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Sunan Abu Dawud 4303

Chapter: Regarding fighting the Turks

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4303

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي الإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيَّ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي صَالِحٍ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمًا وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعْرَ ‏"

Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying:

The last hour will not come before the Muslims fight with the Turks, a people whose faces look as if they were shields covered with skin, and who will wear sandals of hair.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4303), Muslim (No. 2912d) and An-Nasa’i (No. 3177).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( قَوْمًا ) بَدَل مِنْ التُّرْك وَفِي بَعْض النُّسَخ قَوْم بِالرَّفْعِ أَيْ هُمْ قَوْم ( وُجُوههمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ ) : بِفَتْحِ الْمِيم وَتَشْدِيد النُّون جَمْع الْمِجَنّ بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَهُوَ التُّرْس ( الْمُطْرَقَة ) : بِضَمِّ الْمِيم وَفَتْح الرَّاء الْمُخَفَّفَة الْمُجَلَّدَة طَبَقًا فَوْق طَبَق , وَقِيلَ هِيَ الَّتِي أُلْبِسَتْ طِرَاقًا أَيْ جِلْدًا يَغْشَاهَا , وَقِيلَ هِيَ اِسْم مَفْعُول مِنْ الْإِطْرَاق وَهُوَ جَعْل الطِّرَاق بِكَسْرِ الطَّاء أَيْ الْجِلْد عَلَى وَجْه التُّرْس ذَكَرَهُ الْقَارِي. وَقَالَ النَّوَوِيّ : الْمُطْرَقَة بِإِسْكَانِ الطَّاء وَتَخْفِيف الرَّاء هَذَا الْفَصِيح الْمَشْهُور فِي الرِّوَايَة وَفِي كُتُب اللُّغَة وَالْغَرِيب , وَحُكِيَ فَتْح الطَّاء وَتَشْدِيد الر…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4303
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4303
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (2912) The hadith No. 4303
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4303

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2912d

The Last Hour would not come until the Muslims fight with the Turks-a people whose faces would be like hammered shields wearing clothes of hair and walking (with shoes) of hair.

لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمًا وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعَرَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3177

"The Hour will not begin until the Muslims fight the Turks, a people with faces like hammered shields who wear clothes made of hair and shoes made of hair."

"‏ لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمًا وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطَرَّقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعَرَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (4269)لا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمٌ وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعْرَ ، وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعْرِ
  • صحيح ابن حبان (6900)لا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ ، قَوْمًا وُجُوهَهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ ، يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعَرَ ، وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2928

The Hour will not be established until you fight the Turks, who have small eyes, red faces, and flat noses. Their faces look like hammered shields. Again, the Hour will not be established until you fight people wearing shoes made of hair

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until you fight the Turks, who have small eyes, red faces, and flat noses. Their faces look like hammered shields. Again, the Hour…

لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا التُّرْكَ صِغَارَ الأَعْيُنِ، حُمْرَ الْوُجُوهِ، ذُلْفَ الأُنُوفِ، كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطَرَّقَةُ، وَلاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 16 other versions Explained

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2927

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "One of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with people wearing shoes made of hair; and one of the portents of the Hour is that you will fight with broad-faced people whose faces will look like shields coated with leather."

إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا يَنْتَعِلُونَ نِعَالَ الشَّعَرِ، وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا عِرَاضَ الْوُجُوهِ، كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطَرَّقَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Amr ibn Taghlib + 5 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3592

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Near the Hour you will fight with people who will wear hairy shoes; and you will also fight people with flat faces like shields."

بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ تُقَاتِلُونَ قَوْمًا يَنْتَعِلُونَ الشَّعَرَ، وَتُقَاتِلُونَ قَوْمًا كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُ ‏"

Narrated by Amr ibn Taghlib + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3591

I enjoyed the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for three years, and during the other years of my life, never was I so anxious to understand the (Prophet's) traditions as I was during those three years. I heard him saying, beckoning with his hand in this way, "Before the Hour you will fight with…

تُقَاتِلُونَ قَوْمًا نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعَرُ، وَهُوَ هَذَا الْبَارِزُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ مَرَّةً وَهُمْ أَهْلُ الْبَازَرِ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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