English Translation

Abu al-Aswad al-Dili narrated: I and Zur'ah ibn Damrah al-Ash'ari went to Hadrat 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be well pleased with him), and we met Hadrat 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (may Allah be well pleased with them both), who said: "It is near that no Arab shall remain in the land of the non-Arabs except as one killed or a prisoner whose blood is judged." Zur'ah said: "Will the polytheists prevail over Islam?" He asked: "From which people are you?" He said: "From Banu 'Amir ibn Sa'sa'ah." He said: "The Hour shall not come until the women of Banu 'Amir jostle one another around Dhu al-Khalasah — an idol that was worshipped in the pre-Islamic period." We mentioned the words of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr to Hadrat 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be well pleased with him), and 'Umar said three times: "'Abdullah ibn 'Amr knows well what he says." Then 'Umar addressed the people on Friday and said: I heard the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) say: "A group from my Ummah shall remain upon the truth, aided, until the command of Allah comes." We mentioned 'Umar's words to 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, and he said: "The Prophet of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) spoke the truth. When that occurs, it shall be as I told you." This is a hadith that is authentic according to the criteria of al-Bukhari and Muslim, though they did not record it.