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Could you please tell me that, are these sign" Major & Minor sign" of the day of Judgment, are true ? In which (Sahih or Muslim), Hadith's are these sign in? please reply Walakum As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu

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Signs of the Coming of the Day Of Judgement Based on Quran and Hadith

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and who-ever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Narrated Abu Huraira

The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you." (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).

Narrated Abu Huraira

Allah's Apostle said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, and miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people), and the Harj (will increase)." They asked, "What is the Harj?" He replied, "(It is) killing (murdering), (it is) murdering (killing)."      (Bukhari 8.63)

Narrated Abu Huraira

Allah 's Apostle said, "The Hour will not be established (1) till two big groups fight each other whereupon there will be a great number of casualties on both sides and they will be following one and the same religious doctrine, (2) till about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah 's Apostle, (3) till the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of religious scholars) (4) earthquakes will increase in number (5) time will pass quickly, (6) afflictions will appear, (7) Al-Harj, (i.e., killing) will increase, (8) till wealth will be in abundance--so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat, and whenever he will present it to someone, that person (to whom it will be offered) will say, 'I am not in need of it, ' (9) till the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings, (10) till a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, 'Would that I were in his place, ' (11) and till the sun rises from the West. So when the sun will rise and the people will see it (rising from the West) they will all believe (embrace Islam) but that will be the time when: (As Allah said,) 'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it believed not before, nor earned good (by deeds of righteousness) through its Faith. ' (6.158) And the Hour will be established while two men spreading a garment in front of them but they will not be able to sell it, nor fold it up; and the Hour will be established when a man has milked his she-camel and has taken away the milk but he will not be able to drink it; and the Hour will be established before a man repairing a tank (for his livestock) is able to water (his animals) in it; and the Hour will be established when a person has raised a morsel (of food) to his mouth but will not be able to eat it. "      (Bukhari 9.237)

Narrated AbuBarzah al-Aslami

Sharik ibn Shihab said, "I wanted to meet one of the Prophet 's companions to ask him about the Kharijites. Meeting AbuBarzah al-Aslami along with some of his companions on a festival day, I asked whether he had heard Allah 's Messenger (peace be upon him)
mentioning the Kharijites. He replied that he had heard him with both his ears and seen him with his eyes. He said that Allah 's Messenger (peace be upon him) was brought some property and divided it, giving something to those on his right and those on his left, but giving nothing to those who were behind him. One of those behind him, a black man whose hair was completely cut off and who was wearing two white garments, then said, "You have not divided justly, Muhammad. " Allah 's Messenger (peace be upon him) became very angry and said, "I swear by Allah that after my death you will not find a man more just than I am. " He added, "At the end of time people looking like this man will come forth, reciting the Qur 'an, but it will not pass their throats. They will swerve from Islam as an arrow passes through the game at which is it shot, and their distinguishing mark will be shaving. They will continue to come forth till the last of them comes forth with the antichrist. When you meet them they will be the worst of men and beasts. " Nasa 'i transmitted it.   (Tirmidhi 1008)

Anas reports that the Messenger of Allah said: "The Hour will not come to pass until the people vie with each other in (building) the mosques. " This is related by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, anNasa 'i, Ibn Majah, and Ibn Hibban who calls it sahih. Ibn Khuzaimah 's wording is: "A time will come when the people will vie with each other in (building) the mosques but very few will attend (the mosques). " Ibn 'Abbas reports that the Messenger of Allah said: "I have not been ordered to build high and lofty mosques. " Abu Dawud 's version adds: "Ibn 'Abbas said: 'You will certainly embellish them as the Jews and Christians embellished [their places of worship]. " ' The preceding hadith was related by Abu Dawud and by Ibn Hibban who calls it sahih. 'Umar ordered mosques to be built and would say: "Protect the people from the rain. Beware of red and yellow decorations for they distract people. " This is related by Ibn Khuzaimah in his sahih and by al-Bukhari in mualaq form.

(Fiqh 2.70B)

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 45 Surah Al Jathiyah verse 28-29: And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee: every sect will be called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did! "This Our Record speaks about you with truth: for We were wont to put on record all that ye did. "

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

May Allah guide you and us all to the Siraat al-Mustaqeem

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan