Reports on the tribulation of the Dajjal

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I come at the end of a thousand prophets or more. Certainly no prophet (peace be upon him) was sent to a people without warning his people of the tribulation of the Dajjal. Indeed, something about him has been made clear to me that has not been made clear to anyone, and that (is that) he is one-eyed, and indeed your Lord is not one-eyed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the Dajjal before the people and said: "Indeed, Allah is not one-eyed (a'war), and the right eye of the Dajjal is blind, as if his eye were a protruding grape."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, there has been no prophet before me except that he told his nation about the Dajjal, and I describe him with a quality that no one before me has stated: that he is one-eyed, and Allah Almighty is not one-eyed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Faltan bin Asim (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Masih of misguidance (the Dajjal) is a man whose forehead will be very broad and clear, whose left eye will be effaced, who will be broad-chested and have a stoop in him, as though he were so-and-so, son of Ibn Abd al-Uzza," or he said: "like Abd al-Uzza bin so-and-so." (In Sahih al-Bukhari, the name given is Abd al-Uzza bin Qatan.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that he reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever among you hears of the emergence of the Dajjal, let him stay as far away from him as he can. For indeed a man will come to him thinking that he is a believer, and he will keep on staying with him until he follows him because of the doubts he sees."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: No one asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Dajjal more than I did. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What are you asking me about him?" I said: "People say that he will have food and drink with him." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is more insignificant before Allah Almighty than that." (These things will not truly be established for the Dajjal; whatever does appear will be gilded deception, for trial and testing.)

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) reports from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seek refuge with Allah from the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal." We said: "We seek refuge with Allah from the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you recites the tashahhud, let him also seek refuge from the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you recites the tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allah from the evil of the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sarihah Hudhayfah bin Asid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked in on us and said: "The Hour will not be established until ten signs appear." He mentioned the rising of the sun from its west, and he mentioned the Dajjal.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have come after a thousand prophets," or he said: "or more, and Allah Almighty has not sent any prophet to his people except that he warned them of the Dajjal. And indeed, something has been made clear to me that was not made clear to anyone before me: he is one-eyed, and Allah Almighty is not one-eyed. His right eye is blind, without a pupil, and protruding, and the other is as though it were a brilliant, shining star. Those from every people who follow him will call upon him in their own language as god."

It is narrated from Mujahid that he said: People mentioned the Dajjal in the presence of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and one of those present said: "K, F, R will be written between his eyes." Mujahid says: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I did not hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); rather, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'As for Ibrahim, see his likeness in your companion.' Yazid the narrator says: By 'companion' is meant the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself. 'And as for Musa, he is a man of wheat-brown complexion, with curly hair and tall stature, as though he were one of the men of the tribe of Shanu'ah, riding a red camel whose bridle is of palm fibre. It is as though I can see him coming from the valley reciting the talbiyah.'"

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You have no cause to fear this Dajjal. If he emerges during my lifetime, I will be the one to confront him, and if he emerges after my death, Allah Almighty will be the guardian over every Muslim."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We seek refuge with Allah Almighty from the tribulation of the Masih al-Dajjal."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Dajjal is blind in the right eye, and on his eye is a zafarah (that is, a disease in which a nail-like membrane forms over the eye). Between his eyes is written: Kafir (disbeliever)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the Dajjal is one-eyed, curly-haired and very white. The hair of his head is as though it were the branches of a tree. Among people he most closely resembles Abd al-Uzza bin Qatan. If people should perish because of his resemblance, he is one-eyed, and Allah Almighty is not one-eyed." (What is meant is that even if people follow him out of ignorance, he still cannot remove the defect of one-eyedness from himself, whereas Allah Almighty is pure and free from every defect.)

It is narrated from Humayd bin Hilal that he said: Sayyiduna Hisham bin Amir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) used to see some people passing him by to go to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) and other Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He became angry and said: "By Allah, you pass me by to go to people who were neither more often present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than I was, nor better at preserving his hadith than I am. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Between the creation of Adam and the establishment of the Hour there is no tribulation greater than the tribulation of the Dajjal.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know better than the Dajjal himself what the Dajjal will have with him. He will have two rivers with him: one of them will appear to the eye as white water, and the other will appear to the eye as blazing fire. If anyone is faced with this situation, let him go into the one he takes to be fire, close his eyes, and then lower his head to drink, for it will be cold water. And indeed the Dajjal has an effaced eye, on which there will be a thick zafarah (a disease in which a nail-like membrane forms over the eye). Between his eyes is written Kafir (disbeliever), which every believer will read, whether he can write (and read) or cannot write (and read)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know better than the Dajjal himself what the Dajjal will have with him. He will have with him a burning fire and a river of cold water. So whoever among you meets him, let him not perish through him. Let him close his eyes and jump into the one he takes to be fire, for indeed it will be cold water."

