Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2253

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

Muḥammad ibn Bashshār narrated to us; Mu‘ādh ibn Hishām narrated to us; his father narrated to us, from Qatādah, from al-Sha‘bī, from Fāṭimah bint Qays, that the Prophet of Allah ascended the pulpit, laughed, and said: “Tamīm al-Dārī told me a story, and I was delighted by it, so I wanted to tell it to you. He told me that some people from Palestine sailed on the sea. The sea carried them about until it cast them onto an island. There they found a beast, covered in hair, its hair hanging loose. They asked, ‘What are you?’ It said, ‘I am al-Jassāsah.’ They said, ‘Tell us something.’ It replied, ‘I will neither tell you nor ask you anything. But go to the far end of the village, for there is someone there who will tell you things and ask you about them.’”

They went to the far end of the village and found a man bound in chains. He said, “Tell me about the spring of Zughar.” They replied, “It is full and flowing.” He asked, “Tell me about the lake.” They said, “It is full and flowing.” He asked, “Tell me about the date palms of Baysān, between Jordan and Palestine—have they borne fruit?” They said, “Yes.” He asked, “Tell me about the Prophet: has he been sent?” They said, “Yes.” He asked, “How do people come to him?” They said, “Quickly.” He sprang up forcefully, until he nearly—. We asked, “Who are you?” He said, “I am the Dajjāl. I will enter every town except Ṭaybah”—that is, Madinah.

Abū ‘Īsā said: This is a ṣaḥīḥ gharīb hadith through the report of Qatādah from al-Sha‘bī; more than one transmitter has also related it from al-Sha‘bī, from Fāṭimah bint Qays.