صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإيمانThe Book of Faith
باب فِي ذِكْرِ الْمَسِيحِ ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَالْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ:Chapter: Mentioning Al-Masih Son of Mariam and Al-Masih ad-Dajjal
Hadith 169
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أَرَانِي لَيْلَةً عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ ، فَرَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا آدَمَ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ مِنْ أُدْمِ الرِّجَالِ ، لَهُ لِمَّةٌ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا أَنْتَ رَاءٍ مِنَ اللِّمَمِ ، قَدْ رَجَّلَهَا ، فَهِيَ تَقْطُرُ مَاءً مُتَّكِئًا عَلَى رَجُلَيْنِ ، أَوْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِ رَجُلَيْنِ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ ، فَسَأَلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقِيلَ : هَذَا الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ، ثُمَّ إِذَا أَنَا بِرَجُلٍ جَعْدٍ ، قَطَطٍ أَعْوَرِ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى ، كَأَنَّهَا عِنَبَةٌ طَافِيَةٌ ، فَسَأَلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقِيلَ : هَذَا الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ " .
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I found myself one night near the Ka’bah, and I saw a man with wheat complexion amongst the fair-complexioned men that you ever saw. He had a lock of hair the most beautiful of the locks that you ever saw. He had combed it. Water was trickling out of them. He was leaning on two men, or on the shoulders of two men, and he was circumscribing the Ka’bah. I asked, What is he? It was said: He is al-Masih son of Mary. Then I saw another person, stout and having too much curly hair, and blind in his right eye as if it was a full swollen grape. I asked Who is he? It was said: He is al-Masih al-Dajjal.
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق الْمُسَيَّبِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عِيَاضٍ ، عَنْ مُوسَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُقْبَةَ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ النَّاسِ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ، أَلَا إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ أَعْوَرُ عَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى ، كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِيَةٌ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " أَرَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ فِي الْمَنَامِ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ ، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ آدَمُ كَأَحْسَنِ مَا تَرَى مِنْ أُدْمِ الرِّجَالِ ، تَضْرِبُ لِمَّتُهُ بَيْنَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، رَجِلُ الشَّعْرِ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ مَاءً ، وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْ رَجُلَيْنِ ، وَهُوَ بَيْنَهُمَا يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ، وَرَأَيْتُ وَرَاءَهُ رَجُلًا جَعْدًا قَطَطًا ، أَعْوَرَ عَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى ، كَأَشْبَهِ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ مِنَ النَّاسِ بِابْنِ قَطَنٍ ، وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى مَنْكِبَيْ رَجُلَيْنِ يَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ قَالُوا : هَذَا الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ " .
It is narrated on the authority of 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that one day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned in the presence of people about al-Masih al-Dajjal. He said: Verily Allah (hallowed be He and High) is not blind of one eye. Behold, but the Masih al-Dajjal is blind of right eye as if his eye is like a swollen grape, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I was shown in a dream in the night that near the Ka’bah there was a man fair-complexioned, fine amongst the white-complexioned men that you ever saw, his locks of hair were falling on his shoulders. He was a man whose hair were neither too curly nor too straight, and water trickled down from his head. He was placing his bands on the shoulders of two persons and amidst them was making a circuit around the Ka’bah. I said: Who is he? They replied: Al-Masih son of Mary. And I saw behind him a man with intensely curly hair, blind of right eye. Amongst the persons I have ever seen Ibn Qatan has the greatest resemblance with him. He was making a circuit around the Ka’bah by placing both his hands on the shoulders of two persons. I said: Who is he? They said; It is al-Masih al-Dajjal.
