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The Signs of
 The Hour And
What After Death
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       the Hour
Befote the last Hour
 The Appearance Da11al
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 The Appearance of the Dajjal
TheDescent theProphet      Esa
The Descent of the Prophet Esa
      TheGreatBattel
      The Great Battel


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 The Dajjal or the false Messiah will appear as the end of the world
The Dajjal or the false Messiah will appear as the end of the world
 approaches.    The tinre he stays will be the time of immense trial for
approaches. The tinH:: he stays will be the time of immense trial for
all humanity. Although all of Allaah's prophets had warned their
all humanity. Although all of Allaah's Prophets had warned their
people about him, our Prophet Muhammed lMay peace Btessings
people about him, our Prophet Muhammed (May the Peace and Blessings
                                                       the      and
ofAllaah upon-him)
          be           was
of A1laah be upon.him) was particularly concerned for his Ummah about
                                         concerned      his ummah about
him. This is because the Prophet ~ knew that since he is the last of
        This is becausethe Prophet *            that since he the last of
the Prophets,the Dajjal
the Prophets, the Dajjal will undoubtedly appear during the time of
                                  rurdoubtedlyappearduring the
      Ummah.         said: " There will
his Ummah. He said: "There wI!! be no greater tribulation on the
                                            no greafer tribulafion    fhe
 face of the earth since the time Allaah created the chIldren of
        of       earfh              tine         created fhe children of
Adam than the Dajjal. Verily, no Prophet was sent who did not
                      Dojjal.          no Prophet was senf who did nof
warn his people from the Dajjal, and I am the last of the
                                   Dajlal, ond f am           last of
Prophets, and you are the last of the nations, and so he will
                                   last of fhe ndfions,               will
inevitably
inevitably appear from amongst you."t
                              omongsf you."[

f'fre state of9vt.uslims 6efore tfie appearance tfie (j)ajjaf
'The state of futusfrms                        ofrrlie rDajjaf
                         efore the appearance of

Just before the appearance the Dajjal the Muslms will be at the
Just before      appearance of the
                            of             the         will be the
peak of their military power, and it seems to be that his purpose
peak of                 power, and seems                     purpose
will be to destroy this power. At that time, the Muslims will make
will       destroy      power. At                          will make
a peacetreaty with the Romans,and togetherthey will conquer and
  peace treaty with     Romans, and together        will conquer and
win, but the Romans will break the treaty. The Messenger of
win,            Romans will break         treaty.     Messenger of
Allaah iE informed us: " You will make a peoce treaty with the
Allaah 3i informed us: "You will            a peace treaty with the
Romans and togefher you will invade an enemy beyond Rome. you
Romans and together you will                      beyond Rome. You
will be victorious and take much booty. Then you will camp in a
WIll be victorious and take much booty. Th!!n you will           in a
hilly pasture when one of the Romans will come and raise a cross
hilly pasture when one of the Romans will come and raise a cross
and say, 'Victory to the Cross', so one of the tWustimswill come
and say, 'Victory to the Cross: so one of the Muslims will come

'
  Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah. Kitaab al-Fitan, 2/1363, Ibn Khuzaymah,
I Collected in Sunan lbn Majoh. Kitaab al-Fitan,2l1363, Ibn Khuzaynah, and
AI-Hahim.
AI-Hakim.
at d kitt him. Then fhc Romans vill brcak the treaty and prepare
 and kill him. Then the Romans will break the treaty and prepare
for al-t&alhanah (the great battlc).'z .. 2
 for al-Malhamah (the great battle)

