Part 17

') And in the narration of Muslim, he said, “Dukkh.” The Prophet 2 concealed from him the verse about one of the signs of the Hour, Dukkhaen, or smoke. Because Ibn Sayyaad was no different from a soothsayer in that he received his words from devils, all that the devils were able to tell him from the Verse was a piece of a word, “Dukkh.” Since soothsayers are known to speak in broken syllables (because that is what they receive from the devils), the Prophet 2% knew his situation,

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Tbn Shihaab related from ‘Umar ibn Ath-Thaabit Al-Ansaaree that some of the Prophet’s Companions informed him that, “One day, the Messenger of Allah warned the people about the Dajjaal, saying, ‘Indeed, Kanfir is written between his eyes. Everyone who hates his deeds will read it or every believer will read it’ And he # said, ‘Learn that not a single one from you will see his Lord until he dies”

The Messenger of Allah’s Warning About The Dajjaal, And Some Of The Dajjaal’s Attributes

Tbn ‘Umar # reported that the Messenger of Allah # mentioned the Dajjaal before the people. He #¢ said, “Indeed Allah #¢ is not oneeyed, but the Maseeh Ad-Dajjaal is indeed one-eyed, from the right eye, which is like a floating grape.” (Bukhaaree) And Anas < related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “There is no Prophet that did not warn his nation about the one-eyed Liar. Lo! He is indeed oneeyed, and indeed, your Lord is not one-eyed. Written between the eyes (of the Liar (ie. the Dajjaal)) is Kaafir’’ (Muslim) Bukhaaree related the same from the hadith of Sho’bah.

Anas + related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “The Dajjaal has

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an eye that is effaced, and written between his eyes is Kanfir/’ and the Prophet #@ then spelled it — Kaaf, Faa, Raa, and “every Muslim will read it.” (Muslim)

Hudhaifah # related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “I know more about what the Dajjaal has with him than he himself knows. With him are two flowing rivers; in the vision of the eye, the first one is white water; in the vision of the eye, the second one is burning fire. If he (i.e. the Dajjaal) reaches one of you, then let him go to the one he sees as being fire and let him close his eyes. Then let him bend his head and drink, for it is indeed cold water. And the Dajjaal has an eye that is obliterated; over it is coarse skin (that covers the eye). Written between his eyes is ‘Kaafir’ which every believer will read, regardless of whether he is literate or illiterate.” (Muslim) Ibn Mas’ood # said, “And I heard it from the Messenger of Allah #8." Bukhaaree related the same from Sho’bah.

The Fire Of The Dajjaal Is Paradise And His Paradise Is Fire

Abu Hurairah + related that the Messenger of Allah 8 said, “Shall I not inform you of a hadith about the Dajjaal that no other Prophet related to his people. Indeed he is one-eyed. And verily, with him will come that which is similar to Paradise and the Hellfire. The one that he says is Paradise is in fact the Fire. I warn you about him as Noah warned his people {about him).” (Bukhaaree and Muslim)

The Messenger #¢ Warned His Nation Not To Be Deceived By What The Dajjaal Has With Him In Terms Of Apparent Strength And Means Of Making Trials

Muslim ibn Al-Munkadir said, “T witnessed Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah make an oath by Allah 3 that Ibn Sayyaad is the Dajjaal. I said, ‘You swear by Allah?’ He said, ‘I indeed heard ‘Umar 4 make an oath to that effect in the presence of the Prophet #%, and the Prophet # did not reproach him.”

And ina narration related by Naafai’, Ibn “Umar & met Ibn Sayyaad in one of the roads of Al-Madeenah. Ibn ‘Umar said words that brought about his anger, and he became inflated until he filled the road, And in another narration, Ibn Sayyaad snorted the strongest snort of a donkey; Ibn ‘Umar 2s struck him until his stick broke.

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Ibn Sayyaad Is Not The Greater Dajjaal

Some scholars say that some of the Companions would think that Ibn Sayyaad was the Dajjaal, but he is not the Dajjaal; rather, he was just an insignificant man.

Faatimah Bint Qais’s hadith About The Dajjaal; And What Tameem Ad-Daatee . Related In Regards To Him Seeing Al-Jassaasah And Ad-Dajjaal

Hamdaan asked Faatimah bint Qais, sister of Ad-Dahhaak ibn Qais, and one of the earlier ones who migrated, “Relate to me a hadith that you heard from the Messenger of Allah #%; do not narrate it from anyone other than him.” She %& said, “I married AlMugheerah, who was in those days from the best of youth among

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