1836 – On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, the Prophet ﷺ said, “Between the two trumpet blasts there will be forty.” They asked, “Abu Hurayrah, forty days?” He replied, “I refrain.” They said, “Forty years?” He replied, “I refrain.” They said, “Forty months?” He replied, “I refrain.” Every part of the human being will decay except the small bone at the base of the spine; from it the creation will be re-assembled. Then Allah will send down water from the sky, and people will sprout forth just as vegetation springs up. Agreed upon.
1837 – Abu Hurayrah reported: While the Prophet ﷺ was in a gathering speaking to the people, a Bedouin came and asked, “When is the Hour?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went on with his discourse. Some of the people said, “He heard the question but disliked it,” while others said, “Rather, he did not hear it.” When he finished speaking, he said, “Where is the one who asked about the Hour?” The man replied, “Here I am, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “When trustworthiness is squandered, then await the Hour.” The man asked, “How will it be squandered?” He answered, “When authority is handed over to those unfit for it, then await the Hour.” Narrated by al-Bukhari.
1838 – Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “They lead the prayer for you; if they perform it correctly, it is for your benefit, and if they err, the benefit is still yours and the burden is on them.” Narrated by al-Bukhari.
1839 – Abu Hurayrah—may Allah be pleased with him—said, regarding the verse, “You are the best community ever brought forth for humankind” [Qur’an 3:110], “(It means) the best of people for people: they bring them in chains around their necks until they enter into…"