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{{Quote|{{Abudawud|38|4307}}|"Al-nawwas b. Sim’an al-Kilabi said:
{{Quote|{{Abudawud|38|4307}}|"Al-nawwas b. Sim’an al-Kilabi said:
'''The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you''' I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, a man must dispute on his own behalf, and Allah will take my place in looking after every Muslim. Those of you who live up to his time should recite over him the opening verses of Surat al – Kahf, for they are your protection from his trial. We asked: How long will he remain on the earth ? He replied : Forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like yours. We asked : Messenger of Allah, will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year ? He replied : No, you must make an estimate of its extent. Then Jesus son of Marry will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then catch him up at the date of Ludd and kill him."}}
'''The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you''' I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, a man must dispute on his own behalf, and Allah will take my place in looking after every Muslim. Those of you who live up to his time should recite over him the opening verses of Surat al – Kahf, for they are your protection from his trial. We asked: How long will he remain on the earth ? He replied : Forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like yours. We asked : Messenger of Allah, will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year ? He replied : No, you must make an estimate of its extent. Then Jesus son of Marry will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then catch him up at the date of Ludd and kill him."}}
{{Quote|Tirmidhi 2234 (hasan)|"Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah said:
{{Quote| Tirmidhi:4:7:2234 https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2234 (hasan)|"Abu 'Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w): 'There was never a Prophet after Nuh but that he warned his people about '''the Dajjal''', and indeed I shall warn you of him.' Then the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) described him for us, and he said: "Perhaps some of '''you who see me, or hear my words shall live to see him'''." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our hearts be on that day?" He said: "The same – that is, as today – or better.”"}}
"I heard the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w): 'There was never a Prophet after Nuh but that he warned his people about '''the Dajjal''', and indeed I shall warn you of him.' Then the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) described him for us, and he said: "Perhaps some of '''you who see me, or hear my words shall live to see him'''." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! How will our hearts be on that day?" He said: "The same – that is, as today – or better.”"}}


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===Fabrication of hadiths===
===Fabrication of hadiths===
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim, Introduction, Narration 15|
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim, Introduction, Narration 15 https://sunnah.com/muslim:7|
يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنَ الأَحَادِيثِ بِمَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلاَ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ لاَ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَلاَ يَفْتِنُونَكُمْ
يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنَ الأَحَادِيثِ بِمَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ وَلاَ آبَاؤُكُمْ فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ لاَ يُضِلُّونَكُمْ وَلاَ يَفْتِنُونَكُمْ


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===Vile men control affairs of the people===
===Vile men control affairs of the people===
{{Quote|Sunan Ibn Majah 4036 (hasan)|
{{Quote|{{Ibn Majah|36|5|36|4036}} (hasan)|
..and the Ruwaibidah will decide matters.’ It was said: ‘Who are the Ruwaibidah?’ He said: ‘Vile and base men who control the affairs of the people.’”
..and the Ruwaibidah will decide matters.’ It was said: ‘Who are the Ruwaibidah?’ He said: ‘Vile and base men who control the affairs of the people.’”
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===Khawarij===
===Khawarij===
According to Islamic scholars, this hadith is about the coming of the Khawarij:
According to Islamic scholars, this hadith is about the coming of the Khawarij:
{{Quote|Sunan An-Nasa'i Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4107|
{{Quote|{{Al Nasai||5|37|4107}}|
It was narrated that 'Ali said:
It was narrated that 'Ali said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'At the end of time there will appear young people with foolish minds. Their faith will not pass through their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes through the target. If you meet them, then kill them, for killing them will bring reward to the one who killed them on the Day of Resurrection.'"
"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'At the end of time there will appear young people with foolish minds. Their faith will not pass through their throats, and they will go out of Islam as an arrow goes through the target. If you meet them, then kill them, for killing them will bring reward to the one who killed them on the Day of Resurrection.'"
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===Places of killed people at the battle of Badr===
===Places of killed people at the battle of Badr===
{{Quote|Sahih Muslim Book 19, Hadith 4394|
{{Quote|{{Muslim|19|4394}}|
..Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the place where so and so would be killed. He placed his hand on the earth (saying) here and here; (and) none of them fell away from the place which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had indicated by placing his hand on the earth.
..Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: This is the place where so and so would be killed. He placed his hand on the earth (saying) here and here; (and) none of them fell away from the place which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had indicated by placing his hand on the earth.
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===Muhammad's wife with the longest arm will die first===
===Muhammad's wife with the longest arm will die first===
{{Quote|Sahih Bukhari: Vol. 2, Book of Tax (Zakat), Hadith 501|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|2|24|501}}|
Narrated 'Aisha:
Narrated 'Aisha:


