ذِكْرُ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ ؓ

'Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only water left in the utensil which its owner leaves, and you are going to shift to an abode which knows no end, and you should shift with the good before you, for we have been told that a stone would be thrown at one side of the Hell and it would go down even for seventy years but would not be able to reach its bottom. By Allah, it would be fully packed. Do you find it something strange, and it has been mentioned that there yawns a distance which one would be able to cover in forty years from one end to another of Paradise, and a day would come when it would be fully packed and you must be knowing that I was the seventh amongst seven who had been with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we had nothing to eat but the leaves of the tree until the corners of the mouth were injured. We found a sheet which we tore in two and divided between myself and Sa'd b. Malik. I made the lower garment with halt of it and so did Sa'd make the lower garment with half of it and today there is none amongst us who has not become the governor of a city from amongst the cities (of the Islamic Commonwealth) and I seek refuge with Allah that I should consider myself great whereas I am insignificant in the eye of Allah. Prophethood does not remain for ever and its impact fades with the result that it changes eventually into kingship, and you would soon come to know and experience those rulers who would come after us and see (how far they are from religion).  

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصُرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلاَّ صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الإِنَاءِ يَتَصَابُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لاَ زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفَةِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِي فِيهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا لاَ يُدْرِكُ لَهَا قَعْرًا وَوَاللَّهِ لَتُمْلأَنَّ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ وَلَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهَا يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ مِنَ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا فَالْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وَاتَّزَرَ سَعْدٌ بِنِصْفِهَا فَمَا أَصْبَحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى مِصْرٍ مِنَ الأَمْصَارِ وَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَغِيرًا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلاَّ تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ آخِرُ عَاقِبَتِهَا مُلْكًا فَسَتَخْبُرُونَ وَتُجَرِّبُونَ الأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدَنَا  

'Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only water left in the utensil which its owner leaves, and you are going to shift to an abode which knows no end, and you should shift with the good before you, for we have been told that a stone would be thrown at one side of the Hell and it would go down even for seventy years but would not be able to reach its bottom. By Allah, it would be fully packed. Do you find it something strange, and it has been mentioned that there yawns a distance which one would be able to cover in forty years from one end to another of Paradise, and a day would come when it would be fully packed and you must be knowing that I was the seventh amongst seven who had been with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we had nothing to eat but the leaves of the tree until the corners of the mouth were injured. We found a sheet which we tore in two and divided between myself and Sa'd b. Malik. I made the lower garment with halt of it and so did Sa'd make the lower garment with half of it and today there is none amongst us who has not become the governor of a city from amongst the cities (of the Islamic Commonwealth) and I seek refuge with Allah that I should consider myself great whereas I am insignificant in the eye of Allah. Prophethood does not remain for ever and its impact fades with the result that it changes eventually into kingship, and you would soon come to know and experience those rulers who would come after us and see (how far they are from religion). (Using translation from Muslim 2967a)   

وَقَالَ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةِ خَطَبَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلَّاصُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَتَصَابُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِي فِيهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا مَا يُدْرِكُ لَهَا قَعْرًا وَاللهِ لَتَمْلَؤُنَّهُ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ؟ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ مَصرَاعَيِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ كَظِيظُ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرَقَ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا وَإِنِّي الْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَّقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدٍ فَأْتَزَرَ بِنِصْفِهَا وَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا فَمَا أَصْبَحَ مِنَّا أَحَدٌ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرَ مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ وَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللهِ صَغِيرًا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ عَاقِبَتُهَا مُلْكًا وَسَتَبْلُونَ أَوْ سَتَخْبُرُونَ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدَنَا  

'Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only water left in the utensil which its owner leaves, and you are going to shift to an abode which knows no end, and you should shift with the good before you, for we have been told that a stone would be thrown at one side of the Hell and it would go down even for seventy years but would not be able to reach its bottom. By Allah, it would be fully packed. Do you find it something strange, and it has been mentioned that there yawns a distance which one would be able to cover in forty years from one end to another of Paradise, and a day would come when it would be fully packed and you must be knowing that I was the seventh amongst seven who had been with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we had nothing to eat but the leaves of the tree until the corners of the mouth were injured. We found a sheet which we tore in two and divided between myself and Sa'd b. Malik. I made the lower garment with halt of it and so did Sa'd make the lower garment with half of it and today there is none amongst us who has not become the governor of a city from amongst the cities (of the Islamic Commonwealth) and I seek refuge with Allah that I should consider myself great whereas I am insignificant in the eye of Allah. Prophethood does not remain for ever and its impact fades with the result that it changes eventually into kingship, and you would soon come to know and experience those rulers who would come after us and see (how far they are from religion). (Using translation from Muslim 2967a)   

