Gangsta move. MBS played the long game.
Wasn't there a hadith talking about 3 princes going at it for the throne? The current dying king has 13 sons of which 2 are dead. That leaves us with 11 sons. Only MBS has political power among Salman's sons. The other 2 contenders for the throne are Mohammed bin nayef(king Salman's nephew) and Murqin bin Abdulaziz(brother of king salman). The throne was traditionally passed from brother to brother till MBS decided to challenge itIt's a major move, no doubt, but things could easily be turned around if the will is there. Once the current king dies, who's to guarantee the succession will go smoothly?He is currently sick and has been diagnosed with lung infection, his time might be near. In the world of politics, everything is possible. He might get assassinated or simply replaced by a stooge who will go to great lengths to renew the petrodollar deal.
Don't underestimate the power of the US when it comes to protecting its interests.
Didn't some hadith state that that king's name would be similar to an animals name? I figured we weren't in that time period yet but many minor signs have passed so its possible.Wasn't there a hadith talking about 3 princes going at it for the throne? The current dying king has 13 sons of which 2 are dead. That leaves us with 11 sons. Only MBS has political power among Salman's sons. The other 2 contenders for the throne are Mohammed bin nayef(king Salman's nephew) and Murqin bin Abdulaziz(brother of king salman). The throne was traditionally passed from brother to brother till MBS decided to challenge it
Here it is
Sunan Ibn Majah Book: 36, Hadith: 4222Arabic ►
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَسْمَاءَ الرَّحَبِيِّ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يَقْتَتِلُ عِنْدَ كَنْزِكُمْ ثَلاَثَةٌ كُلُّهُمُ ابْنُ خَلِيفَةٍ ثُمَّ لاَ يَصِيرُ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ تَطْلُعُ الرَّايَاتُ السُّودُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ فَيَقْتُلُونَكُمْ قَتْلاً لَمْ يُقْتَلْهُ قَوْمٌ " . ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ شَيْئًا لاَ أَحْفَظُهُ فَقَالَ " فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَبَايِعُوهُ وَلَوْ حَبْوًا عَلَى الثَّلْجِ فَإِنَّهُ خَلِيفَةُ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِيُّ " .
It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Three will fight one another for your treasure, each one of them the son of a caliph, but none of them will gain it. Then the black banners will come from the east, and they will kill you in an unprecedented manner."
Then he mentioned something that I do not remember, then he said: "When you see them, then pledge your allegiance to them even if you have to crawl over the snow, for that is the caliph of Allah, Mahdi."
This prophecy is the most intriguing. Maybe we'll implant some sort of chips into their brains allowing us to communicate somehowWild animals will be able to talk to humans. [Ahmad]