SECTION ABOUT THE ORDER OF THE UNSEEN FUTURE EVENTS AFTER THE PROPHET (PBUH)
It has been affirmed in Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Muslim, narrated by Hudhaifah Ibn Al-Yaman who said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) stood on one occasion and he didn’t leave the event till the last hour except that he mentioned it, the one who knows it knows it and the one who is ignorant of it is ignorant of it. And I would see something which I forgot and then I would recognize it just like a man knows a man when he sees him.”
Narrated by Hudhaifah Ibn Al-Yaman, he said: The people would ask the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) about the good and I would ask him about evil from fear that it would afflict me. I said to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him): “O Messenger of Allah We were living in ignorance and in an (extremely) terrible atmosphere. Allah brought to us this good (i.e., Islam); will there be any evil after this good?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Will there be any good after that evil?” He replied, “Yes, but it will be tainted (not pure.)” I asked, “What will be its taint?” He replied, “There will be people who will guide according to other than my guidance. You will approve of some of their deeds and disapprove of some others.” I asked, “Will there be any evil after that good?” He replied, “Yes, there will be some people calling at the gates of the (Hell) Fire, and whoever will respond to their call, will be thrown by them into the (Hell) Fire.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, will you describe them to us?” He said, “They will be from our own people and will speak our language.” I said, “So what do you advise me if I reach that time?” He said, “Stick close to the group of the Believers and their Imam.” I said, “If they don’t have a congregation and an Imam?” He said, “Then leave all those groups even if you have to bite on to the root of a tree until death reaches you while you are upon that.”
Narrated by Hudhaifah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) spoke to me about what shall be until the last hour what the people of Madinah shall cause the people of Madinah to exit from it.
In Saheeh Muslim narrated from Abu Yazeed Amr Ibn Akhtab, he said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) told us about what occurred and what shall happen till the Day of Judgment, so the most knowledgeable of us is the one who was the best in memory.”
In Saheeh Muslim from the Hadith of Abu Nadrah from Abu Sa‘eed, who said the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “This world is sweet and green and Allah is going to leave you as successors of it and see that which you do. So beware of the trials of this world and beware of the trials of the women, because the first trial of the Children of Isra’eel was in the women.” In another Hadith, “I haven’t left after me a trial more harmful upon the men than the women.”
In the Saheehain from Jabir, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Do you have Anmat (type of expensive rug with thin fibres)?” The narrator said: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, how can I possess Anmat?” He replied, “You shall possess Anmat.” The narrator said: Now I said to my wife, “Move your Anmat away from me.” She would say, “Didn’t the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say to you, ‘Indeed you shall possess Anmat?’ So leave it.”
Narrated by Sufyan Ibn Abu Zuhair, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Yemen shall be conquered and a people driving their camels shall come (the word used in this Hadith is Yabisson, i.e., saying Bass, Bass to the camels so they speed up). And they will call their families and those that obey them and Madinah is better for them only if they know. Ash-Sham shall be conquered and a people driving their camels shall come (saying Bass, Bass to them so they speed up). They will call their families and those that obey them and Madinah is better for them only if they know. Iraq shall be conquered and a people driving their camels shall come (saying Bass, Bass to them so they speed up). They will call their families and those that obey them and Madinah is better for them only if they know.”