خَطَبَنَا عُتْبَةُ بْنُ غَزْوَانَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَمَا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَإِنَّمَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَصْطَبُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا مِنْهَا بِخَيْرِ مَا يَحْضُرُكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِي بِهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا وَمَا يُدْرِكُ لَهَا قَعْرًا فَوَاللَّهِ لَتَمْلَأَنَّهُ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ وَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ بَيْنَهُمَا أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ مِنَ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَإِنِّي لَسَابِعُ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرَقَ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا وَإِنِّي الْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَارِسِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وَاتَّزَرَ سَعْدٌ بِنِصْفِهَا وَمَا أَصْبَحَ مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ أُحُدٌ حَيٌّ إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرَ مِصْرَ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ وَإِنَّنِي أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ صَغِيرًا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا تَنَاقَصَتْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ عَاقِبَتُهَا مُلْكًا وَسَتُجَرِّبُونَ أَوْ سَتَبْلُونَ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدِي» صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ مُسْلِمٍ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ على شرط مسلم  

[Machine] "The world has crumbled, leaving only fragments like the dripping of a water jug poured by its owner. And indeed, behind you lies a home, so move towards it with the best of what you possess. By Allah, I have witnessed myself as the seventh out of seven with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and our mouths were filled with the leaves of trees that we ate. Today, there is not one of us who is not a ruler over Egypt or its neighboring lands. And certainly, I have seen myself and Sa'd ibn Malik acquiring a cloak, where I took half and Sa'd took half. It has reached me that the distance between the two doors of Paradise is forty years, and a day will come upon it when it will be crowded. Indeed, prophethood has been abrogated, and it will become a kingdom. And I seek refuge with Allah that I may be great in my own eyes while insignificant in the eyes of others, and that you will be tested with rulership after me."  

«إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إلَا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَصُبُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ دَارًا فَانْتَقِلُوا إِلَيْهَا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِِ ﷺ وَقَدْ تَسَلَّقَتْ أَفْوَاهُنَا مِنْ أَكْلِ الشَّجَرِ مَا مِنَّا رَجُلٌ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا وَهُوَ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَسَعْدَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ ابْتَدَرْنَا بُرْدَةً فَأَخَذْتُ نِصْفَهَا وَأَخَذَ سَعْدٌ نِصْفَهَا وَلَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ وَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ إلَّا نُسِخَتْ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مُلْكًا وَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَفِي نَفْسِ النَّاسِ صَغِيرًا وسَتُجَرِّبونَ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدِي»  

[Machine] "However, the world has announced its destruction, and its affairs have come to an end. Only a few drops remain, like the drops from a vessel poured by its owner. You are transient from it to a dwelling that is eternal, so move on with the best of what you have. It has been mentioned to us that a stone is thrown from the edge of Hell and it takes seventy years to reach its bottom. By Allah, you will surely be filled with wonder. It has been mentioned to us that the distance between two doors of Paradise is a journey of forty years, and it will be visited on a day that is as crowded as it is severe. I have witnessed, and I am one of the seven, with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, that we had no food but the leaves of trees, to the point that our lips were injured. I picked up a date pit and broke it between myself and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, the knight of Islam. I shared half of it, and not one of us remains alive today except that he has become a ruler in Egypt. I seek refuge in Allah from being arrogant within myself and insignificant in the sight of Allah. And indeed, Prophethood no longer exists, as it has been replaced until it becomes kingship or you will be tested or the leaders will be tested after us."  

«أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وإنَّمَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَصُبُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَإنَّكُمْ مُتَنَقِّلُونَ مِنْهَا إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِي بِهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا مَا يُدْرِكُ قَعْرَهَا فَوَاللهِ لَتُمْلَأَنَّ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ فَلَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ بَيْنَهُمَا مَسِيرَةُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةُ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَإِنِّي لَسَابِعُ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إَِلَا وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا وَإِنِّي الْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ فَارِسِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَائْتَزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وَمَا أَصْبَحَ مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ حَيٌّ إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرَ مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ وَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللهِ صَغِيرًا وإنَّها لَمْ تَبْقَ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إلَّا تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى تَكُونَ عَاقِبَتُهَا مُلْكًا سَتُجَرِّبونَ أَوْ تُبْلَوُنَّ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدَنَا»  

[Machine] "The world has declared bankruptcy, its shoes have worn out, and nothing remains of it but fragility like the fragility of a container. Indeed, you are in a temporary dwelling, so move on with the best of what you have in your presence. I have seen myself as the seventh of seven with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we did not have anything to eat except tree leaves, until our sides were scarred. Qurra said, 'I found a cloak and Abu Na'amah said, 'I picked up a cloak and tore it in half. I wore half and gave Sa'd the other half.' Today, none of those seven is found except in Egypt from the cities. The rulers will be tested after me. By Allah, Prophethood has never been abolished except for it to be succeeded by a kingdom and dominance. Qurra mentioned, 'Indeed, the stones said,' and Abu Na'amah said, 'Indeed, the scroll is thrown down the cliffs of Hell, falling to its bottom.' Qurra said, 'Seventy autumns,' and Abu Na'amah said, 'Seventy autumns. And the distance between the two door panels of Paradise will be filled in a journey of forty days. And a day will come upon the doors of Paradise when there is not a door except that it will be tightly closed. I seek refuge in Allah from being arrogant in myself and being insignificant before Allah.'  

«إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ وَإنَّكُمْ فِي دَارٍ تَنْتَقِلونَ عَنْهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي سَابِعَ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ نَأْكُلُهُ إلَا وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا» قَالَ قُرَّةُ وَلَقَدْ وَجَدْتُ بُرْدَةً وَقَالَ أَبُو نَعَامَةَ الْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا نِصْفَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتُ نِصْفًا وَأعْطَيْتُ سَعْدًا نِصْفًا وَلَيْسَ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ السَّبْعَةِ الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا عَلَى مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ ولَيُجَرَّبَنَّ الْأُمَرَاءُ بَعْدِي وَإِنَّهُ وَاللهِ مَا كَانَتْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى تَكُونَ مُلْكًا وجَبْرِيَّةً وَلَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لِي قَالَ قُرَّةُ إِنَّ الْحَجَرَ وَقَالَ أَبُو نَعَامَةَ إِنَّ الصَّحِيفَةَ تُقْذَفُ بِهَا مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَتَهْوِي إِلَى قَرَارِهَا قَالَ قُرَّةُ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا وَقَالَ أَبُو نَعَامَةَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا وَلَيُمْلَأَنَّ وَمَا بَيْنَ الْمِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ يَوْمٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا بَابٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ كَظِيظٌ وَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي كَبِيرًا وَعِنْدَ اللهِ صَغِيرًا  

'Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only water left in the utensil which its owner leaves, and you are going to shift to an abode which knows no end, and you should shift with the good before you, for we have been told that a stone would be thrown at one side of the Hell and it would go down even for seventy years but would not be able to reach its bottom. By Allah, it would be fully packed. Do you find it something strange, and it has been mentioned that there yawns a distance which one would be able to cover in forty years from one end to another of Paradise, and a day would come when it would be fully packed and you must be knowing that I was the seventh amongst seven who had been with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we had nothing to eat but the leaves of the tree until the corners of the mouth were injured. We found a sheet which we tore in two and divided between myself and Sa'd b. Malik. I made the lower garment with halt of it and so did Sa'd make the lower garment with half of it and today there is none amongst us who has not become the governor of a city from amongst the cities (of the Islamic Commonwealth) and I seek refuge with Allah that I should consider myself great whereas I am insignificant in the eye of Allah. Prophethood does not remain for ever and its impact fades with the result that it changes eventually into kingship, and you would soon come to know and experience those rulers who would come after us and see (how far they are from religion). (Using translation from Muslim 2967a)   

