Prophecies of Muhammad (ﷺ).

 

Knowledge of the Unseen:

Quran is the only source of most authentic events that happened before Muhammad (ﷺ). Those which were hidden from the human eye and those which were prophesized. Muhammad (ﷺ) did not know the unseen, except what Allah SWT has informed him of. Muhammad (ﷺ) also said the same thing and it was noted by His Companions RA in the form of Ahadith.

According to Quran:

Allah SWT said in surah Al-Anam:

“Say, [O Muhammad (ﷺ)], ‘I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allah SWT nor that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.”

Reference:

https://quran.com/6/50
al-An‘ām 50

Allah SWT is the only authority of the knowledge of everything, seen and the unseen:

“[He SWT is] Knower of the unseen, and He SWT does not disclose His SWT [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone—except whom He SWT has approved of messengers…”

Reference:

https://quran.com/72/26-27
al-Jinn 26-27

According to Hadiths:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The keys of the unseen are five and none knows them but Allah: (1) None knows (the sex) what is in the womb, but Allah SWT: (2) None knows what will happen tomorrow, but Allah SWT; (3) None knows when it will rain, but Allah SWT; (4) None knows where he will die, but Allah SWT (knows that); (5) and none knows when the Hour will be established, but Allah SWT."

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7379
Sahih al-Bukhari 7379
Book 97, Hadith 9

He SWT gives knowledge to whom He SWT wills, and Allah SWT gave some of the knowledge to Muhammad (ﷺ), as He (ﷺ) prophesied many events that took place within his lifetime and that after He (ﷺ) died. All of these prophecies were gifted to Him by Allah SWT to confirm the truth about His prophethood, to those who had doubts back then and to the people that will come till the last hour.

 

Prophecies of Muhammad (ﷺ):

Quran is the biggest miracle that ever existed in human history, so we don’t technically need to collect the prophecies of Muhammad (ﷺ). To explain why we should believe in Muhammad (ﷺ), the simple answer would be that Quran was revealed to Him (ﷺ), and that would be enough.

But still, there are hundreds of events prophecised by Muhammad (ﷺ) that became true during His life, after His life, events that we are witnessing in the current era, and the events that will come after us near the Day of judgment (and we can see the signs of those events coming near). These events are clear proof of the prophethood of Muhammad (ﷺ). Below are some of those events and prophecies:

 

Deaths in the Battle of Badr:

It was narrated that Anas RA said: "We were with 'Umar RA between Makkah and Al-Madinah when he started to tell us about the people of Badr. He said: The Messenger of Allah showed us where they (the disbelievers) would fall the day before. He said: This is the place where so-and-so will fall tomorrow if Allah SWT wills.' 'Umar RA said: 'By the One Who sent him with the truth! They did not miss those places, they were placed in a well and the Prophet came to them and called out: O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! O so-and-so, son of so-and-so! Have you found what your Lord promised to be true? Of I have found what Allah SWT promised me to be true. 'Umar RA said: 'Are you speaking to bodies in which there are no souls?' He said: 'You do not hear what I say any better than they do."

Explanation:

This event happened during the life of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). In this event, He (ﷺ) addressed His companions explaining the events of deaths that will occur the next day. He was showing the places where the body of disbelievers will fall during battle and Umar RA swear Allah SWT that those events did happen the next day the same Muhammad (ﷺ) prophecised a day before.

Subhan Allah!

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/nasai:2074
Sunan an-Nasa'i 2074
Book 21, Hadith 257

 

Prediction of 6 things that will happen before the Hour:

Narrated `Auf bin Malik RA: I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) during the Ghazwa of Tabuk while he was sitting in a leather tent. He said "Count six signs that indicate the approach of the Hour: my death, the conquest of Jerusalem, a plague that will afflict you (and kill you in great numbers) as the plague that afflicts sheep, the increase of wealth to such an extent that even if one is given one hundred Dinars, he will not be satisfied; then an affliction which no Arab house will escape, and then a truce between you and Bani Al-Asfar (i.e. the Byzantines) who will betray you and attack you under eighty flags. Under each flag will be twelve thousand soldiers.

