It is narrated from Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from among the people of Najd came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his hair was disheveled, and his voice was humming but his words were not understood, until he came close to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It was seen that he was asking about Islam, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There are five prayers (obligatory) in the day and night." He said: Is there any prayer obligatory upon me besides these (five)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you offer voluntary prayers of your own accord." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "And the fasts of Ramadan (are obligatory)." He said: Are there any other fasts obligatory upon me besides these? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you keep voluntary fasts of your own accord." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned Zakat, he asked: Is there anything else obligatory upon me besides this (Zakat)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you give voluntary charity of your own accord." Then that man turned away saying: By Allah! I will neither add to these nor decrease from them. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If he has spoken the truth, he has succeeded."

And with this same chain (it is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) that he saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, pointing towards the east. He, peace and blessings be upon him, was saying: "Listen! Indeed, the trial is here, indeed, the trial is here, from where the horn of Satan (the great trial) will emerge."

And with this chain (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 head of disbelief is towards the east; pride and arrogance are among those who keep horses and camels, and loudness is among the Bedouins, while tranquility is among those who keep sheep."

And with the same chain of narration (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 Hour will not be established until a man passes by the grave of another man and says: Alas! Would that I were in his place."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Jabir bin Atik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us in the village of Banu Mu'awiyah, which is one of the villages of the Ansar, and said to me: Do you know where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in your mosque? I pointed to a corner of the mosque, so he said: Do you know which three supplications he made? I said: Yes. He said: Tell me about them. I said: He supplicated that non-Muslim enemies should never have complete dominance over the Muslims, and that Allah should not destroy all the Muslims through famine and hunger. Both of these supplications were accepted. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated that Allah would not cause fighting among the Muslims themselves, but this supplication was not accepted. So Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have spoken the truth; killing and fighting will continue until the Day of Judgment.

And with the same chain of narration, it is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time is near when the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheep which he takes to the tops of mountains and places where rain falls (valleys), fleeing from tribulations and protecting his religion."