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 كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة

The Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour

 باب فِي صِفَةِ الدَّجَّالِ وَتَحْرِيمِ الْمَدِينَةِ عَلَيْهِ وَقَتْلِهِ الْمُؤْمِنَ وَإِحْيَائِهِ:

Chapter: Description Of Ad-Dajjal; Al-Madinah Is Forbidden To Him; He Will Kill A Believer And Bring Him Back To Life

Hadith 2938

حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَالْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ وَأَلْفَاظُهُمْ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ ، وَالسِّيَاقُ لِعَبْدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي ، وقَالَ الْآخَرَانِ : حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا حَدِيثًا طَوِيلًا عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ ، فَكَانَ فِيمَا حَدَّثَنَا ، قَالَ : " يَأْتِي وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِقَابَ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَيَنْتَهِي إِلَى بَعْضِ السِّبَاخِ الَّتِي تَلِي الْمَدِينَةَ ، فَيَخْرُجُ إِلَيْهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ رَجُلٌ هُوَ خَيْرُ النَّاسِ ، أَوْ مِنْ خَيْرِ النَّاسِ ، فَيَقُولُ لَهُ : أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ الدَّجَّالُ الَّذِي حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَدِيثَهُ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ الدَّجَّالُ : أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَتَلْتُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أَحْيَيْتُهُ أَتَشُكُّونَ فِي الْأَمْرِ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : لَا ، قَالَ : فَيَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيهِ ، فَيَقُولُ : حِينَ يُحْيِيهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ فِيكَ قَطُّ أَشَدَّ بَصِيرَةً مِنِّي الْآنَ ، قَالَ : فَيُرِيدُ الدَّجَّالُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ ، فَلَا يُسَلَّطُ عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ : يُقَالُ إِنَّ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ هُوَ الْخَضِرُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام " ،
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) one day gave a detailed account of the Dajjal and in that it was also included: He would come but would not be allowed to enter the mountain passes to Madinah. So he will alight at some of the barren tracts near Madinah, and a person who would be the best of men or one from amongst the best of men would say to him: I bear testimony to the fact that you are Dajjal about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had informed us. The Dajjal would say: What is your opinion if I kill this (person), then I bring him back to life; even then will you harbour doubt in this matter? They would say: No. He would then kill (the man) and then bring him back to life. When he would bring tha@ person to life, he would say: By Allah, I had no better proof of the fact (that you are a Dajjal) than at the present time (that you are actually so). The Dajjal would then make an attempt to kill him (again) but he would not be able to do that.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة / 2938
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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وحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ فِي هَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ .
Abu Ishaq reported that it was said: That person would be Khadir (RA) .This hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة / 2938
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْوَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَدَّاكِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ ، فَيَتَوَجَّهُ قِبَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، فَتَلْقَاهُ الْمَسَالِحُ مَسَالِحُ الدَّجَّالِ ، فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ : أَيْنَ تَعْمِدُ ، فَيَقُولُ : أَعْمِدُ إِلَى هَذَا الَّذِي خَرَجَ ، قَالَ : فَيَقُولُونَ لَهُ : أَوَ مَا تُؤْمِنُ بِرَبِّنَا ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَا بِرَبِّنَا خَفَاءٌ ، فَيَقُولُونَ : اقْتُلُوهُ ، فَيَقُولُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ : أَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ تَقْتُلُوا أَحَدًا دُونَهُ ؟ ، قَالَ : فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ بِهِ إِلَى الدَّجَّالِ ، فَإِذَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُ ، قَالَ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ هَذَا الدَّجَّالُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : فَيَأْمُرُ الدَّجَّالُ بِهِ فَيُشَبَّحُ ، فَيَقُولُ : خُذُوهُ وَشُجُّوهُ فَيُوسَعُ ظَهْرُهُ وَبَطْنُهُ ضَرْبًا ، قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : أَوَ مَا تُؤْمِنُ بِي ، قَالَ : فَيَقُولُ : أَنْتَ الْمَسِيحُ الْكَذَّابُ ، قَالَ : فَيُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيُؤْشَرُ بِالْمِئْشَارِ مِنْ مَفْرِقِهِ حَتَّى يُفَرَّقَ بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ يَمْشِي الدَّجَّالُ بَيْنَ الْقِطْعَتَيْنِ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ : قُمْ فَيَسْتَوِي قَائِمًا ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ أَتُؤْمِنُ بِي ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَا ازْدَدْتُ فِيكَ إِلَّا بَصِيرَةً ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَفْعَلُ بَعْدِي بِأَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ ، قَالَ : فَيَأْخُذُهُ الدَّجَّالُ لِيَذْبَحَهُ ، فَيُجْعَلَ مَا بَيْنَ رَقَبَتِهِ إِلَى تَرْقُوَتِهِ نُحَاسًا ، فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا ، قَالَ : فَيَأْخُذُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ ، فَيَقْذِفُ بِهِ فَيَحْسِبُ النَّاسُ أَنَّمَا قَذَفَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ ، وَإِنَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ " ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَذَا أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ " .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The Dajjal would come forth and a person from amongst the believers would go towards him and the armed men of the Dajjal would meet him and they would say to him: Where do you intend to go? He would say: I intend to go to this one who is coming forth. They would say to him: Don't you believe in our Lord? He would say: There is nothing hidden about our Lord. They would say: Kill him. Then some amongst them would say: Has your master (Dajjal) not forbidden you to kill anyone without (his consent)? And so they would take him to the Dajjal and when the believer would see him, he would say: O people! He is the Dajjal about whom Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has informed (us). The Dajjal would then order for breaking his head and utter (these words): Catch hold of him and break his head. He would be struck even on his back and on his stomach. Then the Dajjal would ask him: Don't you believe in me? He would say: You are a false Masih. He would then order him to be torn (into pieces) with a saw from the parting of his hair up to his legs. After that the Dajjal would walk between the two pieces. He would then say to him: Stand, and he would stand erect. He would then say to him: Don't you believe in me? And the person would say: It has only added to my insight concerning you (that you are really the Dajjal). He would then say: O people, he would not behave with anyone amongst people (in such a manner) after me. The Dajjal would try to catch hold of him so that he should kill him (again). The space between his neck and collar bone would be turned into copper and he would find no means to kill him. So he would catch hold of him by his hand and feet and throw him (into the air) and the people would think as if he had been thrown in the Hell-Fire whereas he would be thrown in Paradise. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: He would be the most eminent amongst persons in regard to martyrdom in the eye of the Lord of the world.
Hadith Reference صحيح مسلم / كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعة / 2938
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة
Hadith Takhrij «أحاديث صحيح مسلم كلها صحيحة»
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Related hadith on this topic
Bukhari: 1882 Bukhari: 7132
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
(1)
Niqab:
Plural of naqab,
mountain pass,
pathway.
(2)
Sibakh:
Plural of sabkha,
saline land.
(3)
Yaqooloona li:
His companions, the Jews, will say,
“There will remain no doubt regarding your matter.”
If Muslims are intended, then the meaning will be:
“There will remain no doubt regarding your deception and trickery.”
(4)
Yuqaal hadha, huwa al-Khidr:
Who is the one saying this?
Its specification is not established.
Yes,
this is the view of those
who consider Khidr (alayhis-salam) to be alive;
there is no other evidence for this.
Whereas in the next hadith it is mentioned:
“Rajulun min al-mu’minin”—he will be from among the believers of that era.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7375
Bukhari — Hadith 7132
Narrated Abu Sa`id: One day Allah's Apostle narrated to us a long narration about Ad-Dajjal and among the things he narrated to us, was: "Ad-Dajjal will come, and he will be forbidden to enter the mountain passes of Medina. He will encamp in one of the salt areas neighboring Medina and there will appear to him a man who will be the best or one of the best of the people. He will say 'I testify that you are Ad-Dajjal whose story Allah's Apostle has told us.' Ad-Dajjal will say (to his audience), 'Look, if I kill this man and then give him life, will you have any doubt about my claim?' They will reply, 'No,' Then Ad- Dajjal will kill that man and then will make him alive. The man will say, 'By Allah, now I recognize you more than ever!' Ad-Dajjal will then try to kill him (again) but he will not be given the power to do so."
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This will be the best person of the Ummah through whom the Dajjal will be decisively defeated.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 7132
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
➊
In another hadith, it is mentioned that the Dajjal will call a young man,
and he will cut him into two pieces,
just as an object set up for target practice is split into two pieces. Then he will bring him back to life and call him,
so that young man will come towards him with a radiant and smiling face.
(Sahih Muslim, Al-Fitan, Hadith: 2937(7373))

