Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best era of my Ummah is the one in which I was sent, then the one after that." (The narrator says:) Allah knows best whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the third era or not. (And then he said:) "Then there will come people who will bear witness though their testimony will not be sought, and they will make vows but will not fulfill them. They will be treacherous and will not be trusted, and obesity will become widespread among them."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abdullah bin Amr! What will be your condition when you remain among the leftover (i.e., lowly) people?" He asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Who will those people be?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When their covenants and trusts become mixed up and they become like this." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) interlaced his fingers to illustrate this. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "O Messenger of Allah! Then what should I do?" The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do what you consider to be good, and leave what you consider to be evil, and work only for yourself, and leave the common people (to their own state)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, the Jews were divided into 71 sects (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or were divided into 72 sects, and the Christians were likewise, and this nation will be divided into 73 sects."

Qais narrates: When Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) came (towards Iraq), she passed by the water springs of Banu Amir. She camped there at night and heard the barking of dogs. She inquired: Which water is this? People informed her, this is the water of Haw'ab. So Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I think I should return. People said: Stay, may Allah have mercy on you, move forward so that the Muslims may see you, perhaps Allah will bring about some good because of you. Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I think I should return, because I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "What will be the state of one of you (i.e., the wives of the Prophet) when the dogs of Haw'ab will bark at her."

Abu Aswad Du’ali narrates: Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this when I put my foot in the stirrup—I intended to go to Iraq—so Abdullah bin Salam said to me: Do not go to the people of Iraq, because if you go to them, the edge of the sword may strike you as well. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! The same thing was also said to me by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Abu Aswad says: I thought to myself, I have never seen anyone like him on a day like today—someone who is a warrior and yet speaks to people in the manner that he does (he meant Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until two great groups fight each other, and there will be a great battle between them, and the claim of both will be the same."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be two groups in my Ummah, and there will be fighting between them, and the group that is closer to the truth will be victorious in that fight."

Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A rebellious group will kill Ammar."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "A people will appear among you such that you will consider your prayers insignificant compared to their prayers, your fasts insignificant compared to their fasts, and your deeds insignificant compared to their deeds. They will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through its target. When you look at its fruit, you will see nothing there; when you look at its rear, you will see nothing; when you look at its feathers, you will see nothing. However, regarding its notch (the part called 'fawq'), you will be in doubt (whether something is attached there)."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, after me in my Ummah (here the narrator is doubtful about a word) there will be some people who will recite the Qur'an, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will go out of the religion just as an arrow passes through its target, and then they will not return to the religion. They will be the worst of all creation and the universe."