Narrated by Yazeed Ibn Khusaifah, Busr Ibn Sa‘eed told him that he heard in a sitting of Makkans, them mentioning that Sufyan told them, and he mentioned a Hadith from it: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him, “Ash-Sham shall be conquered soon, then people will come to it from this country – i.e. Madinah – and they will be amazed by its countryside and its ease of life, and Madinah is better for them only if they knew then Iraq will be conquered and a people driving their camels shall come (saying Bass, Bass to them so they speed up). They will call their families and those that obey them and Madinah is better for them only if they knew.” Narrated by Ibn Khuzaimah from the way of Isma‘eel, and Hafiz Ibn Asakir narrated it from the Hadith of Abu Dharr from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) similar to that (Hadith mentioned earlier). Similarly the Hadith of Ibn Hawalah, and the following is a witness to that (i.e. evidence supporting the Hadith mentioned), “Ash-Sham will refuse to give its Mudyun (45 lbs in weight) and its Dinars, and Iraq will refuse to give its Dirhams and Qafeez (approximately under 5kg), and Egypt will refuse to give its Irdabb (measurement approximately 50 kg) and its Dinars and you shall return just as you began (i.e. there will come a time when the people of these countries will not give the Jizyah and land taxation and Islam shall become strange just as it began).” This is also in the Saheeh. Similarly, the Hadith about the Meeqats (places where Ihram of Hajj or Umrah is put on) for the people of Ash-Sham and Yemen (or those that pass by them) and the Hadith is in the Saheehain. In Muslim, is the place of the Meeqat for the people of Iraq and this Hadith supports that also, “When Kisra perishes then there shall be no Kisra after him. And when Qaisar perishes, there shall be no Qaisar after him. By the One in Whose Hands is my soul you shall spend their treasures in the way of Allah, the Almighty.”
In Saheeh Al-Bukhari narrated by Awf Ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said in the Battle of Tabook, “Enumerate six matters before the last Hour.” He mentioned his death, the conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis (Holy land of Kan‘an, Palestine), the death and that is the plague, the abundance of wealth, the trial and then the pact between the Muslims and the Romans.
In Saheeh Muslim narrated from Abu Dharr, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “You shall conquer a land in its dealing with one another called Qeerat (a portion of Dinar and Dirhams and other than them). So, do good to its inhabitants because they have a shield (of protection with the Muslims) and ties of kinship (because the mother of Isma‘eel, Hajar, was from there). So, if you see two men fighting over the place of a brick then leave it.” The narrator said: Ibn Hasanah passed by Rabee‘ah and Abdur Rahman Ibn Shurahbeel fighting over the place of a brick (land dispute). He exited from it, i.e., the lands of Egypt behind Amr Ibn Al-As in Year 20.
Ibn Wahb narrated from one of Ka‘b Ibn Malik’s sons that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “When you conquer Egypt, be good to its people because they have protection and kinship.”
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal narrated from Sufyan Ibn Uyainah that he was asked about his statement (in the Hadith), “protection and kinship.” He said from the people are those that say that: The mother of Isma‘eel, Hajar, was Egyptian. And from the people are those that say: The mother of Ibraheem (was Egyptian).
I say: The correct view in which there is no doubt is that they were (both) Egyptians as we have mentioned. And the meaning of his statement, “protection,” is that the gift which the viceroy gave to him and his acceptance of that from him, and that is a type of shield and pact. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
It has been mentioned earlier that which Al-Bukhari narrated from the Hadith of Muhill Ibn Khaleefah from Adiyy Ibn Hatim about the conquering of Kisra’s treasures and the spread of security and the abundance of wealth to the extent that no one will accept the charity. In the Hadith, Adiyy witnessed the conquest and saw the woman travel from Al-Heerah (a city near Kufah in Iraq) to Makkah not fearing anyone except for Allah due to the security. He said, “If you live long then you will indeed see what Abul-Qasim (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned about the abundance of wealth to the extent that nobody will accept the charity.”
Al-Baihaqi said, “And that occurred in the era of Umar Ibn Abdul-Azeez.”
I say: It is possible that it shall occur late till the time of Al-Mahdi as has been mentioned in the description of him, or the time of ‘Eesa Ibn Maryam’s descent after he kills Dajjal. It has been narrated in the Saheeh that he shall kill the pig, break the cross and the wealth shall flow and will be plentiful to the extent that nobody will accept it. And Allah (SWT) knows best.
