Some of The Events That the Prophet said Would Occur after Prophet’s Lifetime (2/5)

The Prophet (Peace be upon him) Foretold 'Ammaar Ibn Yaasir's Killing

There are narrations in which the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said that 'Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) would be killed. As for the Khawaarij, whom ‘Ali Ibn Abee Taalib (may Allah be pleased with him) fought, there are many ahaadeeth related about them, ahaadeeth we have hitherto mentioned - all praise is for Allah and all blessings are from Him. We have also discussed the murder of ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and the ahaadeeth that foretold it.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him), Specified That The Period Of The Caliphate Was To Last For Thirty Years After His Death And Then The Era Of Kingdoms Would Begin

 Safeenah reported that the Messenger of Allah said, "The Khilaafah (caliphate) after me will last for thirty years; then there will be kingdom(s)." (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Daawood, An-Nisaaee, and At-Tirmidhi, who ruled it to be Hasan)

Those thirty years consisted of the caliphates of Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (may Allah be pleased with him), 'Umar Al-Faarooq (may Allah be pleased with him), 'Uthmaan Ash-Shaheed (may Allah be pleased with him), and ‘Ali ibn Abee Taalib Ash-Shaheed (may Allah be pleased with him), the full thirty years came to an exact end with the end of Al-Hasan's caliphate, which lasted for six months. As soon as those thirty years ended, which was in the year 40 H, Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) stepped down, allowing Mu'aawiyah ibn Abee Sufyaan (may Allah be pleased with him) to take his place, and the people pledged allegiance to him. That year was called the Year of the Gathering (because the people came together after having been divided). In an earlier section, we have already discussed this matter in detail.

The Prophet (Peace be upon him), Gave Tidings Of Al-Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) Making Peace Between Two Huge Groups Of Muslims

Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) related that he heard the Messenger of Allah say while Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was beside him on the pulpit, "This son of mine is a leader, and through him, Allah will bring together two huge groups of Muslims." [Reported by Bukhari] And of course, that is what happened.

The Messenger Of Allah (Peace be upon him) Informed Umm Haraam Bint Milhaan That She Would Die In A Naval War

Umm Haraam bint Milhaan (may Allah be pleased with her), related that the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) mentioned that his battles in the sea would be of two groups and that Umm Haraam would be from the first group. (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim) That occurred in the year 27 H, when Mu'aawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked 'Uthmaan (may Allah be pleased with him) permission to attack Qubrus. He gave his permission and so the Muslims traveled by ships until they conquered it by force. In that battle, Umm Haraam died at sea; she was accompanying the army with Mu'aawiyah's wife and her sister, Bint Qurzah. The second naval battle referred to in the Hadeeth took place in the year 52 H, during the rule of Mu'aawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Mu'aawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) sent his son, Yazeed, to lead the Muslim army in an attack on Constantinople. Many eminent Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) accompanied Yazeed's army - among them were Abu Ayyoob Al-Ansaaree (may Allah be pleased with him), and Khaalid ibn Yazeed (may Allah be pleased with him). Khaalid (may Allah be pleased with him) died there and requested Yazeed ibn Mu'aawiyah to bury him as close as he could to the territory of the enemy. When the time came, Yazeed fulfilled that request.

Umm Haraam (may Allah be pleased with her) related that she heard the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) say, "As for the first army from my nation that will attack by sea, it has become binding (i.e., binding that they enter Paradise)." Umm Haraam asked, "O Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him), am I one of them?" He (Peace be upon him) said, "Indeed you are one of them." The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) continued, "The (members of) the first army from my nation to attack the city of Caesar are forgiven." Umm Haraam asked, "Am I one of them, O Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) said, "No." [Reported by Bukhari]

The Prophet Indicated That The Muslim Army Would Reach India And Sindh

Al-Hasan related that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "My Khaleel and the truthful one, The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him), said, 'From this Nation there will be an expedition to Sindh and India.' If I reach that time and if I become martyred, then that is fine; and if I return, then I am Abu Hurairah the saved: He will have freed me from the Fire." (Reported by Ahmad) And in another narration Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) promised the invasion of India. If I become martyred, I will be from the best of the martyred; and if I return, I am Abu Hurairah, the saved." [Reported by Ahmad] An-Nasaaee related it as well from Sayaar ibn Jaabir, who heard it being imputed to Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).

The Muslims attacked India in the year 44 H, during the rule of Mu'aawiyah ibn Abee Sufyaan And King As-Sa'eed Al-Mahmood ibn Shinkinkeer of Ghuznah attacked it and surrounding territories in the year 400 H. He performed many valiant acts while he was there; for example, he destroyed the greatest idol in that land, an idol called Soomanaat; As-Sa'eed took the bracelets and swords hanging on the idol and returned safely and profitably to his homeland. At an earlier time, armies under Banee Umayyah fought the Turks (when Turks are mentioned in this book, the Tatars and their descendants are being referred to) at the extreme borders of Sindh and China. There, they subjugated King Al-Qaal Al-'Aazam after having destroyed his army and appropriated his wealth. In some Ahaadeeth, a description of those Turks is given, which we will now briefly discuss.

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