«أَمَا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حِذَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا صُبَابَةٌ كَصُبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَصْطَبُّهَا صَاحِبُهَا وَأَنْتُمْ تَنْتَقِلُونَ مِنْهُ إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا بِخَيْرِ مَا بِحَضْرَتِكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يُلْقَى مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَيَهْوِي فِيهَا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا لَا يُدْرِكُ لَهَا قَعْرًا وَاللهِ لَتُمْلَأَنَّ فَعَجِبْتُمْ؟ وَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لَنَا أَنَّ مَا بَيْنَ مِصْرَاعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةَ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظُ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُنِي وَإِنِّي سَابِعُ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرِقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ أَشْدَاقُنَا وَالْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَاشْتَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وائتزرَ بِنِصْفِهَا فَمَا أَصْبَحَ مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ أَحَدٌ حَيًّا إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرًا عَلَى مِصْرٍ مِنْ الْأَمْصَارِ فَإِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي نَفْسِي عَظِيمًا وَعِنْدَ اللهِ صَغِيرًا وَإِنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ قَطُّ إِلَّا تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى تَصِيرَ عَاقِبَتُهَا مَلَكًا وَسَتُبْلَوْنَ أَوْ سَتُجَرِّبُونَ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدِي»  

'Utba b. Ghazwan delivered us a sermon and he praised Allah and lauded Him, then said: Now coming to the point, verily the world has been given the news of its end and that too quite early. Nothing would be left out of it but only water left in the utensil which its owner leaves, and you are going to shift to an abode which knows no end, and you should shift with the good before you, for we have been told that a stone would be thrown at one side of the Hell and it would go down even for seventy years but would not be able to reach its bottom. By Allah, it would be fully packed. Do you find it something strange, and it has been mentioned that there yawns a distance which one would be able to cover in forty years from one end to another of Paradise, and a day would come when it would be fully packed and you must be knowing that I was the seventh amongst seven who had been with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and we had nothing to eat but the leaves of the tree until the corners of the mouth were injured. We found a sheet which we tore in two and divided between myself and Sa'd b. Malik. I made the lower garment with halt of it and so did Sa'd make the lower garment with half of it and today there is none amongst us who has not become the governor of a city from amongst the cities (of the Islamic Commonwealth) and I seek refuge with Allah that I should consider myself great whereas I am insignificant in the eye of Allah. Prophethood does not remain for ever and its impact fades with the result that it changes eventually into kingship, and you would soon come to know and experience those rulers who would come after us and see (how far they are from religion). (Using translation from Muslim 2967a)   

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّ الدُّنْيَا قَدْ آذَنَتْ بِصَرْمٍ وَوَلَّتْ حَذَّاءَ وَإِنَّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهَا صَبَابَةٌ كَصَبَابَةِ الْإِنَاءِ يَتَصَابُّهَا أَحَدُكُمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ مُنْتَقِلُونَ إِلَى دَارٍ لَا زَوَالَ لَهَا فَانْتَقِلُوا مِنْهَا بِخَيْرِ مَا يَحْضُرُ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْحَجَرَ يَهْوَى مِنْ شَفِيرِ جَهَنَّمَ فَمَا يَبْلُغُ لَهَا قَعْرًا سَبْعِينَ عَامًا وَايْمُ اللَّهِ لَتُمْلَأَنَّ أَفَعَجِبْتُمْ وَلَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لِيَ أَنَّ مَا بَيِنَ مَصِرَاعَيِ الْجَنَّةِ مَسِيرَةُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمٌ وَهُوَ كَظِيظُ الزِّحَامِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتَنِي وَأَنَا سَابِعُ سَبْعَةٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا لَنَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا وَرَقُ الشَّجَرِ حَتَّى قَرِحَتْ مِنْهُ أَشْدَاقُنَا وَلَقَدْ الْتَقَطْتُ بُرْدَةً فَشَقَقْتُهَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدٍ فَاتَّزَرْتُ بِنِصْفِهَا وَاتَّزَرَ سَعْدٌ بِنِصْفِهَا فَمَا مِنَّا الْيَوْمَ حَيٌّ إِلَّا أَصْبَحَ أَمِيرَ مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ فَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ عَظِيمًا فِي نَفْسِي صَغِيرًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ نُبُوَّةٌ إِلَّا تَنَاسَخَتْ حَتَّى تَكُونَ عَاقِبَتُهَا مُلْكًا وَسَتُبْلَوْنَ وَتُجَرِّبُونَ الْأُمَرَاءَ بَعْدَنَا