In (20:15):
The Day of Judgement will occur suddenly, although there are signs. Even with the signs we can't predict when exactly it'll occur.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ وَالرَّجُلُ يَحْلُبُ اللِّقْحَةَ فَمَا يَصِلُ الإِنَاءُ إِلَى فِيهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ وَالرَّجُلاَنِ يَتَبَايَعَانِ الثَّوْبَ فَمَا يَتَبَايَعَانِهِ حَتَّى تَقُومَ وَالرَّجُلُ يَلِطُ فِي حَوْضِهِ فَمَا يَصْدُرُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ "
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: "The Last Hour would come (so sudden) that a person would be milking the she- camel and the (milk) would not reach the brim of the vessel that the Last Hour would come, and the two persons would be engaged in buying and selling of the clothes and their bargain would not be struck before the Last Hour would come. And someone would be setting his tank in order and he would have hardly set it right when the Last Hour would come."
In (15:85):
Overlook and pardon people, open a new page with everyone, because the Day of Judgement will come.
In (24:1-3):
The Qur'an was revealed a century and half ago. The hour is near but people are in heedlessness, turning away. They listen to the reminder, but don't take it seriously - they listen to it while in play.
In (70:6-7):
My eyes see it far, but I believe Allah more - it's very near.
There are two types of signs of the Day of Judgement:
1) علامات الصغرى - Minor Signs
We'll discuss only some of the minor signs, as there are so many.
2) علامات الكبرى - Major Signs
We'll discuss them all.
There is time between the minor signs, but the major signs happen immediately after the other - like beads falling from a necklace.
1) The Sending of the Prophet ﷺ
The Prophet ﷺ said, whilst pointing with his index and middle fingers, "The time of my advent and the Hour are like these two fingers."
In (54:1):
The splitting of the moon occurred during the time of the Prophet ﷺ.
3) The slave woman will give birth to her Master
One of the interpretations of this is that the mother will listen to her child, instead of the other way around. It's as if parents are slaves of their children. We see this nowadays.
There was respect to the parents before. And the religion emphasizes respect to them. We shouldn't even raise our voices above the voices of our parents.
The closer we get to the Day of Judgement, the more corruption increases.
4) Killing will increase
There'll be no value for human life. Humans will be killed for no reason - like sheep.
5) Poor, barefooted, bedouins will compete in building towers
No one would expect a hundred story tower in the Arabian Peninsula. And they're competing each other - although their background is poor, barefoot, shepherds. We don't judge people, it's a sign of the hour, so take care of yourself.
6) The non-Muslims will unite against the Muslims
Everyone will be against Islam. Everything bad will be connected to Muslims.
Thawban, the freed slave of the Prophet ﷺ related that the Messenger of Allah said: "The nations are about to call each other and set upon you, just as diners set upon food." It was said: "Will it be because of our small number that day?" He said:
"Rather, on that day you will be many, but you will be like foam, like the foam on the river. And Allah will remove the fear of you from the hearts of your enemies and will throw wahn (weakness) into your hearts." Someone said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is wahn?" He said: "Love of the world and the hatred for death" [Abu Dawud]
There are so many Muslims now but how many people know about Allah? How many people know the Sunnah? How many are applying Islam? There are so many Muslims but no quality. Everyone used to be scared of the Muslims, Allah put fear in the disbelievers hearts. We have no value or respect now in the non-Muslims hearts, like there was before.
The cause of this cowardice and weakness is love of this world and hatred of death. This is what made us weak. The majority of Muslims are like this nowadays.
7) Money will increase and be widespread but people will not be content
A man would be given a hundred dinars and he will be angry and discontent. Sometimes we give our children everything and they still complain. We have AC, chairs, electricity - the Dunya is open for us and we have so many facilities and yet we complain about everything.
8) The Arabian Peninsula will become green meadows with rivers
9) The Euphrates River will uncover a mountain of gold.
Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: “The Last Hour will not arrive until the Euphrates uncovers a mountain of gold, over which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of every hundred will die but every man amongst them would say that perhaps he would be the one who will be saved (and thus possess the gold).” [Sahîh Muslim]
Allah's Messenger ﷺ said: “The Last Hour will not arrive until the Euphrates uncovers a treasure of gold, so whoever finds it should take nothing from it.” [Sahîh Muslim]
This is a فتنة.
10) The Mahdi will appear
This is the end of the minor signs and the beginning of the onset of the major signs. So many groups have wrong assumptions of the Mahdi - believing he is one of their Imams or living in a basement. We need to have the correct belief regarding him.
