Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Prophets are paternal brothers (that is, their father is one) and their mothers are different, and their religion is one. And I am the closest of all people to ‘Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) because there is no prophet between me and him, and he will descend (among my Ummah). When you see him, recognize him: he is of medium height, his complexion is reddish-white, he will be dressed in two cotton sheets, and when he descends, it will appear as if drops of water are falling from his head, although it will not be wet. He will fight people for Islam, break the cross, kill the swine, the concept of jizyah will end, and Allah Almighty will destroy all (false) religions except Islam during his time, and he will also destroy the Messiah Dajjal. And (during his time) there will be so much peace on earth that snakes will graze with camels, leopards with cows, and wolves with sheep, and children will play with snakes and they will not harm them. Hazrat ‘Isa (peace be upon him) will pass away after staying on earth for forty years, and the Muslims will offer his funeral prayer. And in another narration: then they will bury him.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: This hadith is similar in meaning to the one with the first chain, except that in this one it is stated: In their time, the one-eyed misleader and the false messiah will be destroyed.

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: Isa (peace be upon him) will descend from the sky to the earth, he will kill the swine, erase the cross, congregational prayer will be performed at his arrival, he will distribute so much wealth among the people that eventually no one will accept any wealth, he will abolish the jizya, and he will descend at the place of Ruhā’ and from there he will set out in the state of ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah or both. Then Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: {وَاِنْ مِّنْ اَھْلِ الْکِتَابِ اِلَّا لَیُوْمِنَنَّ بِہٖ قَبْلَ مَوْتِہٖ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیَامَۃِ یَکُوْنُ عَلَیْہِمْ شَہِیْدًا۔} (Surah An-Nisa: 159) (And there is none of the People of the Book but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them). Hanzalah thinks that Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said it in this way: that before the death of Isa (peace be upon him), they will believe in him; now I do not know whether all these words are from the Prophetic hadith or from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad! The son of Mary, peace be upon him, will recite the talbiyah for Hajj or Umrah or both on the wide road of Rawha.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: I hope that if my life is prolonged, I will meet ‘Isa ibn Maryam, peace be upon him, and if my death comes soon, then whoever among you meets him, convey my greetings to him on my behalf.

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: Soon, the Messiah, son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend as a just and fair ruler. He will kill the swine, break the cross, and the religion will become one. Convey to him the greetings of the Messenger of Allah. If it happens that I converse with him, he will affirm me. Then, when the time of the Prophet’s, peace and blessings be upon him, passing drew near, he said: Convey my greetings to him on my behalf.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: What will be your condition when Isa ibn Maryam, peace be upon him, descends among you and your leader will be from among yourselves?