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===Sexual immorality (abominations)===
===Sexual immorality (abominations)===
{{Quote|Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 5, Book of Tribulations, Hadith 4019|
{{Quote| {{Ibn Majah|5|36|4019}}|
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: '''Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them'''. They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: '''Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them'''. They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”
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===Men obey their wives===
===Men obey their wives===
The hadith is daif:
The hadith is daif:
{{Quote|Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2210 (daif)|
{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||4|31|2210}}|
Ali bin Abi Talib narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
Ali bin Abi Talib narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
"When my Ummah does fifteen things, the afflictions will occur in it." It was said: "What are they O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When Al-Maghnam (the spoils of war) are distributed (preferentially), trust is usurped, Zakah is a fine, '''a man obeys his wife''' and disobeys his mother, he is kind to his friend and abandons his father, voices are raised in the Masajid, the leader of the people is the most despicable among them, the most honored man is the one whose evil the people are afraid of, intoxicants are drunk, silk is worn (by males), there is a fascination for singing slave-girls and music, and the end of this Ummah curses its beginning. When that occurs, anticipate a red wind, collapsing of the earth, and transformation."
"When my Ummah does fifteen things, the afflictions will occur in it." It was said: "What are they O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When Al-Maghnam (the spoils of war) are distributed (preferentially), trust is usurped, Zakah is a fine, '''a man obeys his wife''' and disobeys his mother, he is kind to his friend and abandons his father, voices are raised in the Masajid, the leader of the people is the most despicable among them, the most honored man is the one whose evil the people are afraid of, intoxicants are drunk, silk is worn (by males), there is a fascination for singing slave-girls and music, and the end of this Ummah curses its beginning. When that occurs, anticipate a red wind, collapsing of the earth, and transformation."
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===Some people control trade===
===Some people control trade===
{{Quote|an-Nasa'i Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4461 (sahih)|
{{Quote|{{Al Nasai||5|44|4461}} (sahih)|
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'One of the portents of the Hour will be that wealth becomes widespread and abundant, and trade will become widespread, but knowledge will disappear. '''A man will try to sell something and will say: "No, not until I consult the merchant of banu so and so''' and People will look throughout a vast area for a scribe and will not find one."
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'One of the portents of the Hour will be that wealth becomes widespread and abundant, and trade will become widespread, but knowledge will disappear. '''A man will try to sell something and will say: "No, not until I consult the merchant of banu so and so''' and People will look throughout a vast area for a scribe and will not find one."
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===Cheating in weights (scales)===
===Cheating in weights (scales)===
{{Quote|Sunan Ibn Majah, Vol. 5, Book of Tribulations, Hadith 4019|
{{Quote| {{Ibn Majah|5|36|4019}}|
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar said:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them. '''They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers'''. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them. '''They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers'''. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”
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Famines, like cheating, are universal phenomenon.
This fits into a general eschatological scheme of disasters before the end times found in many end-of-times predictions.  


===Making money unlawfully===
===Making money unlawfully===
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said "Certainly a time will come when people will not bother to know from where they earned the money, by lawful means or unlawful means."
The Prophet (ﷺ) said "Certainly a time will come when people will not bother to know from where they earned the money, by lawful means or unlawful means."
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Muhammad himself engaged in dubious practices to acquire money:
If raiding caravans can be called an "unlawful method" of acquiring money, then according to the sirah Muhammad himself engaged in dubious practices to acquire money:
{{Quote|Sirat Rasul Allah 428, Tabari VII:29|
{{Quote|Sirat Rasul Allah 428, Tabari VII:29|
Then the apostle heard that Abu Sufyan b. Harb was coming from Syria with a large caravan of Quraysh, containing their money and merchandise, accompanied by some thirty or forty men." Mohammad said, "This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property, Go out to attack it, perhaps God will give it as prey,
Then the apostle heard that Abu Sufyan b. Harb was coming from Syria with a large caravan of Quraysh, containing their money and merchandise, accompanied by some thirty or forty men." Mohammad said, "This is the Quraysh caravan containing their property, Go out to attack it, perhaps God will give it as prey,
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}}Most Muslims would argue that Muhammad was engaged in war against the Medinians, but his and his followers lust not for religious victory but for booty is noted again and again in the sirah.


===Usury (riba)===
===Usury (riba)===
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In any interest-based economy, all goods will inevitably be "tainted" directly or indirectly with interest-based practices.
In any interest-based economy, all goods will inevitably be "tainted" directly or indirectly with interest-based practices; this fits into a general pattern of predicting sin and degeneracy before the endtimes.  


===Sudden deaths===
===Sudden deaths===
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In other hadiths Muhammad and Ubayd speak about sudden death as something already known:{{Quote|Sunan Abi Dawud 3110 / Book 21, Hadith 22 / Book 20, Hadith 3104 (sahih)|
In other hadiths Muhammad and Ubayd speak about sudden death as something already known:{{Quote| {{Abudawud|20|3104}}(sahih)|
Narrated Ubayd ibn Khalid as-Sulami,:
Narrated Ubayd ibn Khalid as-Sulami,:


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===Islam will be unpleasant for Muslims (like burning ember/coal in hand)===
===Islam will be unpleasant for Muslims (like burning ember/coal in hand)===
{{Quote|Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2260 (hasan)|
{{Quote| Tirmidhi Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2260   (hasan) https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi/33/103|
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
"There shall come upon the people a time in which the one who is patient upon his religion will be like the one holding onto a burning ember."
"There shall come upon the people a time in which the one who is patient upon his religion will be like the one holding onto a burning ember."
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Adhering to Islam was already unpleasant for many Muslims during the time of Muhammad and it escalated in 632-633 during the Wars of Apostasy when some Arabs tried to leave Islam, but had it imposed on them once again by the caliph.


===Following Jews and Christians===
===Following Jews and Christians===
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a mastigure, you would follow them." We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You will follow the ways of those nations who were before you, span by span and cubit by cubit (i.e., inch by inch) so much so that even if they entered a hole of a mastigure, you would follow them." We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! (Do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?" He said, "Whom else?"
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Muhammad himself incorporated portions of the Talmud and the gospels in the Quran and his teachings.
===Killing [pointless killing]===
===Killing [pointless killing]===
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|9|88|184}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|9|88|184}}|
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The Old Testament hosts many texts about mass killing. For example:
It is not very clear what this refers to, except for a general prediction of violence before the end of times; originally it may have been a reference to the apacolyptic war between the Romans and the Sassanids, but there's not alot of detail to infer that in this hadith as "killing" may describe many events in history.  
{{Quote|The Bible (AMPC), 1 Samuel 15:3|
Now go and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all they have; do not spare them, but '''kill both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.'''
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Muhammad himself engaged in what most would describe as "pointless killing":
{{Quote|Ibn Ishaq: Sirat Rasul Allah, p. 464|
Then they surrendered, and the apostle confined them in Medina in the quarter of d. al-Harith, a woman of B. al-Najjar. Then the apostle went out to the market of Medina (which is still its market today) and dug trenches in it. Then he sent for them and struck off their heads in those trenches as they were brought out to him in batches. Among them was the enemy of Allah Huyayy b. Akhtab and Ka`b b. Asad their chief. There were 600 or 700 in all, though some put the figure as high as 800 or 900.
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===Two parties with the same message will fight===
===Two parties with the same message will fight===
{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|6902}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim|41|6902}}|
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===Ammar will be killed===
===Ammar will be killed===
{{Quote|Tirmidhi Vol. 1, Book 46, Hadith 3800 (sahih)|
{{Quote|{{Al Tirmidhi||6|46|3800}} (sahih)|
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Rejoice, 'Ammar, the transgressing party shall kill you."
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Rejoice, 'Ammar, the transgressing party shall kill you."
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Furthermore, Persia was already conquered a thousand years before by Alexander the Great. And at the time of Muhammad Persia was exhausted by wars with Romans which lasted from 54 BC to 628 AD (681 years).
Furthermore, Persia was already conquered a thousand years before by Alexander the Great. And at the time of Muhammad Persia was exhausted by wars with Romans which lasted from 54 BC to 628 AD (681 years).
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%E2%80%93Persian_Wars Wikipedia: Roman–Persian Wars]


===Conquest of Jerusalem===
===Conquest of Jerusalem===
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Some suggest that Muhammad predicted "The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 1187 AD." <ref>https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/135817/the-signs-of-the-hour</ref>:
Some suggest that Muhammad predicted "The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 1187 AD." <ref>https://www.islamweb.net/en/article/135817/the-signs-of-the-hour</ref>: However, this was the second Islamic conquest of Jerusalem. Muslims first conquered Jerusalem in 636.
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1187) Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (1187)]
 
However, this was the second Islamic conquest of Jerusalem. Muslims first conquered Jerusalem in 636:
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(636%E2%80%93637) Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (636–637)]
 
Furthermore, after the conquest, the Hour was expected to come. Both events occurred nearly a thousand years in the past.


