Hazrat Ziyad bin Sameen Kosh Al-Yamani narrates from Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr that he said: There will be a tribulation or tribulations that will destroy all the Arabs. The slain of these tribulations will be in the Fire. In these tribulations, the harm done by the tongue (speaking) will be more severe than that done by the sword.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delivered a sermon and said: Beware! Surely, there will be tribulations before you like pieces of a dark night. In them, a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, and a disbeliever in the morning and a believer in the evening. In them, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, and the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one riding. The noble companions asked: What do you command us to do? He said: Become the mats of your houses.

Hazrat Mujahid narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Before the Day of Judgment there will be tribulations like pieces of a dark night. In them, a person will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, and a believer in the evening and a disbeliever in the morning. And people will sell their religion in exchange for worldly goods.

Hazrat Abu Musa narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: Break your bows—he was speaking about tribulations—and cut the strings of your bows, and adhere to the inner parts of your houses, and become like the better of the two sons of Adam among them.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Samit narrates from Hazrat Abu Dharr, who says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: O Abu Dharr, tell me, if people fight to the extent that (the place) Hajaratu’z-Zayt is submerged in blood, what will you do? Hazrat Abu Dharr says: I submitted, Allah and His Messenger know best. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Enter your house. Hazrat Abu Dharr says: I submitted, should I take up arms? He said: At that time, you will also become a participant. Hazrat Abu Dharr says: I submitted, what should I do, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you fear that the rays of the sun will overpower you, then cover your face with your sheet. He (the attacker) will return with your sin and his own sin. (This means that even if someone comes into your house and attacks you, do not respond; the attacker will return with the burden upon himself.)

Hazrat Abu Musa narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Surely, there will come such days before you in which ignorance will descend and knowledge will be taken away, and "harj" will become widespread. The noble companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is meant by 'harj'?" He replied, "Killing."

Hazrat Yazid bin Al-Asam narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Trials will come upon you like pieces of a dark night. In them, every bold and brave person, every swift rider, and every eloquent and loud-voiced orator will be destroyed."

Hazrat Kurz bin Alqamah Al-Khuza'i narrates: A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is there an end for Islam?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes, among the Arabs or non-Arabs, whichever household Allah wills good for, He will cause Islam to enter upon them." The man asked, "Then what will happen?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then there will be tribulations that will occur like clouds gathering. You will return like biting snakes among them, striking each other's necks. The black snake raises its head and then pounces upon (its prey) to bite."

Hazrat Urwah narrates from Hazrat Usamah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards some of the hills of Madinah and then said, "Do you see what I am seeing? I see tribulations descending upon your houses like the drops of rain."

Hazrat Abu Al-Minhāl Sayyār bin Salāmah narrates: He said that when Ibn Ziyad was expelled, Marwān took control of Shām, Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair took control of Makkah, and the Qurra took control of Basrah. ‘Awf said: Abu Al-Minhāl said, "my father became very sad," and the narrator says that Abu Al-Minhal used to speak well of his father. Abu Al-Minhāl said: My father said to me, "O son! Take us to that man among the companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." So we set out towards Hazrat Abu Barzah Aslami on a day of intense heat. He was sitting in a high shade made for him from bamboo. My father began to speak with him, wanting to converse. My father said, "O Abu Barzah! Do you not see? Do you not see?" The first thing he said was, "I am angry with the tribes of Quraysh. Indeed, O tribes of Arabia, you were in that state of scarcity and ignorance that you know. And indeed Allah Almighty elevated you through Islam and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) until you reached the state you now see. And this world is what has caused corruption among you. Indeed, those who are in Shām"—he meant Marwān—"By Allah, he is not fighting except for the world. And indeed, those around you whom you call your Qurra, By Allah, they too are not fighting except for the world." Abu Al-Minhāl the narrator says: When he had not spared anyone, my father said to him, "What is your view?" He replied, "Today, I do not consider anyone better than that group who clings to the earth, whose bellies are empty of people's wealth, whose backs are free from the responsibility of people's blood."