عن عبد الله بنِ عمرَ رضي الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ:«مَفَاتِحُ الغَيْبِ خَمْسٌ لا يَعْلَمُهَا إِلَّا اللَّهُ:لا يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَغِيضُ الأَرْحَامُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَأْتِي المَطَرُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ،وَلا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ،وَلا يَعْلَمُ مَتَى تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ إِلَّا اللَّهُ»
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
There are five keys to the world beyond the reach of human perception. These are known to no one other than God. None other than God knows what tomorrow will bring. No one other than God knows by how much the wombs may fall short in gestation. No one other than God knows at what time rain will come. No soul knows in what land it will die. And only God knows when the Last Hour takes place.
Related by al-Bukhari, 4697
Abu ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ibn Nufayl belonged to the ‘Adiy branch of the Quraysh. He embraced Islam when he was young. At the time of the Battle of Uḥud, he was too young to fight. His first military effort was the Encounter of the Moat, i.e. al-Khandaq. He also participated in the pledge under the tree. He narrated much useful information and numerous hadiths from the Prophet, and issued many fatwas. He died in Year 74 AH 694 CE.