➋
The Dajjal’s trickery will not work repeatedly; whatever act he performs once,
he will not be able to do it again.
The person mentioned in the hadith will be the best believer of the Ummah, through whom the Dajjal will suffer a humiliating defeat.

➌
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s purpose in mentioning this hadith is to show that the Dajjal will not be able to enter Madinah Tayyibah.
Its clarification will come in the next hadith.
And Allah is the One whose help is sought.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 7132
Bukhari — Hadith 1882
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: Allah's Apostle told us a long narrative about Ad-Dajjal, and among the many things he mentioned, was his saying, "Ad-Dajjal will come and it will be forbidden for him to pass through the entrances of Medina. He will land in some of the salty barren areas (outside) Medina; on that day the best man or one of the best men will come up to him and say, 'I testify that you are the same Dajjal whose description was given to us by Allah's Apostle .' Ad-Dajjal will say to the people, 'If I kill this man and bring him back to life again, will you doubt my claim?' They will say, 'No.' Then Ad-Dajjal will kill that man and bring him back to life. That man will say, 'Now I know your reality better than before.' Ad-Dajjal will say, 'I want to kill him but I cannot.' "
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:

In reality, the Dajjal does not have the power to kill someone and then bring him back to life; this is an exclusive attribute of Allah. However, Allah, the Exalted, will manifest this sign at the hands of the Dajjal in order to test the believers.
Ignorant people will accept the Dajjal’s claim to divinity, but those who are true believers and recognize their true Lord will not be affected by this. Rather, their faith in the Dajjal being a disbeliever and impostor will only increase.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1882
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
The deceivers (dajjal) of the present age have invented such means that they can travel around the whole world in just a few hours. When the real Dajjal comes, who knows to what extent the series of inventions will have reached by then. Therefore, it is not far-fetched for him to travel around the face of the earth in a short period. However, his official entry into Madinah Tayyibah and Makkah Mukarramah will be prohibited. He will set up his camp on the stony ground of Madinah Tayyibah. People, out of fear, will go along with him, but they will not have the slightest doubt about his being the Dajjal and thus being outside the fold of religion.

(2)
The Dajjal does not have the power to kill someone and then bring him back to life, because resurrecting the dead is an attribute of Allah. However, Allah Ta'ala, in order to test the believers, will manifest this miracle at the hands of the Dajjal, so that a line of distinction may be established between the believers and the hypocrites. Thus, seeing his trickery, ignorant people will accept his divinity, but the true believers will not be affected by him in the least; rather, their faith in his being a disbeliever and a deceiver (Dajjal) will increase even more.

(3)
We will discuss this hadith in detail in the Book of Tribulations (Kitab al-Fitan), inshaAllah.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1882
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