Part 3

It was confirmed in Sahih Muslim, on the authority of Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri who said: "I accompanied Ibn Sayyad to Makkah.

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by al-Bukhari (3338) and Muslim (2936), on the authority of Abu Huraira. The Hadith is Marfu' and its chain of narrations is Sahih. The wording is Muslim's.

2. ‘Hadith Sahih: Reported by al-Bukhari (7355) and Muslim (2929) with a good chain of narrations, on the authority of Ibn al-Munkadir.

3. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Imam Muslim (2932) on the authority of Ibn Umar.

He said to me: 'I suffered a lot from people who claim that I am the Dajjal. Haven't you heard Allah's Messenger #* say: "He has no offspring.’ I replied: 'Yes'. He continued, "I have had offspring.” "Haven't you heard Allah's Messenger 4 say: "He (Dajjal) will enter neither Madinah nor Makkah". | said: "Yes" He continued: "I was born in Madinah and I am heading for Makkah.

In another narration: "Hasn't Allah's Messenger #* said: "He (the Dajjal) is a Jew" and I embraced Islam. Truly, I swear by Allah that I know now where he (the Dajjal) is and who his parents are. Abu Sa'id said: "He was asked: "Would you be pleased to be that man (the Dajjal)?’ He replied: If 1 had been proposed, I would not have been unwilling."

This means that Ibn Sayyad is definitely not the False Messiah who will appear at the end of the world. This is confirmed by the Hadith reported by Fatima Bint Qays Ai-Fihriyya. It is a decisive proof in this context; Allah knows best.

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Imam Muslim (2927) on the authority of Abu Sa’id.

The Hadith Narrated by Fatima Bint Qays Al-Fihriyya

Imam Muslim related with a chain of authorities from Ibn Buraida that A'mir Ibn Sharahil Ash-Sha'bi' narrated: I asked Fatima Bint Qays, one of the first Emigrant women, and sister of AdDhaha'ak Ibn Qays to relate a Hadith she had heard directly from the Messenger of Allah %, with no other chain of authorities.

She said: "I heard the voice of an announcer declaring that the prayer would be observed in the mosque. So I set out towards the mosque and observed prayer with Allah's Messenger $8. 1 was in the row of the women, which was near the row of men. When Allah's Messenger 4* had finished his prayer, he sat at the pulpit, smiling, and said: Every worshipper should remain sitting in his place. He then said: Do you know why I have asked you to assemble? They said: Allah and His apostle know best. He said: By Allah, I have not made you assemble for exhortation or for a warning. I have called you here because Tamim Dari, a Christian who came and accepted Islam, told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Daijjal.

He narrated to me that he had been sailing in a ship with thirty men of Banu Lakhm and Banu Judham, and had been tossed by waves in the ocean for a month. Then these (waves) took them (near) an island at the time of sunset. They sat in a small rowingboat and landed on that island. There was a beast with long thick hair (and because of this) they could not distinguish his face from his back. They said: Woe to you, who’can you be'? Thereupon it said: 1 am al-Jassasah. They said: What is al-Jassasah? It said: O people, go to this person in the monastery as he is very eager to know about you. He (the narrator) said: When it named a person

for us we were afraid of it lest it should be a Devil. Then we hurried on till we came to that monastery and found a well-built person there with his hands tied to his neck and iron shackles gripping his legs by the ankles. We said: Woe to you, who are you? He said: You will soon come to know about me, but tell me who you are. We said: We are people from Arabia and we embarked on a boat but the waves have been driving us for one month and they brought us near this island. We took to the rowing-boats and landed on this island. Here a beast with profusely thick hair met us and because of the thickness of his hair his face could not be distinguished from his back. We said: Woe be to you, who are you? It said: I am alJassasah. We said: What is al-Jassasah? It said: You go to this very person in the monastery for he is eagerly waiting for you to know about you. So we came to you in hot haste fearing that that might

