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Sunan Ibn Majah 4044 (Book 36, Hadith 119) #33399
Signs of the Hour

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the signs of the Hour and that only Allah knows when it will come.

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out one day to the people, and a man came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour be?’ He said: 'The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking. But I will tell you of its portents. When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress, that is one of its portents. When the barefoot and naked become leaders of the people, that is one of its portents. When shepherds compete in constructing buildings, that is one of its portents. (The Hour) is one of five (things) which no one knows except Allah.’ Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the words: "Verily, Allah, with Him (alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. (to the end of the Verse)".31:34
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ يَوْمًا بَارِزًا لِلنَّاسِ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَتَى السَّاعَةُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنَ السَّائِلِ وَلَكِنْ سَأُخْبِرُكَ عَنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا إِذَا وَلَدَتِ الأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا فَذَاكَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا وَإِذَا كَانَتِ الْحُفَاةُ الْعُرَاةُ رُءُوسَ النَّاسِ فَذَاكَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا وَإِذَا تَطَاوَلَ رِعَاءُ الْغَنَمِ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ فَذَاكَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا فِي خَمْسٍ لاَ يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَتَلاَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ‏{إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الأَرْحَامِ}‏ الآيَةَ
TOPICS
hour  *  knowledge  *  rain  *  wombs  *  alsaa  *  ailm  *  matar  *  anfus

QUICK LESSONS:
Have faith in God's Will and trust His plan for us .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about the signs of the hour which is a major event in Islamic eschatology. It is narrated by Abu Hurairah that Prophet Muhammad said that no one knows when this hour will come except Allah but he gave some portents to look out for such as when a slave woman gives birth to her mistress or shepherds compete in constructing buildings. He then recited verse 31:34 from Surat Luqman which states “Verily, Allah, with Him alone is the knowledge of the Hour; He sends down rain and knows what is in wombs” meaning only Allah has knowledge of this event and all other events related to it. This hadith teaches us that we should not be too eager to know what lies ahead but rather trust in God's plan for us and have faith that everything happens according to His will.

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