'Abdullah bin Safwan reported that Hafsa told him that she had heard Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: An army would attack this House in order to fight against the inhabitants of this House and when it would be at the plain ground the ranks in the centre of the army would be sunk and the vanguard would call the rear flanks of the army and they would also be sunk and no flank would be left except some people who would go to inform them (their kith and kin). A person (who had been listening to this hadith from 'Abdullah bin Safwan) said: I bear testimony in regard to you that you are not imputing a lie to Hafsa. And I bear testimony to the fact that Hafsa is not telling a lie about Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) .

'Abdullah bin Safwan reported the Mother of the Faithful as saying that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: They would soon seek protection in this House, viz. Ka’bah (the defenceless), people who would have nothing to protect themselves in the shape of weapons or the strength of the people. An army would be sent to fight (and kill) them and when they would enter a plain ground the army would be sunk in it. Yusuf (one of the narrators) said: It was a people of Syria (hordes of Hajjaj) who had been on that day coming towards Makkah for an attack (on 'Abdulllah bin Zubair) and 'Abdullah bin Safwan said: By God, it does not imply this army.