Signs of The Hour by Br. Fareed Ahmad

A compilation of the signs of Qiyammah discussed by Br. Fareed in one of his talks at Youth Club Lahore: 

-People claiming to have known the Hour

-Coming of the final Messenger SAW

-Emergence of the false prophets ['Among my Ummah there will be 27 liars and impostors (27 prominent and famous ones else there are many who have claimed to be the final prophet Na'auzubillah), of whom 4 will be women. However, I am the seal of the prophets and there will be no prophet after me.' Narrated in Ahmad]

-Splitting of the moon

-Appearance of fire in Hijaz
[One of the signs of the Hour which the Messenger of Allah SAW spoke of was the emergence of a fire from the land of Hijaz, near Madeenah Al-Munawwarah. Some of the scholars and historians have stated that this sign appeared in 654 AH.
Al-Hafiz Ibn Katheer, speaking about this event, said, 'The appearance of a fire in Hijaz, which illuminated the necks of camels in Busra.']

-Excessive killing

-Land of Arab will turn green again. (Dubai, Saudi Arabia does not look like a desert anymore.)

-Race in making tall buildings

-The buildings of Makkah becoming high

-Removal of mountains from their places (e.g. For construction purposes, the motorway is a true example.)

-Trust will be lost.
[The Prophet SAW said, 'When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour.' The companion asked, 'When honesty is lost?' The Prophet SAW said, 'When authority is given to those who are not qualified for it, then wait for the hour. Bukhari.]

-People will become indifferent. *They won't greet: They will only greet those whom they know, and they will forego greeting those whom he does not know even though it's Sunnah to spread the greetings of Salam among those whom you know and those whom you do not know.
*Bystanders effect:
1. Diffusion of responsibilities: When we know something is bad, Muslims are being suffered, starved and killed throughout the world but we think this Ummah is so big, maybe someone else will take the lead. We just hope and sit down.
2. Audience inhibition: When we know someone is in need of help but we are not sure how to help and to escape from embarrassment, we decide not to help at all.

-Following the ways of those before
[Abu Saeed Al Khudri said: The messenger of Allah SAW said: 'You will follow the ways of those who came before you, handspan by handspan, cubit by cubit, even if they were to enter the hole of a lizard, you will follow them.]

-Spread of indecency

-Ignorance will prevail

-More women than men
[Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah SAW said, 'The hour will not begin (or one of the signs of the hour) until knowledge is taken away, ignorance prevails, alcohol is drunk, Zina becomes widespread and men disappear and women are left, until for every fifty women there will be one man to look after them.']
The reason given by some for this is the existence of the turmoil in which many men will be killed, as it is men and not women who usually engage in warfare.

-Adultery, fornication and music becoming common

-Materialistic approach
Not caring about the source of wealth whether halal or haram

-The coming of a time when a man will be given the choice of being labelled incompetent or committing immorality
This sign is apparent in our own times, where a woman who adheres to Hijab is accused of being incompetent or backward, the one who refrains from Riba (usury), taking bribes or watching indecent channels is described by people as being backward and incompetent and unable to progress. So people in society are given a choice between committing immorality and sin or being described as incompetent and backward.
[Abu Hurairah RA narrated that the Messenger of Allah SAW said, 'There will come a time when a man will be given the choice between being labelled incompetent and immorality. Whoever lives until that time should choose incompetence over immorality.']

-Obedience to wives and disobedience to mothers
Being comfortable with friends and repelling fathers

-Slave will give birth to her master
(People have misinterpreted different meanings of this sign)
1. When sons will treat mothers like maids.
2. It is also said that the slave women will give birth to kings, so the mother would become one of the subjects and the king (her son) would be the master of his subjects (including her mother).
3. When a free man becomes intimate with his female woman, who, as a result of this, gives birth to his child. The child grows up free, his father is already free, but his mother remains in bondage. Due to this, it is as if the child is also the master of his mother.


-Sudden deaths (accidents, heart attacks, etc)

-Depression, confusion
The coming of a time when a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening.

-Time will pass very quickly.

-No one wanting to lead Salah

-Rain will fall from the sky but the earth will not bring forth anything (no productivity)

-Increase in Earthquakes

-Obesity and other luxuries
(People are dying because of food, either the lack of it or the excess)

-Increase in wealth

SIGNS YET TO COME

-Dajjal

-Eesa ibn Maryam coming down and killing Dajjal

-Ya'jooj Ma'jooj emerging

-Ya'jooj and Ma'jooj dying because of some illness

-Peace prevailing (wolves playing with sheep)

-Wind causing believers to die.

-Sun rising from the west (after this sign, the doors of repentance will close) 

Compiled by a very dear sister Quratulain Dar.