This was written by Bukhari two hundred years after the first conquest.
Furthermore, after the conquest, the Hour was expected to come. Both events occurred nearly a thousand years in the past. This was written by Bukhari two hundred years after the first conquest.  


Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud also stresses the coming of the Last Hour after the conquest of Jerusalem (holy land):
Hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud also stresses the coming of the Last Hour after the conquest of Jerusalem (holy land):{{Quote|Abu Dawud 14:2529 (sahih)|
{{Quote|Abu Dawud 14:2529 (sahih)|
Narrated Abdullah ibn Hawalah al-Azdi:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Hawalah al-Azdi:


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===Spoils of war distributed preferentially===
===Spoils of war distributed preferentially===
Hadith daif:
Hadith da'if:
{{Quote|Tirmidhi 2211 (daif)|
{{Quote|Tirmidhi 2211 (daif)|
إِذَا اتُّخِذَ الْفَىْءُ دُوَلاً  
إِذَا اتُّخِذَ الْفَىْءُ دُوَلاً  
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After the 7th century Islamic conquests, Muslims became rich and could have a lot of food.
After the 7th century Islamic conquests, Muslims became rich and could have a lot of food, so this is again a hadith about a later point in time being projected back into the time of the prophet.
 
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|5|59|548}}|
Narrated Ibn `Umar:
 
We did not eat our fill except after we had conquered Khaibar.
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Sahih Bukhari was written in the 9th century.


===Special greeting===
===Special greeting===
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It would mean Muslims would disobey Muhammad's command to greet everyone:
According to this hadith, everyone should be greeted:
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|2|12}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|1|2|12}}|
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
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===Rejection of hadiths===
===Controversy over the Hadith===
{{Quote|Sunan Abi Dawud 4604 /  Book 41, Hadith 4587 /  Book 42, Hadith 9|
{{Quote|Sunan Abi Dawud 4604 /  Book 41, Hadith 4587 /  Book 42, Hadith 9|
Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib:
Narrated Al-Miqdam ibn Ma'dikarib:


The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beware! I have been given the Qur'an and something like it, yet the time is coming when a man replete on his couch will say: '''Keep to the Qur'an'''; what you find in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what you find in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! The domestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging to confederate, unless its owner does not want it, are not permissible to you If anyone comes to some people, they must entertain him, but if they do not, he has a right to mulct them to an amount equivalent to his entertainment.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Beware! I have been given the Qur'an and something like it, yet the time is coming when a man replete on his couch will say: '''Keep to the Qur'an'''; what you find in it to be permissible treat as permissible, and what you find in it to be prohibited treat as prohibited. Beware! The domestic ass, beasts of prey with fangs, a find belonging to confederate, unless its owner does not want it, are not permissible to you. If anyone comes to some people, they must entertain him, but if they do not, he has a right to mulct them to an amount equivalent to his entertainment.
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The idea that only the Quran is the word of god and Muhamamad is just a man and therefore he might be wrong existed during Muhammad's life:
This hadith, although rated sahih, is almost certainly a v''aticinum ex eventu'' about controversies which took place after the prophet died. It's unlikely that if the prophet himself had said in his lifetime that these things were haram that there would be people claiming that they were actually allowed by the shari'ah.
{{Quote|Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3646, In-book reference: Book 26, Hadith 6, English translation: Book 25, Hadith 3639|
{{Quote|Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 3646, In-book reference: Book 26, Hadith 6, English translation: Book 25, Hadith 3639|
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:


I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: '''Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure?''' So I stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He signalled with his finger to him mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.
I used to write everything which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I intended (by it) to memorise it. The Quraysh prohibited me saying: '''Do you write everything that you hear from him while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is a human being: he speaks in anger and pleasure?''' So I stopped writing, and mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He signalled with his finger to him mouth and said: Write, by Him in Whose hand my soul lies, only right comes out from it.
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}}This hadith, though sahih and not technically a prophecy, probably is indicative of problems in the 8th century, when the idea that the words and deeds of the prophet should govern all aspects of life was still controversial. This hadith is backdating that later controversy into the prophet's own lifetime.
 
