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Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) are two groups from the Turks (i.e, from the race of the Tatars), from the progeny of Adam 3x&i, and this is established in As-sahih, in the following narration: Allah % will say on the Day of Resurrection: “O Adam,” He will say, “Labbaik Wa Sa‘daik (here I am, hoping to please you time after ime).” He will call out with a voice, “Bring out the people of the Hellfire”... He will say, “How many?” Allah 4 will say, “From every 1000, 999 (people) to the Fire and one to Paradise.” “On that day the young one will become gray-headed and every pregnant one will drop her load. And it will be said, “In Yajooj and Majooj you have a sacrifice (i.¢., though 999 out of 100 is a high percentage, it must be remembered that the people of Yajooj and Majooj represent a high percentage of the children of Adam).” And in another narration, it will be said, “Among you are two nations that were not in anything except that they increased it: Yajooj and Majooj.”” We will mention this hadith with its different chains and wordings. Yajooj and Majooj are descended from Hawaa 1, though some have said that they are from Adam 344 but not from Hawwaa. They say that Adam 38) had a wet dream and his sperm got mixed in with dirt, and from that liquid Allah % created Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog). However, there is no proof for this, and it is not related from anyone from whom it is compulsory to accept a narration. And Allah i knows best. They are from the progeny of Noah 84, from the descendents of Yaafith, who is the father of the Turks (.e., the race of the Tatars). They used to live on earth and they would cause great harm. Dhul-Qarnain besieged them in their place, with the barrier. There they will remain until Allah & brings them out upon the people. Then their affair will be as we mentioned in the above-mentioned narrations.

Yajooj And Majooj (Gog And Magog) Are People

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the Prophet # said, “Indeed Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) are from the children of Adam. Had they been sent, they would ruin the lives of the people. One among them won't die until he leaves 1000 (children) or more. And behind them are three nations: Taweel, Maaris, and Mansik.” (A-Tabaraanee) This hadith is Ghareeb, and it may be from the speech of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr 2. And Allah $@ knows best. ‘Abdullah ibn Abee Yazeed said, “Ibn ‘Abbaas & saw children jumping on (or over) each other as they were playing. Ibn. ‘Abbaas 4 said, ‘This is how Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) will come out.” (Ibn Jareer)

The Destruction Of The Ka’bah (May Allah Honor It) At The Hands Of Dhee As-Suwaigqatain Al-Afhaj ~ May Allah Disfigure Him

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“Until, when Ya‘juj and Ma‘juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose

(from their barrier)“ When we discussed the Tafseer of this Verse, we related from Ka’ab Al-Ahbaar that Dhee As-Suwaigatain will first appear during the days of ‘Eesa ibn Maryam at, and after the destruction of Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog). ‘Resa sk will send an advance party toward him, which will consist of 700 to 800 men. As this party will be heading toward him, Allah 4% will send a good Yamaaniyyah wind, which will take the soul of every believer. Then the ‘Fjaaj (the mob or the undesirables) from people will remain; they will commit acts of lewdness in the open just as beasts do. Ka’ab then said, “The Hour will be near at that time.”

And we have already mentioned in an authentic hadith that ‘Eesa #224 will make Hajj after he descends to the earth.

Even After The Appearance Of Yajooj And Majooj, There Will Remain Those Who Will Make Hajj And ‘Umrah

Abu Sa’ad 2 related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Hajj and

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“Umrah will indeed be made to this House (the Ka’ bah) (even) after the coming out of Yajooj and Majooj.” (Ahmad)

Hajj Will Be Abandoned Just Before The Coming Of The Hour

There is no contradiction between the above-mentioned narrations (between the narration which indicates that Hajj will be made after the appearance of Yajooj and Majooj and the narration which indicates that Hajj will not be made just before the coming of the Hour). People will continue to perform Hajj and ‘Umrah even after the coming out of Yajooj and Majooj — after they are destroyed, when people will live in peace and when there will be much sustenance. This will occur during the time of Al-Maseeh #4). Then Allah #@ will send a good wind that will take the soul of every believer. Before that occurs, Allah's Prophet, ‘Eesa %4 will die, and the Muslims will pray over him. He x¢@ will be buried in the Prophet's chamber with the Messenger of Allah 2%. Then the Ka’bah will be destroyed at the hands of Dhee As-Suwaigatain, even though he might appear during the period of Al-Masech 8), as was mentioned by Ka’ab Al-Ahbaar,

Dhee Suwaigatain Will Destroy It - May Allah Disfigure Him

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr 4 related that he heard the Messenger of Allah #88 say, “Dhu As-Suwaigatain, who is from Habasha (Ethiopia), will destroy the Ka’bah; he will steal its jewels and remove from it its covering. It is as if I am looking at him - Usaili’an (one who has a receding hairline or who is bald), Lifaidi‘an (having crooked joints). He will strike it with his Masaahiyah (a steel shovel) and his Mai‘wal (a huge axe that is used to pierce through tocks).”” (Ahmad) This chain is good and strong,

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr 2 related that the Prophet s% said, “Leave Habasha (Ethiopia) alone so long as they leave you alone, for none shall remove the treasure of the Ka’bah except for Dhu As-

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Suwaiqatain, who is from Habasha.” (Abu Daawood) Ibn ‘Abbaas related that the Prophet #8 said, “It is as if 1 am looking at him — (he is) black and bowlegged. He will tear it (Le. the Ka’bah) down, stone by stone.” (Ahmad)

Abu Hurairah # related that the Prophet # said, “Dhu AsSuwaigatain is from Habasha; he will destroy the House of Allah (the Ka’bah).” (Related by Al-Haafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzaar) And Muslim related it through a different chain.

- An Oppressor From Qahtaan Will Appear Before The Coming Of The Hour

Abu Hurairah & related that the Messenger of Allah # said, “The night and day will not go away until a man from the freed slaves rules — he is called Jahjaa.” (Ahmad) Muslim related the same hadith through another chain. It is possible that “Jahjaah” is the name of Dhu As-Suwaigatain, the Habashee. And Allah 3# knows best.

‘Umar ibn Al-Khattaab # reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah 2& say, “The people of Makkah will come out, leaving it, and then no one will pass by it — or through it — except for a few (people). Then it will be filled. Then they will come out from it and never return to it again.” (Ahmad)

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The Dajjaal Will Enter Neither Makkah Nor Al-Madeenah

It is established in As-sahih, as we have already mentioned, that Ad-Dajjaal cannot enter Makkah or Al-Madeenah. There are angels at the mountain-passes of Al-Madeenah, protecting it, so that the Dajjaal does not enter it. Abu Hurairah . related that the Messenger of Allah 2% said, “Neither Al-Maseeh Ad-Dajjaal nor plague will enter Al-Madeenah.” (Bukhaaree) And we also mentioned that the Dajjaal will make camp just outside of Al-Madeenah. It will shake its inhabitants with three quakes, and every male and female hypocrite as well as every male and female wicked-doer will go out to him, Those who remain firm inside of its borders will be every male and female believer (Mo‘min) as well as every male and female Muslim. That day is called the Day of Deliverance. Al-Madeenah is as the Prophet #4 described it: “It is pure and good, expelling its filth and Yansa'u {purifying and making sincere) its good (elements).” Allah 3% says: