Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2240
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ، دَخَلَ حَدِيثُ أَحَدِهِمَا فِي حَدِيثِ الآخَرِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنِ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ الْكِلاَبِيِّ قَالَ ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الدَّجَّالَ ذَاتَ غَدَاةٍ فَخَفَّضَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ . قَالَ فَانْصَرَفْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ رَجَعْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَعَرَفَ ذَلِكَ فِينَا فَقَالَ " مَا شَأْنُكُمْ " . قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ذَكَرْتَ الدَّجَّالَ الْغَدَاةَ فَخَفَّضْتَ فِيهِ وَرَفَّعْتَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّاهُ فِي طَائِفَةِ النَّخْلِ . قَالَ " غَيْرُ الدَّجَّالِ أَخْوَفُ لِي عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَأَنَا فِيكُمْ فَأَنَا حَجِيجُهُ دُونَكُمْ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَلَسْتُ فِيكُمْ فَامْرُؤٌ حَجِيجُ نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ إِنَّهُ شَابٌّ قَطَطٌ عَيْنُهُ قَائِمَةٌ شَبِيهٌ بِعَبْدِ الْعُزَّى بْنِ قَطَنٍ فَمَنْ رَآهُ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ أَصْحَابِ الْكَهْفِ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مَا بَيْنَ الشَّامِ وَالْعِرَاقِ فَعَاثَ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً يَا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ اثْبُتُوا " . قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا لُبْثُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ " أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْمًا يَوْمٌ كَسَنَةٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَشَهْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ كَجُمُعَةٍ وَسَائِرُ أَيَّامِهُ كَأَيَّامِكُمْ " . قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الْيَوْمَ الَّذِي كَالسَّنَةِ أَتَكْفِينَا فِيهِ صَلاَةُ يَوْمٍ قَالَ " لاَ وَلَكِنِ اقْدُرُوا لَهُ " . قَالَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا سُرْعَتُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالَ " كَالْغَيْثِ اسْتَدْبَرَتْهُ الرِّيحُ فَيَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيُكَذِّبُونَهُ وَيَرُدُّونَ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَيَنْصَرِفُ عَنْهُمْ فَتَتْبَعُهُ أَمْوَالُهُمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ لَيْسَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ شَيْءٌ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ فَيَدْعُوهُمْ فَيَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُ وَيُصَدِّقُونَهُ فَيَأْمُرُ السَّمَاءَ أَنْ تُمْطِرَ فَتُمْطِرَ وَيَأْمُرُ الأَرْضَ أَنْ تُنْبِتَ فَتُنْبِتَ فَتَرُوحُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَارِحَتُهُمْ كَأَطْوَلِ مَا كَانَتْ ذُرًى وَأَمَدِّهِ خَوَاصِرَ وَأَدَرِّهِ ضُرُوعًا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي الْخَرِبَةَ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا أَخْرِجِي كُنُوزَكِ فَيَنْصَرِفُ مِنْهَا فَتَتْبَعُهُ كَيَعَاسِيبِ النَّحْلِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُو رَجُلاً شَابًّا مُمْتَلِئًا شَبَابًا فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَيَقْطَعُهُ جِزْلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَدْعُوهُ فَيُقْبِلُ يَتَهَلَّلُ وَجْهُهُ يَضْحَكُ فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ هَبَطَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ بِشَرْقِيِّ دِمَشْقَ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ بَيْنَ مَهْرُودَتَيْنِ وَاضِعًا يَدَيْهِ عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ مَلَكَيْنِ إِذَا طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ قَطَرَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَهُ تَحَدَّرَ مِنْهُ جُمَانٌ كَاللُّؤْلُؤِ قَالَ وَلاَ يَجِدُ رِيحَ نَفَسِهِ يَعْنِي أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَاتَ وَرِيحُ نَفَسِهِ مُنْتَهَى بَصَرِهِ قَالَ فَيَطْلُبُهُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَهُ بِبَابِ لُدٍّ فَيَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ فَيَلْبَثُ كَذَلِكَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ . قَالَ ثُمَّ يُوحِي اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِ أَنْ حَرِّزْ عِبَادِي إِلَى الطُّورِ فَإِنِّي قَدْ أَنْزَلْتُ عِبَادًا لِي لاَ يَدَانِ لأَحَدٍ بِقِتَالِهِمْ . قَالَ وَيَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ وَهُمْ كَمَا قَالَ اللَّهُ: ( مِنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنْسِلُونَ ) . قَالَ فَيَمُرُّ أَوَّلُهُمْ بِبُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ فَيَشْرَبُ مَا فِيهَا ثُمَّ يَمُرُّ بِهَا آخِرُهُمْ فَيَقُولُ لَقَدْ كَانَ بِهَذِهِ مَرَّةً مَاءٌ ثُمَّ يَسِيرُونَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهُوا إِلَى