===Liars will be trusted and honest people will be regarded as liars===
===Liars will be trusted and honest people will be regarded as liars===
{{Quote|Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4036 (hasan)|
{{Quote|Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4036 (hasan)|
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This was already happening according to Islamic sources. Some people trusted Musaylimah.
This was already happening according to Islamic sources. According to the sira some Arabs trusted the false prophet Musaylimah.


==="The pen will spread"===
==="The pen will spread"===
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Just before the Hour, the greeting of peace will only be given to specific people, trade will proliferate to the point that a woman will help her husband in his business, '''family ties will be severed''' (وَقَطْعُ الأَرْحَامِ), the pen will spread, false testimony will prevail and truthful testimony will be concealed.”
Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Just before the Hour, the greeting of peace will only be given to specific people, trade will proliferate to the point that a woman will help her husband in his business, '''family ties will be severed''' (وَقَطْعُ الأَرْحَامِ), the pen will spread, false testimony will prevail and truthful testimony will be concealed.”
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Islam teaches that among the first people were brothers Cain and Abel and Cain killed Abel.
Islamic mythology teaches that among the first people were brothers Cain and Abel and Cain killed Abel.


There is also hadith where Muhammad encourages people to keep the ties of kinship, which indicates they weren't doing it enough in his time:
There is also hadith where Muhammad encourages people to keep the ties of kinship, which indicates they weren't doing it enough in his time:
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He sat before the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.
He sat before the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: Apostle of Allah! I am her master; she used to abuse you and disparage you. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not abandon her habit. I have two sons like pearls from her, and she was my companion. Last night she began to abuse and disparage you. So I took a dagger, put it on her belly and pressed it till I killed her.
   
   
Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood.}}
Thereupon the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Oh be witness, no retaliation is payable for her blood.}}A similar prophecy exists in Tabrani, predicting "family ties will be severed", though this hadith is often mistranslated (also the hadith is weak):
 
===Satellite Communications===
It's a similar prophecy to "family ties will be severed", this hadith is often mistranslated (also the hadith is weak):
{{Quote|Tabrani, al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr 10/228 and Mu'jan al-Awsat 4861 (da'eef)|
{{Quote|Tabrani, al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr 10/228 and Mu'jan al-Awsat 4861 (da'eef)|
“From among the signs of Qiyamah is that people will maintain ties with '''distant relatives and strangers''' (الأطباق) but sever ties with close family.”
“From among the signs of Qiyamah is that people will maintain ties with '''distant relatives and strangers''' (الأطباق) but sever ties with close family.”
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The word الأطباق (''al-atbaaq'') is today sometimes translated as "dishes" (although the classical translation (understanding) fits better into the context) and then they interpret the "dishes" as "satellites".
The word الأطباق (''al-atbaaq'') is today sometimes translated as "dishes" (although the classical translation (understanding) fits better into the context) and then they interpret the "dishes" as "satellites", but this is clearly an anachronistic, inaccurate translation.  


*[https://hadithanswers.com/is-satellite-communication-a-sign-of-qiyamah/ Fatwa against the modern interpretation]
*[https://hadithanswers.com/is-satellite-communication-a-sign-of-qiyamah/ Fatwa against the modern interpretation]


===Automobiles (actually camels with lofty saddles)===
===Automobiles (actually camels with lofty saddles)===
Muhammad forbade riding on ''mayathir'' (مياثر), so mayathir were something already known:
Muhammad forbade riding on ''mayathir'' (مياثر) (silk saddles), so mayathir were something already known:
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|74|253}}|
{{Quote|{{Bukhari|8|74|253}}|
..He forbade us to drink from silver utensils, to wear gold rings, '''to ride on silken saddles (ركوب المياثر)''', to wear silk clothes..
..He forbade us to drink from silver utensils, to wear gold rings, '''to ride on silken saddles (ركوب المياثر)''', to wear silk clothes..
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which '''Religious ignorance will spread''', knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much Al-Harj, and Al- Harj means killing."}}
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Near the establishment of the Hour there will be days during which '''Religious ignorance will spread''', knowledge will be taken away (vanish) and there will be much Al-Harj, and Al- Harj means killing."}}