It is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to me while I was weeping. He asked: "What makes you weep?" I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the mention of the Dajjal." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not weep. If he emerges during my lifetime, I will suffice you, and if I die, then indeed your Lord is not one-eyed. And indeed the Jews of Isfahan will emerge with him. He will travel until he comes to the outskirts of Madinah, and at that time Madinah will have seven gates, with two angels at each gate. The wicked people of Madinah will go out to him. He will travel until he reaches the place called Ludd, and Sayyiduna Isa bin Maryam will descend and kill him. Then Sayyiduna Isa will remain on earth for a period of forty years," or the narrator says that he said: "for a time close to forty years, as a just leader and an equitable judge."

Sayyiduna Ibn Hawalah al-Azdi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "Whoever is saved from three things has been saved." He said this three times. The Companions said: "What are these things, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My death, the Dajjal, and the killing of a caliph who stands firm upon the truth and gives what is due."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Every prophet after Sayyiduna Nuh warned his people about the Dajjal, and indeed I warn you about him." (The narrator says:) The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) described him to us and said: "Some of those who have seen me," or he said: "who have heard my words, will soon meet him." The noble Companions said: "How will our hearts be at that time? Will they be as they are today?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Or better."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The flourishing of Bayt al-Maqdis is the ruin of Yathrib, the ruin of Yathrib is the appearance of the great battle (which will be against the Romans), the appearance of the great battle is the conquest of Constantinople, and the conquest of Constantinople is the emergence of the Dajjal." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) struck his hand on that man's thigh, or he said on his shoulders, and then said: "This is the truth, just as you are here," or he said: "just as you are sitting." The one meant was Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) himself.

It is narrated from Abu Nadrah that he said: We came to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) on a Friday to compare our copy of the Qur'an with his copy. We sat down with a man who was narrating, then Sayyiduna Uthman bin Abi al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, and we gathered around him. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The Muslims will have three cities: one city at the meeting place of the two seas, one city in the Jazirah, and one city in Syria. The people will be alarmed three times. Then the Dajjal will emerge from the direction of the East on the flanks of a routed army. The first city he comes to will be the one at the meeting place of the two seas. Its inhabitants will split into three groups: one group will stay there and say, 'We will go near him and see what he is'; one group will join the Bedouins; and one group will go to the neighbouring city. With him (that is, with the Dajjal) will be seventy thousand people wearing green shawls, and most of his followers will be Jews and women. Then he will come to the city next to them, and its inhabitants will split into three groups: one group will stay there and say, 'We will go near him and see what he is'; one group will join the Bedouins; and the third group will go to the city next to them. Then he will go to Syria. The Muslims will gather at the place called Aqabat Afiq. They will send out their livestock, and their livestock will be struck down. This will weigh heavily on them, and severe hunger and hardship will afflict them, until one of them will burn his bowstring and eat it. While the people are in this state, a caller will call out at dawn: 'O people, your help has come!' He will call this three times. They will say to one another: 'Indeed, this is the voice of a man who has eaten his fill.' Isa (peace be upon him) will descend at the time of the Fajr prayer, and the leader of the people will say to him: 'O Spirit of Allah, step forward and lead us in prayer.' Isa will say: 'You, the community of this nation, are leaders over one another. You step forward and lead us in prayer.' That leader will step forward and lead them in prayer. When he has finished the prayer, Isa will take his spear and go towards the Dajjal. When the Dajjal sees him, he will melt as lead melts. He will place his spear in the middle of his chest and kill him, and then his companions will be routed."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Safinah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed us and said: "Indeed, there has been no prophet except that he warned his nation about the Dajjal. He is blind in the left eye, and in his right eye there will be a thick zafarah. Between his eyes (is written) Kafir (disbeliever). He will have two valleys with him, one of them Paradise and the other Fire; but his Paradise is Fire and his Fire is Paradise. With him will be two of the angels, resembling two of the prophets, one on his right and the other on his left. He will say to the people: 'Am I not your Lord? Do I not give life and cause death?' One of the two angels will say: 'You have lied,' and no one among the people will hear his words except his companion (the other angel). He will say to his companion (the angel): 'You have spoken the truth.' The people will hear his words and will think that he has confirmed the Dajjal, and this will be a trial. Then he will travel until he comes to Madinah, and he will not be given permission to enter it. He will say: 'This is that man's town.' He will travel until he goes to Syria, and Allah Almighty will destroy him near Aqabat Afiq."

It is narrated from Usayr bin Jabir that he said: A red wind blew in Kufah. A man came whose only habit was to say: "O Abdullah bin Mas'ud, the Hour has come!" The narrator says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was reclining, and he sat up and said: "Indeed, the Hour will not be established until no inheritance is divided and no one rejoices over spoils." And he said: "An enemy will gather against the people of Islam, and the people of Islam will gather to face them," and he pointed with his hand towards Syria. (The narrator says:) I said: "Do you mean the Romans?" He said: "Yes. At that time the fighting will be intense. The Muslims will send forward a detachment pledged to death, which will not return except victorious. They will fight until night comes between them, and these will halt and those will halt, neither side being victorious, and that detachment will be wiped out. Then the Muslims will send forward a detachment pledged to death, which will not return from the fighting except victorious. They will fight until evening falls, and these will halt and those will halt, neither side being victorious, and that detachment will be wiped out. When the fourth day comes, the army of the people of Islam will attack them, and Allah Almighty will decree defeat for them (the enemies of Islam). There will be tremendous fighting between them, the like of which has never been seen, until a bird will pass over them and will not get beyond them before falling dead. The children of one father, who numbered a hundred, will count themselves and find that only one man of them remains. Over what spoils will there be rejoicing, and what inheritance will be divided? While they are in this state, they will suddenly hear of a battle greater than that. A crier will come to them saying that the Dajjal has come behind them among their offspring. They will abandon what is in their hands and turn towards him, and they will send ten horsemen as scouts." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, I know their names, the names of their fathers and the colours of their horses. They are the best horsemen on the face of the earth," or he said: "They are among the best horsemen on the face of the earth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The parents of the Dajjal will remain for thirty years without any child being born to them. Then a one-eyed son will be born to them, whose harm will be great and whose benefit will be little. His eyes will sleep, but his heart will not sleep." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) told about the Dajjal's parents and said: "His father will be tall and lean with a long nose, as though his nose were (like) a beak, and his mother will be a heavy-set woman with large breasts."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard this saying from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you a hadith about the Dajjal which no prophet has told his people? Indeed, he is one-eyed, and indeed he will come with the likeness of Paradise and Hell. That of which he says, 'It is Paradise,' will be the Fire. And I warn you of him as Nuh warned his people of him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The awe and terror of the Masih al-Dajjal will not enter Madinah. At that time Madinah will have seven gates, and two angels will be appointed to each gate."

It is narrated from Raja' bin Abi Raja' that he said: Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the mosque while Sayyiduna Mihjan (may Allah be pleased with him) was at the door of the mosque and Sakbah was praying. Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him), who had a playful nature, said: "Do you not pray as Sakbah is praying?" Sayyiduna Mihjan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took my hand, climbed Uhud, looked out over Madinah and said: 'Woe to this city! Its inhabitants will leave it while it is better than it was before,' or the narrator says that he said: 'while Madinah is more populated than it was before. The Dajjal will come there and will find at each of its gates an angel with its wings spread, so he will not be able to enter Madinah.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "That I should swear ten times that Ibn Sayyad is the Dajjal is dearer to me than that I should swear once that he is not the Dajjal. This is because I heard something on this matter from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to the mother of Ibn Sayyad and said: 'Ask her how long she was pregnant with him.' She said: 'I was pregnant with him for twelve months.'" The narrator says: "I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and told him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Ask her about his cry when he was born.' His mother said: 'He cried like a two-month-old child.'" The narrator said: Or the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "I have hidden something in my heart for you." He said: "You have hidden for me the bone of a white goat," and he wanted to say: "al-Dukhan (the smoke)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Be gone! You cannot outstrip destiny."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was asleep. We mentioned the Dajjal, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up with his face red and said: "I fear for you from people other than the Dajjal more than I fear the Dajjal, and they are the misguiding leaders."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that people will remain for forty years after the emergence of the Dajjal, and date palms will be planted and markets will be established.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Part of the tribulation of the Dajjal had already been brought about while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The emergence of the Dajjal is no harder on me than the loss of my mount's bridle.

Abu Amr al-Shaybani says: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) when a Bedouin came and knelt down in front of him and said: "Has the Dajjal emerged?" Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "What is the Dajjal? Indeed, I fear the things before the Dajjal more than the Dajjal. His tribulation will only be forty nights."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the whole earth will be folded up for the Dajjal except Makkah and Madinah. He will come to Madinah and will find rows of angels on every one of its roads. He will come to the place called Sabkhat al-Juruf and pitch his tent there. Madinah will then be shaken by three tremors, and every hypocrite man and hypocrite woman will join him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: If the Dajjal were to emerge, some people would believe in him in their graves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked a man from the Jews about something and said: "I have found you truthful, so tell me about the Dajjal." He said: "By the god of the Jews, Isa bin Maryam will certainly kill him near the place called Ludd."