جَبَلِ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ فَيَقُولُونَ لَقَدْ قَتَلْنَا مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ هَلُمَّ فَلْنَقْتُلْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ . فَيَرْمُونَ بِنُشَّابِهِمْ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَيَرُدُّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ نُشَّابَهُمْ مُحْمَرًّا دَمًا وَيُحَاصَرُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَأَصْحَابُهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ رَأْسُ الثَّوْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرًا لأَحَدِهِمْ مِنْ مِائَةِ دِينَارٍ لأَحَدِكُمُ الْيَوْمَ . قَالَ فَيَرْغَبُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّغَفَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ فَيُصْبِحُونَ فَرْسَى مَوْتَى كَمَوْتِ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ وَيَهْبِطُ عِيسَى وَأَصْحَابُهُ فَلاَ يَجِدُ مَوْضِعَ شِبْرٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ مَلأَتْهُ زَهَمَتُهُمْ وَنَتَنُهُمْ وَدِمَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ فَيَرْغَبُ عِيسَى إِلَى اللَّهِ وَأَصْحَابُهُ قَالَ فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا كَأَعْنَاقِ الْبُخْتِ قَالَ فَتَحْمِلُهُمْ فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ بِالْمَهْبِلِ وَيَسْتَوْقِدُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ قِسِيِّهِمْ وَنُشَّابِهِمْ وَجِعَابِهِمْ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ قَالَ وَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَطَرًا لاَ يَكُنُّ مِنْهُ بَيْتُ وَبَرٍ وَلاَ مَدَرٍ قَالَ فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ فَيَتْرُكُهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِلأَرْضِ أَخْرِجِي ثَمَرَتَكِ وَرُدِّي بَرَكَتَكِ . فَيَوْمَئِذٍ تَأْكُلُ الْعِصَابَةُ مِنَ الرُّمَّانَةِ وَيَسْتَظِلُّونَ بِقِحْفِهَا وَيُبَارَكُ فِي الرِّسْلِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْفِئَامَ مِنَ النَّاسِ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَإِنَّ الْقَبِيلَةَ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَإِنَّ الْفَخِذَ لَيَكْتَفُونَ بِاللَّقْحَةِ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَبَيْنَمَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ رِيحًا فَقَبَضَتْ رُوحَ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَيَبْقَى سَائِرُ النَّاسِ يَتَهَارَجُونَ كَمَا تَتَهَارَجُ الْحُمُرُ فَعَلَيْهِمْ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Alī ibn Ḥujr narrated to us; al-Walīd ibn Muslim and ‘Abd Allāh ibn ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir informed us—the report of one interwoven with the other—from ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir, from Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Ṭā’ī, from ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Jubayr, from his father Jubayr ibn Nufayr, from al-Nawwās ibn Sam‘ān al-Kilābī, who said: One morning the Messenger of Allah mentioned the Dajjāl, speaking of him softly and then emphatically, until we thought he was among a cluster of date palms. We left him and then returned. He sensed our concern and asked, “What is the matter with you?” We said, “Messenger of Allah, you mentioned the Dajjāl this morning, speaking of him softly and then emphatically, until we thought he was among a cluster of date palms.”
He said: “It is something other than the Dajjāl that I fear more for you. If he appears while I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf; but if he appears when I am no longer among you, each man must contend for himself, and Allah will be the guardian of every Muslim after me. He is a young man with tightly curled hair and a prominent eye, resembling ‘Abd al-‘Uzzā ibn Qaṭan. Whoever among you sees him, let him recite the opening of Sūrat al-Kahf. He will emerge between al-Shām and Iraq, spreading corruption to the right and left. O servants of Allah, stand firm!”
We said, “Messenger of Allah, how long will he remain on earth?” He said, “Forty days: one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and the rest like your days.” We asked, “Will the prayers of one ordinary day suffice us on the day that is like a year?” He said, “No; estimate its measure.” We asked, “How quickly will he move across the earth?” He said, “Like rain driven along by the wind. He will come to a people and summon them; they will deny him and reject what he says. He will leave them, and their wealth will follow him, so that by morning they will have nothing. Then he will come to another people; they will respond to him and affirm him. He will command the sky to rain, and it will rain; he will command the earth to grow, and it will grow. Their livestock will return with taller humps, broader flanks, and fuller udders than ever.”
Then he will come to a ruined place and say, “Bring out your treasures!” He will turn away, and its treasures will follow like swarms of bees. He will summon a young man in the prime of youth, strike him with a sword, and cut him in two. He will then call him, and the young man will approach, his face radiant and laughing. While things are thus, Jesus son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend in eastern Damascus, by the white minaret, wearing two saffron-colored garments, with his hands on the wings of two angels. When he lowers his head, drops fall; when he raises it, pearls like gems stream from him. No disbeliever will smell his breath without dying; his breath reaches as far as his sight. Jesus will pursue the Dajjāl until he catches him at the gate of Ludd and kills him. He will remain there as long as Allah wills.
Then Allah will reveal to him: “Lead My servants to Mount al-Ṭūr, for I have sent down servants of Mine whom no one can fight.” Allah will send Ya’jūj and Ma’jūj, who will rush down from every elevated place, as Allah has said. The first of them will pass Lake Ṭabariyyah and drink all its water; when the last pass by, they will say, “There was water here once.” They will travel to the mountain of Bayt al-Maqdis and say, “We have killed those on earth; come, let us kill those in heaven!” They will shoot their arrows toward heaven, and Allah will return them reddened with blood. Jesus son of Mary and his companions will be besieged, until an ox’s head will be dearer to any of them than a hundred dinars would be to any of you today.
Jesus and his companions will beseech Allah. Allah will send al-naghaf into their necks, and by morning they will be dead, like one person’s death. Jesus and his companions will descend, finding no space even a handspan wide that is not filled with their foulness, stench, and blood. They will beseech Allah again, and He will send birds with necks like those of Bactrian camels. The birds will carry the dead away and cast them into al-Mahbal. The Muslims will then burn their bows, arrows, and quivers for seven years. Allah will send rain that no house of hair or mud can shelter from. It will wash the earth until it is like a polished mirror. Then it will be said to the earth, “Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessing.”
A group of people will eat from one pomegranate and take shade beneath its rind. Milk will be blessed: a large group will be satisfied by one milking of a camel; a tribe by one milking of a cow; and a clan by one milking of a sheep. While they are thus, Allah will send a wind that takes the soul of every believer. The remaining people will couple as donkeys do, and the Hour will come upon them.
Abū ‘Īsā said: This is a ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb hadith; we know it only through the report of ‘Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Yazīd ibn Jābir.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The opening chain says that one transmitter’s report is interwoven with the other’s.
“A day like a week” follows the English witness’s interpretation of yawm ka-jum‘ah; a literal rendering could be “a day like a Friday.”
The specialized terms مهروذتين, al-naghaf, al-Mahbal, and كالزلفة are tentatively rendered and flagged.
The breath passage follows the Arabic sequence about Jesus; the English witness inserts “the Dajjāl” parenthetically.
وَيَوْمٌ كَجُمُعَةٍ
Jum‘ah may refer to Friday or to the week-long interval associated with Friday; the English witness uses “a week.”
Should this remain “a week,” or be rendered “a Friday”?
بَيْنَ مَهْرُودَتَيْنِ
The specialized term for these garments is not transparent; “saffron-colored” is tentative.
What is the most defensible rendering of مهروذتين in context?
قَالَ وَلاَ يَجِدُ رِيحَ نَفَسِهِ يَعْنِي أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ مَاتَ وَرِيحُ نَفَسِهِ مُنْتَهَى بَصَرِهِ
The Arabic follows the mention of Jesus, while the English witness inserts “the Dajjāl” parenthetically; Jesus is taken here as the referent.
Should this referent be checked against a parallel witness or commentary?
فَيُرْسِلُ اللَّهُ إِلَيْهِمُ النَّغَفَ فِي رِقَابِهِمْ
Al-naghaf is a rare term for a harmful creature or parasite and is retained in transliteration.
What exact creature is intended by al-naghaf here?
فَتَطْرَحُهُمْ بِالْمَهْبِلِ
Al-Mahbal is an uncommon place term without a clear English equivalent in the provided witness.
Can the place meant by al-Mahbal be identified confidently?
فَيَغْسِلُ الأَرْضَ فَيَتْرُكُهَا كَالزَّلَفَةِ
The comparison كالزلفة is unusual; “polished mirror” is tentative.
Is there a more precise English equivalent for this comparison?