English Translation

Abd al-Rahman told us, from Sufyan, from Mansur, from Rib'i, from al-Bara' ibn Najiyah, from Abdullah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "The millstone of Islam will turn for thirty-five, or thirty-six, or thirty-seven years; if they perish, it will be the path of those who have already perished, but if their religion stands firm for them, it will stand for them for seventy years." He said: I said: "From what has passed, or from what remains?" He said: "From what remains." Ishaq told us, Sufyan told us, from Mansur, from Rib'i ibn Hirash, from al-Bara' ibn Najiyah al-Kahili, from Ibn Mas'ud, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, likewise, except that he said: Umar said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, what has passed or what remains?" He said: "What remains."