Part 19

And in yet another narration, Faatimah bint Qais % related that, on one day, the Messenger of Allah #¢ delayed the last ‘Eesha; he then came out and said, “I was detained by a Hedeeth that Tameem AdDaaree was relating to me concerning a man on an island from the islands of the sea. (He said), ‘Then I came upon a woman who was dragging her hair. I said: what are you? It said: I am Al-Jassansah; go to that castle. I went to it and came upon a man who was dragging his hair and who was shackled in chains; he was springing in them

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between the sky and the earth. I said: Who are you? He said: Tam the Dajjaal. He (then) said: What have the Arabs done? Has their Prophet come out? I said: Yes. He asked: Did they obey him or disobey him? I said: Rather, they obeyed him. He said: That is better for them.””

Abu Hurairah related that the Messenger of Allah #% stood level on the pulpit and said, “Tameem gave me an account,” and then he 38 saw Tameem on one side of the Masjid and said, “O Tameem, relate to the people that which you related to me.” He #& said, “We were on an island, when we came across a beast, not knowing its front from its back. It said, “You are amazed at my shape, and in the castle is one who desires to speak to you.’ We entered the castle and we came upon a man who was shackled in steel, from his heels to his ears. One of his nostrils was blocked and one of his eyes was effaced. He said, ‘Who are you?’ We informed him, and he said, ‘What has lake Tabariyyah done?’ We said, ‘As it normally does.’ He said, ‘And what has the date-tree of Baisaan done?’ We said, ‘As it normally does.’ He said, ‘I shall set my foot on (every part of} earth except for the city of Ibraaheem (ie. Makkah) and Teebah.”” The Messenger of Allah #8 said, “Teebah is Al-Madeenah.” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Ya‘laa) This hadith is very Ghareeb. Abu Haatim said, “It is not solid.”

Tbn Sayyaad Is From The Jews Of Al-Madeenah

Jaabir ibn ‘Abdullah 4 said, “Verily, a woman from the Jews of AlMadeenah gave birth to a boy whose eye was effaced and whose canine tooth was (slanted) upwards. The Messenger of Allah 2 feared that he was the Dajjaal, and he then found him underneath a coarse garment mumbling. His mother went toward him and said,

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Messenger of Allah.” The Messenger of Allah #€ said, “If it is him, then you are not his companion (i.e. you will not be able to kill him), for indeed his companion (i.e. the one who will kill him) is ‘Eesa ibn Maryam. And if he is not him, then it is not for you to kill a man from the people of the ‘Ahd (i.e. those who have the right of safety and protection under the Muslims).” Jaabir said, “The Messenger of Allah # continued to fear that he was the Dajjaal.” (Ahmad) And this wording is very much Ghareeb.

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