[Machine] A man said, "O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have an end?" He (the Prophet) said, "No, as long as there are people (meaning the people of the House of the Prophet)."

And in another place, he said, "Yes, whenever Allah intends good for the people of any Arab or non-Arab household, He guides them to Islam." The man asked, "What happens after that?" He (the Prophet) said, "Then there will be trials and tribulations like patches of darkness." The man asked, "Will there be a way out from them?" He (the Prophet) said, "Yes, by Allah, if Allah wills." The man asked, "Do they return to the same situation of discord?" He (the Prophet) said, "Yes, and I swear by the one who has my life in His hand, they will become even more divided amongst themselves."  

رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهَى؟ قَالَ أَيُّمَا أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ؟ وَقَالَ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوِ الْعُجْمِ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَهْ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَقَعُ الْفِتَنُ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ قَالَ كَلَّا وَاللهِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ قَالَ بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ تَعُودُونَ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ  

[Machine] An Arab man said: "O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have an end?" He (the Prophet) replied: "Yes, whoever from the Arab or non-Arab people that Allah desires good for, He will enter them into Islam." The Arab man asked: "And then what, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet replied: "Then tribulations will occur, like layers of darkness." The Arab man said: "No, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Indeed, and by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you will surely witness harshness among yourselves."  

أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهَى؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوِ الْعُجْمِ أَرَادَ اللهُ ﷻ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ كَلَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْرِقَابَ بَعْضٍ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ came to a Bedouin and he said, "O Messenger of Allah, does this matter have a limit?" He said, "Yes, whoever desires good for Allah with it, whether he is a non-Arab or Arab, Allah will enter him upon them. Then, trials will occur like layers of darkness, in which you will return to the darkness of spears, striking each other's necks. And the best people on that day are a believing Mu'tazilite in a mountain of mountains who fears his Lord, blessed and exalted, and keeps away from the people due to their evil."  

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِهَذَا الْأَمْرِ مِنْ مُنْتَهَى؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَمَنْ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا مِنْ أَعْجَمٍ أَوْ عَرَبٍ أَدْخَلَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَالظُّلَلِ تَعُودُونَ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ وَأَفْضَلُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُؤْمِنٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي رَبَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَيَدَعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ  

[Machine] An Arab man said, "O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have an end?" He said, "Yes, whoever from among the Arabs and non-Arabs whom Allah intends good for, He will enter them into Islam." They said, "Then what, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Then there will be trials and tribulations like patches of dark night." An Arab man said, "No, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will certainly have leadership and its whips striking your necks."  

أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهَى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ» قَالُوا ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ يَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ» قَالَ فَقَالَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ كَلَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

[Machine] I heard Kurz bin 'Alqamah saying, "A man asked the Prophet ﷺ, 'O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have a limit?' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, 'Yes, whoever from the Arab or non-Arab people who Allah intends good for, He will enter Islam upon them. Then, the trials will occur like the darknesses.'" Muhammad bin Rashid and Yunus bin Yazid narrated this from Az-Zuhri, but they did not mention it to be solely narrated by 'Urwah while he was a companion.  

سَمِعْتُ كُرْزَ بْنَ عَلْقَمَةَ يَقُولُ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهًى؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ ثُمَّ تَقَعُ الْفِتَنُ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ» تَابَعَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ وَيُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّلم يخرجاه لتفرد عروة عن كرز وهو صحابي  

[Machine] An Arab man said, "O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have any limit?" He replied, "Yes, whoever Allah intends good for, He guides them to Islam, whether they are Arabs or non-Arabs." The man asked, "What then, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Then there will be trials like layers of darkness." The man said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, and by the One in whose hand is my soul, you will return to that state, holding onto the reigns of ignorance, striking each other's necks. The best people on that day will be a believer who isolates himself in a mountain pass, fearing Allah and leaving people to their harm."  

أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لِهَذَا الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهًى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا مِنْ عَرَبٍ أَوْ عَجَمٍ أَدْخَلَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ تَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَالظُّلَمِ» قَالَ كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ فَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُؤْمِنٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَيَذَرُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

[Machine] An Arab man said, "Oh Messenger of Allah, does Islam have an end?" He ﷺ said, "Yes, whoever among the Arabs or non-Arabs that Allah intends good for, He will enter them into Islam." The man asked, "And then what, Oh Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Then there will be afflictions like the darkness of night." The Arab man said, "No, oh Messenger of Allah." The Prophet ﷺ said, "No, by the One in whose hand is my soul, there will come leaders in it who will strike the necks of some of you with weapons."  

أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مُنْتَهًى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوِ الْعَجَمِ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ تَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَأَنَّهَا اللَّيْلُ» قَالَ فَقَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ كَلَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «كَلَّا وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَيَقُودَنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدُ صِبًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

[Machine] While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man from the desert came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there an end to Islam?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, whoever Allah intends good for, He guides them to Islam." The Bedouin man then asked, "And then what, O Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then trials will occur like pieces of a dark night." The Bedouin man said, "No, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will surely witness widespread chaos and disorder, where one of you will strike the neck of another."  

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مُنْتَهًى؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوِ الْعَجَمِ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ» قَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ تَقَعُ الْفِتَنُ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ» قَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ كَلَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صِبًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

[Machine] While I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , a man from the Bedouins of Najd came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there an end for Islam?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Yes, whoever Allah intends good for, He guides them to Islam, whether they are from the Arab or non-Arab people." The Bedouin man asked, "What then, O Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then there will be turmoil and trials, like pieces of darkness." The Bedouin man said, "No, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is my soul, you will surely return to them and some of you will strike the necks of others."  

بَيْنَمَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَعْرَابِ نَجْدٍ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ مُنْتَهًى؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نَعَمْ أَيُّمَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَوِ الْعَجَمِ أَرَادَ اللهُ بِهِمْ خَيْرًا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْإِسْلَامَ» قَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ثُمَّ تَقَعُ الْفِتَنُ كَأَنَّهَا الظُّلَلُ» قَالَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ كَلَّا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ تَعُودُونَ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صِبًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

"أَيُّمَا أهْلِ بَيتٍ مِنَ العَرَبِ والعَجَم أرَادَ اللهُ تعالى بِهِمْ خَيرًا أدْخَلَ عَلَيهِمْ الإِسْلامَ، ثم تكُونُ فِتَنٌ كأنها الظُّلَلُ، والذي نَفْسِى بيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فيهَا أَسَاودَ صُبًا يَضْربُ بَعْضُكُمْ رقَابَ بَعْضٍ، أَفْضَلُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذ مُؤمِنٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَاب يَتَّقِي رَبَّهُ، وَيَدعُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ".