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: "There will come such times upon people in which circumstances will change in such a way that the liar will be considered truthful and the truthful will be considered a liar, and the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous, and the most inferior people will speak (regarding the affairs of the common people)." Someone asked, "What is meant by 'al-Ruwaybidah'?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "It refers to those foolish people who will make decisions by speaking about the affairs of the general public."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Surely, before the Dajjal, there will come such years in which realities will be altered. Further, it is like the above-mentioned hadith, except that in this one it is mentioned: Someone asked, "What is ar-Ruwaibidhah?" He, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "It is the sinful and lowly person who will discuss the affairs of the common people."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: A time will come upon people when a person will not care about wealth—whether it is lawful or unlawful.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: In the last era of my Ummah, people will ride on saddles resembling camel-litters; they will dismount at the doors of mosques; their women will be clothed yet naked; their heads will be like the humps of weak Bactrian camels. Such women are accursed; curse them. If there were to be another Ummah after you, your women would serve them just as the women of previous nations served you.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Soon, in the last era, there will come some people in my Ummah who will narrate to you such ahadith that neither you nor your forefathers have heard. So beware of such people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last era, there will be people who will outwardly appear as brothers (and well-wishers) to each other, but inwardly they will be enemies of one another. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! Why will this be so? He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: This will be because some of them will be inclined towards others and some will fear others.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: What will be your condition when you will no longer receive (jizyah) dinars and dirhams? Someone asked him: O Abu Hurairah! Do you think this will happen? He said: Yes, by Him in Whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah! This is the statement of the Truthful and Trusted One, peace and blessings be upon him. The people asked: Why will this happen? He said: When the covenant of Allah and His Messenger is not upheld, as a result Allah Almighty will harden the hearts of the dhimmis and thus they will withhold what is in their hands. By Him in Whose hand is the life of Abu Hurairah! This will certainly happen. He repeated this statement twice.

(Second chain) Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (A time will come) when the people of Iraq will withhold their qafiz and dirham, Syria its mudd and dinar, and Egypt its irdabb and dinar, and you will return to where you began, and you will return to where you started. The flesh and blood of Abu Hurairah bears witness to this truth.

Abu Nadrah says: We were with Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: It is near that the import of qafeez and dirham to the people of Iraq will be stopped. We asked: How will this happen? He said: From the side of the non-Arabs, (a time will come when) they will stop it. Then he said: It is near that the import of dinar and mudd to the people of Sham will be stopped. We asked: How will this happen? He said: From the Romans, (a time will come when) they will stop it. After that, he paused for a little while and then said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In the last part of my Ummah, there will be a caliph who will give out handfuls of wealth to the people and will not count it. I asked Abu Nadrah and Abu Alaa: What do you think, could he be Umar bin Abdul Aziz? They said: No.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! Among all people, I have the most knowledge about the tribulations that will occur from today until the Day of Resurrection. The reason for this is not that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me secret things that he did not tell others. The matter is that in one gathering, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about tribulations, and I was also present in that assembly. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to enumerate and explain the tribulations. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among them, there will be three tribulations that, due to their severity, will leave nothing untouched. Some tribulations will be like the summer winds, and some will be small, and some will be large. Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: All the people who were present in that gathering have passed away; only I am alive.