Explanation:

In this hadith, Muhammad (ﷺ) asked Auf bin Malik RA to count 6 events that will happen, 1. His death (ﷺ), 2. Conquest of Jerusalem, 3. A Plague, 4. Increase of wealth, 5. An affliction that will harm Arab, 6. A truce between You and Bani Al Asfar (i.e. the Byzantines).

History tells us that events 1, 2, 3, and 6 did happen in the past, sometime after Muhammad (ﷺ)'s death. And the events number 4 and 5, we are witnessing in this age. We can see the increase and devaluation of wealth, and the same as He (ﷺ) said is happening, that if one is given one hundred Dinars, he will not be satisfied. The affliction on Arabs might be the social media disaster we are seeing in the current era.

Hence, all of the prophecised events of Muhammad (ﷺ) in this hadith did happen.

Subhan Allah!

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3176
Sahih al-Bukhari 3176
Book 58, Hadith 18

 

Arabs will Compete in Building Skyscrapers:

Hazrat Jibril AS once visited Him (ﷺ) while He (ﷺ) was sitting with his companions and He AS asked questions about Islam, Faith, al-Ihsan and the Last Hour & its Indications, on the last question He (ﷺ) said: “you will find barefooted bedouins vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings.”

Explanation:

In this hadith, Muhammad (ﷺ) prophecised an event that will happen near the end of this world. In the time when He (ﷺ) lived in Arabia, people were so illiterate and unadvanced that nobody could have ever imagined that these barefooted bedouins would compete with one another in constructing the tallest and most magnificent building world has ever seen. But He (ﷺ) prophesied that event and we now see that the whole Arabian Peninsula is busy competing not just with one another but the whole world in building high buildings.

Subhan Allah!

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/muslim:8a
Sahih al-Muslim 8a
Book 1, Hadith 1
Tallest Buildings being built by Arabians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuTqWxuAazI&ab_channel=FilmCore

 

Sexual Immorality in End Times:

Muhammad (ﷺ) said, “Immorality (sexual) never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them.”

Explanation:

This hadith again explains an event that will happen close to the end of this world. Now we see, that many countries have legally authorized people to have sexual intercourse publically. Furthermore, He (ﷺ) mentioned in the same hadith that “plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them” which means that, as a result of this sexual immorality, people will be afflicted by plagues and diseases that their ancestors were never affected with. Now we see STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) such as AIDS, HIV etc. This sexual immorality also includes same-sex marriages and acceptance of the LGBT movement all over the world, and through this people of the same sex are getting married which was never happened in the past. Hence, we see new plagues and viruses discovered all around the world.

May Allah SWT keep us safe, Ameen.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/urn/1291190
Sunan Ibn Majah 4019
Book 36, Hadith 94

 

Consumption of Usury (Interest)

Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “There will come a time when there will be no one left who does not consume usury (interest), and whoever does not consume it will nevertheless be affected by it.”

Explanation:

Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold that no one will be left who does not consume interest. This clearly describes the state of the economy today. It is now impossible to avoid all sorts of interest; it affects your income today in many forms. People now use credit cards, and saving accounts opened in banks and even if we avoid the direct forms of interest, our salaries are being transferred in bank accounts which promote the banking services and the whole banking system, hence promoting interest. Our country pays millions of dollars of interest to IMF and other world banks against the loans they borrowed in past which indirectly affects our income when we pay taxes and our country pays interest out of it.

Reference:
https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:2278
Sunan Ibn Majah 2278
Book 12, Hadith 142

 

The Appearance of Nearly 30 Imposters/Dajjal:

Abu Hurairah RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah ((ﷺ)) said: "The Hour shall not be established until nearly thirty imposters, Dajjal appear, each of them claiming that he is the Messenger of Allah."

Explanation:

Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold that there will be nearly 30 (not an exact number) imposters/dajjal/fake prophets will appear, and this is known all around the world that people are claiming of being a prophet of Allah SWT in every human generation. We know many Christians claiming to be Jesus AS and within the life of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) a man by the name of Maslama ibn Ḥabīb (ملعون), claimed to be a prophet of Allah SWT, and since then we hear news of people claiming to be prophets such as Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (ملعون) etc.

