Signs of the Last Hour
Question: I kindly request you explain the signs of the (Last) Hour, and how to protect and beware of them, and what should one do if they encounter the likes of these fitan?
Response: The signs of the (Last) Hour are many; from amongst them (are):
That with which the Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) responded to (the Angel) Jibreel (‘alayhis-salaam): «That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herdsmen vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings».
And from amongst them (are): And from amongst them (are): The appearance of the Dajjaal, and the descending of ‘Eesaa (Jesus) the son of Mary (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) from the heavens, and the rising of the sun from the west, and the appearance of the Land Beast.
And from amongst them (are): The abundance of wealth, such that a man will have alot wealth, but will be discontented.
And from amongst them (are): The occurrance of much fitan, such that there will not remain a house from the houses of the Arabs, except that they would have been afflicted by it.
So you should read the book «al-Bidaayah wan-Nihaayah» by Ibn Katheer (rahima-hullaah), since there is much explanation in it. And there are also examples, lessons and an explanation of how a person can protect himself from the fitan.
And with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu `alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.
The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Verdicts, comprising –
Head: Shaykh ‘Abdul ‘Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq ‘Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh ‘Abdullaah ibn Ghudayyaan;
Member: Shaykh ‘Abdullaah ibn Qu’ood
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-‘Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa. – Volume 3, Page 138, Question No.2 of Fatwa No.5253
Islaamic Fatawa 
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