Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 39

كِتَاب الْمَلَاحِمِ

Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim)

58 hadith · 18 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب مَا يُذْكَرُ فِي قَرْنِ الْمِائَةِChapter: Description Of Happenings In Every Century.2باب مَا يُذْكَرُ مِنْ مَلاَحِمِ الرُّومِChapter: What was mentioned about war with Rome.3باب فِي أَمَارَاتِ الْمَلاَحِمِChapter: Signs Of The Battles.4باب فِي تَوَاتُرِ الْمَلاَحِمِChapter: Order Of The Battles.5باب فِي تَدَاعِي الأُمَمِ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِChapter: Nations Summoning One Another To Attack Muslims.6باب فِي الْمَعْقِلِ مِنَ الْمَلاَحِمِChapter: Regarding the Muslim stronghold during the time of the battles.7باب ارْتِفَاعِ الْفِتْنَةِ فِي الْمَلاَحِمِChapter: The End Of Civil Strife Among Muslims During Battles.8باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنْ تَهْيِيجِ التُّرْكِ، وَالْحَبَشَةِChapter: Prohibition Of Agitating The Turks And Abyssinians.9باب فِي قِتَالِ التُّرْكِChapter: Regarding fighting the Turks.10باب فِي ذِكْرِ الْبَصْرَةِChapter: On The Mention Of Al-Basrah.11باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ تَهْيِيجِ الْحَبَشَةِChapter: Prohibition Of Agitating The Abyssinians.12باب أَمَارَاتِ السَّاعَةِChapter: Signs of the hour.13باب حَسْرِ الْفُرَاتِ عَنْ كَنْزٍChapter: The Euphrates will uncover a treasure.14باب خُرُوجِ الدَّجَّالِChapter: The appearance of the Dajjal.15باب فِي خَبَرِ الْجَسَّاسَةِChapter: Regarding narrations about Al-Jassasah.16باب فِي خَبَرِ ابْنِ صَائِدٍChapter: Reports regarding Ibn As-Sa’id.17باب الأَمْرِ وَالنَّهْىِChapter: Command And Prohibition.18باب قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِChapter: The onset of the hour.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 4291إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ عَلَى رَأْسِ كُلِّ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ مَنْ يُجَدِّدُ لَهَا دِينَهَاNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah will raise for this community at the end of every hundred years the one who will renovate its religion for it. Abu Dawud said: Abdur-Rahman bin Shuriah al-Iskandarani has 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4292سَتُصَالِحُونَ الرُّومَ صُلْحًا آمِنًا فَتَغْزُونَ أَنْتُمْ وَهُمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ فَتُنْصَرُونَ وَتَغْنَمُونَ وَتَسْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ تَرْجِعُونَ ، حَتَّى تَنْزِلُوا بِمَرْجٍ ذِي تُلُولٍ فَيَرْفَعُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهDhu Mikhbar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: you will make a secure peace with the Byzantines, then you and they will fight an enemy behind you, and you will be victorious, take booty, and be safe. You will th7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4293حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ حَسَّانَ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ ، وَزَادَ فِيهِ وَيَثُورُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَىThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Hassan bin ’Atiyyah through a different chain of narrators. This version add: The Muslims will then make for their weapons and will fight, and Allah will honor t4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4294عُمْرَانُ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ خَرَابُ يَثْرِبَ ، وَخَرَابُ يَثْرِبَ خُرُوجُ الْمَلْحَمَةِ ، وَخُرُوجُ الْمَلْحَمَةِ فَتْحُ قُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةَ ، وَفَتْحُ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ خُرُوجُ الدَّجَّالِ ، ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet ﷺ said: The flourishing state of Jerusalem will be when Yathrib is in ruins, the ruined state of Yathrib will be when the great war comes, the outbreak of the great war will be at th8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4295الْمَلْحَمَةُ الْكُبْرَى وَفَتْحُ الْقُسْطَنْطِينِيَّةِ وَخُرُوجُ الدَّجَّالِ فِي سَبْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: The Prophet ﷺ said: The greatest war, the conquest of Constantinople and the coming forth of the Dajjal (Antichrist) will take place within a period of seven months.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4296بَيْنَ الْمَلْحَمَةِ وَفَتْحِ الْمَدِينَةِ سِتُّ سِنِينَ وَيَخْرُجُ الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ فِي السَّابِعَةِNarrated Abdullah ibn Busr: The Prophet ﷺ said: The time between the great war and the conquest of the city (Constantinople) will be six years, and the Dajjal (Antichrist) will come forth in the seventh. Abu Dawud said: 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4297يُوشِكُ الْأُمَمُ أَنْ تَدَاعَى عَلَيْكُمْ كَمَا تَدَاعَى الْأَكَلَةُ إِلَى قَصْعَتِهَا ، فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ : وَمِنْ قِلَّةٍ نَحْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ؟ قَالَ : بَلْ أَنْتُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ كَثِيرٌ وَلَكِنَّكُمْ غُثَاءٌ كَغُثَاءِ السّNarrated Thawban: The Prophet ﷺ said: The people will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their dish. Someone asked: Will that be because of our small numbers at that time? 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4298إِنَّ فُسْطَاطَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ الْمَلْحَمَةِ بِالْغُوطَةِ إِلَى جَانِبِ مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا : دِمَشْقُ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَدَائِنِ الشَّامِNarrated Abu al-Darda: The Prophet ﷺ said: The place of assembly of the Muslims at the time of the war will be in al-Ghutah near a city called Damascus, one of the best cities in Syria.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4301لَنْ يَجْمَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ سَيْفَيْنِ سَيْفًا مِنْهَا وَسَيْفًا مِنْ عَدُوِّهَاNarrated Awf ibn Malik: The Prophet ﷺ said: Allah will not gather two swords upon this community: Its own sword and the sword of its enemy.8 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 4302دَعُوا الْحَبَشَةَ مَا وَدَعُوكُمْ وَاتْرُكُوا التُّرْكَ مَا تَرَكُوكُمْNarrated from Abi Sukainah One of the Companions: The Prophet ﷺ said: Let the Abyssinians alone as long as they let you alone, and let the Turks alone as long as they leave you alone.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4303لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ التُّرْكَ قَوْمًا وُجُوهُهُمْ كَالْمَجَانِّ الْمُطْرَقَةِ يَلْبَسُونَ الشَّعْرَAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: The last hour will not come before the Muslims fight with the Turks, a people whose faces look as if they were shields covered with skin, and who will wear sandals of hair.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4304لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا نِعَالُهُمُ الشَّعَرُ ، وَلَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى تُقَاتِلُوا قَوْمًا صِغَارَ الْأَعْيُنِ ذُلْفَ الْآنُفِ كَأَنَّ وُجُوهَهُمُ الْمَجَانُّ الْمُطْرَقَةُAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: The last hour will not come before you fight with a people whose sandals are of hair, and the Last hour will not come before you fight with a people who have small eyes, sho6 narrators