What is the authenticity of the hadith: “The fourth fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) will last eighteen years, then it will clear up when it clears up. And the Euphrates will recede to reveal a mountain of gold, and the Ummah (the Muslim community) will fall upon it, and seven out of every nine will be killed over it.”
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The questioner : Another hadith from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was narrated by Imam Abu 'Abdullah Nu'aym ibn Hammad in his book "Al-Fitan" (The Trials).
The Shaykh : We do not know this hadith in this exact wording, but the attribution mentioned indicates its weakness. As for what concerns the treasure, there is a hadith that suffices for this one, and it is authentic in al-Bukhari. It is his saying (peace be upon him): or as he (peace be upon him) said. Look at the hadith for us. This hadith is authentic and suffices for that one. If you are interested in its wording now, we will bring it out for you.
The questioner : I was asking about the specific duration of eighteen years.
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no duration.
The questioner : It seems to me that most of the hadiths are in this book.
The fourth fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) will last eighteen years, then it will clear up when it clears up. And the Euphrates will recede to reveal a mountain of gold, and the Ummah (the Muslim community) will fall upon it, and seven out of every nine will be killed over it.
الفتنة الرابعة ثمانية عشر عاما ثم تنجلي حين تنجلي وقد حسر الفرات على جبل من ذهب تكب عليه الأمة فيقتل عليه من كل تسعة سبعةThe Shaykh : We do not know this hadith in this exact wording, but the attribution mentioned indicates its weakness. As for what concerns the treasure, there is a hadith that suffices for this one, and it is authentic in al-Bukhari. It is his saying (peace be upon him):
The Hour will not come until the Euphrates recedes to reveal a mountain of gold, and the people will fight over it or within it—and perhaps—ninety-nine out of a hundred will be killed.
لا تقوم الساعة حتى يحسر الفرات عن جبل من ذهب يقتتل حوله أو فيه الناس -وربما- يقتل من المئة تسعة وتسعونThe questioner : I was asking about the specific duration of eighteen years.
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no duration.
The questioner : It seems to me that most of the hadiths are in this book.
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