Hadith 308

ted from a spring sweeter than honey and more pleasurable than the butter. He-asws said to him: ‘O Hubab! Let your drinking be from this spring. O Hubab! But a city would be built to the side of this Masjid of yours and the tyrants would frequent in it and the afflictions would be mighty, to the extent that every Friday (week) seventy thousand Prohibited relationships would be indulged in. When their afflictions are mighty, they would be pulled tightly to your Masjid. Then a building would be built (twice). Then it would be built and not one would demolish it except a Kafir. Then a house. When they do that, the Hajj will be prevented for three years, and their greenery would be incinerated, and Allah-azwj would Cause a man from the foolish ones to overcome upon them. He will not enter a city except he would destroy it and destroy its people. Then he will return to them another time. Then the drought and the high prices would seize them for three years until the struggle reaches its extent with them. Then he will return to them. Then he will enter Al-Basra. He would not leave anyone standing in it except he would demolish it and be wrathful upon its people. And that would be when the ruins would be built up and a central Masjid would be built in it. During that would be the destruction of Al-Basra. Then he will enter a city having been built by Al-Hajjaj, called Wasit. He will do similar to that. They he will head towards Baghdad. He will enter it spontaneously. Then the people will take shelter to Al-Kufa, and there will not happen to be any city of Al-Kufa except the matters would be confusing to him. Then he, and the ones who had entered it, will exit from Baghdad towards my-asws grave in order to exhume it. Al-Sufyani would meet them and defeat them. Then he would kill them and divert an army towards Al-Kufa. He will enslave some of its people, and a man from the people of Al-Kufa would come and shelter them to a bridge. The one who takes shelter to it would be safe. And the army of Al-Sufyani will enter into Al-Kufa. They will not leave anyone except they would kill him. And the man from them would pass by Al-Durra, the mighty location. He will not expose to it, and he will see the young child. He will catch up with him and kill him. O Hubab! During that, anticipate (the relief) after it. Far be it! Far be it! And (there will be) mighty matters and Fitna like a piece of the dark night. So, memorise from me-asws and I-asws have said to you, O Hubab! ’’[86]