May Allah SWT keep us safe from these trials. Ameen!

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2218
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2218
Book 33, Hadith 61

 

6 Signs before Judgment Day:

Narrated by Abu Huraira RA: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away, earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you."

Explanation:

Once again, similar to the hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari 3176 mentioned above, Muhammad (ﷺ) shared the signs with his companions to know the end time is close. He (ﷺ) mentioned 6 signs in this hadith, 1. Knowledge will be taken, 2. Frequent Earthquakes, 3. Time will pass quickly, 4. Afflictions will appear, 5. Murders will increase, 6. Money will overflow. Subhan Allah, if you notice, all of these 6 signs we are witnessing right now. True knowledge of Religion in Jews Christians and Muslims has vanished and we see most of the religious leaders of these 3 big religions are found misled from the path. Earthquakes all around the world have increased in number, as compared to the last century. Time is experienced to be passing quickly, Afflictions are happening to appear all around the world, and the number of Murders and have increased all around the world in the form of Mass Shootings and bomb blasts. Money has outflown in the form of inflation and economic disaster, people have more money and they are buying less from it. How precise this prophecy of Muhammad (ﷺ) was, SubhanAllah.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:1036
Sahih al-Bukhari 1036
Book 15, Hadith 31

 

Women Dressing in the Modern Ages:

Abu Huraira RA reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: “Two are the types amongst the denizens of Hell, the one possessing whips like the tail of an ox and they flog people with their help. (The second one) the women who would be naked despite their being dressed, who are seduced (to wrong paths) and seduce others with their hair high like humps. These women would not get into Paradise and they would not perceive the odour of Paradise, although its fragrance can be perceived from such and such distance (from a great distance).”

Explanation:

In this hadith, Muhammad (ﷺ) prophecised an amazing event that we are witnessing in the modern ages. At that time, women used to cover themselves in front of unknown people, even the women of Non-Believers, Jews and Christians used to dress modestly by covering their bodies. Even if we go back to the time of the last century, women used to dress modestly by covering their entire body, so no one could have ever imagined that this hadith would implement at any point of time in future.

But today, we see women in the most disgusting dressing the world has ever seen. I don’t have to share examples of it we all know what is going on with the dressing of women on the internet.

Coming to the term Muhammad (ﷺ) used in this hadith is “ women who would be naked despite their being dressed”. Tight dressing, half-naked dressing and dressing on the beaches all over the world, all of these fall under the statement of Muhammad (ﷺ). SubhanAllah how precisely He (ﷺ) mentioned this happening which a person living even 200 years before from today would not have imagined, and He (ﷺ) mentioned this fact more than 1400 years ago.

The first sign mentioned in this hadith “one possessing whips” can be explained as any person who is an oppressor to his/her subordinate or servant, and we can find tens of thousands of examples of such oppressors around us in the modern age.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2128b
Sahih Muslim 2128b
Book 53, Hadith 63

 

Wicked People:

Ibn Mas`ud RA added: “I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying; (It will be) from among the most wicked people who will be living at the time when the Hour will be established."

Explanation:

In this hadith, again Muhammad (ﷺ) shared a sign to know the end of the world is near. He (ﷺ) said, “from among the most wicked people who will be living at that time”. We can see the world today, from top to the bottom, rich to poor, religious and non-religious, people from all sects and races are wicked, and they are the most wicked among the wicked people ever lived in the world. In Islam, we rank the Pharrow of Moses AS as the most wicked person ever lived in history, and you can see people around the world, there are tens of thousands of people ruling the world on every scale of authority, they are more wicked than the Pharrow of Moses AS. SubhanAllah, another prophecy with 100% accuracy.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:7067
Sahih al-Bukhari 7067
Book 92, Hadith 18

 

Time will Pass Quickly:

Anas bin Malik RA narrated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The hour shall not be established until the time will pass quickly, and the year is like a month, a month is like a week, and the week is like the day, and the day is like the hour, and the hour is like the flare of the fire."

