کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Tahirti told us, on the authority of Abdul Salam bin Maslama, he heard Abu Qabil say: “The Sufyani sends an army to Medina and orders the killing of everyone who is there, from Bani Hashim to the pregnant ones. This is what Al-Hashimi does when he comes out to his companions from the East. He says: What is this whole calamity? My companions were killed except before them. He orders them to be killed, and they are killed until no one of them is known in Medina, and they disperse from it, fleeing to the valleys and mountains, and to Mecca, until... His army puts the sword on them for days, then stops them, and none of them appear except fearful until the Mahdi’s command appears in Mecca. Every guide among them gathered to him in Mecca.”

When Al-Sufyani reached the one in Egypt, he would send an army to the one in Mecca, and they would destroy Medina more severely than Al-Harrah, until when they reached Al-Bayda, they would be eclipsed.

Saeed Abu Othman told us, on the authority of Jabir, on the authority of Abu Jaafar, he said: “When Sufyani was informed of the killing of the pure soul, and he was the one prescribed for it, then the majority of Muslims fled from the sanctuary of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to the sanctuary of Allah Almighty in Mecca, and when he was informed of that, he sent soldiers to Medina with a man of Kalb on them, until when they reached Al-Bayda, they were eclipsed, and their prince escaped, and they mentioned that he was from Madhhij, and some of them said: from Kalb.”

No one escapes from them except a good tidings and a warner. As for the good tidings, he comes to the Mahdi in Mecca and his companions and informs them of what happened to them, and the witness of that is in his face with his face turned to his back, and they believe him when they see the turning of his face, and they know that the people have been eclipsed by them, and the second is like that, he has turned his face to his back. The Sufyani comes and tells him what was revealed to his companions and he believes it and knows that it is true because of the sign he sees in it, and they are two men of a dog.

The Sufyani and the Mahdi will emerge as betting horses, so the Sufyani will prevail over what follows him, and the Mahdi over what follows him.

During the rule of Sufyani II, you see a sign in the sky

The Mahdi will not emerge until the Sufyani rises on its pillars

The Sufyani will not emerge until the darkness is cleared

The sign of the Mahdi is when the Turks descend upon you, and your caliph who collects money dies, and a weak person is appointed as his successor, and he is deposed two years after his pledge of allegiance, and the western part of the Damascus Mosque is eclipsed, and the departure of three people from the Levant, and the departure of the people of the Maghreb to Egypt, and that is the leadership of the Sufyani.

Abdullah bin Marwan told us, on the authority of Saeed bin Yazid al-Tanukhi, on the authority of al-Zuhri, he said: “If the Sufyani and the Mahdi meet to fight on that day, a voice will be heard from the sky: Indeed, the saints of Allah are the companions of so-and-so,” meaning the Mahdi. Al-Zuhri said: Asma’ bint Umays said: The sign of that day is that a palm from the sky will be a pendant for the people to look at.

Al-Walid and Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Abu Ruman, on the authority of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: “When the black banners defeat the horses of the Sufyani, which contains Shuaib bin Saleh, the people will wish for the Mahdi, and they will search for him, and he will leave Mecca with the banner of the Prophet ﷺ, and he will pray two rak’ahs after the people despaired of his exit due to the affliction that befell them, and when he finished his prayer, he departed, and he said: O people, the affliction has befallen the nation of Muhammad ﷺ, and his family in particular, oppressing us and oppressing us.”

Three members of the Quraish will go to Mecca from the Sufyani army, and they will be looked at. When the eclipse reaches them, they will gather in Mecca to those three people from the country, and one of them will pledge allegiance unwillingly.

Abu Omar told us ، On the authority of Ibn Lahia ، On the authority of Abdul Wahab bin Hussein ، On the authority of Muhammad bin Thabit ، On the authority of his father ، About Al-Harith ، On the authority of Abdullah bin Masoud ، (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “If trade and roads are cut off ، And temptations abounded ، Seven scholars emerged from various horizons ، On time ، Three hundred and fifteen men pledge allegiance to each man ، Until they meet in Mecca ، The seven meet ، So they say to each other: What has brought you here? They say: We have come in search of this man, at whose hands these temptations must subside ، And Constantinople opens to him ، We have known him by his name, the name of his father and mother, and his name ، The seven agree on that ، They search for him and find him in Mecca ، They say to him: Are you so-and-so, son of so-and-so? He says: No ، Rather, I am a man from the Ansar ، Until he escapes from them ، They describe it to people with experience and knowledge of it ، It is said: He is your friend whom you are looking for ، He caught up with the city ، They asked him to go to Medina and he went to Mecca ، They search for him in Mecca and find him ، They say: You are so-and-so, son of so-and-so ، Your mother is so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so ، And you have such-and-such verse ، He got away from us once ، So extend your hand so we can pledge allegiance to you? He says: I am not your friend ، I am so-and-so bin so-and-so Al-Ansari ، Go through us and I will guide you to your friend ، Until he escapes from them ، They asked him to go to Medina and he went to Mecca ، They hit him in Mecca at the corner ، They say: Our sin is on you ، And our blood will be on your neck if you do not extend your hand to pledge allegiance to us ، This Lashkar Al-Sufyani has directed us at our request ، They have a man of crime ، He sits between the corner and the shrine ، He extends his hand and pledges allegiance to him ، Allah pours His love into the hearts of people ، He walks with Asad's people during the day ، "Monks at night"

Al-Walid and Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, he said: Abu Zur’ah told me, on the authority of Muhammad ibn Ali, he said: “When the seeker in Mecca hears of the eclipse, he will go out with twelve thousand, including Al-Abdal, until they come down to Ilya. Then the one who sent the army when he hears the news of Ilya’ says: By Amr, Allah has made this man an example. I have sent to him what I have sent, so they will disperse in the land. This is a lesson and an insight, and the Sufyani will lead him to him.” Then he goes out until he meets a dog, and they are his uncles, and they reproach him for what he has done and say: “May Allah cover you with a shirt, but you took it off?” He says: “What do you think? Should I give him the pledge of allegiance?” They say: “Yes.” Then he comes to Ilya and says: “I will not do it.” He says: “Yes.” He says: “Do you like me to remove you?” He says: “Yes.” Then he says: “This is a man who has taken off my obedience.” Then he orders him to be slaughtered on a slab Ilya, then he walks to Kalb, and he who is disappointed is the one who is disappointed on the day Kalb is looted.”