In Saheeh Muslim narrated from Jabir Ibn Samurah, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “This religion shall remain established in the time of the twelve Caliphs, all of them are from the Quraish. Then liars shall appear before the Hour and a group of Muslims shall conquer the white castle, the castle of Kisra and I shall die to leave you until the Pond (i.e., till we meet at the Pond in Paradise).”
The Hadith of Abu Hurairah was mentioned earlier, “When Qaisar perishes there shall be no Qaisar after him, and when Kisra perishes there shall be no Kisra after him. By the One in Whose Hands is my soul, you shall spend their treasures in the way of Allah.”
Al-Baihaqi said, “The meaning is the disappearance of Qaisar’s kingdom from Sham and that it won’t stay like his kingdom over Rome after the Prophet’s statement when he venerated the note (that the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) sent to him), “May Allah fortify his kingdom.” As for the kingdom of Persia, it completely disappeared due to his statement, “May Allah destroy his kingdom (because the king tore the note the Prophet sent to him).”
Narrated by Umar Ibn Al-Khattab when the clothes of Kisra, his sword, his belt, his crown and ornaments were brought, he clothed Suraqah Ibin Malik Ibn Ju‘shum with them and said, “Say all praise is due to Allah, the One Who clothed a Bedouin from the nomadic land with the clothes of Kisra.”
Ash-Shafi‘i said: He only clothed him with that because the Prophet said to Suraqah when he looked at his arms and said, “It is as though I can see you wearing the two bracelets of Kisra.” And Allah (SWT) knows best.
Narrated by Adiyy Ibn Hatim, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Al-Heerah was shown to me like the canines of dogs and you shall indeed conquer it”. Then a man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah, give to me her daughter Buqailah. He said: “She is for you.” So they gave her to him after that her father came and said: Do you sell her? He said: yes, He said: for how much? Judge what you want. He said: One thousand Dirhams. He said: I’ll take it. They said to him if you say thirty thousand, sure take her. He said: Is its number more than one thousand.
Narrated by Damrah Ibn Habeeb that Ibn Zughb Al- Iyadi informed him, who said that Abdullah Ibn Hawalah Al-Azdi came to visit me and said, “The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) sent us round Madinah to get some goods. We returned without gaining anything and he saw the tiredness on our faces.” He stood and said, “Don’t make them rely on me, then I become weak, and don’t leave them to their own vices lest they become tired of them, and don’t make them rely on others for a living lest they feel they have grace over them.” Then he said, “Ash-Sham, the Roman and Persian empire will be opened for you and you shall have such-and-such in number from camels and from cows such-and-such in number, and from sheep such-and-such in number and to the extent that one of you will be given 100 Dinars and he will hate it (i.e., to accept it).” Then he placed his hand on my head or my forehead and said, “O Ibn Hawalah, when you see that the Caliphate has descended on the Sacred Land then earthquakes, trials and great matters will be near and the last Hour will be closer to the people than this hand of mine on your head.”
Narrated by Ibn Hawala that he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The affairs in the future shall be to the extent that there will be combined armies: an army will be in Ash-Sham, an army in Yemen and an army in Iraq.” Ibn Hawalah said, “What do you advise me if I reach that time?” He replied, “Go to Sham because it is the best place of Allah on the face of Earth and the best of His slaves come to it. And if you refuse, then go to Yemen and drink from your ghudar (water passages) because Allah has assured me with Ash-Sham and its people.”
