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[7381] 116 - (2940) Ya'qûb bin 'Aşîm bin 'Urwah bin Mas'ûd Ath-Thaqafî said: "I heard ‘Abdullâh bin ‘Amr, when a man came to him and said: ‘What is this Hadîth that you are narrating? You say that the Hour will begin when such and such happens.’ He said: ‘Subhân Allâh – or Lâ ilâha illallâh!’ – or similar words. ‘I have almost decided that I will never narrate anything to anyone. I only said that after a short time you will see a major event, the Ka’bah will be burned. And such and such will happen, and such and such will happen.’ Then he said: ‘The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: “The Dajjâl will appear among my Ummah, and he will stay for forty.” I do not know if it is forty days, or forty months, or forty years. “Then Allâh will send ‘Eisâ bin Mariam, who looks like ‘Urwah bin Mas’ûd, and he will pursue him and kill him. Then the people will remain for seven years, with no enmity between any two people. Then Allâh will send a cool wind from the direction of Ash-Shâm, and there will be no one left on the face of the earth in whose heart there is a speck goodness or faith, but it will grab him. Even if one of you were to enter the heart of a mountain, it would enter upon him unit it grabs him.”’ “He said: ‘I heard it from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, who said: “There will be left the most evil of people, who will be as careless as birds, and be as cruel as wild animals. They will not acknowledge any good or denounce any evil. Then the Shaitân will appear to them and will say: 'Will you not listen to me?' They will say: 'What do you command us to do?' He will command them to worship idols, but despite that, they will have ample provision and a good life. "Then the Trumpet will be blown, and no one will hear it but he will tilt his head to one side. The first one to hear it will be a man who is fixing the trough for his camels. He will swoon, and all the people will swoon. Then Allâh will send" – or send down – "rain like moisture or a shadow" – Nu'mân (a sub narrator) is the one who was not sure – "and the bodies of the people will grow from it. "Then it (the Trumpet) will be blown a second time, and they will be standing, and looking around. Then it will be said: 'O people, go to your Lord; stop them, for they must be asked.' Then it will be said: 'Send forth those who are destined for the Fire.' It will be said: 'How many?' It will be said: 'Out of every thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine.' That is the Day that will make the children grey-headed,[1] and that is the Day when the Shin shall be laid bare."[2]