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.

1: The Coming of RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

2: The Death of RasulAllah sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam

3: The Opening of Jerusalem

4: Plague

5: The Abundance of Wealth

6: Times of Trials and Tribulations

7: False Prophets

8: The Spread of Peace

9: The Appearance of a Fire in Hijaaz

10: The Wars with the Turks

11: Loss of Trust

12: Knowledge will Subside & Ignorance will Prevail

13: The Increase of Security Forces

14: Zina Prevails

15: The Spread of Riba

16: The Decoration of AlMasaajid

17: Construction of Tall Buildings

18: The Slave Woman gives birth to her Owner

19: Bloodshed Spreads

20: The Shrinking of Time

21: The Proximity of Markets
22: Appearance of Shirk

23: Spread of Trade

24: Zalzaal (Earthquakes)

25: Sinking, Stoning and Turning into Animals

26: Rise of the Low

27: You will give Salaam only to those you know

28: Women who are dressed, but naked

29: Cars

30: True Dreams of the Believers

31: Spread of Qalam ﻗﻠﻡ

32: Expansion of the Crescent (Hilaal)

33: Lies and Fabrication in Religion

34: Shayateen Coming

35: False Witnessing

36: The Woman to Man Ratio will Increase

37: Sudden Death

38: Hostility between the People

39: The Arabian Peninsula becomes Green with Rivers Again

40: Lots of Rain, but Nothing Grows

41: Euphrates Uncovers a Mountain of Gold

42: Animals and Objects Speaking

43: Desire of Dying

44: Population of the Romans Increases

45: Opening of the Constantinople

46: Reign of Qahtaan

47: Madinah expelling the evil

48: A Blessed Wind Taking the Souls of the Believers

49: Destruction of the Ka’bah
50: AlMehdi