Narrated by Abdullah Ibn Hawalah, he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was sitting in the shade of a tree and he had a writer and he would dictate to him. He said, “Shall I not write your name, O Ibn Hawalah?” I said, “I don’t know, whatever Allah and his Messenger have chosen for me.” Then he turned away from me. Isma‘eel said once in the first time, “Shall we write your name, O Ibn Hawalah?” I replied, “I don’t know, regarding what, O Messenger of Allah?” He turned away from me and turned toward his writer and dictated to him. He said, “Shall we write your name, O Ibn Hawalah?” I replied, “I don’t know, regarding what, O Messenger of Allah?” He turned away from me again and turned toward his writer and dictated to him. The narrator said, “Then I looked and suddenly found Umar’s name in the book, so I thought that Umar isn’t written except in good acts.” The Prophet said, “Shall we write your name, O Ibn Hawalah?” I replied, “Yes.” Then he said, “O Ibn Hawalah, what will you do in a trial that exits from the surface of the Earth as though it is the horns of a cow?” I said, “I don’t know, whatever Allah and his Messenger have chosen for me.” He said, “And what will you do in another trial that exists after it? The first one is like a rabbits’ mound?” I replied, “I don’t know, whatever Allah and his Messenger have chosen for me.” He said, “Follow this.” The narrator said, “And he was a man who was leaving at that time.” He added, “So I set off and hurried and grabbed his shoulders and brought him to the Messenger of Allah in person and said, ‘This man?’” He replied, “Yes.” He added, “And it was Uthman Ibn Affan.”
It has been affirmed in Saheeh Muslim, from Abu Hurairah that: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Iraq will refuse to give its Dirhams and Qafeez, Ash-Sham will refuse to give its Mudyun and its Dinars, and Egypt will refuse to give its Irdabb and its Dinars, and you shall return just as you began (i.e., there will come a time when the people of these countries will not give the Jizyah and land taxation and Islam shall become strange just as it began).” The flesh and blood of Abu Hurairah witnessed that.
Yahya Ibn Adam and others from the people of knowledge said: This is from the signs of Prophethood because he told of what Umar levied on the people of Iraq from Dirhams and Qafeezs and that which he levied from Kharaj (land tax) upon Sham and Egypt before it happened. The people have differed over the meaning of his statement. “Iraq refuses….”, so it has been said that it means that they will accept Islam (people of those countries mentioned in the Hadith), then the taxes shall be relieved from them and AlBaihaqi saw this as the stronger opinion. It has also been said that they will disobey and not pay the Kharaj levied on them and for this reason he said, “and you shall return just as it (Islam) began,” i.e., you will return to your previous state just has occurred in the Hadith in Saheeh Muslim, “Islam began strange and it shall return to being strange so Tooba (tree in Paradise) is for the strangers.”
That which Imam Ahmad narrated supports this opinion from Jabir Ibn Abdullah, as he said the people of Iraq will not be brought to them soon: Qafeez and Dirhams. We said, “Where does that come from?” He replied, “From the non-Arabs. They shall refrain from giving that.” He said, “The people of Sham will soon not be brought to them Dinars and Mudyun.” We said where does that come from?” He said, “From the Roman Empire. They shall refrain from giving that.” He remained silent for a moment said, The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “There shall be a Caliph in the end of my Ummah (i.e., end of time) who shall gather wealth and not be able to count it.” Al-Jurairi said: So I said to Abu Nadrah and Abul-Ala, “Do you think that is Umar Ibn Abdul- Azeez?” They replied, “No.”
It has been affirmed in the Saheehain from more than one way that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and
Blessings of Allah be upon him) made Dhul-Hulaifah the Meeqat for the people of Madinah, and AlJuhfah for the people of Sham and Yalamlam for the people of Yemen. In Saheeh Muslim, narrated from Jabir, the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “And Dhat Irq (Meeqat) for the people of Iraq.” This is from the signs of Prophethood because he foretold the Hajj of the people of Sham, Yemen and Iraq.
Narrated by Abu Sa‘eed, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “There shall come a time upon the people when a great congregation of people shall go to battle and they will be asked, ‘Is there anyone from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) with you?’ It will be said, ‘Yes.’ Allah will enable them to conquer it. Thereafter, there shall come a time upon the people when a great congregation of people shall go to battle and they will be asked, ‘Is there anyone from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) with you?’ It will be said, ‘Yes.’ Allah will enable them to conquer it. Thereafter, there shall come a time upon the people when a great congregation of people shall go to battle and they will be asked, ‘Is there anyone from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) with you?’ It will be said, ‘Yes.’ Allah will enable them to conquer it.”
