Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a man passes by a grave and, out of longing to meet Allah, says: 'Would that I were in his place.'"

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until there comes a time when there will be general rainfall, but the earth will not produce any (crops)."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a time comes when rain will fall and no house made of clay will remain unaffected by it, and only houses made of hair will be saved from it."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the nearness of the Hour is that the moon will appear large; when the moon of one night is seen, it will be said: 'This is the moon of two nights.'"

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 be established when tribulations appear, lying becomes widespread, time passes quickly, and «هرج» increases." It was asked: What is the meaning of «هرج» ? He said: "Killing."

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 the land of the Arabs returns to being meadows and rivers."

Sayyiduna Abdullah and Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrate that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Before the Day of Judgment, there will be such days in which ignorance will become widespread, knowledge will be lost, and killings will be rampant." Sayyiduna Abu Musa says: «هرج» is a word from the Abyssinian language, and its meaning is "killing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Before the Day of Resurrection, there will be «هرج» .”Someone asked:“What is the meaning of «هرج» ?”He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“It means killing. (Bear in mind that) it does not mean your killing of the polytheists, rather it means you will kill one another. (And the situation will reach such a point that) a man will kill his neighbor, his brother, his uncle, and his cousin.”The Companions asked:“Will we have our senses at that time?”He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“The intellects of the people of that time will be taken away; they will be foolish. Most of them will think they are upon something (true), but they will not be upon anything (true).”Abu Musa said:“By the One in Whose hand is my soul! If we live to see such days, there will be only one way to escape from them: just as we entered, so we should leave from there, neither shedding anyone’s blood nor seizing anyone’s wealth.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the signs of the nearness of the Hour is that the worst people will be given high positions, honorable people will be considered lowly, people will boast greatly, actions will become limited, and «مثناة» will become widespread among the people, and no one will be able to deny it." It was asked, "What is meant by «مثناة» ?" He replied: "That which is written besides the Qur'anic (sciences)."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time of deception and trickery will soon come upon the people, in which the liar will be considered truthful and the truthful will be considered a liar, the treacherous will be regarded as trustworthy and the trustworthy will be regarded as treacherous, and «رويبضه» type of people (those related to the affairs of the common people) will speak." It was asked, "What is meant by «رويبضه» ?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Ordinary and foolish people who will discuss and debate the affairs of the common people."