Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Minor Signs of the Day of Judgment


The signs of the Day of Judgment which translate as ashrat as-sa’aa. These are indications or milestones in our path towards the Day of Judgment. As sa’aa means the Hour, or the beginning of the Day of Judgment.

No one knows it but Allah. This is ‘ilm al-ghayb. That’s why in the hadith of jibreel, when he asked about the Hour, RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, “The one who is asked does not know any better than the one who is asking.” Meaning, neither of us knows when the Day of Judgment is, but RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam has told us many of its signs. In the area of the signs of the Day of Judgment, there are many weak hadith and many strong hadith.

It’s one of the areas where you have to sift through to find the authentic ones. It’s a very laborious job. Alhamdulillah there is a book that was written – there are a few (by Ibn Kathir and other scholars) – but there was a master’s degree or a PhD dissertation (Wallahu ‘Alam) on the authentic ahadith of the signs of the day of judgement, which was done by a scholar by the name of Yusuf Al Wabil [jazakAllah khayr born2worship Allah!] This is the primary source that is used. He has about more than 50 signs of the Day of Judgment.

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