question #2 Sahih al-Bukhari 3511, Book 61, Hadith 21 : How does the concept of afflictions relate to the emergence of evil in Islamic eschatology?

I heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) on the pulpit saying, “Verily, afflictions (will start) from here,” pointing
towards the east, “whence the side of the head of Satan comes out.”