[Machine] We trained for a year, then we were locked down. Amongst us was a sheikh from Khaatham, and Al-Hajjaj was mentioned and he was insulted. I said to him, "Why are you insulting him when he is fighting the people of Iraq in the obedience of the Commander of the Believers?" He replied, "He is the one who has made them disbelieve." Then he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'There will be five tribulations in this Ummah. Four have occurred and only one remains, which is as-Saylam, and it is amongst you, O people of Sham. So if you reach it, try to be like a rock. Do not be with either of the two groups. Otherwise, take to the underground tunnels. Hammad said, 'Do not narrate this from me.'" I said, "Did you hear this from the Prophet ﷺ?" He said, "Yes." I said, "May Allah have mercy on you, didn't you inform me that you saw the Prophet ﷺ, so that I can ask you questions?" He replied, "I should have informed you."  

أَدْرَبْنَا عَامًا ثُمَّ قَفَلْنَا وَفِينَا شَيْخٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ فَذُكِرَ الْحَجَّاجُفَوَقَعَ فِيهِ وَشَتَمَهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ لِمَ تَسُبُّهُ وَهُوَ يُقَاتِلُ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ فِي طَاعَةِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الَّذِي أَكْفَرَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَكُونُ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ خَمْسُ فِتَنٍ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ أَرْبَعٌ وَبَقِيَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ وَهِيَ الصَّيْلَمُ وَهِيَ فِيكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الشَّامِ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكْتَهَا فَإِنْ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَكُونَ حَجَرًا فَكُنْهُ وَلَا تَكُنْ مَعَ وَاحِدٍ مِنَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ وَإِلَّا فَاتَّخِذْ نَفَقًا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَقَدْ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ وَلَا تَكُنْ قَدْ حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ حَمَّادٌ قَبْلَ ذَا قُلْتُ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ أَفَلَا كُنْتَ أَعْلَمْتَنِي أَنَّكَ رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حَتَّى أُسَائِلَكَ