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174 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)
[In his time], there will be no rancour between any two persons.
(Sahih Muslim)
[In his time], peace will prevail and people will use their swords as
sickles. Every harmful beast will be made harmless . . . A child will
play with a fox and not come to any harm; a wolf will graze with
sheep and a lion with cattle, without harming them. (Ahmad ibn
Hanbal, Musnad)
There Will Be Great Prosperity
[When he comes] wealth will be so abundant that no one will accept
it [alms]. (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih al-Muslim)
The son of Mary (Jesus) will return and make the dajjal ineffective.
Then you will live for 40 years in prosperity. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi,
Al-Burhan fi 'Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, 90)
Everywhere food will cook in pots, unseen prosperity will dominate,
and material wealth will be disregarded. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami,
Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi 'Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar, 66)
"Earth will turn like the silver tray, growing vegetation as it did in
the time of Adam (peace be upon him) so much so that a group of
people will eat a bunch of grapes and it will satiate them;a group of
people will eat a single pomegranate and it will satiate them;the bull
will be sold for a lot of money and a horse will cost only a few
dirhams." The audience asked: "Allah's Messenger, why will a
horse be so cheap? He replied:"It will not be used as a mount for
fighting." He was asked:"Why will a bull be so expensive?" He
replied:"The whole land would be tilled." (Sunan Ibn Majah)
Productivity of earth will multiply to such an extent that if a seed is