The Future of the Ummah According to Islamic Hadith

A Group of People from the Prophet's Ummah Will Always Remain on the Right Path

Narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah

Jabir reported from the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him): For every apostle was a prayer with which he prayed (to his Lord) for his Ummah, but I have reserved my prayer for the intercession of my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

▶️A group of people from my Ummah will continue to fight in obedience to the Command of Allah, remaining dominant over their enemies

◽{Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 4721}

▫️Narrated byUqbah ibn Amir

It has been narrated on the authority of AbdurRahman ibn Shamasah al-Mahri who said: I was in the company of Maslamah ibn Mukhallad, and Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As was with him. Abdullah said: The Hour shall come only when the worst type of people are left on the earth. They will be worse than the people of pre-Islamic days. They will receive whatever they ask of Allah. While we were still sitting, Uqbah ibn Amr came and Maslamah said to him: Uqbah, listen to what Abdullah says. Uqbah said: He knows better so far as I am concerned. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: A group of people from my Ummah will continue to fight in obedience to the Command of Allah, remaining dominant over their enemies. Those who oppose them shall not do them any harm. They will remain in this condition until the Hour overtakes them. (At this) Abdullah said: Yes. Then Allah will raise a wind which will be fragrant like musk and whose touch will be like the touch of silk; (but) it will cause the death of all (faithful) persons, not leaving behind a single person with an iota of faith in his heart. Then only the worst of men will remain to be overwhelmed by the Hour.

◽{Sahih Muslim HadithHadith 4715}

▫️Narrated byThawban

The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: A group of people from my Ummah will always remain triumphant on the right path and continue to be triumphant (against their opponents). He who deserts them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will remain in this position until Allah’s Command is executed ( i.e. Qayamah is established). In Qutaybah’s version of the tradition, we do not have the words: “They will remain in this position.”

▶️Nothing can be gathered from thorny trees except thorns

◽{Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 262}

▫️Narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas

Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Verily some from amongst my Ummah will acquire the understanding of religion, recite the Qur’an, and would say: We will go to the men of authority and partake of their worldly (riches) and (then) withdraw from them with our religion. But it can’t be; as nothing can be gathered from thorny trees except thorns, similarly nothing can be gathered by drawing near to them except.. – Muhammad ibn as-Sabbah said: (the same), i.e. sin and vice.

Transmitted by Ibn Majah.

*Note: If the authoritarians are corrupt then they will corrupt others.

▶️As a single Ummah

◽{Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 259}

▫️Narrated by Anas ibn Malik

Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: Do you know who is most generous? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. Whereupon he said: Allah is the Most Generous, then I am most generous to mankind, and the most generous people after me would be those who will acquire knowledge and then disseminate it. He will come on the Day of Resurrection singly, like a ruler, or he said: As a single Ummah.

Bayhaqi transmitted in Shu’ab al-Iman.

Allah knows best.

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