Narrated Anas:The above hadith is narrated on the authority of Anas thorugh another chain and he said (with the wording) seeking refuge with Allah from the evil of afflictions.
Read More..Narrated Salim's father: The Prophet stood up beside the pulpit (and pointed with his finger towards the East) and said, Afflictions are there! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out, or said, ..the side of the sun..
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: I heard Allah's Apostle while he was facing the East, saying, Verily! Afflictions are there, from where the side of the head of Satan comes out.
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet said, O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen. The People said, And also on our Najd. He said, O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Sham (north)! O Allah! Bestow Your blessings on our Yemen. The people said, O Allah's Apostle! And also on our Najd. I think the third time the Prophet said, There (in Najd) is the place of earthquakes and afflictions and from there comes out the side of the head of Satan.
Read More..Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: `Abdullah bin `Umar came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before we asked him, a man got up and said to him, O Abu `Abdur-Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:-- 'And fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah).' (2.193) Ibn `Umar said (to the man), Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling.
Read More..Narrated Shaqiq: I heard Hudhaifa saying, While we were sitting with `Umar, he said, 'Who among you remembers the statement of the Prophet about the afflictions?' Hudhaifa said, The affliction of a man in his family, his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and enjoining good and forbidding evil. `Umar said, I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea. Hudhaifa said, Don't worry about it, O chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them. `Umar said, Will that door be broken or opened? I said, No. it will be broken. `Umar said, Then it will never be closed, I said, Yes. We asked Hudhaifa, Did `Umar know what that door meant? He replied, Yes, as I know that there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration free from errors. We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we ordered Masruq to ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, `Umar.
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