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " رَأَيْتُ عِنْدَ الْكَعْبَةِ ، رَجُلًا آدَمَ سَبِطَ الرَّأْسِ ، وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رَجُلَيْنِ ، يَسْكُبُ رَأْسُهُ أَوْ يَقْطُرُ رَأْسُهُ ، فَسَأَلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ أَوْ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ، لَا نَدْرِي أَيَّ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : وَرَأَيْتُ وَرَاءَهُ رَجُلًا أَحْمَرَ ، جَعْدَ الرَّأْسِ ، أَعْوَرَ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى ، أَشْبَهُ مَنْ رَأَيْتُ بِهِ ابْنُ قَطَنٍ ، فَسَأَلْتُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَقَالُوا : الْمَسِيحُ الدَّجَّالُ " .
It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I saw near the Ka’bah a man of fair complexion with straight hair, placing his hands on two persons. Water was flowing from his head or it was trickling from his head. I asked: Who is he? They said: He is Jesus son of Mary or al-Masih son of Mary. The narrator) says: I do not remember which word it was. He (the Holy Prophet) said: And I saw behind him a man with red complexion and thick curly hair, blind in the right eye. I saw in him the greatest resemblance with Ibn Qitan I asked: Who is he? They replied: It is al-Masih al-Dajjal.
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قَالَ سَالِمٌ : قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ : فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي النَّاسِ ، فَأَثْنَى عَلَى اللَّهِ بِمَا هُوَ أَهْلُهُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنِّي لَأُنْذِرُكُمُوهُ مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُ قَوْمَهُ ، لَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُ نُوحٌ قَوْمَهُ ، وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ فِيهِ قَوْلًا لَمْ يَقُلْهُ نَبِيٌّ لِقَوْمِهِ تَعَلَّمُوا أَنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ ، وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ " ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ : وَأَخْبَرَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " يَوْمَ حَذَّرَ النَّاسَ الدَّجَّالَ إِنَّهُ مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ كَافِرٌ ، يَقْرَؤُهُ مَنْ كَرِهَ عَمَلَهُ أَوْ يَقْرَؤُهُ كُلُّ مُؤْمِنٍ " ، وَقَالَ : " تَعَلَّمُوا أَنَّهُ لَنْ يَرَى أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، حَتَّى يَمُوتَ " ،
Abdullah b. Umar told that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up amongst the people and lauded Allah as He deserved, then he made a mention of the Dajjal and said: I warn you of him and there is no Prophet who has not warned his people against the Dajjal. Even Noah warned (against him) but I am going to tell you a thing which no Prophet told his people. You must know that he (the Dajjal) is one-eyed and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, is not one-eyed.
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ، أَلَا وَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ أَعْوَرُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِئَةٌ " ،
Ibn 'Umar (RA) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) made a mention of Dajjal in the presence of the people and said: Allah is not one-eyed and behold that Dajjal is blind of the right eye and his eye would be like a floating grape.
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حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ كِلَاهُمَا ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهِ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Ka‘bah:
A square (rectangular) house is called Ka‘bah.
Or it refers to something round and elevated.
(2)
Limmatun:
Plural of limam,
The hair that hangs down below the earlobes.
(3)
Qad rajjalaha:
They had been combed.
(4)
Taqturu ma’an:
Water was actually dripping from them,
Or they were so fresh as is found in hair that is wet with water.
(5)
‘Awatiq:
Plural of ‘atiq,
Shoulder,
Upper arm.
(6)
Ja‘d:
Curly,
Wavy.
(7)
Qatat:
Very tightly curled hair.
(Rajul qat and qatat).
(8)
‘Inabah tafiyah:
A raised or swollen grape,
Which is elevated above the other grapes.
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
‘Isa ibn Maryam (alayhis salam) is called Masih because when he would pass his hand over a sick person, he would become healthy.
And Dajjal is called Masih because his eyes are mamsoohah (wiped out, defective),
Or because he is one-eyed.
Or because he is deprived of good.
(2)
Allah Ta‘ala showed the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) various prophets (alayhimus salam) at different stages of life, performing different actions,
And likewise showed them at different places,
And in today’s scientific era, understanding this has become very easy.
A person may be delivering a speech at one place,
Or a special event of sorrow or happiness may be held in one country, yet it is seen all over the world,
And everywhere it feels as if this speech or event is happening right there.
