The Last Hour will not be Established Until the Muslims Fight against the Jews*

 *The Last Hour will not be Established Until the Muslims Fight against the Jews*

Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: *“The Last Hour will not be established until the Muslims fight against the Jews, until a Jew will hide himself behind a stone or a tree, and the stone or the tree will say, ‘O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me. Come and kill him,’ except Al Ghargad tree; it will not say so, for, it is the tree of the Jews.”* [al-Bukhari no. 2926 and Muslim no. 2922] 

 *Commentary and Lessons* 

Stones and trees will speak, Why? Because the fight is between Muslims and Jews. However, if it were between Arabs and Jews, then Allah Alone Knows who would win, because if one fights the Jews for the sake of Arab nationalism, then he has fought out of passion/zeal and tribalism, not for Allah Almighty, and he cannot be victorious if his fight is for Arab nationalism and not for the sake of religion and Islam unless Allah wills so. But if we fight the Jews for the sake of Islam, and we are truly on Islam, then we will be victorious, In shaa Allah.

So, if the issue is one of tribalism and Arab nationalism and the like, there is no guarantee of victory at all. Therefore, the Arabs cannot rise based on this foundation namely, the foundation of Arab nationalism.

The proof of this is the current reality. They have struggled for it, but they have gained nothing. On the contrary, the Jews have inflicted great calamities upon the Arabs. They have occupied their lands, besieged them and harmed them. But if the fighting were for the sake of Islam and in the name of Muslims, the Jews would not have been able to stand against them. However, out of ignorance, the Arabs fought the Jews for the sake of Arab nationalism. That is why they have not been victorious over them to this day. True victory over the Jews lies in Islam this is not a hidden matter. The Hour will not be established until what the truthful, trustworthy Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) foretold us comes to happen; i.e., the Muslims will fight the Jews, the Muslims will kill them and be triumphant over them, and the stones and trees which do not usually speak will call out, O Muslim, there is a Jew behind me, so kill him.' [End of excerpt from Sharh Riyadus- Saliheen by Shaikh Ibn 'Uthaimeen (Rahimahullaah)]