It is narrated from Urwah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard about Ibn Sayyad, he (peace and blessings be upon him) went to him with some of his Companions. His mother said (on seeing him (peace and blessings be upon him)): He is playing with the boys; and she also said that when he was born he was blind in one eye and circumcised. He (peace and blessings be upon him) called for him, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He (instead of answering, turned the question back on him (peace and blessings be upon him) and) said: "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (seeing his obstinacy) said: "I believe in Allah and in all His messengers." Then, to test him, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have hidden something in my heart for you; tell me, what is it?" He said: "It is 'dukh' (smoke)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him sternly: 'Ikhsa'' (Be humiliated and stay within your limit; you cannot go beyond your devilish limit). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What do you see (in your visions)?" He said: "I see a whirlwind, and I see a throne upon the water." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The matter has been made confused and mixed up for him (that is, he is under devilish influences)." On this occasion Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I not kill him?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If he is the one (the great Dajjal), you will not be given power to kill him, and if he is not, then killing him is not lawful for you."
Takhrij: Imam al-Harith narrated this hadith in his Musnad (Bughyat al-Bahith: 4515); its basis is found in Sahih al-Bukhari (1355) and Sahih Muslim (2930), where the detailed incidents of Ibn Sayyad are narrated.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتوح / 4515
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف، مرسل
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