He (that chained person) said: Tell me about the date-palm trees of Baysan. We said: In which respect do you seek information about it? He said: I ask you whether these trees bear fruit or not. We said: Yes. Thereupon he said: I think these will not bear fruit. He said: Inform me about the lake of Tabariyyah? We said: What do you want to know about it? He said: Is there water in it? They said: There is an abundance of water in it. Thereupon he said: I think it will soon dry up. He again said: Inform me about the spring of Zughar. They said: What do you want to know about it? He (the chained person) said: Is there water in it and does it irrigate (the land)? We said to him: Yes, there is an abundance of water in it and the inhabitants (of Madinah) irrigate (land) with its help. He said: Inform me about the unlettered Prophet; what has he done? We said: He has left Makkah and has settled in Yathrib (Madinah). He said: Do the Arabs fight against him? We said: Yes. He said: How does he deal with him? We informed him that he had overcome those in his neighbourhood and they had submitted themselves before him. Thereupon he said to us: Had it actually happened? We said: Yes. Thereupon he said: If it is so, it is better for them that they show obedience to him. I am going to tell you about

myself. I am the Dajjal and will be soon permitted to leave. So I shall leave and travel in the land, and shall not spare any town where I shall not stay for forty nights except Makkah and Madinah: these two (places) are prohibited (areas) for me and I shall not attempt to enter cither of them. An angel with a sword in his hand will confront me and bar my way and there will be angels to guard every road leading to it. Then Allah's Messenger #8, striking the pulpit with the end of his staff said: This implies Tayba, meaning Madinah. Have I not told you an account (of the Daijjal) like this? The people said: 'Yes', and the Prophet continued: 'I liked this account by Tamim Dari, for it corroborates the account which I gave to you in regard to him (Dajjal) at Madinah and Makkah. Behold, he (Dajjal) is in the Syrian sea (Mediterranean) or the Yemen sea (Arabian sea). Nay, on the contrary, he is in the east, he -is in the east, he is in the east, and he pointed with his hand towards the east. 1 (Fatimah bint Qays) said: I preserved it in my mind (this narration from Allah's Messenger #%)!

Therefore, the number of hadiths reported with regard to Ibn Sayyad are numerous, but the question is this: is he the Dajjal or not? Probably, Ibn Sayyad was confused with the Dajjal before Allah 8% revealed to His Messenger “4% the distinguishing marks and attributes of the Dajjal. Also, the above Hadith of Tamim Dari confirmed the fact that Ibn Sayyad is not the Daijjal.

1. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Imam Muslim (2942).

Some Hadith on Warnings of AdDajjal, His Description and What He Will Bring Forth.

Imam ALBukhari and Imam Muslim related, on the authority of Abdullah Ibn Umar, that the Messenger of Allah 48 said: "While I was asleep and circling the Ka'bah (in my dream), suddenly I saw a man of brown complexion and lank hair, with his hands on two men's shoulders, and water was dripping from his head. I asked, "Who is this?' the people said, ‘he is the son of Mary.’ Then I turned my face to see another man with red complexion, big body, curly hair, and blind in the right eye, which looked like a protruding grape. I asked, "Who is he?' They replied, 'He is Ad-Daijjal. Ibn Qatan, a man from Khuza' a, resembles him more than anybody else among

On the authority of an-Nawwas Ibn Sam'‘an, Imam Muslim reported that Allah's Messenger # mentioned the Dajjal one day in the morning. He sometimes described him as insignificant and sometimes described (his turmoil) as very significant (and we felt) as if he were in the cluster of the date-palm trees. When we went to him (to the Holy Prophet 4%) in the evening and he read (the signs of fear) on our faces, he said: What is the matter with you? We said: Allah's Apostle 8, you mentioned the Dajjal this morning (sometimes describing him) as insignificant and sometimes very important, until we began to think he was present in some (nearby) part of the cluster of the date-palm trees. So he said: I harbour fear in regard to you in so many other things besides the Dajjal. If he

15. Hadith Sahih: Reported by Imam Muslim (169) and Imam al-Bukhari

comes forth while 1 am among you, I shall contend with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth while I am not among you, a man must contend on his own behalf and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and safeguard him against Daijjal's evil). He (the Dajjal) will be a young man with twisted, cropped hair, and a blind eye. I compare him with Abdul Uzza Ibn Qatan. He who among you will survive to see him should recite over him the opening verses of Surah al-Kahf.

He will appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and will spread mischief right and left. O servant of Allah! Adhere (to the path of Truth). We said: Allah's Apostle #, how long will he stay on Earth? He said: For forty days, one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of the days will be like your days. We said: Allah's Apostle &, will one day's prayer suffice for the prayers of the day equal to one year? Thereupon he said: No, but you must make an estimate of the time (and then observe prayer). We said: Allah's apostle %, how quickly will he walk upon the earth? Thereupon he & said: Like cloud driven by the wind. He will come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion); they will affirm their faith in him and respond to him. He will then give a command to the sky: there will be rainfall upon the Earth and it will grow crops.