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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Jihad

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3177

Chapter: Fighting The Turks And The Ethiopians

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3177

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، 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 الْمُطَرَّقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعَرَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الشَّعَرِ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"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."

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

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( قَوْمًا ) بِالنَّصَبِ بَدَل مِنْ التُّرْك ( كَالْمَجَّانِ ) بِفَتْحِ مِيم وَتَشْدِيد نُون وَهُوَ التُّرْس ( الْمِطْرَقَة ) بِالتَّخْفِيفِ اِسْم مَفْعُول مِنْ الْإِطْرَاق وَرُوِيَ بِفَتْحِ الطَّاء وَتَشْدِيد الرَّاء وَهُوَ التُّرْس الْمُطَرَّق الَّذِي جُعِلَ عَلَى ظَهْره طِرَاق وَالطِّرَاق بِكَسْرِ الطَّاء جِلْد يُقْطَع عَلَى مِقْدَار التُّرْس فَيُلْصَق عَلَى ظَهْره شَبَّهَ وُجُوههمْ بِالتُّرْسِ لِبَسْطِهَا وَتَدْوِيرهَا وَبِالْمِطْرَقَةِ لِغِلَظِهَا وَكَثْرَة لَحْمهَا ( يَلْبِسُونَ الشَّعْر ) ظَاهِره أَنَّهُمْ يَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْهُ ثِيَابًا وَيُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد شُعُورهمْ كَثِيفَة طَوِيلَة فَهِيَ إِذَا سَدَلُوهَا كَانَتْ كَاللِّبَاسِ وَكَذَا يَمْشُونَ إِلَخْ يُحْتَمَل أَنْ يُرَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3177
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 3177
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3177

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

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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