He replied, “Yes.” She continued, “ʿUthmān then came, and the Prophet ﷺ said to me, ‘Stand up.’ The Prophet ﷺ began to whisper to ʿUthmān, and ʿUthmān’s complexion kept changing. When the Day of the House arrived we said to him, ‘Will you not fight?’ He answered, ‘No. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ bound me to something, and I shall remain patient with it.’

Israʾīl and others narrated—from Manṣūr, from Rubayʿ, from al-Barrāʾ ibn Nājiya al-Kāhilī (a transmitter of unknown standing)—from Ibn Masʿūd, who said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ declared, “The millstone of Islam will grind at the turn of thirty-five or thirty-six years. If they perish, they will have followed the path of those who perished; otherwise, their respite will be extended for seventy years.” ʿUmar asked, “Messenger of Allah, does this refer to what has already passed or to what is yet to come?” He replied, “To what is yet to come.”

Ismāʿīl ibn Abī Khālid narrated—from Qays—who said: When ʿĀʾishah reached some territory of Banū ʿĀmir, the dogs of al-Hawʾab barked at her. She asked, “What water is this?” They said, “Al-Hawʾab.” She said, “I think I should turn back; I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, ‘What will happen to one of you when the dogs of al-Hawʾab bark at her?’” Al-Zubayr said, “Go forward—perhaps Allah will bring reconciliation among the people through you.”

Abū al-Zinād narrated—from al-Aʿraj, from Abū Hurayrah—that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The Hour will not come until two great factions fight each other, and between them there will be a massive slaughter, yet their claim will be the same.” Al-Bukhārī recorded it, and both he and Muslim also transmitted a similar report from Hammām, from Abū Hurayrah.

Ṣafwān ibn ʿAmr said: The people of Syria numbered 60,000, of whom 20,000 were killed; the people of Iraq numbered 120,000, of whom were killed