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Sahih Muslim 2912d

Chapter: The Hour Will Not Begin Until A Man Passes By Another Man's Grave And Wishes That He Was In The Place Of The Deceased, Because Of Calamity

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2912d

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، 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 الشَّعَرَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ ‏"

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

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.

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

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعْر , وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعْر ) مَعْنَاهُ يَنْتَعِلُونَ الشَّعْر كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى ( نِعَالهمْ الشَّعْر ) وَقَدْ وُجِدُوا فِي زَمَاننَا هَكَذَا , وَفِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُخْرَى ( حُمْر الْوُجُوه ) أَيْ بِيض الْوُجُوه مَشُوبَة بِحُمْرَةٍ. وَفِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة ( صِغَار الْأَعْيُن ) وَهَذِهِ كُلّهَا مُعْجِزَات لِرَسُولِ اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَقَدْ وُجِدَ قِتَال هَؤُلَاءِ التُّرْك بِجَمِيعِ صِفَاتهمْ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صِغَار الْأَعْيُن , حُمْر الْوُجُوه , ذُلْف الْآنِف , عِرَاض الْوُجُوه , كَأَنَّ وُجُوههمْ الْمَجَانّ الْمُطْرَقَة , يَنْتَعِلُونَ الشَّ…

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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…

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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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