37 - There are several hadiths concerning this passage:

The first: From ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀs; it appears at the end of his previously cited hadith (pp. 94–95).

The second: From Jābir; it too appears at the end of his previously cited hadith (pp. 71–73).

The third: From Hudhayfah ibn Usayd; this too has already been cited (pp. 105–106).

The fourth: From Ibn ʿUmar; it has already been cited (p. 88).

It does, however, have another chain of transmission, more authentic than the earlier one, with the wording:

“The Jews will fight you, and you will prevail over them, until a stone says, ‘O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me; kill him.’”

It was recorded by ʿAbd al-Razzāq (20837), and through him by Ahmad (2/149) and al-Tirmidhī (2237), who said:

“A good and authentic hadith.”

Ahmad (2/122 and 131), al-Bukhārī (6/78 and 478), and Muslim (8/188) also recorded it through a route other than that of ʿAbd al-Razzāq. It was also recorded by al-Dānī (65/1).

The fifth: From Abū Hurayrah, who reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them, until a Jew hides behind a stone or a tree, and the stone or tree says, ‘O Muslim