Kitab al-Fitan · Nu'aym ibn Hammad

خمس قد مضين: القمر، والروم، واللزام، والبطشة، والدخان

Five have passed: the moon, the rum, the lizam, the batsha, and the smoke

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لا يزال أهل الغرب ظاهرين على الحق حتى تقوم الساعة

It has been narrated by Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:The people of the West will continue to triumphantly follow the truth until the Hour is established

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خير الأرض مغاربها

The best land is its west

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اشهدوا اشهدوا

Bear witness, bear witness

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سأل أهل مكة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم آية، فانشق القمر بمكة مرتين، فقال: {اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر} [القمر: 2] يقولون: سحر ذاهب

The people of Mecca asked the Prophet ﷺ a sign, and the moon split twice in Mecca, so he said: {The Hour has approached and the moon splits, and if they see a sign, they turn away and say, “Continuous magic.” [Al-Qamar: 2] They say: Magic is going away.

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لا تزال طائفة من أمتي على الحق ظاهرين على الناس لا يبالون من خالفهم، حتى يأتي أمر الله وهم ظاهرون قال عتبة بن أبي حكيم: أمر الله ريح طيبة تخرج في زمن عيسى، فتقبض أرواح المؤمنين

A group of my nation will continue to adhere to the truth, prevailing over the people, not caring who opposes them, until Allah’s command comes and they will prevail. Utbah ibn Abi Hakim said: Allah commanded a good wind to come out in the time of Jesus, and it would take the souls of the believers.

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انشق القمر على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم شقتين، فقال المشركون: سحر، فنزلت {اقتربت الساعة وانشق القمر وإن يروا آية يعرضوا ويقولوا سحر مستمر} [القمر: 2]

During the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, the moon was split into two parts, and the polytheists said: Magic, so it was revealed: “The Hour has approached and the moon has been split, and if they see a sign, they will turn away and say, ‘Continuous magic.’” [Al-Qamar: 2]

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اشهدوا

Bear witness

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ألا إن القمر قد انشق

Except that the moon has split

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إن أول ما تفقدون من دينكم الأمانة، وآخر ما يبقى الصلاة، وإن هذا القرآن بين أظهركم يوشك أن يرفع "، فقالوا: كيف وقد أثبته الله في قلوبنا، وأثبتناه في مصاحفنا؟ قال: يسرى عليه ليلة فيذهب بما في قلوبكم، ويذهب بما في مصاحفكم ، ثم قرأ عبد الله {ولئن شئنا لنذهبن بالذي أوحينا إليك} [الإسراء: 86] الآية

The first thing you will lose from your religion is trustworthiness, and the last thing that remains is prayer, and this Qur’an is between your backs and is about to be lifted up.” They said: “How can it be, when Allah has established it in our hearts, and we have established it in our Qur’an?” He said: “A night will pass over it, and it will take away what is in your hearts, and it will take away what is in your Qur’an.” Then Abdullah recited {And if We willed, We could go with that which We have revealed to you} [Al-Isra: 86] the verse.

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اشهدوا

Bear witness

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لا تقوم الساعة حتى تنصب الأوثان، وأول من ينصبها أهل حضر من تهامة

The Hour will not come until idols are erected, and the first people to erect them will be the people of Tihama

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خمس قد مضين: الدخان، واللزام، والبطشة، والروم، والقمر

Five have passed: smoke, lazam, batsha, rum, and the moon

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يبعث الله ريحا غبراء قبل يوم القيامة، فتقبض روح كل مؤمن، فيقال: فلان قبض روحه وهو في مسجده، وفلان قبض روحه وهو في سوقه

Allah will send a dusty wind before the Day of Resurrection, and it will take the soul of every believer, and it will be said: So-and-so took his soul while he was in his mosque, and so-and-so took his soul while he was in his market.

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