Chapter 18: Emergence of the Beast
One of the signs of the Hour will be the appearance of a beast that will emerge from the earth. The form of this beast will be unusual and something that people will not be familiar with.
This creature will carry the ring of Prophet Sulayman (AS) and the staff of Prophet Musa (AS).
Many people will be scared of this beast and try to run away from it, but none will be able to escape, as this event will unfold exactly as Allah SWT has decreed.
The beast will mark every disbeliever by striking their nose with the staff and write the word “Kafir” (disbeliever) on their forehead. It will also adorn the faces of the believers and write “Mu’min” (true believer) on their foreheads.
Reference from the Quran:
- Allah SWT says in the Quran: ‘And when the Word is fulfilled against them (the unjust), We shall produce from the earth a Beast to (face) them’. (Quran, 27:82)
Hadiths Regarding the Beast:
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: Hasten to do good deeds before six things happen: the rising of the sun from the West, the smoke, the Dajjal, the best, the death of one of you or general tribulation. (Muslim)
Abdullah ibn Buraidah said: The Prophet took me to a place in the desert, near Makkah. It was a dry piece of land surrounded by sand. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Beast will emerge from this place. (Ibn Majah)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Beast of the Earth will emerge, and will have the rod of Musa and the ring of Sulayman. (Tirmidhi)
It was also reported that the Prophet said: (the Beast) will destroy the noses of the disbelievers with the ring so that people seated around one table will begin to address one another with the words: O Believer, or O disbeliever! (Ibn Majah)
Abdullah ibn Amr said: I memorised a Hadith from the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ which I have not forgotten since. I heard the Prophet say: The first of the signs (of the Hour) to appear will be the rising of the sun from the West and the appearance of the Beast before the people in the forenoon (the morning). Whichever of these two events happens first, the other will follow it immediately. (Muslim)