ABSTRACT
On the authority of Sahl ibn Sa‘d 2 (Allah be pleased with them bo th!), he said, Allah’s apostle (Allah bless him, etc.) said, “ Among the last of my people there will be swallowing up, pelting, and metamorphosis.” 3 I t was said, “ 0, apostle of Allah, when? ” He said, “ When the ma(dzif and the qaindt appear, and wine is considered lawful.” The ma‘dzif are musical instruments (dldt al-tarab),4 and the qaindt are the singing-girls. And as for the pelting, it is the throwing F. 53a. of stones [from the sky, just as they were sent on Lot’s people, some on tribes and some on houses ; and they will be sent on them] 5 (i.e. the people mentioned in the tradition).
