It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Beast of the Earth (Dabbat al-Ard, the creature that will come out of the earth) will appear, having with it the staff of Musa (peace be upon him) and the ring of Sulayman (peace be upon him). It will make the face of the believer shine with the staff and brand the nose of the disbeliever with the ring, so much so that when the people sitting around a dining spread gather, they will address one another with these words: O believer! and O disbeliever!"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "A time will come upon the people in which a man will be envied for the lightness of his circumstances (having few dependants and little wealth) just as today one with abundant wealth and children is envied." A man asked him: Which wealth will be best in that time? He said: "Good weapons and a fine horse; wherever the tribulation turns, he will move away from it (by means of them)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.