Sunan Ibn Majah 4077

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‘Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Muharibi narrated to us, from Isma‘il ibn Rafi‘ Abu Rafi‘, from Abu Zur‘ah al-Saybani, Yahya ibn Abi ‘Amr, from Abu Umamah al-Bahili, who said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) addressed us. Most of his address consisted of telling us about the Dajjal and warning us about him. Among the things he said was: “Since Allah brought Adam’s offspring into being, there has been no trial on earth greater than the trial of the Dajjal. Allah has sent no Prophet without his warning his people about the Dajjal. I am the last of the Prophets, and you are the last of the nations. He will certainly emerge among you. If he emerges while I am still among you, I will argue against him on behalf of every Muslim; if he emerges after I am gone, then each person must defend himself, and Allah will be my successor in caring for every Muslim. He will emerge from a pass between Syria and Iraq and will spread corruption to the right and to the left. O servants of Allah, people, stand firm! I will describe him to you in a way no Prophet before me has described him. He will begin by saying, ‘I am a Prophet,’ though there is no Prophet after me. Then he will say, ‘I am your Lord.’ You will not see your Lord until you die. He is one-eyed, whereas your Lord is not one-eyed. The word ‘disbeliever’ is written between his eyes; every believer will read it, whether literate or not. Among his trials is that he will have with him a garden and a fire: his fire will be a garden, and his garden a fire. Whoever is tested by his fire should call upon Allah for help and recite the opening verses of Surat al-Kahf; it will then be coolness and safety for him, as the fire was for Abraham. Among his trials is that he will say to a Bedouin, ‘What do you think? If I brought your father and mother back for you, would you testify that I am your lord?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then two devils will appear to him in the forms of his father and mother and say, ‘My son, follow him, for he is your lord.’ Among his trials is that he will be given power over a person, kill him, and saw him apart until he is split in two. Then he will say, ‘Look at this servant of mine. I will bring him back to life now, but then he will claim that he has a lord other than me.’ Allah will bring him back to life, and the accursed one will ask him, ‘Who is your lord?’ He will reply, ‘My Lord is Allah, and you are the enemy of Allah; you are the Dajjal. By Allah, I have never seen through you more clearly than I do today.’”

Abu al-Hasan al-Tanafisi said: Al-Muharibi narrated to us: ‘Ubaydullah ibn al-Walid al-Wassafi narrated to us, from ‘Atiyyah, from Abu Sa‘id, who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That man will be the highest-ranking member of my community in Paradise.” Abu Sa‘id said: “By Allah, we thought that man could be none other than ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, until he passed away.” Al-Muharibi said: “Then we returned to the report of Abu Rafi‘.”

Among the Dajjal’s trials is that he will command the sky to rain, and it will rain, and command the earth to grow crops, and it will do so. He will pass by a clan who reject him, and all their grazing livestock will perish; not one will remain. He will also pass by a clan who believe him. He will command the sky to rain, and it will rain, and the earth to grow crops, and it will do so. Their livestock will return that evening at their largest and fattest, with their flanks stretched out and their udders full of milk. He will tread upon and gain mastery over every part of the earth except Makkah and Madinah. He will approach neither city by any of its mountain passes without meeting angels carrying unsheathed swords. He will stop by the red hill where the salt plain ends. Madinah will then shake with its people three times; every hypocrite, man or woman, will come out to him. Thus it will expel its filth, just as a bellows removes the dross from iron. That day will be called the Day of Deliverance.”

Umm Sharik bint Abi al-‘Akar said: “Messenger of Allah, where will the Arabs be that day?” He replied: “They will be few, and most of them will be in Jerusalem. Their leader will be a righteous man. While their leader has stepped forward to lead them in the dawn prayer, Jesus son of Mary will descend to them at dawn. The leader will step backward, walking in reverse so that Jesus may step forward and lead the people in prayer. Jesus will place his hand between the leader’s shoulders and say, ‘Step forward and lead the prayer, for the call to begin it was made for you.’ Their leader will then lead them in prayer. When he finishes, Jesus, peace be upon him, will say, ‘Open the gate.’ It will be opened, and behind it will be the Dajjal with seventy thousand Jews, each carrying an ornamented sword and wearing a cloak. When the Dajjal sees Jesus, he will melt as salt melts in water and flee. Jesus, peace be upon him, will say, ‘I have a blow for you that you cannot escape.’ He will catch up with him at the eastern gate of Ludd and kill him. Allah will then defeat the Jews. No created thing in which a Jew might hide will remain without Allah making it speak: no stone, tree, wall, or animal—except the gharqad thorn tree, which is one of their trees and will not speak. Each will say, ‘O servant of Allah, Muslim, here is a Jew; come and kill him.’”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “His days will number forty years: a year like half a year, a year like a month, a month like a week, and the final part of his days like sparks of fire. One of you may set out in the morning at one gate of Madinah and not reach its other gate until evening.” They asked: “Messenger of Allah, how should we pray during those short days?” He replied: “Estimate the times of the prayers during them as you estimate them on these long days, then pray.”

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Jesus son of Mary, peace be upon him, will be a just judge and equitable leader among my community. He will break the cross, slaughter swine, abolish the jizyah, and leave charity uncollected; no one will be sent to collect it from sheep or camels. Grudges and mutual hatred will be removed, and the venom of every venomous creature will be taken away. A young boy will put his hand into a snake’s mouth, and it will not harm him; a young girl will make a lion flee, and it will not harm her. The wolf will be among the sheep like their sheepdog. The earth will be filled with peace as a vessel is filled with water. All people will unite under one word, and none will be worshipped but Allah. War will lay down its burdens, and Quraysh will lose its rule. The earth will be like a silver platter, producing vegetation as it did in Adam’s time. A group of people will gather around a bunch of grapes and it will suffice them; a group will gather around a pomegranate and it will suffice them. An ox will be worth such-and-such an amount of money, while a horse will be worth a few dirhams.” They asked: “Messenger of Allah, what will make horses cheap?” He replied: “They will never again be ridden for war.” He was asked: “What will make oxen expensive?” He replied: “All the land will be cultivated. Before the Dajjal emerges, there will be three harsh years in which people suffer severe hunger. In the first year, Allah will command the sky to withhold a third of its rain and the earth to withhold a third of its crops. In the second year, He will command the sky to withhold two-thirds of its rain and the earth to withhold two-thirds of its crops. In the third year, Allah will command the sky to withhold all its rain, so not a drop will fall, and the earth to withhold all its crops, so no green thing will grow. Every cloven-hoofed animal will perish, except those Allah wills to spare.” They asked: “What will sustain people at that time?” He replied: “Proclaiming that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, magnifying Allah, declaring Allah’s perfection, and praising Allah will sustain them as food does.””

Abu ‘Abdullah (Ibn Majah) said: I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Tanafisi say: “I heard ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Muharibi say: ‘This report should be given to every teacher so that he may teach it to the children in the school.’”