Hadith 37

Mishkat al-Masabih

Book 27: Fitan

Chapter 2

Battles - Section 1

باب الملاحم - الفصل الأول

Mishkat al-Masabih 5416
وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا تَذْهَبُ الْأَيَّامُ وَاللَّيَالِي حَتَّى يَمْلِكَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ: الْجَهْجَاهُ ". وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: " حَتَّى يَمْلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَوَالِي يُقَالُ لَهُ: الجَهجاه ". رَوَاهُ مُسلم
He reported God's messenger as saying, "Days and nights will not pass away before a man called al-Jahjah rules." A version has "Before one of the clients called al-Jahjah rules." Muslim transmitted it.