Mahdi bin Imran Mazni says: I heard from Sayyiduna Abu Tufail (may Allah be pleased with him), when he was asked whether he had seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Yes. Then he was asked: Did you also speak with him (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: No, I only saw that he went to such-and-such a place, and some other companions, including Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), were with him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) reached a spacious house, he said: Open this door. So the door was opened, then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered inside, and I also went in with him. In the middle of the room there was a sheet spread out. He said: Lift this sheet. So they lifted the sheet, and underneath it was a one-eyed boy. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O boy! Stand up. So he stood up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Boy! Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah? He replied: And do you (peace and blessings be upon him) testify that I am the Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah? He again replied: And do you (peace and blessings be upon him) testify that I am the Messenger of Allah? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said twice: Seek Allah’s refuge from his evil.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / بيان العلامات الكبرى التى تظهر قبل قيام الساعة / 12961
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده ضعيف، مهدي بن عمران لايتابع علي حديثه، وقد جاء ت نحو ھذا الحديث في ابن صياد أحاديث أخري صحيحة ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 23796 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 24206»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … From these ahadith it is understood that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) remained apprehensive regarding Ibn Sayyad, fearing that perhaps he might indeed be the Dajjal. On several occasions, he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) tried to listen to his conversations unawares, in order to find out what his true reality was.