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Hadith 5200

Chapter on Tribulations

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Chapter on Tribulations

Zujajat al-Masabih 5200Volume 4

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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Hour will not be established until 1 you fight a people whose sandals are made of hair, and until you fight the Turks, who have small eyes, red faces, flat noses, and faces like hammered shields.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
  • Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2912a (unverified) 91% confidence
  • Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2928 (unverified) 90% confidence

Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.

Commentary and footnotes (2)

Note 1

until you fight a people

(1) His statement: “until you fight a people” likely refers to the events involving Genghis Khan and the devastation, especially in Baghdad. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: حتى تقاتلوا قوما إلخ والأقرب أنه إشارة إلى قضية جنكيز وما وقع له من الفساد، وخصوصا في بغداد. كذا في «المرقاة».