It has been affirmed in the Saheehain from Abu Hurairah, he said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and Soorah Al-Jumu‘ah was revealed to him: Also to others among them (Muslims) who have not yet joined them (but they will come) (Soorah Al-Jumu‘ah: 3) A man said, “Who are they, O Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ?” He placed his hand on Salman Al-Farisi and said, “If faith (Eeman) was next Ath-Thurayya (a star) then men from them (this group mentioned in the Verse) would have reached it.” And this happened just as he mentioned.
In Saheeh Al-Bukhari from Abu Hurairah, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The Prophets used to lead the Children of Isra’eel, each time a Prophet would die another Prophet would succeed him. There is no Prophet after me and there shall be Caliphs after me and there will be many.” They said, “So with what do you order us, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “With the first allegiance the second one becomes false (i.e., the chosen leader is the one who was given the allegiance first) and give them their rights because Allah is going to ask them what he made them in charge of.”
In Saheeh Muslim, narrated from Abdullah Ibn Mas‘ood, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “There was no Prophet except that he had disciples guiding with his guidance and following his way. After them there are successors ”– and in another narration, “successive leaders,” – “they shall preach that which they don’t practice, and they shall do that which they aren’t ordered. So whoever strives against them with his hand then he is a believer, and whoever strives against them with his heart then he is a believer and whoever strives against them with his tongue then he is a believer and there is no mustard seed’s amount of Eeman beyond that.”
Narrated by Safeenah the Mawla of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), he said that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “The Caliphate after me is for 30 years, thereafter kingship.” In a narration, “Thereafter, Allah will give his kingdom to whomsoever he wills.” This is exactly what happened because Abu Bakr’s Caliphate was for two years and four months minus 10 nights, and the Caliphate of Umar was for 10 years, 6 months and 4 days. And the Caliphate of Uthman was for 12 years minus 12 days, and the Caliphate of Ali Ibn Abu Talib was for 5 years minus 2 months. I say: And the completion of the 30 is with the Caliphate of Al-Hasan Ibn Ali approximately 6 months in duration until he resigned in favour of Mu‘awiyah in the year 40 from the Hijrah as shall be explained later in detail.
Narrated by Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Bakrah, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “the Caliphate of Prophethood is for 30 years. Then Allah will give his kingdom to whomsoever he wills.” Mu‘awiyah said, “We are pleased with kingship.”
This Hadith has a clear refutation against the Rafidah who deny the Caliphate of the three Imams (Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman), and a refutation against the Nawasib (a sect that has enmity toward Ali and his descendants) from the tribe of Umayyah and those that followed the people of Ash-Sham in denying the Caliphate of Ali Ibn Abu Talib. If it is said: What is the reconciliation between this Hadith of Safeenah and the Hadith of Jabir Ibn Samurah mentioned earlier in Saheeh Muslim, “This religion shall remain upright among the people in the era of the 12 Caliphates, all of them are from Quraish?” The answer is that from the people are those that said: This religion shall remain upright until 12 Caliphates pass. After that the disarray occurred after them during the rule of the Umayyah tribe. Others said: Rather this Hadith contains a glad tiding of the existence of 12 just Caliphs from the Quraish even if not by succession, i.e., one following the other and the successive Caliphate only occurred with the Caliphate after the Prophethood for 30 consecutive years. Then after that there were the upright Caliphs from them was Umar Ibn Abdul- Azeez Ibn Marwan Ibn Al-Hakam Al-Umawi. Many of the Imams have stated his Caliphate, justice and from being from the upright Caliphs to the extent that Ahmad Ibn Hanbal said about him, “Nobody’s statement from any of the Tabi‘een is an authority except for the statement of Umar Ibn Abdul-Azeez.” And from those that are mentioned from them is Al-Muhtadi Bi’amrillah AlAbbasi and Al-Mahdi whose existence has been prophesied at the end of time is from them also by means of text that he is from Ahlul-Bait (from the family of the Prophet) and his name is Muhammad Ibn Abdullah. He is not the one whose arrival is anticipated in Sirdab Samarra (a tunnel in Iran) because he doesn’t exist completely. Only the ignorant from the Rafidah are waiting for him. In the Saheehain from the Hadith of Az-Zuhri from Urwah, from ‘A’ishah that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said to ‘A’ishah, “I wanted to call your father (Abu Bakr) and your brother and write a note lest someone says or wishes that other than Abu Bakr should be the Caliph.” The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Yet Allah and the Believers refuse everyone apart from Abu Bakr to be the Caliph.” This is what happened because Allah gave him leadership and all the Believers gave allegiance to him.