If a human being, who in this entire universe is no more than a speck,
If his intellect can accomplish this, then the power and knowledge of the Creator and Owner of the entire universe, whose limits and boundaries are endless,
If He shows the prophets (alayhimus salam) performing different actions, at different stages of life, wherever He wills,
Then what is far-fetched about this? Since the prophets (alayhimus salam) have been shown at different stages of life, performing different actions,
Therefore, sometimes,
After seeing them once, when seeing them again, you may not recognize them,
And in some places, there has also been a difference in describing their appearance,
So in reality, this is not a contradiction.
Due to the difference in stages of life or age, there is a difference in appearance and form.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Ka‘bah:
A square (rectangular) house is called Ka‘bah.
Or it refers to something round and elevated.
(2)
Limmatun:
Plural of limam,
The hair that hangs down below the earlobes.
(3)
Qad rajjalaha:
They had been combed.
(4)
Taqturu ma’an:
Water was actually dripping from them,
Or they were so fresh as is found in hair that is wet with water.
(5)
‘Awatiq:
Plural of ‘atiq,
Shoulder,
Upper arm.
(6)
Ja‘d:
Curly,
Wavy.
(7)
Qatat:
Very tightly curled hair.
(Rajul qat and qatat).
(8)
‘Inabah tafiyah:
A raised or swollen grape,
Which is elevated above the other grapes.
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
‘Isa ibn Maryam (alayhis salam) is called Masih because when he would pass his hand over a sick person, he would become healthy.
And Dajjal is called Masih because his eyes are mamsoohah (wiped out, defective),
Or because he is one-eyed.
Or because he is deprived of good.
(2)
Allah Ta‘ala showed the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) various prophets (alayhimus salam) at different stages of life, performing different actions,
And likewise showed them at different places,
And in today’s scientific era, understanding this has become very easy.
A person may be delivering a speech at one place,
Or a special event of sorrow or happiness may be held in one country, yet it is seen all over the world,
And everywhere it feels as if this speech or event is happening right there.
If a human being, who in this entire universe is no more than a speck,
If his intellect can accomplish this, then the power and knowledge of the Creator and Owner of the entire universe, whose limits and boundaries are endless,
If He shows the prophets (alayhimus salam) performing different actions, at different stages of life, wherever He wills,
Then what is far-fetched about this? Since the prophets (alayhimus salam) have been shown at different stages of life, performing different actions,
Therefore, sometimes,
After seeing them once, when seeing them again, you may not recognize them,
And in some places, there has also been a difference in describing their appearance,
So in reality, this is not a contradiction.
Due to the difference in stages of life or age, there is a difference in appearance and form.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 425
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
All these scenes you saw were in a dream. You saw ‘Isa (alayhis salam) with curly hair; from this, the purpose of the chapter is established.
All these scenes you saw were in a dream. You saw ‘Isa (alayhis salam) with curly hair; from this, the purpose of the chapter is established.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5902
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
In this hadith, the characteristic of the hair of ‘Isa (alayhis salam) is described: his hair was long, reaching his shoulders. As for the Messiah al-Dajjal, it is mentioned that he had tangled, very curly hair. This is the relevance to the chapter heading.
(2)
It is incorrect to deduce from this hadith that the Messiah al-Dajjal will be able to enter the Haram of Makkah, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) seeing him in a dream in Makkah does not necessitate that he will actually enter Makkah in reality. In any case, at the time of his appearance, Dajjal will not be able to enter Madinah al-Tayyibah and Makkah al-Mukarramah. (Fath al-Bari: 10/439)
(1)
In this hadith, the characteristic of the hair of ‘Isa (alayhis salam) is described: his hair was long, reaching his shoulders. As for the Messiah al-Dajjal, it is mentioned that he had tangled, very curly hair. This is the relevance to the chapter heading.
