حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي حَيَّانَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ کَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا بَارِزًا لِلنَّاسِ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَتَی السَّاعَةُ فَقَالَ مَا الْمَسْئُولُ عَنْهَا بِأَعْلَمَ مِنْ السَّائِلِ وَلَکِنْ سَأُخْبِرُکَ عَنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا إِذَا وَلَدَتْ الْأَمَةُ رَبَّتَهَا فَذَاکَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا وَإِذَا کَانَتْ الْحُفَاةُ الْعُرَاةُ رُئُوسَ النَّاسِ فَذَاکَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا وَإِذَا تَطَاوَلَ رِعَائُ الْغَنَمِ فِي الْبُنْيَانِ فَذَاکَ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِهَا فِي خَمْسٍ لَا يَعْلَمُهُنَّ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَتَلَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ الْآيَةَ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4044
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allah i came out one day to the people, and a man came to him and said: ‘0 Messenger of Allah, when will be Hour be? He said: The one who is asked about it does not know more than the one who is asking. But I will tell you of its portents. When the slave woman gives birth to her mistress, that is one of its portents. When the barefoot and naked become leaders of the people, that is one of its portents.(The Hour) is one of five (things) which no one knows except Allah.' Then the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H recited the words: "Verily, Allah, With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour He sends down the rains, and knows that which is in the wombs. (to the end of the Verse)." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020