In Saheeh Al-Bukhari: A woman said, “O Messenger of Allah, what shall I do if I come and I can’t find you?” It is as though she was implying death. He replied, “If you can’t find me then go to Abu Bakr.”
It has been affirmed in the Saheehain, from the Hadith of Ibn Umar and Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “While I was asleep I saw that I was standing over a well. Then I took what Allah willed from it and Ibn Abu Quhafah (Abu Bakr) came and drew a bucket or two in a weak manner, and Allah will excuse his weakness. Then Umar Ibn Al-Khattab came and the bucket turned into a very large one in his hands. I have never seen such might in a person doing such strenuous work. He drank until he quenched his thirst and then gave (water) to all the people, who drank to their satisfaction.” Ash-Shafi‘i said, “The dreams of the Prophets are revelation and his statement, ‘And he drew in a weak manner,’ is (a parable of) his short era and near death and also his engagement in the wars against the apostates from conquering (the lands) that Umar obtained in his long era (as Caliph).”
I say: In the Hadith is a prophecy of their leadership and it occurred just as he mentioned in its exactness. And for this reason it has been mentioned in the Hadith that Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban narrated from the Hadith of Rib‘i Ibn Hirash from Hudhaifa Ibn Al-Yaman from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said, “Follow the two that shall come after me; Abu Bakr and Umar.”
Narrated by Abu Dharr is the Hadith of Abu Dharr concerning the glorification of the stones in the hand of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him), then Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman and his statement after that “This is the Caliphate of my Ummah.”
It has been narrated in the Saheeh from Abu Musa, he said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) entered a place (the well of Arees) and hung his legs at the middle of the edge of the well. I said to myself that I will be the gatekeeper of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) so I sat behind the gate then a man came and said, “Open the gate.” I asked, “Who are you?” He replied, “Abu Bakr.” I informed the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and he said, “Open for him and give him glad tidings of Paradise.” Then Umar came and he said the same thing. Then Uthman came and he said, “Give him permission and give him glad tidings of Paradise after a trial that shall afflict him.” He entered while saying, “Allah is the One Whose help is sought.”
It has been affirmed in Saheeh Al-Bukhari from Anas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) ascended Uhud and Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman were with him. Then the mountain shook with them. The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) hit it with his feet and said, “Remain firm, (O) Uhud, because there is none but a Prophet, a Siddeeq (Abu Bakr) and two martyrs.”
This is from the signs of Prophethood, for all of them were martyred but the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) has been particularized out with the highest level of Messengership and Prophethood and Abu Bakr was particularized with the highest level of Siddeeqiyyah (believing in the Prophet).
It has been affirmed in the Saheeh the testimony for the 10 guaranteed Paradise; rather for all those that were part of the Bai‘atur-Ridwan in the Year of Hudaibiyah and there were 1,400 Companions and it has been said 1,300 and even 1,500. All of them continued upon correctness and uprightness until he died.
It has been affirmed in Saheeh Al-Bukhari, the glad tidings for Okkashah that he is from the people of Paradise so he was killed as a martyr in the Battle of Al-Yamamah.
