The Hour and Its Signs
171 questions
Can you give us a brief overview of the Dajjal, the Beast, and Gog and Magog?
Is the hadith about the fall of seven Arab rulers before the emergence of the Awaited Mahdi authentic?
How sound is this Hadith: "When the Prophet (peace be upon him) performed the Farewell Pilgrimage, he held onto the rings of the Kaaba's door... (O people, I inform you of the signs of the Hour: Among the signs of the Hour are the demise of prayers, the pursuit of desires, inclining with whims, and the glorification of the wealthy)..."?
Is the current situation of the people of Palestine mentioned in the Quran and the Sunnah, and does it thereby bring closer the fulfillment of the promise of the Hereafter or the appearance of the Mahdi?
Is there a prayer that protects you from sudden death? And what is it?
Is there an authentic hadith that mentions the awaited Mahdi and his characteristics, and that he will appear at the end of time, and in which book can this hadith be found?
How can one reconcile the Hadiths that indicate that the land of Resurrection is in Al-Sham and that it is a white land, with the noble verse (On the Day when the earth will be changed to other than the earth, and so will be the heavens, and they will appear before Allah, the One, the Irresistible), and the Hadith of the Jew, whom the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, answered by saying: "They are in the darkness below the bridge"?
Is what was mentioned correct regarding the minor and major signs of the Hour, and the events that came with them, such as buildings reaching high, widespread killing, the prevalence of adultery and alcohol, the appearance of musical instruments, the emergence of the fire of Hijaz, the shortening of time, abundance of wealth, sudden death, the reversal of concepts, disobedience to parents, and committing indecencies in the streets; and the major signs of the Hour such as the treaty with the Romans, the emergence of the Mahdi, then the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), the descent of Jesus son of Mary, the emergence of Gog and Magog, the smoke, the three landslides, the emergence of a fire from Yemen, and the blowing of the Trumpet?
What is the wisdom behind the tribulation of the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), what is the recompense for one who disbelieves in him compared to one who remains steadfast in their faith, and will the repentance of one who is tempted by him be accepted, even if for a moment?
Is the large size of the crescent moon on the first night considered one of the signs of the "inflated crescents" mentioned in the Hadith, and what is the criterion for that? And does seeing it large on the first night mean that the fast of the preceding day was incorrect?
Is it true that the Antichrist has appeared between Iraq and the Levant?
What is the authenticity of the aforementioned hadith regarding the major signs of the Day of Judgment, and did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "Whoever transmits this news from me, I will grant him a place in Paradise on the Day of Judgment"?
Does the circular movement of birds, animals, and fish portend an event or is it one of the signs of the Hour?
Why do most people not surrender (to Islam) despite their knowledge that everything in the universe is mentioned in the Quran, and why do they not consider their fate on the Day of Judgment, and instead fight the religion of Islam? And does the punishment of the ignorant disbeliever differ from others, and is the turning away of people from religion and preferring worldly life among the signs of the Hour?
Is the hadith that mentions the spread of sexual perversion, then child molestation, then bestiality at the End of Times, authentic?
Why does God choose to send Jesus to Earth at the end of time, and not the Prophet Muhammad, who spread Islam?
What is the reason for the Children of Israel's return to Jerusalem after being expelled from it twice, and does the verse "And if you return, We will return" apply to them? And what is the town mentioned in "And it is forbidden for a town which We have destroyed that they will not return," and what is its relation to Gog and Magog and the Children of Israel?
How will our Master Jesus, peace be upon him, descend to guide the people with the sun rising from the west and the door of repentance closed?
What is the order of appearance of Dhul-Suwayqatayn, Al-Qahtani, and Al-Jahjah, and will they appear before the emergence of the Mahdi and the major signs of the Hour, or after? And why have they not been mentioned among the major signs of the Hour if the answer is yes?
How is it possible to reconcile the Hadith, "If the Hour comes while one of you has a sapling in his hand, let him plant it," with the Hadiths that indicate that the Hour will only come upon the most wicked of people, or that it will not come upon a believer?
When will the day come when the Quranic prophecy of the Muslims' victory over the Jews in Palestine is fulfilled, and what are its signs? Will this be during the time of the Mahdi and Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him?
Is it true that the two phenomena of a total solar eclipse and the moon aligning directly over the Kaaba before the 'Isha prayer will occur on the same day soon?
Does the Hadith about the sun rising from the west contradict the Qur'anic verse, "There is no altering of Allah's creation"?
Is believing certain claims about infidels controlling the weather using gases, which the claimant linked to Hadiths about the Dajjal and signs of the Hour, considered polytheism (shirk) with Allah, even while believing that all of it is by Allah's will? And is feeding cats based on the wife's insistence considered polytheism, given that it is a good deed done for other than Allah?