It is narrated from Uqbah bin Amr bin Aws al-Sadusi (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: We came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both). He was wrapped in two striped cloaks and had a turban on his head, but he was not wearing a shirt. We said to him: "You have narrated hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you also have knowledge of the earlier scriptures." He asked: "Where are you from?" We said: "From the people of Iraq." He said: "O people of Iraq! You lie, you deny, and you mock." I said: "No, by Allah! We neither deny you, nor fabricate lies against you, nor mock you." He said: "Indeed, the Banu Qanturah and Karkara will not come out until they tie their horses to the date palms of al-Ubullah." Then he asked: "How far is it between al-Ubullah and Basrah?" We said: "Four farsakhs." He said: "Then those enemies will demand: 'Clear the way between us and Basrah.' So one third of the people will join them, one third will go to Kufah, and one third will join the Bedouins. Then those enemies will send word to the people of Kufah: 'Clear the way between us and Kufah.' So one third will join them, one third will join the Bedouins, and one third will go to Sham." We asked: "What is the sign of that?" He said: "When the rule of children spreads over the face of the earth." This hadith has an authentic (sahih) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.