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Awf ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during the Tabuk expedition while he was in a leather tent. He said: “Count six signs before the Hour: my death, then the conquest of Jerusalem, then a plague 1 that will afflict you like the disease of sheep, then the abundance 2 of wealth such that a man is given a hundred dinars and remains displeased, then a tribulation 3 that will not leave an Arab household untouched, and then a truce between you and the Romans, who will betray you and come against you under eighty banners, with twelve thousand under each banner.”
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Commentary and footnotes (6)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “a plague” etc.: Al-Turbishti said that by “plague,” he meant an epidemic, originally a disease affecting livestock, with the “mim” pronounced with a dammah. Its use for humans highlights its rapid spread, as it does in livestock. This occurred during the plague of Amwas in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab, the first plague in Islam, which killed seventy thousand in three days. Amwas is a village near Jerusalem where the Muslims had their camp. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 2
(2) His statement: “abundance of wealth” means its great quantity. His statement: “remains displeased” means angry, considering a hundred dinars little. This abundance appeared during Uthman’s caliphate with the conquests. Nowadays, some people consider a thousand dinars little and belittle it. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 3
(3) His statement: “then a tribulation” means a great calamity. It is said this refers to the killing of Uthman and the subsequent tribulations. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: موتان إلخ: قال التوربشتي لله أراد بالموتان الوباء، وهو في الأصل موت يقع في الماشية، والميم منه مضمومة، واستعماله في الإنسان تنبيه على وقوعه فيهم وقوعه في الماشية فإنها تسلب سلبا سريعا، وكان ذلك في طاعون عمواس زمن عمر بن الخطاب ، وهو أول طاعون وقع في الإسلام، مات منه سبعون ألفا في ثلاثة أيام، و عمواس قرية من قرى بيت المقدس، وقد كان بها معسكرا المسلمين. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 2
(۲) قوله: استفاضة المال : أي كثرته، وقوله: ساخطا أي غضبان لعده المائة قليلا، وهذه الكثرة ظهرت في خلافة عثمان عند الفتوح، وأما اليوم فبعض أهل زماننا يعدون الألف قليلا ويحقرونه. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 3
(۳) قوله : ثم فتنة: أي بلية عظيمة، قيل : هي مقتل عثمان وما بعده من الفتن المترتبة عليها. كذا في «المرقاة».