He will appear in a time when the earth is full of corruption. He won't know he is the Mahdi. He's a normal person whose name is Muhammed. In one day and one night Allah will change him and he'll become the Mahdi.
He's a righteous man, and Allah will reform the Ummah by his hands. His forehead is wide, his nose is pointed, and he will fill the earth with justice. He'll rule the Muslimeen for 7 years.
Where will he appear? From the East
He will not appear alone, he will come with people supporting him.
When exactly will he appear? An incident will occur in Makkah. People will find a treasure in the Ka'bah. Three sons of a ruler - each having followers - will fight for this treasure. This is فتنة المال. None of them will get it. The Mahdi will emerge during this incident and solve this dispute. The people will then pledge allegiance to him, and he'll be the Caliph for all the Muslims - Arab and Non-Arabs.
During this time Allah will send rain, plants will flourish and people will live in peace and goodness.
- Major Signs of the Day of Judgement -
1) الدخان - The Smoke
In (44:10-11):
A smoke will fill the earth and the horizon. It'll go inside the hypocrites and disbelievers ears and nose and make their bodies swollen whereas it'll just be like a flu for the believer.
This reminds us of the فتنة. The believer goes through trials but he doesn't really inhale it, whereas it goes inside the disbeliever. But this smoke is real.
2- المسيح الدجال - The Dajjal
This is the greatest فتنة on the earth. All the Messengers and Prophets warned their nations of his appearance. We need to learn about him because we could live during his appearance.
What will be the condition of the earth during his emergence?
1) The Muslims will have power to the extent that they'll make a treaty with the Romans. These two armies will join to a fight a third enemy and defeat them. When they are victorious, one of the Romans will raise the cross and attribute the victory to the cross. One of the Muslims will get angry and kill that man - and there'll be a war between the Muslims and the Romans. All the Muslims killed during this war will be the best of the martyrs. Allah will give victory to the Muslims. While the Muslims are distributing the booty someone will call out, "The Dajjal has come". The Muslims will leave the booty and run to their families, but it'll be a false call. Then he will really emerge.
This is a future history class. It's so detailed.
2) The people will be stricken with a famine.
“There will be three hard years before the Dajjal (appears). During them, people will be stricken by a great famine.
In the first year, Allah will command the sky to withhold a third of its rain, and the earth to withhold a third a third of its produce.
In the second year, Allah will command the sky to withhold two thirds of its rain, and the earth to withhold two thirds of its produce.
In the third year, Allah will command the sky to withhold all of its rain, and it will not rain a single drop of rain. He will command the earth to withhold all of its produce, and no plant will grow. All hoofed animals will perish, except that which Allah wills.”
He was asked, ‘What sustains people during that time?’ He said, “Tahlil, takbir and tahmid (Saying, la ilaha ill Allah, Allahu Akbar and alhamdulillah). This will sustain them just as food does.” [Sahih Al-Jami` as-Saghir, no. 7875]
His name is الدجال. I.e. The Liar.
He'll come in a time of difficulty. People will be hungry and thirsty, and he'll command the sky to rain and it'll rain, and the earth to grow plants and it'll grow. Those who follow the Dajjal will get food and drink. If you don't follow him you won't get food. This is a huge فتنة.
His features are imperfect. That's why you need to know Allah is perfect - so that you won't be deceived.
The Dajjal has one eye, the other eye covered with skin. His hair is curly. His arms aren't straight. He limps. He doesn't have offspring, but he is of the children of Adam. There is a disability in his speech. On top of all of this it will be written ك ف ر on his forehead, but only the believers will be able to see this. And Allah cannot be seen in this life. If you know this you won't believe in the Dajjal.
Everything depends on your faith. Only the one who believes in Allah will disbelieve in the Dajjal. That's why we need to increase in faith now.
Who falls in the Dajjals trap? The disbelievers, the hypocrites, and those with weak faith. Only the strong believers will be saved.
Where will he emerge? He will emerge from a place in the east - Kharasaan.
The Prophet ﷺ said, “By Allah, I did not call you together for an exhortation or for a warning. I have called you together because Tameem al-Daari was a Christian and he came and swore allegiance and became Muslim, and told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Dajjaal (false messiah).
He told me that he sailed in a ship with thirty men of Lakhm and Judhaam and they were tossed by the waves of the sea for a month. Then they came to an island at sunset. They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. They were met by a beast with a great deal of hair and they could not distinguish his face from his back because he was so hairy.
