Part 25

‘Abdullah ibn Abee Bakrah said that when he was in the Masjid of Basrah, his father related to him that the Messenger of Allah 2# said, “A group from my nation will settle in a land called Basrah. its inhabitants will increase in number and there will be many datetrees in it. Then the children of Qantoor, who have small eyes, will descend on a bridge of theirs, which is called Dijlah. The Muslims will be divided into three groups: one group will take camels by their tails and go to the desert, and it will perish; another group will remain behind, being fearful for itself, and this is the same as that (.e. it will perish); the last group will put their families behind their backs — these will be the best of them, (and they will be) martyrs. Allah will make victorious those who remain from them (i.e. from this last group).” (Ahmad) Ahmad related it through another chain

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The hadith Of ‘Abdullah Ibn Yusr -&

‘Abdullah ibn Yusr # related that he heard the Prophet #8 say, “The Dajjaal will reach whomsoever he sees.” Our Shaikh, Adh-Dhahabee said that Abu Az-Zaarai’, one of the narrators, is not known and that the hadith is Munkar. However, there is a hadith of Abu ‘Ubaidah # which attests to it.

The hadith Of Salamah Ibn Al-Akwa’

Salamah ibn Al-Akwa’ & said, “1 advanced with the Messenger of Allah #% from Al-’Aqeeq until we reached Ath-Thunayyah. He 28 said, ‘I am indeed looking at the places where the enemy of Allah, Al-Maseeh (Ad-Dajjaal), will be. He will come until he descends...and he will wait until the mob (ie. the hypocrites) comes out to him. There is no mountain-pass from the mountainpasses of Al-Madeenah except that over it is an angel or two angels to protect it. The Dajjaal will have with him two pictures — a picture

"I This is the narration of Ahmad; the narration of Abu Daawood is in absolute contrast, for in it, it is the Muslims who chase the Turks three times, and it is the Turks who perish in the second and third times (‘Aoun Al-Ma'bood)

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of Paradise and a picture of the Fire. There will be devils (with him) that will appear in the shape of parents, and one of them will say to the living, ‘Do you know me? J am your father (or) | am your brother (or) I am a relative of yours. Did I not die? This is our lord, so follow him.’ Allah will decree whatsoever He pleases regarding him. Allah will send a man from the Muslims to the Dajjaal; that man will silence him and reproach him. He will say, ‘O people, do not be deceived by him, for he is indeed a liar who speaks falsehood. And indeed your Lord is not one-eyed.’ The Dajjaal will say to him, “Will you not follow me?’ Then he will go to him and cut him into two pieces, separating between the two (pieces). Then he will say, “Shall I bring him back for you?’ Allah will raise him, making him disbelieve more vehemently (in the Dajjaal) and making him more severe in his denunciation. He will say, ‘O people, all that you saw was a tribulation that your were afflicted with and a trial that you were tested with. Lo! If he is truthful, let him do the same to me a second time. Lo! He is a liar.’ The Dajjaal will order that he be brought to (his) fire, which in actuality is Paradise. Then the Dajjaal will head toward Ash-Sham.” (At-Tabaraanee) Moosa ibn ‘Ubaidah Al-Yazeedee, one of the narrators, is weak in this context.

The hadith Of Maihjin Ibn Al-Adra’

Maihjin ibn Al-Adra’ reported that, one day, the Messenger of Allah #% addressed the people, saying, “The Day of Deliverance — and what is the Day of Deliverance?” He #% repeated this three times, and it was said, “And what is the Day of Deliverance?” He 2% said, “The Dajjaal will come, climb (Mount) Uhud, and look at AlMadeenah. Then he will say to his companions, ‘Do you know this white castle? This is the Masjid of Ahmad.’ Then he will come to Al-_ Madeenah, but will find at each of its mountain-passes an angel with an unsheathed sword. He will go to the side of a salty, barren land, and he will strike his tent (and the ground). Next, AlMadeenah will quake three times: every single male and female hypocrite and every single male and female wicked-doer will leave it, going out to him. That is the Day of Deliverance.”” (Ahmad)

