It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Before the Day of Resurrection, there will be «هرج» .”Someone asked:“What is the meaning of «هرج» ?”He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“It means killing. (Bear in mind that) it does not mean your killing of the polytheists, rather it means you will kill one another. (And the situation will reach such a point that) a man will kill his neighbor, his brother, his uncle, and his cousin.”The Companions asked:“Will we have our senses at that time?”He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“The intellects of the people of that time will be taken away; they will be foolish. Most of them will think they are upon something (true), but they will not be upon anything (true).”Abu Musa said:“By the One in Whose hand is my soul! If we live to see such days, there will be only one way to escape from them: just as we entered, so we should leave from there, neither shedding anyone’s blood nor seizing anyone’s wealth.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the nearness of the Hour is that the worst people will be given high positions, honorable people will be considered lowly, people will boast greatly, actions will become limited, and «مثناة» will become widespread among the people, and no one will be able to deny it." It was asked, "What is meant by «مثناة» ?" He replied: "That which is written besides the Qur'anic (sciences)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time of deception and trickery will soon come upon the people, in which the liar will be considered truthful and the truthful will be considered a liar, the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous, and «رويبضه» type of people (those related to the affairs of the common people) will speak." It was asked, "What is meant by «رويبضه» ?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Ordinary and foolish people who will discuss and debate the affairs of the common people."

Aswad bin Yazid says: The iqamah was called for prayer in the mosque, and we set out towards the mosque with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). The people were in the state of bowing (ruku‘), so Sayyiduna Abdullah performed ruku‘ (before reaching the row), and we also bent for ruku‘ and, while in the state of ruku‘, walked and stood in the row. A man passed in front of Sayyiduna Abdullah and said: Abu Abdur-Rahman! As-salamu ‘alaykum. Sayyiduna Abdullah, while in the state of ruku‘, said: Allah and His Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) have spoken the truth. When they finished the prayer, some people asked: When that man greeted you with salam, why did you say: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth? He replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) say:“This too is among the signs of the Hour, that salam will be given only on the basis of acquaintance.”And in another narration:“A man will greet another with salam, but will do so only on the basis of acquaintance.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Taghlib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is among the signs of the Hour: wealth will become widespread, ignorance will become common, tribulations will emerge, trade will become widespread, and knowledge (that is, reading and writing) will become common."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umayyah Jumahi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This is among the signs of the Hour, that knowledge will be sought from insignificant and lowly people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This too is among the signs of the Hour, that a man will pass by the mosque without performing two rak'ahs of prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Foul language, obscene speech, severing of ties of kinship, considering the treacherous as trustworthy and the trustworthy as treacherous are among the signs of the Hour."

The wife of Qa’qa’ bin Abu Hadard Aslami narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) saying from the pulpit:“O people! When you hear about the earth swallowing up someone nearby, (it will mean as if) the Hour has already cast its shadow.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Hour, (people's) forms will be distorted, they will be swallowed up, and stones will be hurled upon them."