Minor Signs of the End Times

Minor Signs are expected to occur in the End Times. Generally speaking, the Minor Signs either: (a) precede the beginning of the Major Signs, or (b) occur after the beginning of the Major Signs, but they are not significant enough to warrant classifying them as Major Signs.


No single Hadith lists all the minor signs, but there are hundreds of minor signs mentioned in hundreds of Hadiths. These Hadiths do not usually mention that they are Minor Signs. On the other hand, there are Hadiths that all of the Major Signs. So, we can classify as Minor Signs, those signs not listed among the Major signs.


Today, almost all of the Minor Signs have been fulfilled.

Abu Hurairah said, The Prophet said, There are two types among the people of Hell whom I have not yet seen. The first are people who have whips like the tails of oxen, with which they beat people, and the second are women who are naked in spite of being dressed; they will be led astray and will lead others astray, and their heads will look like camels humps. These women will not enter Paradise; they will not even experience the faintest scent of it, even though the fragrance of Paradise can be perceived from such a great distance.

Anas ibn Malik said, The Prophet was asked, O Messenger of Allah, (what will happen) when we stop enjoining good and forbidding evil? He said, When what happened to the Israelites happens among you: when fornication becomes widespread among your leaders, knowledge is in the hands of the lowest of you, and power passes into the hands of the least of you. (Ibn Majah.)

Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "The Prophet said: 'If my Ummah (nation) bears fifteen traits, tribulation will befall it.' Someone asked, 'What are they, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'When any gain is shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor; when a trust becomes a means of making a profit; when paying Zakat (required Charitable tax paid by Muslims) becomes a burden; when a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly whereas he shuns his father; when voices are raised in the mosques; when the leader of a people is the worst among them; when people treat a man with respect because they fear some evil he may do; when much wine is drunk; when men wear silk; when female singers and musical instruments become popular; when the last ones of this Ummah curse the first ones - then let them expect a red wind, or the earth to swallow them, or to be transformed into animals.'" (Tirmizi)

Ali ibn Abi Talib said, "The Prophet led us in praying Salat al-Fajr (the morning prayer). After he finished, a man called to him: 'When will the Hour be? The Prophet reprimanded him and said 'Be quiet!'. After a while he raised his eyes to the sky and said, 'Glorified be the One Who raised it and is taking care of it.' Then he lowered his gaze to the earth and said, 'Glory be to the One Who has outspread it and has created it (meaning Glory to Allah).' Then the Prophet said, 'Where is the one who asked me about the Hour?' The man knelt down and said, 'I asked you.' The Prophet said, 'The Hour will come when leaders are oppressors, when people believe in the stars and reject Al-Qadar (the Divine Decree of destiny) when a trust becomes a way of making a profit, when people give to Sadaqah (charity or alms) reluctantly, when adultery becomes widespread - when this happens, then your people will perish.'"

Imran ibn Husayn said, "The Prophet said, 'Some people of this Ummah will be swallowed up by the earth, some will be transformed into animals, and some will be bombarded with stones.' One of the Muslims asked, 'When will that be, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'When singers and musical instruments will become popular, and much wine will be drunk.'" (Tirmizi)

Abu Hurairah said, I heard the Prophet saying to Thawban, O Thawban, what will you do when the nations invite one another to invade you as people invite one another to eat a dish? Thawban said, May my father and my mother be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah! Is it because we will be few in number? The Prophet said, No, on that day, you (Muslims) will be a lot, but Allah will put Wahan (weakness) in your hearts. The people asked, O Messenger of Allah, What is Wahan (weakness)? He said, 'It is love of this World and dislike of death' (meaning you do not fight because you fear death). (Ahmad, Abu Dawud)

Abu Hurairah said, The Prophet said, Woe to the Arabs from the great evil which is nearly approaching them: it will be like patches of dark night. A man will wake up as a believer, and be a kafir (unbeliever) by nightfall. People will sell their religion for a small amount of worldly goods. The one who clings to his religion on that day will be as one who is grasping an ember - or thorns. (Ahmad.)

Abu Hurairah said, "The Prophet said, The Hour will not come until the following events have come to pass: two large groups will fight the another, and there will be many casualties; they will both be following the same religious teaching. Nearly thirty Dajjals will appear, each of them falsely claiming to be a Messenger from Allah. Knowledge will disappear, earthquakes will increase, time will pass quickly, Fitnas (strifes, trials, and Tribulations) will appear, and Harj (killing) will increase. Wealth will increase, so that a wealthy man will worry lest no-one accept his Zakat, and when he offers it to anyone, that person will say, I am not in need of it. People will compete in constructing high buildings. When a man passes by someone’s grave, he will say, Would that I were in his place! The sun will rise from the west; when it rises and the people see it, they will believe, but, 'No good will it do to a soul to believe then, if it will not have already believed or earned righteousness through its faith ...' (Quran, Al-Anam 6:158) The Hour will come suddenly: when a man has milked his she-camel and taken away the milk, but he will not have time to drink it; before a man repairing a tank for his livestock will be able to put water in it for his animals; and before a man who has raised a morsel of food to his mouth will be able to eat it." (Bukhari)

Abu Hurairah said, The Prophet said, Time will pass rapidly, knowledge will decrease, miserliness will become widespread in peoples hearts, afflictions will appear, and there will be much Harj. The people asked, O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj? He said, Killing, killing! (Bukhari)

Abu Hurairah said, The Prophet said, The Hour will not come before the Euphrates (river which passes through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq) uncovers a mountain of gold (this does not have to be gold, but it must be something very valuable), for which people will fight. Ninety-nine out of every hundred will die, but every one among them will say that perhaps he will be the one who will survive (and thus possess the gold). (Muslim) Abu Hurairah also said, The Prophet said, the Euphrates will disclose a golden treasure. Whoever is present at that time should not take anything of it.

