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are the last of the nations — hence he will come out among you forsure. If he comes out while I am still in your midst, then I am the
defender of every Muslim. If he comes out after me, then every
person is his own defender. And Allah is my
Khaleefah
over every
Muslim (i.e. their Guardian and Protector). He will indeed come out
from the borderlands — between Sham and Iraq. He will quickly
spread his corruption to the right and to the left. 0 slaves of Allah, 0
people, remain firm. I will describe a quality (of his) that no Prophet
before me described him with. He will begin by saying, 'I am a
prophet,' but there is no Prophet after me. Second, he will say, 'I am
your Lord,' but you will not see your Lord until you die. He is one-
eyed, and indeed, your Lord
'Azza
to Him belongs Mightand Majesty) is not one-eyed. Written between his eyes is
Kaafir
(disbeliever), which every believer will read, regardless of whether
he is literate or illiterate. From his
Fitnah,
is that he will have a
Paradise and Fire with him. His Fire is in fact Paradise, and his
Paradise is in fact Fire. Whoever is tested by his fire, then let him
seek help from Allah and recite the beginning of
Suratul-Kahf
(Chapter of the Cave) — it will become cold and peaceful for him,
just as the fire was for Ibraaheem. From his
Fitnah
is that he will say
to a Bedouin, 'Suppose that I raised your mother and father (from
their graves), will you bear witness that I am your lord?' The
Bedouin will say, 'Yes.' Two devils will then appear before him inthe shape of his father and mother, and they will say, '0 my son,follow him, for he is indeed your Lord.' From his
Fitnah
is that he
will gain control over a soul and kill it by cutting it open with a saw
and then spreading it into two strips. He will say, 'Look at my slave,
for I will indeed raise him now, and then (after I raise him) he willclaim that he has a Lord other than me' Then Allah will raise him
and the
Khabeeth
(wicked-doer; i.e. the Dajjaal) will say, 'Who is
your Lord?' He will say, 'My Lord is Allah, and you are the enemy
of Allah — the Dajjaal. By Allah, I never had a more clear perception
of you (and your evil) than I do today."'
(Ibn Maajah)
In another
narration, Abu Sa'eed related that the Messenger of Allah said,"From my nation, that man has the highest station in Paradise."
Abu Sa'eed 4, said, "Until he died, we did not think that that mancould be anyone other than 'Umar ibn Al-Khattaab 4h."
Al-Muhaaribee said, "Then we returned to the
Hadeeth
of Abu
Raafai'": "From his
Fitnah
is that he will order the sky to give rain,and it will rain; and he will order the earth to give forth its crops,
and it will give forth its crops. From his
Fitnah
is that he will pass by
an area, and they (the people there) will disbelieve in him. Then allof their livestock will perish. And from his
Fitnah
is that he will pass
by an area, where they (the people there) will believe in him. Thenhe will order the sky to give rain, and it will rain; he will order the
earth to bring forth vegetation and it will give forth vegetation.
Their livestock will return at the end of that day fatter and largerthan ever before, with more meat than ever before, and with more
milk than ever before. He will stamp his foot on every part of the
earth, appearing there (in every place), except for Makkah and Al-Madeenah. Whichever one of their mountain-passes he goes to, an
angel with an unsheathed sword will meet him. Then he will go
beside a small red mountain where the salty part of the land ends.
Next, Al-Madeenah will have three tremors, and all male and female
hypocrites will go out to him; thus it will be purified of filth just as
the bellows are purified from the filth of steel. That day is called the
Day of Deliverance." Umm Shareek, the daughter of Abu Al-'Askarsaid, "0 Messenger of Allah, where will the Arabs be during those
days?" He el said, "They will be few, and most of them will be in
Jerusalem. Their Imam will be a righteous man. As their Imam will
go forward and lead the people in prayer, 'Eesa ibn Maryam will
descend. That Imam will walk backwards so that 'Eesa can move to
the front and lead the Prayer. 'Eesa will place his hand between his
shoulders and say to him, 'Move forward and pray, for it was
indeed established for you (i.e. for you to be the
Imam).
Their
Imam
will lead them in prayer, and when he will finish, 'Eesa will say,
'Erect the gate.' It will be opened, and behind it will be the Dajjaal
and with him 70,000 Jews, each one of them having a sword
adorned with a cover. When the Dajjaal will look at him, he will
dissolve, just like salt dissolves in water. He will leave, trying to flee,
and 'Eesa will say, 'Indeed one blow to deliver to you, which you
will not escape from.' 'Eesa will catch up to him at the Eastern door,where he will kill him. Allah will make the (remaining) Jews become
defeated. A Jew will not hide behind anything Allah created, exceptthat Allah will make that thing talk - whether it is a rock, a tree, awall, a beast - except for the Gharqadah, for it is from their trees.
(Everything else) will talk and only say, '0 'Abdullah, (0) Muslim,
this is a Jew, so come and kill him." The Messenger of Allah
s;
said,
"His (i.e. 'Eesa's) days are for forty years. One year (from those
years) is like half a year; one year is like a month; and one month is
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