al-Sunan al-Warida fi al-Fitan lil-Dani
- Author died
- 444 AH
- Editions
- Dār al-‘Āṣimah
al-Sunan al-Warida fi al-Fitan (The Transmitted Traditions on Tribulations), fully titled al-Sunan al-Warida fi al-Fitan wa-Ghawailiha wa-l-Azmina wa-Fasadiha wa-l-Sa'a wa-Ashratiha, is a hadith compendium on civil strife, tribulations, and eschatological portents authored by the Andalusian scholar Abu Amr al-Dani (d. 444 AH / 1053 CE).
Purpose and Composition
In his introduction, al-Dani states that he was motivated to compile the book by the widespread corruption of his era, marked by severe civil turmoil, the proliferation of religious innovations, the abandonment of the Sunnah, and division among Muslims—developments foretold by the Prophet ﷺ as indicators of the approaching Hour. Prompted by the covenant God established with scholars to transmit knowledge, al-Dani assembled an extensive body of narrations concerning future trials, the corruption of times, and the portents of the Hour so that believers might learn from them, rectify their conduct, and preserve their faith from destruction.
Content and Transmission
The work serves as a major reference on apocalyptic and eschatological traditions, alongside earlier compendia such as Kitab al-Fitan by Nu'aym ibn Hammad. It gathers prophetic traditions (hadith) and reports from the Companions and Successors (athar) with their chains of transmission (isnads). The material covers events of civil discord, tests affecting the hearts, the emergence of the Mahdi, the Antichrist (al-Dajjal), and major signs leading up to the Day of Judgment.
In compiling these narrations, al-Dani relied heavily on transmissions from two of his primary hadith masters: Abd al-Rahman ibn Uthman al-Qushayri and Muhammad ibn Khalifa ibn Abd al-Jabbar, the latter transmitting largely on the authority of Abu Bakr al-Ajurri.
Printed Editions
The work was critically edited as an academic thesis at the Islamic University of Madinah by Rida' Allah ibn Muhammad al-Mubarakfuri and published by Dar al-Asimah in Riyadh in 1416 AH / 1995 CE.
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