Hadith 355

(The book) ‘Al-Ghayba’ of Al-Numani – Ali Bin Ahmad, from Ubeydullah Bin Musa, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Qasim, from Muhammad Bin Umar Bin Yunus, from Ibrahim Bin Harasa, from his father, from Ali Bin Al Hazawwar, from Muhammad Bin Bashir who said, ‘I heard Muhammad Bin Al-Hanafiya, may Allah-azwj have Mercy on him, saying, ‘Before our flags there will be a flag for the progeny of Ja’far-as, and another for the progeny of Mirdas (Abbasids). As for the flag of the progeny of Ja’far-as, it isn’t with anything nor to anything (of no consequence)’. I was angered, and I was the closest of the people to him. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you! There would be (others) flags before your flags? ’
He said, ‘Yes, by Allah-azwj! For the sons of Mirdas (Abbasids) there would be a consolidated kingdom. No good would be recognised in their authority. Their authority would be difficult. There wouldn’t be any ease in it. They will be drawing the remote ones closer, and repelling the near ones far away, until when they feel secure of Allah-azwj’s Plan and His-azwj Punishment, a scream would be screamed with them. There will neither remain for them a shepherd who can gather them, and a caller they can listen to, nor any community they could be gathering to. And Allah-azwj has Struck and example of their in His-azwj Book: until when earth takes its garnish and its adornment, [10: 24] – the Verse’. Then Muhammad Bin Al Hanafiy swore that this Verse had been Revealed regarding them. I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you! You have narrated to me about them with a mighty matter. So when will they be destroyed? ’
He said, ‘Woe be to you, O Muhammad! Allah-azwj, His-azwj Knowledge differs from the timing of the timers, and Musa-as had promised thirty days to his-as people, and it was in the Knowledge of Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic to Increase ten day. He-azwj did not let Musa-as know of it. His-as people disbelieved him-as and took the calf from after him-as, when the time exceeded from them. And Yunus-as promised the punishment (of Allah-azwj) to his-as people, and it was in the Knowledge of Allah-azwj to Pardon them, and it happened from his-as matter what you have known. But, when you see the need to have appeared, and the man says, ‘I have spent the night without dinner’, and the man meets you with a certain face, then meets you with another face’. I said, ‘This need, I recognise it, and the other, which thing is it? ’
He said, ‘He will meet you with a cheerful face. When you try to borrow a loan, he meets you with other than that face. During that, the scream would occur from nearby’’. [136] (This is not a Hadeeth)