Explanation:

This hadith is often misinterpreted by a lot of people and religious leaders around the world. They consider it to be wrong because they think that Muhammad (ﷺ) wanted to say that in the end time will shrink, hence will be passed quickly. This means that the days and nights will be shorter by the effect of earth rotation slowed down.

But this interpretation is wrong. The correct interpretation of this hadith is that people will become so much busy that they will not be able to witness the time passing. If you read the hadith again, it says “the time will be PASSED quickly, a year LIKE a month” and so on. The words used in this hadith “PASSED and LIKE” show that Muhammad (ﷺ) wanted to say that people will experience that as time passes quickly, however, it will be of the same duration.

This can be explained by the modern gadgets we use to pass out time (mobiles, the internet and new technologies). Now people never get bored, they have a lot of things around them to pass the time and I believe that you know what I am saying, when we start to use mobile, we experience the time to pass quickly.

SubhanAllah, He (ﷺ) said it perfectly, and we are experiencing it now.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2332
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2332
Book 36, Hadith 29

 

Western People will follow Truth:

It has been narrated by Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas RA that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The people of the West will continue to triumphantly follow the truth until the Hour is established.”

Explanation:

In this hadith, Muhammad (ﷺ) mentioned the area in the west of the Arabian Peninsula, that will triumphantly follow the truth (Islam), till the last day. The area in the west of Arabia if you see the maps now in the State of Levant, (this includes Syria, Jordan, Palestine etc), see the reference image below.

We see now, that Islam is being followed in these areas openly. Muslims in these areas are not powerful, neither of those Muslim states has nuclear power or is strong with armed forces. But still, we see that the USA and any other country are unable to hold on to these states, they are still openly following Islam. SubhanAllah and they will do it till the last hour as per the prediction of Muhammad (ﷺ).

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1925
Sahih Muslim 1925
Book 33, Hadith 253

Reference Image:

Hejaz on the Map is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu and Taif.
About Hejaz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hejaz

 

The Calamity of Uthman R.A in his End Days:

Narrated Abu Musa RA: “While I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) in one of the gardens of Medina, a man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "Open the gate for him and give him the glad tidings that he will enter Paradise." I opened (the gate) for him, and behold! It was Abu Bakr RA. I informed him of the glad tidings the Prophet (ﷺ) had said, and he praised Allah SWT. Then another man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me "Open (the gate) and give him the glad tidings of entering Paradise." I opened (the gate) for him, and behold! It was `Umar RA. I informed him of what the Prophet (ﷺ) had said, and he praised Allah SWT. Then another man came and asked me to open the gate. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me. "Open (the gate) for him and inform him of the glad tidings, of entering Paradise with a calamity which will befall him. " Behold! It was `Uthman RA, I informed him of what Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said. He praised Allah SWT and said, "I seek Allah SWT's Aid."

Explanation:

As mentioned in the hadith, this all happened the same few years after the death of Muhammad (ﷺ) and the two Caliphs right after Him (Abubakar and Umar RA). Why does this calamity happen with Uthman RA? The historians of Islam write the whole story and explain the reasons in depth.

Reasons for the Calamity on Uthman:

After Umar RA's assassination in 644, a consultative assembly (shura) of the prominent companions of Muhammad (ﷺ), which included Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf RA, Ali AS, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas RA, Talha RA, Uthman RA and al-Zubayr RA elected Uthman RA caliph. Although Uthman RA had been an early companion of Muhammad (ﷺ) from the time of Mecca and had been devoted to the cause of Islam, he belonged to the Umayyad clan of the Quraysh tribe a grouping of Meccan clans to which Muhammad (ﷺ) and most of his prominent Meccan companions belonged. Umayyads had been staunch opponents of Muhammad (ﷺ) during His (ﷺ) ministry and had converted to Islam only after the conquest of Mecca in 629 near the end of Muhammad (ﷺ)'s career. Muhammad (ﷺ), and later Abu Bakr RA and Umar RA tried to win the Umayyads over and incorporate them into the new order by awarding them gifts and important posts.

