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Is there a prophetic Hadith that mentions the destruction of Basra, then the destruction of Egypt, at the End of Time?

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No hadith has been found indicating that Basra will be ruined first, then Egypt. However, a hadith was narrated by Anas ibn Malik, reported by Abu Dawud and others, which contains a warning to Anas about Basra, stating that it will experience subsidence (khasf), pelting (qadhf), and shaking (rajf), and that some people will be transformed into apes and pigs. Ibn al-Jawzi considered this hadith to be fabricated (mawdu'), and al-'Ala'i and al-Suyuti refuted him.

An account (athar) was also reported from Ka'b al-Ahbar stating that the first cities to be ruined are Basra and Egypt, but it is weak, has a broken chain of narration (munqati' al-sanad), and is suspended (mawquf) to Ka'b.

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