They said: ‘Woe to you, what are you?’ It said: ‘I am al-Jassaasah.’ They said: ‘What is al-Jassaasah?’ It said: ‘O people, go to this man in the monastery for he keen to know about you.’ He (the narrator) said: When it named a man for us we were afraid of it lest it be a devil.
Then we set off, rushing, until we came to that monastery, where we found the hugest man we had ever seen, bound strongly in chains with his hands tied to his neck and his legs bound from the knees to the ankles with iron shackles. We said: ‘Woe to you, who are you?’ He said: ‘You will soon find out about me; tell me who you are.’ They said: ‘We are people from Arabia who embarked on a ship, but the sea became wild and the waves tossed us about for one month, then they brought us to this island of yours. We took to the rowing-boats and landed on this island. We were met by a beast with a great deal of hair and we could not tell his front from his back because he was so hairy. We said: Woe to you, what are you? It said: I am al-Jassaasah. We said: What is al-Jassaasah? It said: Go to this man in the monastery for he is keen to know about you. So we came rushing to you and we fled from it because we could not be sure that it was not a devil.’
He (that chained person) said: ‘Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baysaan.’ We said: ‘What do you want to know about them?’ He said: ‘I am asking you whether these trees bear fruit.’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Soon they will not bear fruit.’ He said: ‘Tell me about the lake of Tabariyyah’ We said: ‘What do you want to know about it?’ He said: ‘Is there water in it?’ They said: ‘There is a great deal of water in it.’ He said: ‘Soon it will dry up.’ Then he said: ‘Tell me about the spring of Zughar (which is in the south of Syria).’ They said: ‘What do you want to know about it?’ He said: ‘Is there water in the spring and do the people grow crops with the water of the spring?’ We said to him: ‘Yes, there is plenty of water in it and the people grow crops with its water.’ He said: ‘Tell me about the Prophet if the unlettered; what has he done?’ We said: ‘He has left Makkah and has settled in Yathrib (Madeenah).’ He said: ‘Do the Arabs fight against him?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘How did he deal with them?’ We told him that he had prevailed over the Arabs in his vicinity and they had shown obedience to him. He said to us: ‘Has it really happened?’ We said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘If it is so that is better for them that they show obedience to him. Now I will tell you about myself. I am the Dajjaal and soon I will be given permission to emerge. So I will come out and travel in the land, and will not spare any town but I will stay for forty nights, except Makkah and Taybah (Madeenah). They are both forbidden to me; every time I try to enter one of them, I will be met by an angel with a sword in his hand, who will bar my way, and on every route there will be angels guarding it.’
She said: Then the Messenger of Allah struck the minbar with his staff and said: “This is Taybah, this is Taybah, this is Taybah,” meaning Madeenah. “Did I net tell you this before?” The people said: Yes. [The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:] “I liked the story of Tameem because it agrees with what I used to tell you about him and about Makkah and Madeenah. But he is in the Syrian Sea (Mediterranean) or the Yemeni Sea (Arabian Sea). No, rather he is in the east, he in the east, he is in the east,” and he pointed towards the east with his hand. She said: I memorized this from the Messenger of Allah"
With all this technology, no one can find the Dajjal, although Khorasan is a known place. No one can encompass knowledge except what Allah wills.
People will follow the Dajjal because of his power. They'll ignore the way he looks because of that. It makes the people hypnotized. He can travel from the east to the west in a blink of an eye, He has what appears to be Paradise and Hell - but his Paradise is in reality hell, and his hell in reality is Paradise.
The Prophet ﷺ said that if you hear of him then avoid him as much as you can. Don't go into the فتنة.
The Shayateen will help the Dajjal. He will claim that he is Allah. They'll bring a man, he'll kill him by cutting him into two pieces and walk between these two pieces and then call the man and he'll come alive. The people will believe this and believe in the Dajjal.
One specific group that will follow the Dajjal are the women. The husbands and fathers will tie the women in their houses to prevent them from following the Dajjal. Women fall quickly into the فتنة. and are weak. So be with Allah, He'll protect you.
How long will he stay on earth? For 40 days. The first day will be like a year. The second day will be like a month. The third day will be like a week. The rest of the days will be like our normal days.
How do I protect myself from the Dajjal?
1) Avoid him.
2) Attach yourself to Allah - Know who Allah is by His names and attributes.
3) Read Surah AlKahf. Memorize the first 10 verses of Surah Kahf.
When he appears read them.
4) Before the Tasleem in prayer say:
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