Right after Uthman RA was elected as Caliph of Muslim states, He RA began centralizing the power by reliance on his Umayyad relatives, to the exclusion of other Quraysh, who had enjoyed significant authority during the reign of his two predecessors, and the Ansar, Medinese helpers of Muhammad (ﷺ), who had already lost some importance after his death. Uthman RA appointed his kinsmen to all of the provincial governorships and made several land and monetary grants to his relatives including Marwan ibn al-Hakam and Sa'id ibn al-'As. Around the year 650, starting roughly with the latter half of his reign, general opinion turned against Uthman RA. He was accused of nepotism and of appointing people who are too young to important posts. Uthman RA's interference in the provincial affairs, which consisted of his declaration of the crown lands of Iraq as the state assets, and his demand that provincial surplus is forwarded to the caliph in Medina, brought about widespread opposition to his rule, especially from Iraq and Egypt, where the majority of the conquest armies had settled. The old settlers also (ﷺ) their status threatened by the land grants in conquered territories to prominent Quraysh like Talha RA and al-Zubayr RA and the Caliph allowing late arriving tribal chiefs, such as Ash'ath ibn Qays, to acquire lands there in exchange for their lands in Arabia. This tension begins to rise to the extent that leads to His assassination.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:3693
Sahih al-Bukhari 3693
Book 62, Hadith 43
The assassination of Uthman RA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Uthman

 

Victory and Spreading of Islam in East and West:

Thuban reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “Allah SWT drew the ends of the world near one another for my sake. And I have seen its eastern and western ends. And the dominion of my Ummah would reach those ends which have been drawn near me and I have been granted the red and the white treasure and I begged my Lord for my Ummah that it should not be destroyed because of famine,”

Explanation:

This happened during the life of Muhammad (ﷺ), right after His death (ﷺ), and in the current time. Muhammad (ﷺ) foretold that Islam will spread all around the world and that Muslims will be victorious. At that time, the Roman and Persian empires were the biggest of all, and after the death of Muhammad (ﷺ), his companions conquered both empires and most of the parts of East and West. This was prophecised by Muhammad (ﷺ) and at that time no one could have imagined that this can happen.

In the modern age, we see Islam spreading at the fastest pace that it ever spread, and today it is the second largest religion in the world, despite all the anti-Islamic activities. SubhanAllah, what a prophecy of Muhammad (ﷺ).

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/muslim:2889a
Sahih Muslim 2889a
Book 54, Hadith 24

 

Martyrdom of Ammar R.A:

Narrated `Ikrima: Ibn `Abbas RA said to me and his son Ali AS, "Go to Abu Sa`id RA and listen to what he narrates." So we went and found him in a garden looking after it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and started narrating till the topic of the construction of the mosque reached. He said, "We were carrying one adobe at a time while `Ammar RA was carrying two. The Prophet (ﷺ) started removing the dust from his body and said, "Woe to ‘Ammār! He will be killed by the transgressing party; He will be inviting them (i.e. his murderers, the rebellious group) to Paradise and they will invite him to Hell-fire." `Ammar RA said, "I seek refuge with Allah SWT from affliction."

Explanation:

As mentioned in the hadith above, Ammar ibn Yasir RA was killed in the Battle of Siffin as the decisive distinguisher between the righteous group and the sinful one in the First Fitna. After the death of Muhammad (ﷺ), Ammar RA remained loyal to Ali AS and fought against Muawiya RA in the Battle of the Camel and the Battle of Siffin. May Allah SWT be pleased with Him.

This event took place a few years after the death of Muhammad (ﷺ) and was foretold to His companions. He (ﷺ) even told them that He RA will be killed by a rebellious group. SubhanAllah.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:447
Sahih al-Bukhari 447
Book 8, Hadith 96
Learn more about Ammar ibn Yasir RA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammar_ibn_Yasir

 

Arabia will Revert to Meadows and Rivers:

Abu Huraira RA reported Allah's Messenger ((ﷺ)) as saying: The Last Hour will not come before wealth becomes abundant and overflowing, so much so that a man takes Zakat out of his property and cannot find anyone to accept it from him and till the land of Arabia reverts to meadows and rivers.

