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3591. It was narrated that Salamah bin Nufail Al-Kindi said: "I was sitting with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ when a man said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no Jihād, and that war has ended.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ turned to face him and said: 'They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my Ummah who will fight for the truth, for whom Allāh will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour begins and until the promise of Allāh comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after group, striking one another's necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Shām.'"[1] (Sahih)
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[1] "Greater Mesopotamia."
Commentary
1. 'The war has ended' signifies that now the Arabian Peninsula has been purified of polytheism; and the House of Allāh has come into their possession.
2. Fighting is to come: After the conquest, and the death of the Messenger ﷺ the fighting will increase.
3. 'Khair': recompense, spoils, etc.
4. 'Ash-Sham': It transpires from some traditional reports that close to the Day of Judgment, Ash-Sham would be the place of victory for the believers.
