Abu Dawud

Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: The emergence of the Beast is one of the important signs before the Day of Judgment. The appearance of a specific animal that will speak to people is an absolute truth, and in the Noble Qur’an, Allah says: When the word (of punishment) is fulfilled against them, We shall bring forth for them a creature from the earth that will speak to them, because people did not believe in Our signs. (An-Naml 83) .

In some narrations, this animal has been interpreted as “Jassamah.” And Allah knows best.

For details, see Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi, etc.

Benefit: Only that faith is beneficial and accepted which is in the unseen; after witnessing the realities of the Hereafter, faith will not be of any benefit in any way.

Even in the Hereafter, the disbelievers will say: (رَبَّنَاۤ اَبْصَرْنَا وَ سَمِعْنَا فَارْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَالِحًا اِنَّا مُوْقِنُوْنَ) “O our Lord, now we have seen and heard, so send us back that we may do righteous deeds; now we are certain.” But returning to the world will not be possible.

Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Jassasah:
The one who spies,
because she spies for the Dajjal.

(2)
Fasiba fi awwal al-jihad:
He was martyred in the first jihad.
This is a mistake of the narrator,
because he went to Yemen with Ali,
he died there, and according to some, he died during the caliphate of Umar radi Allahu anhu.
Yes, it is possible that he was wounded in the first jihad with you,
but died later, and participating in battle with you is a praiseworthy act. He had given Fatimah three divorces (talaq) at intervals,
so after the completion of her waiting period (‘iddah),
Muawiyah,
Abu Juhm, and Abdur Rahman bin Awf radi Allahu anhum sent marriage proposals. Therefore, to say that I became his widow is not correct.
He had given her three divorces at intervals, and sent the last divorce from Yemen, and Ali went to Yemen in the tenth year of Hijrah. Abdullah’s father’s name is Amr and his mother’s name is Umm Maktum,
so Ibn Umm Maktum
is an attribute of Abdullah,
not of Amr.
Since he also belonged to their tribe,
he was called a paternal cousin.

(3)
As-salatu jami‘ah:
Both words are attributed,
the first is the object of an omitted verb and the second is a circumstantial qualifier (hal),
or both are nominative,
i.e., hadhihi as-salatu jami‘ah,
or hadhihi as-salatu is nominative and jami‘ah is the circumstantial qualifier. It is not correct to use this hadith as evidence for tathwib (the additional announcement after the adhan),
because these words are said
when people are to be gathered in the mosque at a time that is not the time of prayer. Tamim Dari became Muslim in 9 AH,
he was a monk and worshipper from the people of Palestine, and he alone was honored by the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam narrating the hadith of Jassasah from him.

(4)
Arfaw:
They anchored,
marfa‘,
harbor.

(5)
Aqrab:
Plural of qarib,
which by analogy is qa‘rab,
a small boat,
dinghy.

(6)
Ahlab:
Very hairy,
therefore kathir ash-sha‘r (much hair) is its explanation.

(7)
Dayr:
A monk’s hut,
here it means a palace.

(8)
Al-ashwaq:
Eager,
one who has much longing.

(9)
Wathaq:
Shackles,
bondage.

(10)
Ightalam:
To exceed the limit,
i.e., it was tempestuous.

(11)
Baysan:
A region of Yamamah where there are many date palms,
also a region of Jordan,
but there are not so many dates there.

(12)
Zughar:
A village in the region of Sham,
which, according to Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhuma, is the name of the younger daughter of Lut alayhis salam,
she is buried there.

(13)
Mahu:
The “ma” is additional for emphasis, indicating that it is certainly towards the east.