At the
end of time, Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, who will come from Abyssinia (al-Habash), will
destroy the Ka'bah in order to steal its treasure and Kiswah (cloth covering).
The
Ka'bah is the ancient building which was built by Abraham, and whose
foundations were laid by Adam.
As
Tafseer (interpretation) of the Aayah "Until the Gog and Magog (people)
are let through (their barrier)" [al-Anbiyaa' (21):96], it was reported
from Ka'b al-Ahbar that Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn will first emerge at the time of
Jesus, son of Mary.
Allaah
will send Jesus at the head of a vanguard of between seven and eight hundred.
While they are marching towards Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, Allaah will send a breeze
from the direction of Yemen, which will take the soul of every believer. Only
the worst of people will be left, and they will begin to copulate like animals.
Ka'b
said:
"At
that time, the Hour will be close at hand." [1]
'Abd
Allaah ibn 'Amr said,
"I
heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) say, 'Dhu'l- Suwayqatayn from
Abyssinia will destroy the Ka'bah and steal its treasure and Kiswah. It is as
if I could see him now: he is bald-headed and has a distortion in his wrists.
He will strike the Ka'bah with his spade and pick-axe.' " [Ahmad] [2]
It was
reported from 'Abd Allaah ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa
sallam) said,
"Leave
the Abyssinians alone so long as they do not disturb you, for no one will
recover the treasure of the Ka'bah except Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn from
Abyssinia." [Abu Daawood, in the chapter on the prohibition of provoking
the Abyssinians] [3]
Ibn
'Abbaas narrated that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said,
"It
is as if I can see him now: he is black and his legs are widely spaced. He will
destroy the Ka'bah stone by stone." [Ahmad] [4]
The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, "The Hour will not come
until a man from Qahtaan appears and rules the people." [Muslim; similar
Hadeeth in Bukhaaree]
This man
could be Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, or someone else, because this man comes from
Qahtaan, while other reports say that Dhu'l- Suwayqatayn comes from Abyssinia;
and Allaah knows best.
Abu
Hurairah said,
"The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'Day and night will not come to
an end until a freed man called Jahjaah holds sway.' " [Ahmad] [5]
This
could be the name of Dhul-Suwayqatayn from Abyssinia; and Allaah knows best.
'Umar ibn
al-Khattab reported that he heard the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)
say:
"The
people of Makkah will leave, and only a few people will pass through it. Then
it will be resettled and rebuilt; then the people will leave it again, and
no-one will ever return." [6]
Footnotes
[1]
Concerning Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn, see: Bukhaaree: Kitaab al-Hajj, Baab Hadam
al-Ka'bah (The Book of Pilgrimage, Chapter of the Destruction of the Ka'bah),
2/183. Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/183. Dhu'l-Suwayqatayn:
al-Suwayqatayn is the dimunitive of al-Saaqayn (legs); his legs are described
as being "small" because they are thin. Thin legs are, in general, a
characteristic of the Sudanese and people of the Horn of Africa.
[2]
Ahmad, Musnad, 2/220. Checker's Note: Da`eef isnaad. It contains the `an`anah
of Abu Zubair. The first part, up to 'treasure' is hasan, Silsilatul Ahadeeth
as-Saheehah: 771.
[3] Abu
Daawood, Kitaab al-Malaahim, (Hadeeth 4287), 11/423. Checker's Note: Hasan,
Saheeh Abee Daawood.
[4]
Ahmad, Musnad, 1/227. Checker's Note: Saheeh, also reported in al-Bukhaaree.
[5]
Checker's Note: Saheeh, Ahmad, Muslim and at-Tirmidhee. Silsilatul Ahadeeth
as-Saheehah: 7684.
[6]
Ahmad, Musnad, 1/23. Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 3298.
Da`eef due to Ibn Lahi'ah and `an`anah of Abu Zubair
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