It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Before the appearance of these six signs, do as many good deeds as you can: (1) the rising of the sun from the west, (2) the Dajjal, (3) the smoke, (4) the beast of the earth, (5) the state of every soul being concerned only with itself, and (6) the matter of the common people.

Abu Sarihah, Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Asid Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting in an upper room and we were talking below. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards us and asked: "What are you discussing?" The people said: "About the Hour (Day of Judgment)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until you see these ten signs: (1) The sinking of the earth in the East. (2) The sinking in the West. (3) The sinking in the Arabian Peninsula. (4) Smoke. (5) The Dajjal. (6) The Beast of the Earth. (7) The rising of the sun from the West. (8) The appearance of Gog and Magog. (9) A fire that will emerge from the farthest part of Aden and will drive people forward." Imam Shu’bah says: "I also heard from Furat that wherever people stop, that fire will also stop, and wherever they take a midday rest, it will also rest." Imam Shu’bah says: "Besides Furat, another man also narrated this hadith to me; he narrated from Abu Tufail, and Abu Tufail took it from Sayyiduna Abu Sarihah, but he did not narrate this hadith as being raised (marfu‘) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). One of these two shaykhs also mentioned the descent of ‘Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) and the wind that will cast people into the sea as signs of the Hour."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The flourishing of Bayt al-Maqdis will be the ruin of Yathrib, the ruin of Yathrib will be the occurrence of bloodshed, and the bloodshed will be the conquest of Constantinople, and the conquest of Constantinople will be the emergence of the Dajjal. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on the thigh or shoulder of Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: All these matters are as certain as your sitting here.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Great bloodshed, the conquest of Constantinople, and the emergence of Dajjal—these three events will occur within seven months.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Nufail Sakuni (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were present in the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly a man asked you: O Messenger of Allah! Has food ever come to you from the sky? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: Yes. He then asked: What was with it? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: With it was such a vessel in which the food remained hot. The companions asked: Was anything left from that food? You replied: Yes. He then asked: What became of it? You (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: It was taken up, and revelation began to come to me that death is approaching me and I will no longer remain among you, and you too will remain for only a short time after me, rather you will remain for such a short period that you will ask one another: Have we departed so soon? And you will come in groups and destroy one another, and before the Day of Judgment, deaths will become widespread, and after that, the years of earthquakes will begin.

Ibn Zaghb Iyadi says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hawalah Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) was at my house, and he narrated this hadith to me: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us on foot to the surroundings of Madinah Munawwarah so that we might bring back spoils of war, but it happened that we could not obtain any spoils. When we returned, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed the fatigue on our faces. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and said: O Allah! Do not entrust them to me, for I am too weak to fulfill this responsibility, and do not entrust them to their own selves, for they will become helpless, and do not entrust them to other people, for people will give preference to others over them. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, surely, Sham, Rome, and Persia (Iran) will be conquered, (and so much spoils of war will be gathered that) each one of you will receive many camels, many cows, and other spoils, and even when someone is given a hundred dinars, he will consider it little and express displeasure. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his blessed hand on my head and said: Ibn Hawalah! When you see that the Caliphate has been established in the Holy Land (i.e., Bayt al-Maqdis), then know that earthquakes, calamities, and great signs of the Hour have drawn near, and at that time the Hour will be even closer to the people, just as my hand is to your head.

Tariq bin Shihab says: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came and said: The iqamah has been pronounced. He stood up and we also stood up. When we entered the mosque, we saw that the people in the front part of the mosque were in the state of bowing (ruku‘). He said "Allahu Akbar" and (before reaching the row) performed ruku‘; we also performed ruku‘, then while in the state of ruku‘ we moved forward (and stood in the row), and we did as he did. A man passed by in haste and said: Abu Abdur Rahman! Peace be upon you. Hearing this, he said: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. When we had finished the prayer and returned, he went to his family. We sat down and began to say to each other: Did you hear that he replied to that man by saying: Allah has spoken the truth and His Messengers have conveyed (His message)? Who among you will ask him about what he did? Tariq said: I will ask. When he came out, he asked him. In reply, he said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Before the Day of Judgment, greetings of peace will be given only to specific people, and trade will become widespread, to the extent that a wife will help her husband in business matters; also, ties of kinship will be severed, false testimony will be given, true testimony will be concealed, and writing and reading (will also become widespread).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The Hour will not be established until a man from the descendants of Qahtan appears who will drive the people with his staff.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: These days and nights will not come to an end until a slave named Jahjah rules over the people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that once the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, was sitting in a gathering and speaking with the people, when a Bedouin came and asked: O Messenger of Allah! When will the Hour (Day of Judgment) come? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, continued his conversation. Some people said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, heard what he said, but disliked his question, and some said that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not hear what he said. When the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, finished his conversation, he asked: Where is the one who inquired about the Hour? He replied: I am here, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When trusts are lost, then await the Hour. He asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by losing the trusts? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: When matters are entrusted to those who are unqualified, then await the Hour.