Sunan Ibn Majah 4075

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Al-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an al-Kilabi reported: One morning the Messenger of Allah spoke of the Dajjal, describing him at times in a way that seemed to diminish him and at times in a way that made him seem formidable, until we thought he was among the palm trees. When we came to the Messenger of Allah in the evening, he saw our concern and asked, ‘What is the matter with you?’ We said, ‘Messenger of Allah, you spoke about the Dajjal this morning, first making him seem slight and then formidable, until we thought he was among the palm trees.’ He said: ‘There are other things I fear for you even more than the Dajjal. If he appears while I am among you, I will argue against him on your behalf. If he appears when I am not among you, then each person must defend himself, and Allah is my successor over every Muslim. He is a young man with tightly curled hair and a prominent eye. I liken him to ‘Abd al-‘Uzza ibn Qatan. Whoever among you sees him should recite the opening verses of Surat al-Kahf over him. He will emerge from a pass between Syria and Iraq and spread corruption to the right and to the left. Servants of Allah, remain firm!’ We asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, how long will he remain on earth?’ He said, ‘Forty days: one day like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and the rest of his days like your days.’ We asked, ‘On the day that is like a year, will the prayers of one day suffice us?’ He said, ‘Estimate its length accordingly.’ We asked, ‘How quickly will he travel through the earth?’ He said, ‘Like a rain cloud driven swiftly by the wind.’ He will come to some people and call them; they will answer him and believe in him. He will command the sky to rain, and it will rain; he will command the earth to grow crops, and it will do so. Their grazing livestock will return in the evening with humps taller than ever, udders fuller, and flanks fatter. Then he will come to another people and call them, but they will reject what he says. He will leave them, and by morning they will be in drought, with nothing left in their hands. He will then pass by ruins and say, “Bring forth your treasures!” He will leave, and their treasures will follow him like swarms of bees. Then he will call a young man in the prime of life, strike him once with a sword, and cut him in two, the pieces flying as far apart as an archer’s target. Then he will call him, and the young man will come toward him with a radiant, laughing face. While they are in that state, Allah will send Jesus son of Mary, who will descend by the white minaret east of Damascus, wearing two garments dyed with saffron and placing his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, drops fall; when he raises it, beads like pearls roll down. No disbeliever who smells his breath will remain alive; his breath will reach as far as his sight. He will pursue the Dajjal and catch him at the gate of Ludd, then kill him. Jesus, Prophet of Allah, will then come to people whom Allah has protected, wipe their faces, and tell them of their ranks in Paradise. While they are in that state, Allah will reveal to him: “Jesus, I have brought forth servants of Mine whom no one can fight. Take My servants to safety on Mount Tur.” Allah will then send forth Gog and Magog, who will rush down from every height, as Allah says. Their vanguard will pass by Lake Tiberias and drink all its water. When their rear passes by, they will say, “There used to be water here.” Jesus, Prophet of Allah, and his companions will be besieged until a bull’s head becomes dearer to one of them than a hundred dinars would be to one of you today. Jesus and his companions will beseech Allah, and Allah will send a worm into the necks of Gog and Magog; by morning they will all be dead, like the death of a single person. Jesus and his companions will descend and find not a handspan of ground free from their stench, filth, and blood. They will beseech Allah, and He will send birds with necks like those of Bactrian camels to carry them away and cast them wherever Allah wills. Then Allah will send rain that no house of clay or hair can shelter from. It will wash the earth until it is left smooth as a polished stone. Then it will be said to the earth, “Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessing.” A group of people will eat from a single pomegranate and be satisfied, and they will shelter beneath its rind. Allah will bless the milk yield so that one she-camel will suffice for a large group of people, one cow for a tribe, and one ewe for a clan. While they are in that state, Allah will send a pleasant wind that reaches beneath their armpits and takes the soul of every Muslim. The remaining people will copulate openly like donkeys, and the Hour will come upon them.’