The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on foot to get spoil, but we returned without getting any. When he saw the signs of distress on our faces, he stood up on our faces and said: O Allah, do not put them under my care, for I would be too weak to care for them; do not put them in care of themselves, for they would be incapable of that, and do not put them in the care of men, for they would choose the best things for themselves. He then placed his hand on my head and said: Ibn Hawalah, when you see the caliphate has settled in the holy land, earthquakes, sorrows and serious matters will have drawn near and on that day the Last Hour will be nearer to mankind than this hand of mine is to your head. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. Hawalah belongs to Hims.  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِنَغْنَمَ عَلَى أَقْدَامِنَا فَرَجَعْنَا فَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ شَيْئًا وَعَرَفَ الْجُهْدَ فِي وُجُوهِنَا فَقَامَ فِينَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَىَّ فَأَضْعُفَ عَنْهُمْ وَلاَ تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا وَلاَ تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَيَسْتَأْثِرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي أَوْ قَالَ عَلَى هَامَتِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْخِلاَفَةَ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ أَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةِ فَقَدْ دَنَتِ الزَّلاَزِلُ وَالْبَلاَبِلُ وَالأُمُورُ الْعِظَامُ وَالسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ يَدِي هَذِهِ مِنْ رَأْسِكَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on foot to get spoil, but we returned without getting any. When he saw the signs of distress on our faces, he stood up on our faces and said: O Allah, do not put them under my care, for I would be too weak to care for them; do not put them in care of themselves, for they would be incapable of that, and do not put them in the care of men, for they would choose the best things for themselves. He then placed his hand on my head and said: Ibn Hawalah, when you see the caliphate has settled in the holy land, earthquakes, sorrows and serious matters will have drawn near and on that day the Last Hour will be nearer to mankind than this hand of mine is to your head. Abu Dawud said: 'Abd Allah b. Hawalah belongs to Hims. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2535)   

لِي وَإِنَّهُ لَنَازِلٌ عَلَيَّ فِي بَيْتِي بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَى أَقْدَامِنَا لِنَغْنَمَ فَرَجَعْنَا وَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ شَيْئًا وَعَرَفَ الْجَهْدَ فِي وُجُوهِنَا فَقَامَ فِينَا فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ لَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَيَّ فَأَضْعُفَ وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَيَسْتَأْثِرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَيُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمُ الشَّامُ وَالرُّومُ وَفَارِسُ أَوِ الرُّومُ وَفَارِسُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِأَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَمِنَ الْغَنَمِ حَتَّى يُعْطَى أَحَدُهُمْ مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَيَسْخَطَهَا ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي أَوْ هَامَتِي فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْخِلَافَةَ قَدْ نَزَلَتِ الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ فَقَدْ دَنَتِ الزَّلَازِلُ وَالْبَلَايَا وَالْأُمُورُ الْعِظَامُ وَالسَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ يَدَيَّ هَذِهِ مِنْ رَأْسِكَ  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Hawala, the companion of the Prophet ﷺ, came to me and it reached us that he obligated himself to pay two hundred (dirhams), but he refused to pay more than one hundred. I said to him, "Is it true that it reached us that you obligated yourself to pay two hundred and you refuse to pay more than one hundred?" By Allah, nothing stopped him from paying it, and he was able to say that he has no responsibility. Doesn't it suffice for Ibn Hawala to pay one hundred every year? Then he started telling us about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on foot around Medina to gain spoils, but we arrived without gaining anything. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw our effort, he said, 'O Allah, do not entrust them to me, so I will be lenient with them. Do not entrust them to people, so they will treat them lightly and oppress them. Do not entrust them to themselves, so they will be unable to fulfill it. Rather, unite them with their provisions.' Then he said, 'The Sham will be opened for you, and the treasures of Persia and Rome will be divided among you. And each one of you will have a certain amount of wealth, until one of you will be given a hundred dinars and he will become displeased and will put his hand on my head and say, 'O Ibn Hawala, if you see the Khilafah being established on the Holy Land, then earthquakes, blasts, and great matters have come, and the Hour is closer to people than my hand is to your head."  

نَزَلَ بِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ حَوَالَةَ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَدْ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ فَرَضَ لَهُ فِي الْمِائَتَيْنِ فَأَبَى إِلَّا مِائَةً قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَحَقٌّ مَا بَلَغَنَا أَنَّهُ فَرَضَ لَكَ فِي مِائَتَيْنِ فَأَبَيْتَ إِلَّا مِائَةً؟ وَاللهِ مَا مَنَعَهُ وَهُوَ نَازِلٌ عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَقُولَ لَا أُمَّ لَكَ أَوَلَا يَكْفِي ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ مِائَةٌ كُلَّ عَامٍ ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَنَا عَلَى أَقْدَامِنَا حَوْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ لِنَغْنَمَ فَقَدِمْنَا وَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الَّذِي بِنَا مِنَ الْجَهْدِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اللهُمَّ لَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلِيَّ فَأَضْعُفَ عَنْهُمْ وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَيَهُونُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَسْتَأْثِرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكِلْهُمْ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَعْجِزُوا عَنْهَا وَلَكِنْ تَوَحَّدْ بِأَرْزَاقِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَيُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُمُ الشَّامُ ثُمَّ لَتُقْسَمَنَّ كُنُوزُ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَلَيَكُونَنَّ لِأَحَدِكُمْ مِنَ الْمَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَتَّى إِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيُعْطَى مِائَةَ دِينَارٍ فَيَسْخَطُهَا ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِي فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ حَوَالَةَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ الْخِلَافَةَ قَدْ نَزَلَتِ الْأَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ فَقَدْ أَتَتِ الزَّلَازِلُ وَالْبَلَابِلُ وَالْأُمُورُ الْعِظَامُ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّاسِ مِنْ يَدِي هَذِهِ مِنْ رَأْسِكَ  

"عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ حَوَالَةَ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَسُولَ الله ﷺ بَعَثَنَا عَلَى أَقْدَامِنَا حَوْلَ المَدِينَةِ لِنَغْنَمَ، فَقَدمْنَا وَلَمْ نَغْنَمْ شَيْئًا، فَلَمَّا رآنِى (*) رَسُولُ الله ﷺ الَّذِى بِنَا مِنَ الجُهْدِ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ! لاَ تُكِلهُمْ إِلَىَّ فَأضْعفَ عَنْهُمْ، وَلاَ تَكِلهُمْ إِلى النَّاسِ فَيهُدنُوا عَلَيْهمْ وَيَسْتَأثِروا عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلاَ تَكِلهُمْ إِلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَعْجَزُوا عَنْهَا، وَلَكِن توحد بِأَرْزَاقِهِمْ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: لَتُفْتَحَنَّ لَكُم الشَّامُ، ثُمَّ لَتُقْسَمنَّ لَكُمْ كنُوزُ فَارِس وَالرُّومِ، وَلَيَكُونَنَّ لأحَدِكُمْ مِنَ المَالِ كَذَا وَكَذَا حَتَّى إِن أَحَدَكُمْ لَيُعْطَى مِائَة دينَارٍ فَيَسْخَطُهَا، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأسِى فَقَالَ: يَا بْنَ حَوَالَةَ! إِذَا رَأيْتَ الخِلاَفَةَ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ الأرْضَ المُقَدَّسَةَ فَقَدْ أَتَتْ الزَّلاَزِلُ، وَالسَّلاسِلُ وَالبَلاَبِلُ، وَالفِتَنُ، وَالأمورُ العِظَامُ، والسَّاعَةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى النَّاسِ مِن يَدِى هَذِهِ إِلَى رَأسِكَ".