Explanation:

In this hadith, there are two amazing factors of prophecy by Muhammad (ﷺ).

The first factor is that the Arabian Peninsula will become green again, and there will be meadows and rivers in it, and we see now with our eyes that Arabia is getting greener day by day.

The second factor is that He (ﷺ) said that it will “Revert” which means that Arabia was once green, and we all know that in the time Muhammad (ﷺ) lived, it was hot and dry as it is now. He (ﷺ) said it will become green again.

SubhanAllah, how could he know the past and the future of Arabia if He (ﷺ) was not a prophet of Allah SWT. This clearly shows us that He (ﷺ) got all the information from a Divine source.

References:

https://sunnah.com/muslim:157c
Sahih Muslim 157c
Book 12, Hadith 76
Arabia is getting greener: https://bit.ly/3yAP3v3
Arabia was green: https://www.britannica.com/place/Arabian-Desert/Geology

 

Prophecy about Um’Harma bint Milhan:

Narrated Khalid bin Madan RA: That 'Umair bin Al-Aswad Al-Anasi RA told him that he went to 'Ubada bin As-Samit RA while he was staying in his house at the sea-shore of Hims with (his wife) Um Haram RA. 'Umair RA said. Umm Haram RA informed us that she heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "Paradise is granted to the first batch of my followers who will undertake a naval expedition." Umm Haram RA added, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Will I be amongst them?' He replied, 'You are amongst them.' The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, 'The first army amongst my followers who will invade Caesar's City will be forgiven their sins.' I asked, 'Will I be one of them, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?' He replied in the negative."

Explanation:

This prophecy was met right after the death of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). As mentioned in this hadith, Muhammad (ﷺ) was asked by Umm Haram bint Milhan, will she be amongst the first batch of followers who will undertake the naval expedition? and Muhammad (ﷺ) answered her, yes you will be among them. Right after the death of Muhammad (ﷺ), companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) narrated that Umm Haram was among the believers who undertook the naval expedition. SubhanAllah!

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2924
Sahih al-Bukhari 2924
Book 56, Hadith 137

 

The Fate of Muslims:

Narrated by Thawban RA: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The people will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their dish. Then someone asked: Will that be because of our small numbers at that time? He replied: No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be scum and rubbish like that carried down by a torrent, and Allah SWT will take the fear of you from the breasts of your enemy and last enervation (wahn) into your hearts. Someone asked: What is wahn (enervation). Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): He replied: Love of the world and dislike of death.

Explanation:

This hadith contains multiple facts we are witnessing in the modern age.

Muhammad (ﷺ) said in this hadith that “the people will summon one another to attach you”. We can see in the modern age, that very few Islamic States are safe from the invasion of non-muslim countries, there is a list of Islamic states that were attacked, invaded and ruled by powerful countries all over the world.

Muhammad (ﷺ) when asked, “will it be because of our small number?” Answered “No, you will be numerous at that time” and now we see that Muslims are spread all over the world, number of Muslims is the second largest in the world, first is Christianity.

Muhammad (ﷺ) said, “but you will be scum and rubbish like that carried down by a torrent, and Allah SWT will take the fear of you from the breasts of your enemy and last enervation (wahn) into your hearts” and we see now that we are so much in number but nobody fear us and have been attacked by many countries instead.

Muhammad (ﷺ) was then asked about the “Wahn” at that time. He (ﷺ) said “Love of the world and dislike of death”, and we see now we love our worldly life and we are so diluted in it that we have forgotten the hereafter.

SubhanAllah, not even a single word of Muhammad (ﷺ) was wrong in this hadith.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4297
Sunan Abi Dawud 4297
Book 39, Hadith 7

 

Hassan AS, a Peacemaker:

Narrated Al-Hasan Al-Basri RA: I heard Abu Bakr RA saying, "I (ﷺ) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on the pulpit and Al-Hasan bin `Ali AS was by his side. The Prophet (ﷺ) was looking once at the people and once at Al-Hasan bin `Ali AS saying, 'This son of mine is a Saiyid (i.e. a noble) and may Allah SWT make peace between two big groups of Muslims through him."

