Will you give information about the following hadith? The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "People with black banners will come from the East among the children of Abbas."

Will you give information about the following hadith? The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "People with black banners will come from the East among the children of Abbas." The job of the first comers of them and those who will come later will be killing people; never help them. Allah will not help them.

Dear Brother / Sister,

The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said,

"People with black banners will come from the East among the children of Abbas." The job of the first comers of them and those who will come later will be killing people; never help them. Allah will not help them.

On the Day of Judgment, Allah will put to Hell those who walk under their banner or carry their banner. They are really the most evil creatures of Allah.

They will claim that they are from me. Be careful! I am away from them and they are away from me.

Their signs are as follows: They lengthen their hair and wear black clothes. Do not sit in order to support them; do not do business with them in the market; do not show the way to them; do not give water to them; for, the people of the sky are disturbed by the takbir that they shout.

The narrators reported from Abu Umama in the "Saghir" of Tabarani.

Hadith No: 92 J. Ahadith Vol. 3 no: 8302; R. Ahadith Vol. 1 No-1832.

- The hadith was narrated by Tabarani. (see al-Mujamu’s-Saghir, 8/101)

- There are some scholars who interpret the hadith narrations like this and similar ones about the incidents that took place during the period of Abbasids. These hadiths may be related to people in different ages. It may be related to this age, too. Those who act like the people described in the hadith in this age will be under the threat of this hadith.

- It is not necessary to have a hadith that shows what ISIS does. It is obvious that what they do is contrary to Islam. According to the Quran and the Sunnah, and the real understanding of Ahl as-Sunnah, it is not possible to associate an organization which terrorizes people and whose creed is wrong with Islam. Otherwise, how can we explain the murder of so many people by this cruel group, the demolition of the graves of the prophets and saints by them?

- The translation of a sentence in the hadith as “the job of the first comers of them and those who will come later will be killing people” is not correct. The word “masbur” in the hadith does not mean killing; it means destroyed. That is, they will be destroyed.

- Besides, Hafiz Haythami attracts attention to the fact that the narration is weak by pointing out that Anbasa b. Abi Saghira, who exists in the chain of this narration reported by Tabarani, is somebody who is accused of being a liar. (see Majmau’z-Zawaid, h. no: 9251)

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