Muhammad al-Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked:
10Will the major portents of the Hour occur in a certain order? He replied: The order of someof the major portents is known, and in the case of others the order is not known. Among those whose order is known are the descent of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, the emergence of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, and the Dajjaal, for the Dajjaal will be sent, then ‘Eesa ibn Maryam will come down and kill him, then Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj will emerge. Al-Safareeni (may Allahhave mercy on him) listed the order of these portents in his ‘Aqeedah, but some of the order is acceptable whilst some of it is not. But what matters is that there are major signs of the Hour and when they happen, the Hour has drawn nigh. Allahhas decreed portents of the Hour, because it is a serious event and people need to know when it is about to happen. End quote. Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (2/question no. 137) And Allahknows best
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The Hour will only come upon the worst of people: I have heard that before the Day of Resurrection there will not be any believers and Allah’s name will not be mentioned. Will this be before the Day of Resurrection or before the Dajjaal (the Anti-Christ) comes? I am very confused about this matter as I know that the number of believers will increase near the end of time and Al-lah’s law will be implemented in the earth. How to understand this?

Praise be to Allah.

The saheeh Sunnah indicates that the Hour will only come upon the worst of people, when the name of Allah is not mentioned on earth. That will be at the end of the time of this world, after the Dajjaal appears and is killed by ‘Eesa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) and Islam and its followers prevail, and sharee’ah is applied on earth.

Al-Bukhaari (2222) and Muslim (155) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, soon the Son of Maryam (S) will descend among you as a just judge, he will break the cross, kill the pigs and abolish the jizyah, and wealth will become so abundant that no one will accept it.”
According to a version narrated by Muslim: “By Allah, the son of Maryam will certainly come down as a just judge. He will break the cross and kill the pigs, and he will abolish the jizyah; the young she-camels will be left alone and no one will show any interest in them. Spite, mutual hatred and mutual envy will disappear, and when they are called (to be given) wealth, no one will accept it.”
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: What this means is that there will be no interest in wealth and there will be no desire to keep a lot of wealth; there will be few wishes and no want, and there will be the knowledge that the Resurrection is at hand. Young she-camels are mentioned because they are the noblest of camels and the most precious of wealth to the Arabs. This is the like the verse in which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And when the pregnant she‑camels are neglected”[al-Takweer 81:4]. What is meant by the words “and no one will show any interest in them”is that they will not be taken care of and their owners will neglect them and not look after them. End quote.
This will be a stage of goodness, faith and prevalence of the Muslims. Then there will come another stage in which the numbers of believers will decrease, until Allah sends a wind that will take their souls, then there will be no one left but the most evil of people, upon whom the Hour will come. Muslim (148) narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim) said: “The Hour will not begin until there is no one left on earth who says, ‘Allah, Allah.’”
Ahmad (3844) narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Among the most evil of mankind will be those on whom the Hour comes when they are still alive, and those who take graves as places of worship.” Classed as hasan by Shu’ayb al-Arna’oot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.
These stages are mentioned in detail in the hadeeth narrated by Muslim (2940) from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and
4 blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
1. “The Dajjaal will appear among my ummah and he will stay for forty.
2.Then Allah will send ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, who looks like ‘Urwah ibn Mas’ood,and he will pursue him and kill him.
3.Then the people will remain for seven years with no enmity between any two people.
4. Then Allaah will send a cool wind from the direction of Syria and there will be no one left on the face of the earth in whose heart there is an atom’s weight of goodness or faith but it will cause him to die. Even if one of you were to enter the heart of a mountain, it would enter upon him and cause him to die.” He said: I heard it from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who said: “There will be left the most evil of people who will be as careless as birds and be as cruel as wild animals. They will not acknowledge any good or denounce any evil. Then the Shaytaan will appear to them and will say: Will you not listen to me? They will say: What do you command us to do? He will command them to worship idols, but despite that they will have ample provision and a good life. Then the Trumpet will be blown.”
Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his commentary: ... With regard to the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “There will be left the most evil of people who will be as careless as birds and be as cruel as wild animals” the scholars said: what is meant is that in their haste to do evil and fulfil their desires, they will be like birds, and in their enmity and wrongdoing towards one another they will be like wild animals.
Muslim narrated (2937) that al-Nawwaas ibn Sam’aan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned the Dajjaal one day ... then he mentioned the descent of the Messiah ‘Eesa ibn Maryam, who will descend to the white minaret in the east of Damascus, wearing two garments lightly perfumed with saffron,
5. placing his hands on the wings of two angels... He will pursue him (i.e., the Dajjaal) until he catches him at the gate of Ludd (Lod), and kills him... Then he mentioned the emergence of Ya’jooj and Ma’jooj, then it will be said to the earth: Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessing. ... . Then whilst they are like that, Allah will send a pleasant wind which will seize them beneath their armpits and will take the soul of every believer and every Muslim. The most evil of people will be left and they will fornicate like donkeys and upon them the Hour will come”
“They will fornicates like donkeys” means that men will have intercourse with women in the presence of other people, as donkeys do.
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Unbelievers and their fate in the after life Since 2014-01-07 Question: Are Christian and Jewish lay people the same as their clergy and religious scholars? Are they also unbelievers, even though they are People of the Book and do not have the knowledge that their religious leaders have? Are they condemned to Hell for their not believing in Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)? Answer: Answer from Sheikh Khâlid al-Sayf, professor at al-Imâm University Ever since Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent with the Message, all people who do not believe that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is God's Messenger to all humanity are classified as unbelievers with respect how they are categorized in matters pertaining to this worldly life. This applies to the people of the Scripture – in other words, Jews and Christians – as well as to people who belong to other faith traditions. It makes no difference whether the people in question are from among their religion's clergy and religious scholars, or from among its laity. The Qur'an makes this clear, since it refers to Jews and Christians who reject Muhammad as being unbelievers. Allah says: "They surely disbelieve who say: 'Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary.' The Messiah (himself) said: 'O Children of Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. Lo! Whoever ascribes partners unto Allah, for him Allah has forbidden Paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evil-doers there will be no helpers.' " [Sûrah al-Mâ'idah: 72] Allah says: "They surely disbelieve who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity." [Sûrah al-Mâ'idah: 74] Allah says: "Lo! Those who disbelieve in Allah and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between Allah and His Messengers, and say: 'We believe in some and disbelieve in others', and seek to choose a way in between; such are disbelievers in truth; and for disbelievers We have prepare a shameful doom." [Sûrah al-Nisâ': 150-151] In these verses, the Qur'an makes no distinction between the general masses and the clergy. Therefore, the general following of Christianity, Judaism, and all other religions that reject the prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon him) are referred to as unbelievers according to the terminology of Islamic Law.
This means that the worldly rulings pertaining to interrelating with unbelievers apply to them; for instance, the laws of inheritance and other similar rulings. This, however, only pertains to their legal status in this world. As for the fate of particular individuals in the Hereafter, that is entirely up to Allah to decide. Allah will judge each individual according to His knowledge and wisdom. It is a tenet of faith adhered to by all Sunni Muslims (Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jamâ`ah) that no particular individual is ever to be declared a denizen of Heaven or of Hell except for those few explicitly named individuals whose fates are stated in the text of the Qur'an or in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). For instance, we know about the ten Companions whom the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gave glad tidings of their being admitted into Heaven. We also know that Abu Lahab will be in Hell, since the Qur'an informs us of his fate. And Allah knows best. Source: Islam Today

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