It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari’s brother, Sayyiduna Abu Burdah bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Make the death of my Ummah such that they die by the spear in Your path or by plague.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abbas bin Mirdas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made many supplications for forgiveness and mercy for his Ummah on the evening of Arafah. Allah Almighty said: I have accepted your supplications and I have forgiven your Ummah, except that if anyone among the people wrongs another, this crime will not be forgiven. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O my Lord! You are able to forgive the oppressor and grant the oppressed recompense from Yourself equal to the oppression he suffered. That night only this much happened. When the next day came and you (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Muzdalifah in the morning, you again made supplications for your Ummah. Suddenly, you (peace and blessings be upon him) began to smile. A companion said: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, you have smiled at a time when you do not usually smile. May Allah keep you smiling, what is the reason for this smile? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I smiled at the condition of Allah’s enemy, Iblis. When he found out that Allah Almighty had accepted my supplication for my Ummah and had promised to forgive even the oppressor, he began to raise his hands and lament his destruction and ruin, and started throwing dust on his head. So I smiled at his distress and anxiety.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: I have been sent in the best era of the children of Adam, era after era, until I came in this era.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We performed the Maghrib prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), after which we thought that we should wait and perform the ‘Isha prayer with him as well. So we waited. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came at the time of ‘Isha, he said:“Have you been sitting here since Maghrib?”We said:“O Messenger of Allah! Yes, we thought that we would perform the ‘Isha prayer with you as well.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“You did well.”After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head towards the sky, and he would often raise his head towards the sky, then he said:“These stars are the protectors of the sky; when they disappear, what Allah has promised for the sky will be fulfilled. And I am the protector of my companions; when I depart, what has been promised to my companions will befall them. And my companions are the protectors of my Ummah; when my companions depart, then severe conditions that have been promised to my Ummah will befall them.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who are the most virtuous among the people?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Myself and those with me." Then it was asked, "Who are the most virtuous after them?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Those who come after them." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Who are after them?" So he left (i.e., remained silent).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The best time for you is my era, then the one after that." Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, says: "I do not know whether he, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned this twice or three times." Then he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "After that, there will come people who will love obesity and will give testimonies without being asked for them."

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 best era of my Ummah is the one in which I have been sent, then the era after that will be superior, then the one after that. Allah knows best whether the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned the third era after that or not. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: After that, there will come people who will love obesity and they will bear witness when their testimony is not requested.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Mula, he says: I was walking in Ahwaz and ahead of me there was a man riding a mule, saying: O Allah, my time in this Ummah has been completed, now unite me with my companions. When I heard his words, I said: And me too, include me in your prayer as well. He said: O Allah! Let this companion of mine also be with me, if he also desires this. Then he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best of my Ummah is my time, then those who come after them. Now I do not know whether the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned the third generation or not. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: After that, such people will come among whom obesity will be common, they will not be asked for testimony, but they will give testimony. This man was Sayyiduna Buraidah Aslami, may Allah be pleased with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The best era for the people is my era, then the one after it, then the one after it, and then the one after it. After that, there will come people whose testimonies will precede their oaths and whose oaths will precede their testimonies.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The best era for the people is my era, then the era after that, and then the era after that. After them, there will come people who will be corpulent and will like corpulence, and they will give testimonies before being asked for them.