First Heading
1) Safety will surely prevail in Yemen
On the authority of Hz. Khabbab ibn al-Aratt رضي الله عنه who said, ‘We complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ [of the persecution inflicted on us by the disbelievers] while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka‘bah, leaning over his covering sheet.
We said to him, ‘Will you not seek help for us? Will you not pray to Allah for us?’ He ﷺ said,
“Among those before you, a (believing) man would be put in a ditch in the ground that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him give up his religion. By Allah, this religion (of Islam) will prevail till a rider from San’aa (capital of Yemen) to Hadhramaut will fear none but Allah ,or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty.”
[Al-Bukhari]
2) They will be Preferred at the Al-Kauthar
On the authority of Hz. Thauban رضي الله عنه , that the Prophet ﷺ said,
“Indeed, [on the Day of Judgement] I will surely be at the center of my Basin (Haud) pushing back people for the people of Yemen. I will strike away from it with my staff until it pours upon them (i.e. the people of Yemen).”
He ﷺ was asked about its breadth. He ﷺ said,
“From this place of mine (Madinah) to ‘Amman.”
And he ﷺ was asked about its drink and he said,
“It is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. There would spout into it two streamlets from Paradise. One of them is from gold and the other one is from silver.”
[Sahih Muslim]
3) Width of the Al-Kauthar
On the authority of Hz. Harithah ibn Wahb رضي الله عنه who said, ‘I heard the Prophet ﷺ mention the Al-Kauthar and he ﷺ said,
“[Its width] is like the distance between Madinah and San’aa”
[Al-Bukhari]
This is further described in the following Hadith:
On the authority of Hz. Jabir ibn Samurah رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Behold, I shall be your preceder (the Arabic word farat means a person who goes in advance of other to seek water and prepares for them the ropes and buckets etc…) to the Basin, and indeed the distance between its two sides is like that between San’aa (Sana‘a, Yemen) and Ailah (Aqaba, Jordan), and the jugs in it are like the stars (in the sky).”
[Sahih Muslim]
4) Support and Assistance will be from Yemen
On the authority of Hz. Abu Umamah رضي الله عنه who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Indeed, Allah faced me towards Sham and turned my back to Yemen and He said to me, ‘O Muhammad [ﷺ]! Indeed, I have placed for you spoils of war and sustenance in front of you and assistance behind your back.”
[Al-Tabarani]
A similar and longer version of this Hadith can be found in the following:
On the authority of Hz. Abu Umamah al-Bahili رضي الله عنه who said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say,
“Indeed, Allah faced me towards Sham and turned my back to Yemen and He سبحانه و تعالى said, ‘O Muhammad [ﷺ]! Indeed, I have made the region behind you a help (Madad) for you and that facing you an immunity (‘Ismah) and sustenance (Rizq) for you.” Then he ﷺ said,
“By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! Allah shall never cease to increase Islam and its people, nor cease to take away polytheism
(Shirk) and its people, until a traveller can go safely between the two puddles (an-Nutfatain), fearing nothing but an unjust ruler.”
It was said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! What are the two puddles?’ Then he ﷺ said,
“The sea of the East (the Arabian Gulf) and the sea of the West (the Mediterranean Sea).”
He (the narrator) said, ‘The Prophet ﷺ said,
“By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! This Religion will most certainly reach everywhere the night sets [i.e. the farthest ends of the West].”
[Al-Tabrani]
5) Huge fire will come from Yemen before the Day of Resurrection
On the authority of Hz. Hudhaifah ibn Asid al-Ghifari رضي الله عنه who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ appeared to us whilst we were in discussion. He ﷺ then said,
“What are you discussing?”
They (the Companions) said. ‘We are discussing the (Last) Hour.’ Thereupon he ﷺ said,
“It will not come until you see ten signs before it.”
Then (in connection with this) he named:
“The smoke, the Dajjal (the false Messiah), the beast, the rising of the sun from its west, the descent of ‘Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, the son of Mary) , Ya’juj and Ma’juj (Gog and Magog) and landslides in three places, one in the east, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula at the end of which, a fire will burn forth from Yemen, and would drive people to their place of assembly [Sham]”
[Muslim]
A similar Hadith can be found below:
On the authority of Salim ibn ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar رضي الله عنه from his father who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“A (huge) fire will come from Hadhramaut or from the direction of [the sea of] Hadhramaut before the Day of Resurrection, which will gather the people.”
They said, ‘O Messenger of Allah ﷺ What do you order us then?’ He ﷺ said,
“You must go to Sham.”
[At-Tirmidhi]
6) Help from Aden
On the authority of Hz. Ibn ‘Abbas رضي الله عنهما who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“(An army of) twelve thousand will come out of Aden-Abyan (located in Southern Yemen). They will give victory to Allah and His Messenger [ﷺ] They are the best of those who are between me and them.”
[Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal]
7) Armied in Sham and Yemen
On the authority of Hz. Ibn Hawalah رضي الله عنهما who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“The matter will turn out that you will be standing armies, one in Sham, one in Yemen, and one in Iraq.”
Ibn Hawalah رضي الله عنه said, ‘Choose for me, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if I reach that (time). He ﷺ said,
“Go to Sham, for it is the chosen land of Allah in all of His earth, to which He selects His chosen servants to. But if you do not wish to go there, then go to your Yemen and drink from your streams. For indeed Allah has on my account taken special charge of Sham and its people.”
[Abu Dawud]
8) Wind from Yemen
On the authority of Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه who said, ‘The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
“Indeed, Allah will send a wind from Yemen, softer than silk, which will not leave anyone [behind on Earth] in whose heart there is (in the words of Abu ‘Alqamah رضي الله عنه) faith equal to the weight of a grain”
While Hz. Abdul-Aziz رضي الله عنهما said, having faith equal to the weight of a dust particle, except that it takes his soul.”
[Sahih Muslim]
Sources
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