کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

Baqiyya ibn al-Walid told us, on the authority of Safwan, on the authority of Shuraih ibn Ubaid, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: “A time will come upon the people when a believer will be criticized for his faith just as the ungodly is criticized today for his immorality, until it is said to the man: You are a believer and a jurist.”

Al-Walid bin Muslim told us, on the authority of Abd al-Jabbar bin Rashid al-Azdi, on the authority of his mother, on the authority of Rabi’ah al-Qasir, on the authority of Tabi’, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: “There will be three tribulations like yours departing: a tribulation that will take place in the Levant, then the eastern one, the destruction of kings, then the western one will follow, and he mentioned the yellow flags. He said: and the western ones are the blind ones.”

The war of the Arabs revolves around twenty-five years after the death of their Prophet, ﷺ, then a strife arises in which there is killing and fighting, then they return to security and tranquility until they are at leveling like a whirlpool, meaning Muawiyah, then a strife arises in which there is killing and fighting, for I find it in the dark Book of Allah, twisting with all that is arrogant.

If it was the year one hundred and sixty, the dreams of those with dreams and the opinion of those with opinions were diminished

The sea is about to become difficult, so that no female slave will flow through it, and the land will become difficult, so that no one will be able to take refuge in a house

Allah Almighty bestowed upon Ishmael, peace be upon him, twelve leaders from his lineage, the best and last of whom were Abu Bakr, Omar, and Othman, (may Allah be pleased with them).

This nation will still have a caliph who will gather them, and an established emirate, who will give livelihood and tribute until Jesus, the son of Mary, peace be upon him, is sent, then he will gather them, and then the emirate will cease.

I ask you by Allah, O Kaab, do you find me a caliph or a king?

Allah Almighty gave Ishmael, peace be upon him, twelve leaders from his blood, the best and best of them being Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Omar ibn al-Khattab, and Uthman Dhul-Nour, who is killed unjustly and is given his reward twice, and the king of the Levant and his son, and al-Saffah, and Mansour, and Sin and Salam, meaning goodness and well-being.

Al-Mansour Mansour Bani Hashem

Al-Walid bin Muslim told us, on the authority of a sheikh, on the authority of Yazid bin Al-Walid Al-Khuza’i, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: “Three of the sons of Abbas rule: Al-Mansur, Al-Mahdi, and Al-Saffah.”

For the donkeys of merchants

Allah Almighty did not send a prophecy, nor did He place a caliphate or a kingdom except among the people of villages and civilization. They did not aspire to place it among the people of Amoud or the Bedouins.

Your affairs will be handled by young men from the Quraysh, who will be like the heifers sitting on the stalls. If they let go, they will eat what is in front of them, and if they escape, they will gore whoever they catch.

Damrah told us, on the authority of Ibn Shawdhab, on the authority of Abu al-Tayyah, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu al-Awwam, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: “The Arab mill will turn twenty-five after the death of its Prophet, ﷺ, and then there will be a strife in which there will be killing and fighting, so I will hold your hand and your weapon against you. Then there will be another after reassurance, in which I will hold your hand and your weapon against you, for I find it in the Book of Allah: Darkness twists with all that is arrogant.”

Fear the Sultan by fearing him, for the Sultan’s term is only one day remaining, and on that day the man and his family will perish. Removing an upright mountain is easier than removing a postponed king.

There will be a strife in the Levant in which blood will be shed, family ties will be severed, and money will be wasted, then the East will follow

After his death, there will be a man who will carry out a woman’s pregnancy and wean her child, and another will rule, and nothing will exist until he dies. Then a man will come who comes from Taima, and his time has come. He and his child will be fifty years old.

After the strife of the Eastern Levant, there will be the destruction of the kings and the humiliation of the Arabs, until the people of the Maghreb leave

Days will not pass until black flags are issued to Banu Abbas from the East

Abu Al-Mughirah told us, on the authority of Ibn Ayyash, on the authority of the one who told him, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: “Black banners of the Banu Abbas will appear until they descend on the Levant, and Allah will kill at their hands every stubborn tyrant or enemy of theirs. Adam will stand in their square for forty-five mornings, and seventy thousand will enter it with their motto in it: ‘I die, I die.’ Then the war will end, and their rule will last for nine out of seven, and then their rule will be broken after seventy-three years.”

The people of Syria were happiest with the emergence of the black flags, the people of Homs, and the people of Damascus were most miserable because of them

Iraq will soon be in a state of war, the Levant will be torn to pieces, and Egypt will be scattered and the wasteland will be destroyed, then the matter will come down.

If the Abbas family disagrees among themselves, it is the first thing their matter will be destroyed

If two men from Banu Abbas were deposed, and they were the two branches, the first disagreement occurred between them, then the second disagreement followed, which involved annihilation, and the emergence of the Sufyani upon their second disagreement.