"I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no Jihad, and that war has ended.' The Messenger of Allah turned to face him and said: 'They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my Ummah who will fight for the truth, for whom Allah will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour begins and until the promise of Allah comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after group, striking one another's necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham.'"  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَذَالَ النَّاسُ الْخَيْلَ وَوَضَعُوا السِّلاَحَ وَقَالُوا لاَ جِهَادَ قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِوَجْهِهِ وَقَالَ كَذَبُوا الآنَ الآنَ جَاءَ الْقِتَالُ وَلاَ يَزَالُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أُمَّةٌ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَيُزِيغُ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ وَيَرْزُقُهُمْ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَحَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَعْدُ اللَّهِ وَالْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُوَ يُوحَى إِلَىَّ أَنِّي مَقْبُوضٌ غَيْرَ مُلَبَّثٍ وَأَنْتُمْ تَتَّبِعُونِي أَفْنَادًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ وَعُقْرُ دَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّامُ  

[Machine] He came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I have prepared the horses, prepared the weapons, and prepared the burdens of war." I said, "There is no fighting." The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Now the fighting has come. A group from my nation will continue to manifest themselves to the people, and Allah will cast terror into the hearts of some nations, and they will fight them, and Allah will provide them with sustenance from them, until the command of Allah comes while they are in that state. Indeed, the reward of the believers' abode is Sham (Greater Syria), and horses are tied at their reins for goodness until the Day of Resurrection."  

أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أسَمْتُ الْخَيْلَ وَأَلْقَيْتُ السِّلَاحَ وَوَضَعَتِ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَاقُلْتُ لَا قِتَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الْآنَ جَاءَ الْقِتَالُ لَا تَزَالُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ظَاهِرِينَ عَلَى النَّاسِ يَزْيِغُ اللهُ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ فَيُقَاتِلُونَهُمْ وَيَرْزُقُهُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللهِ ﷻ وَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَلَا إِنَّ عُقْرَ دَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّامُ وَالْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِينَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when he said, "It is revealed to me that I will be taken away soon and that you will follow me, breaking the necks of some of you. There will continue to be people from my Ummah (nation) who fight for the truth, through whom Allah will cause the hearts of some people to be inclined (towards disbelief), and Allah will provide for them (the believers) through them, until the Day of Judgment comes and the promise of Allah is fulfilled."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنِّي مَقْبُوضٌ غَيْرُ مُلَبَّثٍ وَأَنَّكُمْ مُتَّبِعِيَّ أَفْنَادًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ وَلَا يَزَالُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي نَاسٌ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَيُزِيغُ اللهُ بِهِمْ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ وَيَرْزُقُهُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَحَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَعَدُ اللهِ»  

[Machine] I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when he said, "It has been revealed to me that I will be taken [by death] soon and that you will follow me in large numbers. Some of you will strike the necks of others, and there will always be people from my Ummah who fight for the truth, and Allah causes the hearts of some people to stray because of them. Allah will continue to provide them with provision until the Hour is established and the promise of Allah comes."  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يُوحَى إِلَيَّ أَنِّي مَقْبُوضٌ غَيْرُ مُلَبَّثٍ وَأَنَّكُمْ مُتَّبِعِيَّ أَفْنَادًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ وَلَا يَزَالُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي نَاسٌ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَيُزِيغُ اللهُ بِهِمْ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ وَيَرْزُقُهُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ وَحَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَعَدُ اللهِ»  

"I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah! The people have lost interest in horses and put down their weapons, and they say there is no Jihad, and that war has ended.' The Messenger of Allah turned to face him and said: 'They are lying, now the fighting is to come. There will always be a group among my Ummah who will fight for the truth, for whom Allah will cause some people to deviate, and grant them provision from them, until the Hour begins and until the promise of Allah comes. Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection. It has been revealed to me that I am going to die and will not stay long, and you will follow me group after group, striking one another's necks. And the place of safety for the believers is Ash-Sham.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3561)  

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَذَالَ النَّاسُ الْخَيْلَ وَوَضَعُوا السِّلَاحَ وَقَالُوا لَا جِهَادَ قَدْ وَضَعَتِ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقَالَ «كَذَبُوا الْآنَ جَاءَ الْقِتَالُ وَلَا يَزَالُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَمَةٌ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ وَيُزِيغُ اللهُ لَهُمْ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ وَيَرْزُقُهُمْ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ أَوْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ وَعْدُ اللهِ وَالْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِي نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُوَ يُوحِي إِلَيَّ أَنِّي مَقْبُوضٌ غَيْرُ مُلَبَّثٍ وَأَنْتُمْ مُتَّبِعُونِي أَفْنَادًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ وَعُقْرُ دَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّامُ»  

"عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْن نُفَيْلٍ الْحَضْرَمىِّ أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبىَّ ﷺ فَقالَ: إِنِّى سَئِمْتُ الْخَيْلَ، وَأَلَقَيْتُ السِّلَاحَ، وَقُلْتُ: لَا قِتَالَ. فَقَالَ النَّبىُّ ﷺ : الآنَ جَاءَ اللهُ بِالْقِتَالِ، لَا تَزَالُ طَائفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتى ظاهِرينَ عَلَى النَّاسِ [يُزِيغُ اللهُ بِهِمْ قُلُوبَهُمْ أَقْوَامٌ فيُقَاتِلُونَهُمْ، وَيَرْزُقُهُمُ اللهُ مِنْهُمْ (*)] حَتَّى يَأتِىَ أَمْرُ اللهِ وَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، أَلَا إِن عُقْرَ دارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشامُ، وَالْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِى نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْم الْقِيامَةِ".  

"عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ نُفَيْلٍ الْكِنْدِىِّ وَكَانَ قَوْمُهُ بَعثُوهُ وَافِدًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ: بَيْنَا أنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ تَمَسُّ رُكْبَتى رُكْبَتَهُ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الشَّامِ بِوَجْهِه مُوَلٍ إِلَى الْيَمن ظَهْرَهُ؛ إِذْ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَزَالَ النَّاسُ الْخَيْلَ وَوَضَعُوا السِّلَاحَ، وَزَعَمُوا أنَّ الْحَرْبَ قَدْ وَضَعَتْ أَوْزَارَهَا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ : كَذَبُوا، الآنَ جَاءَ الْقِتَالُ، لَا تَزَالُ فِرْقَةٌ"، وَفى لَفْظٍ: لَا يَزَالُ قَوْمٌ - مِنْ أُمَّتى يُقَاتلُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ يُزِيغُ اللهُ بِهِمْ قُلُوبَ أَقْوَامٍ، وَيَنْصُرُونَهُمْ (*) عَلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ، أَوْ حَتَّى يَأتى أَمْرُ اللهِ، الْخَيْلُ مَعْقُودٌ فِى نَوَاصِيهَا الْخَيْرُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ، وَهُوَ يُوحَى إِلَى أَنِّى مَقْبُوضٌ غَيْرَ مُلَبَّثٍ، وَأَنَّكُمْ مُتَّبِعِىَّ أَفْنادًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ، وَعُقْرُ دَارِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الشَّامُ".