What is the authenticity of the hadith (Count six things before the Hour)?
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The questioner : There is one last hadith remaining in the area of the signs of the Hour, which is the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih al-Bukhari 3176 Is this hadith authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And its end isSahih Ibn Hibban 62:592 What is meant by the enemy behind them?
The Shaykh : It is not known.
The questioner : Meaning, up to now.
The Shaykh : No, this is not known except when the hadith is fulfilled.
The questioner : Some of them interpreted it as communism.
The Shaykh : This is speculation about the unseen, and this is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
Count six signs that indicate the approach of the Hour
اعدد ستا بين يدي الساعةThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And its end is
Then you will fight them, and they will be an enemy behind them
ثم تقاتلون أنتم وهم عدوا من ورائهمThe Shaykh : It is not known.
The questioner : Meaning, up to now.
The Shaykh : No, this is not known except when the hadith is fulfilled.
The questioner : Some of them interpreted it as communism.
The Shaykh : This is speculation about the unseen, and this is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
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