(2)
It is incorrect to deduce from this hadith that the Messiah al-Dajjal will be able to enter the Haram of Makkah, because the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) seeing him in a dream in Makkah does not necessitate that he will actually enter Makkah in reality. In any case, at the time of his appearance, Dajjal will not be able to enter Madinah al-Tayyibah and Makkah al-Mukarramah. (Fath al-Bari: 10/439)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5902
Hafiz Zubair Ali Zai
Takhrij al-Hadith: [وأخرجه البخاري 5902، ومسلم 273/169، من حديث مالك به]
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ In one narration, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saw ‘Isa (alayhis salam) on the night of Mi‘raj; he («جَعْدٌ مَرْبُوْعٌ») was of medium height with curly hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3396]
It is understood from this that in the heavens, Sayyiduna ‘Isa (alayhis salam) had curly hair, and after his descent to the earth, due to combing, his hair will be straight and beautiful. In this way, both narrations are reconciled. Some deniers of the finality of Prophethood try to prove the existence of two ‘Isa (alayhis salam) based on these two narrations, which is rejected.
In one hadith, it is mentioned that Musa (alayhis salam) («رَجُلاً آدَمَ طِوَالاً جَعْدًا») was wheat-colored, tall, and had curly hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3396]
◈ In another narration, it is mentioned: («رَجُلٌ ضَرْبٌ رَجِلٌ») he was lean and had straight hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3394]
Will it be believed, due to this apparent difference in description, that there are two Musa (alayhis salam) as well? Also, see Muhammadiyah Pocket Book [ص593، 594] where there is another linguistic discussion.
➋ ‘Isa (alayhis salam), after his descent, will perform Hajj of the House of Allah (Baytullah) when the opportunity arises.
➌ The greatest Dajjal will try to surround Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah from all sides. Remember that entry of the Dajjal into Makkah and Madinah is forbidden.
➍ In an authentic hadith, it is mentioned that ‘Isa (alayhis salam) will descend from the heavens. See [كشف الاستار عن زوائد البزار 142/4ح 3396، وسنده صحيح]
➎ The one-eyed Dajjal is a man who will appear before the Day of Judgment. To interpret him as a particular nation or tribe, etc., is incorrect.
➏ The dream of a Prophet is a proof (hujjah).
Jurisprudential Explanation:
➊ In one narration, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saw ‘Isa (alayhis salam) on the night of Mi‘raj; he («جَعْدٌ مَرْبُوْعٌ») was of medium height with curly hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3396]
It is understood from this that in the heavens, Sayyiduna ‘Isa (alayhis salam) had curly hair, and after his descent to the earth, due to combing, his hair will be straight and beautiful. In this way, both narrations are reconciled. Some deniers of the finality of Prophethood try to prove the existence of two ‘Isa (alayhis salam) based on these two narrations, which is rejected.
In one hadith, it is mentioned that Musa (alayhis salam) («رَجُلاً آدَمَ طِوَالاً جَعْدًا») was wheat-colored, tall, and had curly hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3396]
◈ In another narration, it is mentioned: («رَجُلٌ ضَرْبٌ رَجِلٌ») he was lean and had straight hair. [صحيح بخاري : 3394]
Will it be believed, due to this apparent difference in description, that there are two Musa (alayhis salam) as well? Also, see Muhammadiyah Pocket Book [ص593، 594] where there is another linguistic discussion.
➋ ‘Isa (alayhis salam), after his descent, will perform Hajj of the House of Allah (Baytullah) when the opportunity arises.
➌ The greatest Dajjal will try to surround Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Tayyibah from all sides. Remember that entry of the Dajjal into Makkah and Madinah is forbidden.
➍ In an authentic hadith, it is mentioned that ‘Isa (alayhis salam) will descend from the heavens. See [كشف الاستار عن زوائد البزار 142/4ح 3396، وسنده صحيح]
➎ The one-eyed Dajjal is a man who will appear before the Day of Judgment. To interpret him as a particular nation or tribe, etc., is incorrect.
➏ The dream of a Prophet is a proof (hujjah).
Source: Muwatta Imam Malik (Narration of Ibn al-Qasim): Commentary by Zubair Ali Zai, Page: 253
