What are the concise and clear books on the signs of the Hour?

Question:
The questioner says: What are the concise and clear books on the signs of the Hour that you can recommend to us?

Answer:
There are many books written on the signs of the Hour. Among the oldest is *Al-Muntaha* by Ibn Kathir, which follows *Al-Bidaya*. This is because Ibn Kathir’s history is titled *Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihayah* (*The Beginning and the End*), and *Al-Nihayah* covers the signs of the Hour. It is disliked [to separate them]. It was previously not printed, but now it has been printed in full as *Al-Bidaya wa al-Nihayah*. Also, among the many books is *Al-Ish'arah fi Ashrat al-Sa'ah* by Ibn Rasul al-Barzendi, a scholar from Madinah. There is also *Al-I'da'ah bi ma kana wa yaqum bayna yadi al-Sa'ah* by Shaykh Farajis Hadnaqan al-Lawzi, which is printed. Among the most comprehensive and best is *Ihsa' al-Jama'ah bi Bayan Ashrat al-Sa'ah* by Shaykh Mahmud ibn 'Abd Allah al-Suwaydi (may Allah have mercy on him).