Qur'an Related, - Signs of the End Times

The world will experience the End Times before the Day of Judgment. Our Prophet (saas) told us many things about this time, and the fact that many of them are happening now is a miracle. Muhammad (saas) detailed events that would happen 1,400 years after his death as if he had actually seen them. We present a partial list below:
The Iran-Iraq War
The hadiths tell of a major war that will happen in the End Times:
There will be tumult in Shawwal (the tenth Islamic month), talk of war in Dhu al-Qa`dah (the eleventh Islamic month), and the outbreak of war in Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth month). 101
These months coincide with the dates of the developing stages of the Iran-Iraq War.
There will be tumult in Shawwal…
The first uprising against the Shah happened on 5 Shawwal 1398 (September 8, 1976).
Talks of war in Dhu al-Qa`dah (the eleventh Islamic month), and the outbreak of war in Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth month)...
The Iran-Iraq War broke out in Dhu al-Hijjah 1400 (October 1980).
In another hadith, the details of this war are given:
A nation/tribe will come from the Farsi direction, saying: "O You Arabs, you have been too zealous. If you don't give them their due rights, nobody will have an alliance with you ... It must be given to them one day and to you the following day, and mutual promises must be kept ..." They will be going up to Mutekh; Muslims will be coming down to the plain ... Polytheists will be standing over there on the bank of a black river [Rakabeh] on the other side. There will be a war between them. Allah will deprive both armies of a victory ... 102
1. Turkiye Daily, 22.01.1987,The bloodiest conflicts of the 7 years, Close Combat Between Iran and Iraq, Iran Entered Iraq
2. Turkiye Daily, 22. 01. 1987, Heavy Loss of Iran-Iraq War of 8 years: Approximately 2 Million Casualties
3. Turkiye Daily, 03. 08. 1988, Back-and-Forth: Here is the Iran-Iraq War
On the right you see some of the news about Iran-Iraq war.
- Those coming from the Farsi direction: Those coming from the Iranian side:
- Farsi: Iran, Iranian
- Coming down to the plain: Coming down to the Iranian plain
- Mutekh: Name of a mountain in the region
- Rakabeh: A region where the oil wells are concentrated
"O you Arabs, you have indulged yourselves in bigotry! Unless you grant due rights to them, no one will agree with you on a plan of action…"
This hadith may draw attention to the outbreak of a racial dispute that will cause both sides to come down to the (Iranian) plain and wage war.
Allah will not give victory to any one of the armies...
The Iran-Iraq war lasted for eight years and, despite many thousands of casualties, neither side could claim a decisive victory.
The Occupation of Afghanistan
Pity poor Taliqan [a region in Afghanistan]. At that place are treasures of Allah, but these are not of gold and silver. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi `Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman, 59.)
This hadith may be an indication of Afghanistan's occupation during the Last Days. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan took place in 1979 (1400, according to the Islamic calendar).
… at that place are treasures of Allah, but these are not of gold and silver …
In addition, this hadith draws attention to Afghanistan's material riches. Today, large oil deposits, iron basins, and coal mines have been detected there and await commercial exploitation.

Qur'an Related, - Hussain's (ra) martyrdom

Ibn Rahwayh, al-Bayhaqi, and Abu Nu`aym narrated from Umm Salamah: The Messenger of Allah (saas) lay down one day and woke up, holding a handful of red dirt in his hand and turning it this way and that. I asked: "What is this dirt, Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Jibril informed me that this one [meaning Hussain] would be killed in Iraq, and this is his resting-ground." 99
Ibn al-Sakan, al-Baghawi, and Abu Nu`aym narrated from Anas ibn al-Harith, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "Truly this son of mine [meaning Husayn] will be killed in a land called Karbala'. Whoever among you is present then, help him." Thus, Anas ibn al-Harith went to Karbala' and was killed there with Husayn. 100
All of these predictions came true, and many sincere Muslims who shouldered the great responsibility of spreading Islam also died as martyrs. As a result, more of his predictions came true. Every one of these is a miracle that Allah bestowed upon his blessed messenger, Muhammad (saas), from the Unseen.

