All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
The minor signs of the Hour are not all of the same type. Some have occurred and passed, some have occurred and continue to recur, and others have not yet occurred. Therefore, it is incorrect to claim that all the minor signs have already appeared.
Among the most prominent signs mentioned in the source that have not yet appeared are:
1. The return of the Arabian Peninsula to meadows and rivers.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said:
“Until the land of the Arabs returns to meadows and rivers.” (Narrated by Muslim.)
2. The swelling of the crescents.
This refers to the crescent moon appearing unusually large when it first becomes visible, to the extent that people say it looks like a two- or three-night-old moon.
3. Wild animals and inanimate objects speaking to people.
The Prophet ﷺ informed us that the Hour will not begin until wild animals speak to people, a person's whip and the straps of his sandals speak to him, and his thigh informs him of what his family did after he left.
4. The Euphrates uncovering a mountain of gold.
This is authentically reported in both Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. People are forbidden from taking anything from it because doing so would lead to trials and fighting.
5. The earth bringing forth its buried treasures.
The earth will bring out its buried treasures, including pieces of gold and silver, yet people will neither benefit from them nor take anything from them.
6. Muslims being besieged and retreating to Madinah.
This is mentioned in a hadith: “The Muslims will soon be besieged and driven back to Madinah.”
7. The emergence of a man called Al-Jahjah and his attainment of power.
An authentic narration mentions that a man from the tribe of Qahtan will emerge and lead the people with his staff. Another narration identifies him as Al-Jahjah.
8. The occurrence of the trials of Al-Ahlas, Ad-Dahma', and other tribulations mentioned in the hadith.
These include severe trials that will affect the Muslim community. During one of them, a person may be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening. People will then divide into two camps: a camp of faith and a camp of hypocrisy. These events will occur relatively close to the emergence of the Dajjal.
9. The emergence of the Mahdi.
The Mahdi is one of the signs of the end times. Authentic hadiths mention that he will be from the household of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and will fill the earth with justice after it has been filled with oppression and injustice.
Thus, it becomes clear that the claim that all the minor signs of the Hour have appeared and that only the Mahdi remains is incorrect. Other signs have not yet appeared, and it is not permissible to assert that the Hour is near merely because some of its signs have appeared.
And Allah knows best.