Huzaifah said, The Prophet told us two Hadith, one of which I have seen fulfilled, and I am waiting for the fulfilment of the other. The Prophet told us that honesty came down into men's hearts (from Allah); then they learned it from the Quran, and then from the Sunnah. The Prophet told us that honesty will be taken away. He said, Man will be overtaken by sleep, during which honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only traces of it will remain.... Then man will be overtaken by slumber again, during which honesty will decrease even further, until its traces will resemble a blister such as is caused when an ember is dropped onto ones foot: it swells, but there is nothing inside. People will be carrying on with their trade, but there will hardly be any trustworthy persons. People will say: 'there is an honest man in such-and-such a tribe'. Later they will say about some man: 'What a wise, polite and strong man he is!' - although he will not have faith even the size of a mustard-seed in his heart... (Bukhari.)

Hadith - Bukhari 9.237, Narrated Abu Huraira

Allah's Messenger said, "The Hour will not occur

(1) until 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) until about thirty Dajjals (liars) appear, and each one of them will claim that he is Allah's Messenger,

(3) until the religious knowledge is taken away (by the death of religious scholars)

(4) until earthquakes increase in number

(5) until time passes quickly,

(6) until afflictions appear,

(7) until Al-Harj (i.e., killing) will increase,

(8) until wealth will be in abundance--so abundant that a wealthy person will worry lest nobody should accept his Zakat (charity), 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) until the people compete with one another in constructing high buildings,

(10) until a man when passing by a grave of someone will say, 'Would that I were in his place,'

(11) and until the sun rises from the West.

So, when the sun rises and the people see it (rising from the West), they will all believe (embrace Islam), but that will be the time when: (As Allah in the Quran said,) "The day when some signs of your Lord will come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good (by performing deeds of righteousness) through his faith." (Surah Al-An'aam 6.158)

The Hour will occur 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."

The main Minor Signs include:

The Prophethood of Muhammad [passed]

The death of the Prophet [passed]

The conquering of Bait ul-Maqdis [passed]

Trials and civil strife [passed]:

(i) The appearance of troubles in the east

(ii) The killing of Uthmaan (ra)

(iii) The battle of al-Jamaal

(iv) The battle of Siffeen

(v) The appearance of the Khawaarij

(vi) The happening of al-Harrah

(vii) The appearance of the saying that the Quran is create

(viii) The following of the ways of the previous nations

The appearance of claimants to Prophethood [passed]

Widespread safety [passed]

Fighting the Turks [passed]

Fighting the non-Arabs [passed]

Disappearance of trustworthiness [passed]

Disappearance of knowledge and appearance of ignorance [passed]

Increase in the number of police and helpers of the oppressors [passed]

Spread of fornication [passed]

Spread of usury [passed]

Spread of musical instruments [passed]

Drinking of intoxicants and it being allowed [passed]

Adorning the mosques and rivaling therein [passed]

Building tall buildings [passed]

The slave girls giving birth to her mistress (the daughter of her master) [passed]

Increase in killing [passed]

Time passing quickly [passed]

Coming together of markets [passed]

Appearance of Shirk in this Ummah [passed]

Appearance of wickedness, cutting off of relations and ill treatment of neighbors [passed]

Dying of gray hairs with black dye [passed]

Increase of extreme miserliness [passed]

Increase in trade [passed]

Increase in earthquakes [passed]

Appearance of sinking into the earth, transformation into animals and false-accusations [passed]

The passing away of the pious [passed]

The raising of the despicable people to positions of importance [passed]

Greeting is given only to people a person knows [passed]

That knowledge is sought from other than the scholars in truth [passed]

Appearance of women in clothes which do not cover them [passed]

The truthfulness of the dreams of the Believers [passed]

Spread and increase in writing [passed]

Laxity with regard to the Sunnah [passed]

Increase in size of the new moons (satellites) [passed]

Increase in falsehood and having no concern to check reports [passed]

Increase in false testimony and withholding true witness [passed]

Women will be much more than men in number [passed]

Sudden death being common [passed]

Spread of hatred amongst peoples [passed]

Wishing for death because of the severity of trials [passed]

Increase in the number of ‘Romans’ (pagans/Christians) and their fighting the Muslims [passed]

The expelling by al-Madina of its wicked people [passed]

The return of the land of the Arabs to being pastures and rivers

Increase in rain but decrease in agriculture

The revealing of a mountain of gold by the Euphrates river

The talking of wild animals and inanimate objects to people

The appearance of al-Qahtani