Explanation:

This hadith was narrated by Al’Hassan Al’Basri RA that Hasan bin `Ali AS led large battalions like mountains against Muawiya RA. `Amr bin Al-As RA said (to Muawiya), "I surely see battalions which will not turn back before killing their opponents." Muawiya RA who was the best of the two men said to him, "O `Amr! If these killed those and those killed these, who would be left with me for the jobs of the public, who would be left with me for their women, who would be left with me for their children?" Then Muawiya sent two Quraishi men from the tribe of `Abd-i-Shams called `Abdur Rahman bin Sumura and `Abdullah bin 'Amir bin Kuraiz to Al-Hasan saying to them, "Go to this man (i.e. Al-Hasan AS) and negotiate peace with him and talk and appeal to him." So, they went to Al-Hasan AS and talked and appealed to him to accept peace. Al-Hasan AS said, "We, the offspring of `Abdul Muttalib, have got wealth and people have indulged in killing and corruption (and money only will appease them)." They said to Al-Hasan AS, "Muawiya RA offers you so and so, and appeals to you and entreats you to accept peace." Al-Hasan AS said to them, "But who will be responsible for what you have said?" They said, "We will be responsible for it." So, whatever Al- Hasan AS asked they said, "We will be responsible for it for you." So, Al-Hasan AS concluded a peace treaty with Muawiya.

SubhanAllah, 40 years after Muhammad (ﷺ) prophesized this peace treaty by Hassan AS, was completed the same way, when the two armies of Islam confronted, Hasan waived his rights and prevented shedding the blood of Muslims.

اللھم صلی علی محمد و ال محمد | Peace and Blessing be upon Muhammad (ﷺ) and His Family AS.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2704
Sahih al-Bukhari 2704
Book 53, Hadith 14

 

The Conflict between the Household AS of Muhammad (ﷺ):

Qays said: ‘When Ayesha RA reached Bani Amer’s well at night, some dogs barked at her. She asked: ‘What is the name of this well?’ They replied: ‘This is Hawab’s well’. She replied: ‘I have to return’. Some of those who were with her said: ‘Nay you shall go forward so that the Muslims shall see you and Allah SWT then makes peace between them’. She replied: ‘Allah’s messenger once said: ‘Then what would you (wives of the prophet) do when you hear the barking of Al-Hawab dogs?’

In another hadith that was narrated by Abu Rauf RA that Muhammad (ﷺ) said to Ali AS:  “There will be an issue between you and ‘Aisha RA’.”

Explanation:

Look how precisely Muhammad (ﷺ) mentioned the name of Al-Hawab. The same happened with Ayesha RA when she joined hands with Talha RA and Zubayr RA, to fight against Ali AS in the Battle of the Camel (also known as Battle of Jamal). This happened because Aisha RA wanted Ali AS to avenge the assassination of the third caliph, Uthman RA. According to al-Tabari, at a place called Hawab on the way to Basra, Aisha RA was disheartened by the incessant howling of dogs which reminded her of Muhammad (ﷺ)'s ominous warning to his wives years ago, "The day will come that the dogs of Hawab will bark at one of you, and that would be the day when she would be in manifest error."

Reference:

Hadith Authentication Link: https://bit.ly/3PxyMOx
Musnad Ahmed Hadith Collection: https://sunnah.com/ahmad
First Hadith: Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal 1587.
Second Hadith: Musnad Ahmed bin Hanbal 25943, 27198, 27249.
Battle of Camel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel

 

Rejection of Hadith Knowledge:

Narrated Al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib RA: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Lo! Soon a Hadith from me will be conveyed to a man, while he is reclining on his couch, and he says: 'Between us and you is Allah SWT's Book. So whatever we find in it that is lawful, we consider lawful, and whatever we find in it that is unlawful, we consider it unlawful."