Al-Mahdi, Al-Sufyani, and Kalba fight in Bayt Al-Maqdis when the pledge of allegiance resigns, and Al-Sufyani is brought captive, ordered to be slaughtered at the Gate of Mercy, then their women and spoils are sold on the steps of Damascus.

Abdullah bin Marwan told us, on the authority of Al-Haytham bin Abdul Rahman, he said: Someone who heard Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) told me: “If Al-Sufyani sends an army to the Mahdi and he overwhelms them in Al-Bayda, and this reaches the people of the Levant, they say to their caliph: The Mahdi has left, so pledge allegiance to him and enter into obedience to him, otherwise we will kill you. Then he will be sent to him with the pledge of allegiance, and the Mahdi will march until he descends on Jerusalem, and the treasuries will be transferred to him, and the Arabs, Persians, and people of war will enter.” And the Romans and others obeyed him without fighting, until mosques were built in Constantinople and below it, and a man from his household in the East would emerge before him, carrying the sword on his shoulder for eight months, killing and mutilating, and heading to Jerusalem, and not reaching it until he died.”

Ibn Wahb told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Khaled bin Abi Imran, on the authority of Hanash bin Abdullah, he heard Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) say: “If the Sufyani army was eclipsed, the ruler of Mecca would say: This is the sign that you were informing about. They will march to the Levant, and he will inform the ruler of Damascus and send him his pledge of allegiance and he will pledge allegiance to him. Then a dog will come to him after that and they will say: What have you done? You went to our pledge of allegiance and took it off and made it for him? Then he says: What should I do? Give me the pledge of allegiance. The people say: We are with you, so pledge your pledge of allegiance. He sends a message to Al-Hashimi and he demands his pledge of allegiance from him. Then they fight him and Al-Hashemi defeats them. On that day, he who focuses his spear on a living dog will be his. The one who is disappointed is the one who will be disappointed on the day a dog is plundered.

Al-Walid told us, on the authority of Laith Bin Saad, on the authority of Ayyash Bin Abbas Al-Qatbani, on the authority of the one who told him on the authority of Ali Bin Abi Talib, (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: “He marches with them in twelve thousand if they are few, and fifteen thousand if they are many, their motto is: Die, die, until the Sufyani meets him and says: Go out to my cousin so I can speak to him. His remorse is a dog, so he returns to resign and dismisses him, and he and the Sufyani army fight over seven banners. Each one of them who holds a banner hopes for the matter for himself, so the Mahdi defeats them.

Abdullah bin Marwan told us, on the authority of Saeed bin Yazid, on the authority of Al-Zuhri, he said: “The Mahdi will emerge from Mecca after the eclipse with three hundred and fourteen men, equal to the number of the people of Badr, and he and the companion of the Sufyani army will meet, and the Mahdi’s companions will meet on that day their Paradise Al-Barada’, meaning their terrace. It was called before that: the Day of Al-Barada’, and it is said: On that day he will hear a voice from the sky calling out: Indeed, the guardians of Allah are the companions of so-and-so, meaning the Mahdi, so the plan will be on The companions of the Sufyani, and they fight, and nothing remains of them except the fugitive, and they flee to the Sufyani and inform him, and the Mahdi goes out to the Levant, and the Sufyani receives the Mahdi with his pledge of allegiance, and people rush to him from every direction, and the earth will be filled with justice as it was filled with injustice.”

Al-Mahdi will pledge allegiance to seven scholarly men who went to Mecca from different parts of the world without an appointment. Three hundred and twelve men have pledged allegiance to each of them. They gather in Mecca and pledge allegiance to him, and Allah pours His love into the hearts of the people. He leads them along, and he turns to those who pledged allegiance to the horses of the Sufyani. On them is a man of crime. When he leaves Mecca behind his companions and walks in a loincloth and robe until the crime comes, he pledges allegiance to him, and a dog will regret his pledge of allegiance. Then he will come to him and pledge allegiance to him and he will dismiss him, then he will mobilize his armies to fight him and defeat him, and Allah will defeat the Romans at his hands, and Allah will remove the temptations at his hands and descend on the Levant.

Al-Sufyani is the one who pushes the caliphate to the Mahdi

He pledges allegiance to him, then the Mahdi returns to Mecca for three years, then a man emerges from a dog, and those who were in the land of Aram are forced out, so he marches to the Mahdi to Jerusalem with twelve thousand, and he takes Sufyani and kills him at the Gate of Jiron.

Mahdi Al-Khair comes out after Al-Sufyani

There will be a reconciliation between the Mahdi and the Roman tyrant after he is killed by the Sufyani, and Kalb is plundered, until your merchants differ to each other and their merchants to you, and they take three years to master the craftsmanship of their ships. Then the Mahdi perishes, and a man from his family reigns and does justice a little, then he is tyrannical, and he is killed, and his memory will not be extinguished until the Romans anchor between Tire and Akka. These are the epics.

The emergence of Sufyani in the year thirty-seven, and his reign was twenty-eight months, and if he left in the thirty-nine, his reign was nine months.