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.

Abu Omar Al-Saffar told us, on the authority of Abu Al-Tayyah, on the authority of Abu Al-Awwam, on the authority of Ka’b, and something similar

By Allah, I wish that no tower would be built without a tower falling, and I say that, but a turmoil descended from the sky, with only a span between us and it falling, and if the construction of this mosque had been completed, it would have occurred. And that was when this Sheikh Othman bin Affan was killed, yes, a hundred thousand or more. Then killing would occur between Aden and Abyan to the paths of the Romans, and an army would emerge from the west, and an army would emerge from the east, and they would meet in a land called Siffin, and there would be a great battle between them, and then they would not separate except About two rulings

I found its description in the books, that the Children of Israel fought with it nine times until they were destroyed, and that the Arabs would fight with it the tenth time until they were destroyed, or they would throw stones with which the Children of Israel fought.

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 am asking you about something, and be careful not to deny me, lest you destroy me and destroy yourselves. I adjure you by Allah: What do you find me in your books, am I a caliph or a king? How is that? You find me in my name? I don't care if it goes over my head

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

The prince after him is the owner of the grey-haired mule

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.

You are right, yes, he has twelve kings, the first of them is a friend who dies, then Al-Farouq is killed, then Al-Amin is killed, then the head of the kings dies, then the owner of the guards dies, then a mighty one dies, then the owner of the nerve, who is the last of the kings, dies, then the owner of the mark dies. As for the temptations, they come when the son of the one who destroys the gold is killed, and then the affliction is imposed and prosperity is lifted, and at that time there will be four kings from the family of the owner. The sign: two kings to whom no book is read, a king who dies in his bed, his stay is short, and a king who comes from the cliff, on his hands calamity falls, and on his hands wreaths are broken, he stays in Homs for twenty-one hundred mornings, fear comes to him from his land and he departs from it, so calamity falls on the cliff, and calamity falls among them.

Mansour is the fifteenth caliph

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.

Damrah told us, on the authority of Ibn Shudhab, on the authority of Abu Al-Minhal, on the authority of Abu Ziyad, on the authority of Ka’b, similar to that.

Abu Al-Mughirah told us, on the authority of Ibn Ayyash, he said: Trustworthy among our sheikhs told us, on the authority of Ka’b, who said: Joshua asked me about the kings of this nation after its Prophet, and that was before he appointed Omar as his successor, so he said, “After Omar: Al-Amin, meaning Uthman, then the head of the kings, meaning Muawiyah.”

The prince after him is the owner of the grey-haired mule

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.”