Explanation:

This hadith explains the events we are witnessing in the modern age, and it has been happening since the death of Muhammad (ﷺ). People among Muslim Ummah are delegitimizing the Hadith books and the knowledge we receive from them. The hadith explains the same attitude of people from our Muslim community who reject hadiths and they say the same words, “we have the Book of Allah SWT with us, so we don’t need to rely on the Ahadith collection”, and the statement mentioned in this hadith “while he is reclining on his couch” means that people with limited knowledge, and people who don’t like to research and study about Islam, they will say these words.

Quran is the Law and Hadith is the Shariah/Implementation of that Law. Quran tells us to pray the 5-time prayers, Hadith tells us how to do it. Quran tells us to make ablution and ghusal for purity, Hadith tells us how to do it. In every aspect of life, Quran tells us the rule and Hadith tells us the way of implementing and performing that rule. So hadith is a major part of Islamic law and we all must accept it because these are the word of a Person Who is the Messanger of Allah SWT, and not only a Messanger, a very Beloved one.

Reference:

https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:2664
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2664
Book 41, Hadith 20

 

Reason for Quoting the Prophecies:

The reason to quote the Prophecies of Muhammad (ﷺ) is not to declare Him as a supernatural being who knows everything. As mentioned at the beginning of this Article, Muhammad (ﷺ) himself mentioned many times that He does not know the unseen except for what Allah SWT shares with Him. The point to collect these prophecies here is to clear the doubts of those people who say that Muhammad (ﷺ) made up all the things He mentioned in His life, things that belong to the Quran and Hadith. How could a man with so ordinary abilities of humans know what was about to come, and in such a precise manner that those events did happen during his life, after his life and the events we are witnessing in the current time. This clearly shows that such events were prophesized by Him through the knowledge Allah SWT shared with Him. No doubt, Muhammad (ﷺ) is the most praised Person ever lived on the planet earth and He is the best of all mankind, but He was just a Human being as Quran mentions in Surah Al Imran, 3:144 https://quran.com/3/144

“Muhammad (ﷺ) is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. So, if he was to die or be killed, would you turn back on your heels [to unbelief]?”

This verse mentions that Muhammad (ﷺ) is also just a Messenger of Allah SWT, so do not consider Him as a supernatural being, He will also die and Allah SWT is the only One who will stay forever and He only has the knowledge of the unseen.

These prophecies hold an important part in “Dalail Ul Nubuwwah” (proofs of Prophethood). These prophecies can prove that Muhammad (ﷺ) is the Prophet and Messanger of Allah SWT and everything that He (ﷺ) brought, taught and implemented was from Allah SWT.

 

Conclusion:

In the end, I would like to conclude this article with thought and want everyone to think about this. At the time Muhammad (ﷺ) lived, there was very limited knowledge of science and people were so simple that they were unfamiliar with the simplest technologies of the modern era. Then how could Muhammad (ﷺ) prophecised these events with such accuracy, like in the end times, people of Arabs (barefooted, poor people) will compete with one another in building tall buildings?

This diverts the attention of every rational person to the fact that these events are impossible to be prophecised by such a simple person like Muhammad (ﷺ), who we all know was an illiterate person. These events could only be prophecised through a source who knows everything that happened in the past and everything that will happen in the future. That Being must be greater than everything we know because He sees what we are unable to see and know what we are unable to know. That must be the Creator who should be above all and He must be One, not multiple, and these attributes are only claimed by One God Allah SWT.

Quran 114 explains who is Allah https://quran.com/112

“Say, "He is Allāh SWT, [who is] One, Allāh SWT, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

 

Notes about the Article:

(ﷺ) – Peace and Blessing be upon Him (Muhammad SAW) – صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
SWT – Glorious and Exalted is He (Allah SWT) – سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى‎
RA – God be pleased with Him/Her (Companions of Muhammad SAW, Male and Female)– رضي الله عنه
AS – Peace be upon Him/Her (Family of Muhammad SAW and Angels) – عليه السلام