He was asked about the authenticity of the hadith: “... they will fight for a month ... and birds will be sent upon him ... and support my awliya (close friends of Allah)”?
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The phone is ringing.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : There is a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that says:
The Shaykh : That is enough, that is enough.
The questioner : Is the hadith in Ibn Asakir and Kanz al-‘Umal authentic or not?
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct.
The questioner : It is not authentic. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And even if it were authentic, it has no connection to the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) currently taking place.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : There is a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that says:
The Romans will fight for a month, or the Banu al-Asfar (the yellow ones) will invade you; they will fight for a month, and their weapons will not be exhausted, nor yours, and birds will be cast upon you and upon them. When he said...
الروم يقتتلون شهرا أو تغزوكم بنو الأصفر يقتتلون شهرا ولا يكل لهم سلاح ولا لكم ويقذف الطير عليكم وعليهم فإذا قال ..The Shaykh : That is enough, that is enough.
The questioner :
He said: “Your Lord says today: I will unsheathe My sword against My enemies and support My awliya (close friends of Allah). They will fight a battle like which has never been seen, until the horses run over the horses and the men run over the men.”
قال ربكم اليوم أسل سيفي من أعدائي وأنصر أوليائي فيقتتلون مقتلة ما رئي مثلها قط حتى تسيل خيل إلا على الخيل وتسيل الرجال إلا على الرجالThe Shaykh : No, it is not correct.
The questioner : It is not authentic. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And even if it were authentic, it has no connection to the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) currently taking place.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : No.
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