The Best Of Your Religion Is The Easiest Of It

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said, ‘Alas! It is the pleasure of my eye, and I will leave it upon the best state it will be upon - or as good as the best state it will be upon. The Dajjaal will come to it, and he will find an angel with an unsheathed sword at each of its gates, and he will not enter it’ Taking hold of my hand, he % descended and then entered the Masjid. Inside, a man was praying, and the Prophet #% said to me, ‘Who is this?’ I praised him well. He #8 said, ‘Be quiet and do not let him hear you; otherwise you will destroy him.’ He # then went to an apartment of one of his wives; he released my hand from his and said, ‘Indeed, the best of your religion is the easiest of it; indeed, the best of your religion is the easiest of it” (Ahmad)

The hadith Of Abu Hurairah

Abu Hurairah & related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “The Hour will not come to pass until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims will kill them. A Jew will hide behind a rock and a tree; the rock and tree will say, ‘O Muslim ~ O ‘Abdullah, this is a Jew behind me, so come and kill him.’ The only exception is the Ghargad (tree (a tree that grows anywhere between 1 and 3 meters high; its root and its branches are white)), for it is the tree of the Jews.” (Ahmad) With the same chain, Muslim related the following hadith from Qateebah: “The Hour will not arrive until you will fight the Turks (“Turks” means the Tatars and their descendants)...” We have already mentioned this hadith with its different chains and wordings. It appears — and Allah knows best — that the Turks (referred to) are Jews as well, and the Dajjaal is from the Jews, which we know from a previously mentioned hadith narrated by Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq # and related in Ahmad, At-Tirmidhee, and Ibn Maajah.

Another Chain From Abu Hurairah &

Abu Hurairah 4 related that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, “The Dajjaal will descend with Hooraan and Kirmaan, with 70,000 (people), as if their faces are shields.” The chain of this hadith is good, strong, and Hasan.

Another Chain From Abu Hurairah 4

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was not a Prophet that did not warn his nation about him (ie. the Dajjaal), and I will describe him for you, mentioning an attribute that no Prophet before me described him with. Indeed, he is oneeyed, and written between his eyes is Kaafir (disbeliever). Every believer will read it, regardless of whether he writes or doesn’t write (ie. whether he is literate or illiterate).” (Related by Hanbal Ibn Ishaaq)

By The Command Of Allah, Al-Madeenah Al-Munawwarah And Makkah Al-Mukarramah Are Guarded By Angels

Abu Hurairah related that the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “AlMadeenah and Makkah are surrounded by angels; upon each of their mountain-passes are angels. The Dajjaal will not enter it, nor will plague.” (Ahmad) This narration is very much Ghareeb. The mention of “Makkah” and “plague” is not what is memorized. And Allah #& knows best.

The hadith Of ‘Ubaadah Ibn As-Saamit

‘Ubaadah ibn As-Saamit reported that the Messenger of Allah 2 said, “Indeed, I spoke to you about the Dajjaal, and then I feared that you would not comprehend. Indeed Al-Maseeh Ad-Dajjjaal is a short man, Abha (there is a large gap separating between his calves), and Ja‘ad (i.e., possessing a compact and powerful physique). One of his eyes is effaced. If he makes you confused, then know that your Lord ‘Azza wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty) is not oneeyed.” (Abu Daawood) Ahmad And An-Nasaaee related it as well, and each with his own chain.

‘The Prophet 4g Attested To The Merits of Banu Tameem

Abu Hurairah 4 said, “I continue to love Banu Tameem for three reasons: (1) I heard the Messenger of Allah i say, ‘From my nation, they are most stern with the Dajjaal.’ (2) When charity from them arrived, he #% said, ‘These are donations from my people.’ (3) A female prisoner (or slave) of theirs was with ‘Aaisha , and the Messenger of Allah 2g said, ‘Free her, for she is from the progeny of ismaa’eel’” (Bukhaaree and Muslim)

The hadith Of ‘Umraan Ibn Husain -& “Umraan ibn Husain # reported that the Messenger of Allah 2 said,