*In Islam, the period before Muhammad's career is called jahilya (ignorance).
*In Islamic discourse, the period before Muhammad's career is called jahilya (ignorance).
*in context of Islam, when Muhammad says "knowledge" it means "knowledge of Muhamamd's claims and commands" and when Islam says "ignorance" it means "ignorance of Muhammad's claims and commands"
*in context of Islamic jurisprudence, theology and scriptural analysis, when Muhammad says "knowledge" it means "knowledge of Muhamamd's claims and commands" and when Islam says "ignorance" it means "ignorance of Muhammad's claims and commands"
*Muhammad noticed that Jews don't fully follow the law of Moses, so he predicted similar outcomes for Muslims in many instances.


===Learning for something other than Islam===
===Learning for something other than Islam===
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The military nature of Islam's spread may have encouraged this type of hypocrisy:
The imperialistic nature of Islam's spread may have encouraged this type of hypocrisy, and the flood of opportunists joining the ranks of Islam after the conquest is likely the origin of these ahadith:
{{Quote|{{Muslim|1|30}}|
{{Quote|{{Muslim|1|30}}|
It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said:
It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said:
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"When my Ummah does fifteen things, the afflictions will occur in it." It was said: "What are they O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When Al-Maghnam (the spoils of war) are distributed (preferentially), trust is usurped, Zakah is a fine, a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother, he is kind to his friend and abandons his father, voices are raised in the Masajid, '''the leader of the people is the most despicable among them''', the most honored man is the one whose evil the people are afraid of, intoxicants are drunk, silk is worn (by males), there is a fascination for singing slave-girls and music, and the end of this Ummah curses its beginning. When that occurs, anticipate a red wind, collapsing of the earth, and transformation."
"When my Ummah does fifteen things, the afflictions will occur in it." It was said: "What are they O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "When Al-Maghnam (the spoils of war) are distributed (preferentially), trust is usurped, Zakah is a fine, a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother, he is kind to his friend and abandons his father, voices are raised in the Masajid, '''the leader of the people is the most despicable among them''', the most honored man is the one whose evil the people are afraid of, intoxicants are drunk, silk is worn (by males), there is a fascination for singing slave-girls and music, and the end of this Ummah curses its beginning. When that occurs, anticipate a red wind, collapsing of the earth, and transformation."
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This happened during the time of Muhammad:
{{Quote|{{Abu Dawud||2155|darussalam}}| Abu Said al-Khudri said: "The apostle of Allah sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. They met their enemy and fought with them. They defeated them and took them captives. Some of the Companions of the apostle of Allah were reluctant to have intercourse with the female captives because of their pagan husbands. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Quranic verse, "And all married women (are forbidden) unto you save those (captives) whom your right hands possess". That is to say, they are lawful for them when they complete their waiting period." [The Quran verse is 4:24]}}
The men were morally reluctant to rape married women, but their leader (Muhammad) permitted them to go ahead.


==Predictions of the future (after the hadiths)==
==Predictions of the future (after the hadiths)==
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "'''Soon the river "Euphrates" will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold''', so whoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it." Al-A'raj narrated from Abii Huraira that the Prophet (ﷺ) said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold (under it).
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "'''Soon the river "Euphrates" will disclose the treasure (the mountain) of gold''', so whoever will be present at that time should not take anything of it." Al-A'raj narrated from Abii Huraira that the Prophet (ﷺ) said the same but he said, "It (Euphrates) will uncover a mountain of gold (under it).
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{{Quote|Sahih Muslim 2894a|
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Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying: The Last Hour would not come before the Euphrates uncovers a mountain of gold, for which people would fight. Ninety-nine out of each one hundred would die but every man amongst them would say that perhaps he would be the one who would be saved (and thus possess this gold).
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger ﷺ as saying: The Last Hour would not come before the Euphrates uncovers a mountain of gold, for which people would fight. Ninety-nine out of each one hundred would die but every man amongst them would say that perhaps he would be the one who would be saved (and thus possess this gold).
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====Seventy-three sects====
====Seventy-three sects====
{{Quote|Tirmidhi Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2640 (hasan)|
{{Quote|Tirmidhi Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2640 (hasan) {{Al Tirmidhi||5|38|2640}}|
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Jews split into seventy-one sects, or seventy-two sects, and the Christians similarly, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects."
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The Jews split into seventy-one sects, or seventy-two sects, and the Christians similarly, and my Ummah will split into seventy-three sects."
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