Riyad as-Salihin, 1820
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said, "The Last Hour will not come until the Muslims fight against the Jews, until a Jew will hide himself behind a stone or a tree, and the stone or the tree will say: 'O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me. Come and kill him,' but Al-Gharqad tree will not say so, for it is the tree of the Jews." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
لا تقوم الساعة حتى يقاتل المسلمون اليهود، حتى يختبيء اليهودي من وراء الحجر والشجر، فيقول الحجر والشجر: يا مسلم هذا يهودي خلفى تعالى فاقتله، إلا الغرقد فإنه من شجر اليهود
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 18, Hadith 13
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<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It gives glad tidings that Islam will endure till the end of time, when Muslims will remain the followers of the true religion.<br>
2) It is the promise of Allah Almighty to this Ummah that they will achieve victory over the Jews, if they prepare for this victory through faith and good deeds. Indeed, fulfillment of the relevant conditions leads to fulfillment of the promise. {Allah has promised those among you who believe and do righteous deeds that He will make them successors in the land.}<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
The Gharqad: a type of thorn trees, which used to grow in the cemetery of Baqi‘.