Qur'an Related, - Ali's (ra) martyrdom

Al-Hakim (who declared it sound) and Abu Nu`aym narrated from 'Ammar ibn Yasir that the Prophet said to 'Ali: "The most grievous of all people is he that shall strike you here," indicating his temple, "until blood soaks this," indicating his beard. 96
Al-Tabarani and Abu Nu`aym narrated from Jabir ibn Samurah, who said: The Messenger of Allah said to 'Ali: "You will be given leadership and the caliphate; and truly, this will be dyed red with this," meaning his beard with [the blood from] his head. 97
Al-Hakim narrated from Anas, who said: I went in with the Prophet (saas) to see `Ali, who lay sick, while Abu Bakr and `Umar were visiting him. One of them said to the other: "I do not think that he will survive," whereupon the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "In truth, he shall not die other than [by being] murdered. 98

Dought & clear, - How did the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) spend his day?

How did the Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) spend his day – an example of his daily life? Basically I wantto understand the daily routine in the life of the Prophet. What did he do after Fajr prayer? How did he have his breakfast and when? What was his etiquette when eating? What did he do from noon until he went to sleep, and after Tahajjud? To sum up, I want to know the daily routine of Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
Praise be to Allah.
When the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) woke up, he would pray Fajr with his Companions in the mosque. Then he would sit in the place where he had prayed, remembering Allah until the sun rose, and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would sit with him. Sometimes they would talk and remember things that happened before Islam; they would laugh and he would smile.
See the answer to question no. 100009.
The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) regularly offered Duha prayer with four or more rak‘ahs. It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to pray Duha with four rak‘ahs or more, as Allah willed.
Narrated by Muslim, 719
In his house, he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would be at the service of his family: he would milk his sheep, patch his garment, serve himself and mend his shoes. When the time for prayer came, he would go out and lead the people in prayer, then he would sit with them, talk with them, teach them, exhort them, remind them, listen to their complaints, and reconcile between them. Then he would go back to his house.
‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked: What did the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) do in his house? She said: He was a human being like any other; he would clean his garment, milk his sheep and serve himself.
Narrated by Ahmad, 26194; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inas-Saheehah, 671
According to another report also narrated by Ahmad (24903): He used to stitch his garment, mend his shoes and work as other men work in their houses.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh al-Jaami‘, 4937.
Al-Bukhaari (676) narrated that al-Aswad said: I asked ‘Aa’ishah what the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to do in his house. She said: He would serve his family, then when the time for prayer came, he would go out to the prayer.
He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never criticised any food; if he liked it he would eat it, otherwise he would leave it.
Sometimes month after month would go by, and he would not find any food except dates and water.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never criticised any food; if he liked it he would eat it, otherwise he would leave it.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 3563; Muslim, 2064
It was narrated that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: We would look at the new moon, then another new moon, three new moons in two months, and no fire would be lit in the houses of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). I – i.e., ‘Urwah ibn az-Zubayr – said: O aunt, what did you live on? She said: The two black ones, dates and water. But the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) had some neighbours among the Ansaar who had milch-animals, and they used to give the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) some of their milk, and he gave it to us to drink.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2567; Muslim, 2972.
There are no details in the Sunnah about the meals that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to eat.
See the answer to question no. 115801
It was not the custom of the Muslims in the earliest times to eat three meals every day as people do nowadays. Rather the most they would have would be two meals: one at the beginning of the day and another in the evening.
If he wanted to bring the people together for some important matter, he would instruct someone to bring them together for him or to call out among them “As-salaatu jaami‘ah(prayer is about to begin)”, then he would talk to them about the reason he had brought them together. If he wanted to send a party out on a mission, he would send them; if he wanted to remind them of something, he would remind them; if he wanted to tell them about a new ruling, he would tell them, and so on.
He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would take a nap at midday, so that this siesta would give him strength to pray qiyaam al-layl (voluntary prayers at night). He would say: “Take a nap at midday, for the Shaytaan does not take a nap at midday.” Narrated by at-Tabaraani inal-Awsat, 28; classed as hasan by al-Albaani inas-Saheehah, 1647.
He (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) would check on people in their daily lives and interactions, and in their marketplaces; he would go and see them in the places where they gathered; he would visit their sick and accept their invitations; and he would attend to the needs of the weak and poor. Thus he spent most of his day dealing with that which concerned him of matters of religion and the people’s affairs, such as calling people to Allah, advising them, reminding them, introducing rulings, striving in jihad, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, helping the needy, and so on.
Muslim (102) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) passed by a pile of foodstuff; he put his hand in it and found that it had gotten wet. He said, “What is this, O seller of the foodstuff?” He said: It got rained on, O Messenger of Allaah. He said: “Why don’t you put it on top of the food so that people can see it? Whoever deceives (people) does not belong to me.”
Al-Bayhaqi (20851) narrated that Jaabir said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Let us go to al-Baseer who is in Banu Waaqif and visit him (as he is sick).” He was a blind man.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inas-Saheehah, 521
An-Nasaa’i (1414) narrated that ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to recite words of dhikr a great deal and rarely engaged in idle talk. He would make his prayer lengthy and his speeches short; he was not too proud to walk with widows and the needy in order to meet their needs.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh an-Nasaa’i
When night came and he had led the people in praying ‘Isha’, if there was some matter on his mind concerning the Muslims’ affairs, he would discuss it with his senior companions; otherwise he would stay up with his family for a little while.
Imam Ahmad (178) and at-Tirmidhi (169 – and he classed it as hasan) narrated that ‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to stay up at night with Abu Bakr, discussing some of the Muslims’ affairs, and I would be with him.
Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani inSaheeh at-Tirmidhi
Ibn Katheer (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It was part of his character that he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) treated people kindly and was always cheerful. He would joke with his family and be gentle with them; he will spend generously on them and joke with his wives … His wives would gather every night in the house of the one with whom the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was staying that night, and sometimes he would eat supper with them, then each of them would go to her own house and he would sleep with the wife (in whose house he was staying the night) under one blanket; he would take off his upper garment and sleep in his lower garment. When he had prayed ‘Isha’, he would go into his house and stay up for a little while with his family before sleeping, to cheer them up; (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
End quote fromTafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/242
Then he would sleep at the beginning of the night, then get up to pray qiyaam al-layl, and he would pray as much as Allah willed that he should pray. Then when Bilaal gave the call for Fajr prayer, he would pray two rak‘ahs, then go out to the prayer.
Abu Dawood (56) narrated from ‘Aa’ishah that water for wudoo’ and his siwaak would be set out for the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), and when he woke up at night he would relieve himself, then clean his teeth with the siwaak.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maymoonah. The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) conversed with his family for a while, then he went to sleep. Then when the last third of the night came, he sat up and looked at the sky and said:“Verily, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding” [Aal ‘Imraan 3:190]. Then he got up and did wudoo’ and cleaned his teeth, and prayed eleven rak‘ahs. Then Bilaal gave the call to prayer, so he prayed two rak‘ahs, then he went out (to the mosque) and prayed Fajr.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 4569; Muslim, 763.
In conclusion:
The life of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was not a strict routine, as may be understood from these words. Rather it was purposeful and blessed work, as his Lord instructed him (interpretation of the meaning):“Say (O Muhammad SAW): ‘Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)’” [al-An ‘aam 6:162].
His practice was to interpret in a realistic manner the commands and laws of Allah, as the Mother of the Believers ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said.
Muslim narrated in his Saheeh (746) that Sa‘d ibn Hishaam ibn ‘Aamir said to the Mother of the Believers ‘Aa’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): O Mother of the believers, tell me about the character of the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). She said: Do you not read the Qur’an? I said: Of course. She said: The character of the Prophet of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was the Qur’an.
For more information on the teachings of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) concerning food and eating, please see the answer to question no. 6503.
For more information on the teachings of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) concerning sleep, please see the answer to question no. 21216.
For more information on the teachings of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) concerning buying and selling, please see the answer to question no. 134621.
For more information on the teachings of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) concerning his manner of dress.
And Allah knows best.