What did Ibn Kathir say about the end times?

"from Mamar, from al-Zuhri, informing of Ubaidullah Ibn Abdullah Ibn Utbah that Abu Said said the messenger, peace be upon him, told a long hadith about the Dajjal. He said that the Dajjal would not be able to enter the perimeter of the city, and a man would go out to him that day, who is the best of people or among the best of them, and he will declare, I bear witness that you are the Dajjal, whom the messenger of God, peace be upon him, spoke to us about. The Dajjal will say, if I kill this one and then bring him back to life, will you have any doubt about the matter? They will say"

"who said, The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, I am the seal of a thousand prophets or more, and there is no prophet who was sent but he warned his people about the Dajjal. I have been informed about him in a way that has not been revealed to anyone else. He is one-eyed, and your Lord is not one-eyed. This chain is good and is understood to refer to the number of those who warned their people about the Dajjal among the prophets, but in the Hadith, the last of the prophets warned his nation about the Dajjal, and Allah knows best."

"of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, said, Whoever believes in Allah in the last day, let him speak good or remain silent. And whoever believes in Allah in the last day, let him honor his neighbor. And whoever believes in Allah in the last day, let him honor his guest. Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. The sixteenth hadith, narrated by Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, that a man said to the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, advise me."

"Abd al-Razak narrated that Mamar informed him from al-Zuhri, who reported that Abu Sa'id said, The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, narrated a long hadith about the Dajjal, mentioning, The Dajjal will come, and it is forbidden for him to enter the barriers of the city. A man, who is the best of people or among the best, will come out to him and say, I bear witness that you are the Dajjal that the Messenger of Allah warned us about."

"Among those residing in the blessed Medina is the pious and devout Sheikh Saeed al-Marraqoushi, who is blind. At that time in Mecca was also Abu Mahdi Isa bin Hazrun al-Maknasi. Sheikh Abu Mahdi resided in Mecca in the year 28 and ventured to Mount Hira with a group of residents. Upon reaching the prophet's place of worship, peace be upon him, on the mountain, Abu Mahdi lingered behind the group and encountered a path, mistaking it for a shortcut."

"Upon being informed of this, Al-Mahdi asked who let him out. He replied, "The one who imprisoned me. Al-Mahdi exclaimed angrily, "Aren't you afraid I might kill you? Abdullah looked up at him with laughter and said, "If you had the power over life and death. He remained imprisoned until Al-Mahdi died, after which he was released and returned to Mecca."

"He said: "The believer loves for his brother what he loves for himself. He also said: "Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him honor his guest. And: "Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him honor his neighbor. Furthermore, he advised: "Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.""

"Hadith: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief, debt, and poverty, and I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Dajjal. This was reported by Al-Nasa'i and Al-Hakim, who said it has a sound chain from the hadith of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, who used to say from disbelief and debt; in a narration by Al-Nasa’i from disbelief and poverty, and by Muslim from the hadith of Abu Huraira that the Prophet, peace be upon him, used to seek refuge from the punishment of the grave, the punishment of Hell, and the trial of the Dajjal, and by the two sheikhs from the hadith of Aisha,"

"secret for those who reflect on it. The emergence of fornication is a sign of the destruction of the world, and it is among the signs of the hour, as narrated in both Sahihs from Anas ibn Malik, who said, I will narrate to you a hadith that no one will tell you after me. I heard it from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say, among the signs of the hour is the lifting of knowledge, the appearance of ignorance, the drinking of wine, the appearance of fornication, the decrease of men, and the increase of women, until there will be one guardian for fifty women. It is the tradition of Allah, glorified and"

"so your heart may be stirred to prepare for them. Most people do not have faith in the last day deeply embedded in their hearts, nor does it settle in the core of their beings. This is evidenced by their great effort and readiness for the summer heat and winter cold, but their disregard for the heat of hell and its extreme cold, along with the difficulties and horrors it entails. Rather, if asked about the last day, their tongues speak of it, but their hearts forget it. Whoever is warned that the food before them is poisoned and still reaches out to eat it, despite acknowledging the warning, contradicts their words with"