In the Saheehain, from Abu Hurairah that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) say, “70,000 from my Ummah will enter Paradise without any reckoning with their faces glowing like the glowing of the moon on a clear night.” Then Okkashah Ibn Mihsan Al-Asadi stood dragging a tiger skin on him. He said, “O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to make me from them.” Then the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “O Allah, make him from them.” Then a man from the Ansar stood and said, “O Messenger of Allah, ask Allah to make me from them.” He replied, “Okkashah succeeded you to it.”
This Hadith has been narrated from many ways which provides certainty, i.e., in the authenticity of this Hadith and we shall mention it in the chapter “Description of Paradise.” We shall mention in the war against the apostates (Ahlur-Riddah) that Tulaihah Al-Asadi (false prophet) killed Okkashah as a martyr. Then Tulaihah recanted from what he claimed of Prophethood and repented to Allah. He came to Abu Bakr, performed the Umrah and his Islam was good means he became a righteous Muslim.
It has been affirmed in the Saheehain from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “While I was asleep I felt as though two bracelets were placed in my hand and I broke them. Then it was inspired to me in the dream to blow them, so I blew them and they flew. I interpreted it as two liars that shall exit, one (chief) from San‘a (Yemen’s capital) and the other (chief) from Al-Yamamah (Riyadh and surrounding areas).” It has been mentioned about the delegations that came to the Prophet that he said to Musailimah when he came with his people and began to say, “If Muhammad gives me this affair (leadership) after him then I will follow him.” The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) stood in front of him and said, “By Allah, if you ask me for this branch I wouldn’t give it to you and if you turn away, Allah will indeed slay you and I see in you that which I was shown about you (i.e., the dream he had).” It occurred likewise, Allah got him slaughtered and humiliated, and broke him and defeated him in the Battle of Yamamah just as he had killed Al-Aswad Al-Ansi in San‘a, based upon what we will narrate, if Allah wills.
It has been affirmed in the other Hadith that Musailimah wrote after that to the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him): In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent. From Musailimah the messenger of Allah, to Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah. Greetings to you. To proceed, I have been given a share in the matter after you, the cities are yours and the rural areas are mine. However, the Quraish are transgressors.
The Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) wrote to him: In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Beneficent. From Muhammad the Messenger of Allah, to Musailimah the Liar. Peace on those that follow guidance. To proceed, the Earth belongs to Allah; He inherits it to whoever He wills and the end result is for the Believers.
Allah (SWT) made the end for Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) and his Companions because they are the Muttaqoon (those that have fear of Allah) and they are the just Believers. Many Ahadeeth have been narrated from many ways from the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) regarding the prophecy of the apostasy that occurred in the era of Abu Bakr. Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq fought against them with the armies of Muhammad (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) until they returned to the religion of Allah in flocks, and to the sweet water of Eeman after it had turned bitter. Allah says: O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him; humble toward the Believers, stern toward the disbelievers. (Soorah Al-Ma’idah: 54) The commentators of the Qur’an said: That was in reference to Abu Bakr and his Companions.
It has been affirmed in the Saheehain from ‘A’ishah in the story of the secret discussion the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) had with his daughter Fatimah and his mention to her that Jibreel used to listen to him recite the Qur’an once every year that he said, “And he made me recite the Qur’an twice this year and I see that is only because my time to die has come near.” Then she wept, and he told her in whispers to her that she was head of the women in Paradise and he is the first of his family who is going to follow him (i.e. die), and this is what happened. Al-Baihaqi said, “The scholars have differed over how long Fatimah lived after the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him); it is said 2 months, and it is said 3 months, and it is also said 6 and 8 months.” He added And the most authentic narrations is the narration of Az-Zuhri from Urwah from ‘A’ishah that she said: Fatimah lived for 6 months after the death of the Messenger of Allah (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him).” It is collected in the Saheehain.
By Ibn Katheer
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