It is narrated from Abu al-Tufayl that he said: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) when the Beast of the Earth (Dabbat al-Ard) was mentioned. Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It will first appear in some of the desert regions and then hide. Then it will appear in some of the towns until the people are terrified and the rulers shed blood over its matter (because of the turmoil). Then it will go into hiding. Then, while the people are at the greatest, most excellent and most noble mosque (the narrator said: until we supposed it was al-Masjid al-Haram, though he did not name it), the ground will suddenly split and rise. The ground will rise up and the people will flee, but a large body of Muslims will remain there, saying: Nothing can save us from the decree of Allah. Then the beast will come out and make their faces shine like radiant stars. Then it will remain among the people (in such a way) that they will be neighbours in their homes, partners in wealth and companions to one another on journeys. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.