rrTie great rBattfcwitli tlie qq,mans
tfu Qreat(}3attfe witfi tfrc Rpmatx
This great battle beween the Muslims and the Christiarrs, which
 This great battle between the Muslims and the Christians. which
the previous Hadeeth mentioned, is also described in numerous
 the previous Hadeeth mentioned, is also described in numerous
other Hadeeths. There will be among the ranks of the Mublims a
 other Hadeeths. There will be among the ranks of the Muslims a
large number of men who will abandon Christianity to embrace
 large number of men who will abandon Christianity to embrace
Islam and become best of the Muslims, and the Christians will
 Islam and become best of the Muslims, and the Christians wilT
                                                 'ThE
                                     Prophet~,
especially go after them. The Propher *, -The Hour will not come
                                                        Hour will not
 until the Romans (i.e. the Christians) camp at Al' A'mag or Dabig.
until   the Romans (1:e. the Christians)           at AI- A'maq or Dabiq.
 An army, composed of the best people on eorlh at fhat fime, will
 An           composed of the best people         earth at that time, will
 come out of lrladinah to meet them- When fhey arrange
 come out of Madinah to meet them.                            they arrange
                                                            'Do
 themselves with ranks' the Romans will say: -Do- not sfand
 themselves with ranks, the Romans wHl                            not stand
 betueen us and those uho took prisoners from amongst us. Lef uS
 between                     who took prisoners from                us. Let us
  fight them. The Muslims will say, 'l,,lo by AI/aah,
 fight then.* The fuluslims willsay, -No by Allaah, we will not stand
              N                                                wtll not stand
 aside         lef       fight our brothers." Then they wtll fight. one
 aside and let you fight our brothers.' Then they will fight. One
 third uill run avay, and Allaah wJII never forgive them, one third
 third   will      away,               will never forgive fhem,           third
 wil/ be killed and will be the best of the martyrs in the Sight of
 witt     killed        will         best of fhe marfrs               sight of
 Atlaah. Another third, who have never been subject to trials, will
 AI/aah. Another third, who                          subiect        trials, will
 win and conquer Constantinople. After they hang their swordS on
 vin and               Consfantinople. After they          their Swords
  the olive trees                fo divide      boofy.          will shouf
 the olive trees and begin to diVIde the booty. Satan will shout to
  them that the Dajjal has taken their place among their family.
  fhem that           Dajjat              their        dmong their
   They                 buf      find that it    not frue. However, when
  They will run out but will find that it is not true. However, when
  they reoch Al-Shanl,              Daiial       appear. While fhey
 they reach AI-Shan?, the Dajjal will appear. While they are
 prepring          fight hin,       drawing up their rankl, prayer fime
 preparing to fight him, and draWing up their ranks, prayer time
 will come and then, Tsa (~) the son of Maryam will descencl.'.,4
  will come and fhen, fsa (gi#l) the son of tHatyam will descend.'A

The Messengerof Allaah # has talked at Iength about Malhamah
The Messenger of Allaah ~has talked at length about Malhamah
(or great Uatite; and how tenible it will be. and the great senseof
(or great battle) and how terrible it will be. and the great sense of
                                                   'The
sacrifice the Muslims will display. He ~ said, -The Hour will not
sacrifice the Muslims will display. He it said,         Hour will not
 come unfil the people will not be able ta divide inheritance, nor
come unttl the people wtll not be able to divide inheritance, nor

22Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood.
  Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood.      Kilaab al- Malahim
                                      Kitaab al- Malahinr
 t present day Syria, Palestine. Jordan. Lebanon
J   presentday Syria, Palestine' Jordan. Lebanon
 {
    bolfected in Saheeh Muslirtt. Kttaoh sl-Fitan, Hadeeth no'6924
4 Collected in Saheeh Muslim. Kllaah al-Filan. Hadeeth no.6924




                                   2
rejoice over booty. Pointing towards AI-Sham, he said: "An enemy
rejoice           booty." Pointing
                       1/                      Al-Shan,               "An enemy
will gather forces against the Muslims, and the Muslims wi/I
will gather forces                         tWuslins,               tWuslims will
gathe~ forces against them." A companion asked: "Do you mean
gafher forces againsf them."               companion              "Do       mean
 fhe Romans?"                     "Yes,
the Romans?" He said: "Yes, and at that time there will be
                                               at thot fime there will
terrible fighting. The Muslims wJ1l prepare a detachment to fight
 terrible fighting. The rWuslimswill prepare detachment fo fight
to death, and they will not return unless they are victorious. They
 fo                      will not refurn
wi/I fight until night intervenes, both Sides wi/I take booty but
will fight until night                      bofh sides will           booty but
none will be victorious, and the detachment will perish. Then the
        will                              defachment will              Then
Muslims will prepare .;nother detachment to fight to death, and
tfiuslims will prepare mother defachment                  fight
not return unless tliey are victorious. They wi/I fighi until night
not return              fli<:y                    They will fight until night
intervenes, both Sides wJ1l take booty but none will be victorious...
intervenes, both sides will tdke booty but none will
On the fourth day, the Muslims who are left will return to fight.
           fourth day,         rWuslins who          leff will refurn fo fight,
and Allaah wi/I make their enemy to be defeated. There will be a
      Allaoh will           their                 defeated.            will
battle the like of which has never been seen, so that even if a
battle               of                               seen,      thaf        if
bird were to pass their ranks, it will fall dead before it reaches
bird           fo       fheir           it will fall        before it reaches
the end of them. Out of a fanily of one hundred, only one man wi/I
            of them. Out of family of one                               man will
survive, so how could he rejoice of any booty or divide any
                                    rejoice of           boofy or
inheritance.~'io
inheritance?a


ffrefeaturesof tfrerDaliaf
Vie features of the CfJajja{


Although the Dajjal will claim that he is Allaah, and will perform
            the                   that he Allaah, and will perform
mighty acts to convince people of hi~ claim. he will have some
mighty acts      convince people        hip claim. he      have some
physical features that will undoubtedly show his defects, and every
physical featuresthat will undoubtedly show his defects,and every
true believer will not fail to recognize them. The Prophet ::115 has
true believer will              recognize them. The Prophet * has
                                                'He
described them at length. The Prophet said, "He is bulky, red face,
described        at length.     Prophet said,         bulky, red face,
with curly hairs, one eyed, his other eye looks like a floating
with curly                           other                     floating
grape... n,e man who looks closest to him is Ibn Qatan from
grdpe... The man who look closesl            hin    fbn Qatan
Khuza'ah. ,,6
Khuzabh."6
The Prophet ~ has also said: "I have told so much about the
     Prophet * has also said: "f have told           much
Dajjaluntil I feared that you might not comprehend. The Dajjal
Dajjal unfil f feared that        night not comprehend. The Dajjol
is a short man, bowlegged, with curly hair, one eyed. His eye is
     shorf man, bowlegged, with cuily                eyed.
extinguished, it is neither protruding nor deep-seated. If you are
extinguished, if     neither protruding                    ff
5 Collected in Saheeh Muslim. Ktab al-Fitan, Hadeeth no.6927.
S              Saheeh Muslim,        ul-Fitan Hadeeth no.6927.
u Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari. Kitaab al-Fitan vol.9. Hadeeth no.242
6                    al-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan        Hadeeth no.242




                                      3
confused. know that your Lord is not one eyed, and that you will
confused, know that        Lord is nqt one eyed,   that you
      see      Lord (in
never see your Lord (in this world).,,7
                             world)!'
The Prophet ~ has extensively described the Dajjal's eye because
 The Prophet* has extensivelydescribedthe Dajjal's eye because
         be plain for everybodyto notice, His other defectis obvious
it will be plain for everybody to notice. His other defect is obvious
       to the believers, as Prophet * said. * Alldh
only to the believers, as Prophet :i; said, "Allah did not send any any
Prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad-
 Prophef but fhaf                             of fhe one-eyed
Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed And
                                           Lord     not one-eyed. And
 written befween                 eyes     - Kaf, Fa', Raa ('Kaafir'
written between his two eyes is - Kaf, Fa: Raa ('Kaafir' or
unbelieverJ,8
unbeliever]'8
These words will be actually written between his eyes, and they
These words           be actually written between his eyes, and they
not be an allusion, because the Prophet ~ has spelled them out, but
not be an allusion. becausethe Prophet # has spelledthem out.
they will be seen
they will be seen only by the believers whether they know how to
                               the believers whether they
read       not, as mentioned         the             Hadeeth, * On
read or not, as mentioned in the following Hadeeth, "On his
 forehead will be written the word Kafir, and every believer,
 forehead wi//        wriften fhe word                  every believer,
whether literate or illiterate, will be able to read it.,,9
whether liferafe       illiferate,              fo     if."e

(fre Capafiifities tlie Qajjafin Spreafing'Turmoif
rrTie Capa6iCities of the (j)ajja[in Spreading 'Turmoi[
                   of

The Dajjal will claim to be Allaah. and he will be given certain
The Dajjal      claim to be Allaah. and he        be given certain
extraordinary capabilities that will subject people to great trials.
extraordinarycapabilitiesthat        subject people to great trials.
Some of his capabilities include:
Some his capabilities    include:

1 He rruill move rruith great swiftness
1.. He will move with great swiftness around             around
                                        *
the earth: Th~ Prophet described his movement to be: "like a
the earth: The Prophet'* described movementto be:
                                        his
cloud driven by the wind"IO.. He ~ also said: "there is no place he
                                              "fhere
                      wind."to He H also said,:
will not visit except Makkah and ladinah."tl
wi// not visif except rl4akkah    Madinah."ll

2. He willl have a river of water and river of fire:
2. He iruil have            river of water and river of fire:
The Messenger of AlIaah ~ has informed us, "He (the Dajjal) will
The Messerrger Allaah * has informed us,
                 of                                    Dajjal)
have two flowing rivers. One will appear to be pure water and the
           flOWing rivers. One will       fo   pure water
other will appear to be flaning fire. Whosoever lives to see that,
ofher will                 flaming fire.                     thaf,
'Collected
7  Collected in Musnad of Imaam Ahned & Sl/nan Abu Dawood Hadeeth no.4306
                                    of         Ahmed Sunan                     Dawood Hadeeth no.4306
8
                        Sahih al-Blikhari (Eng. Trans.) vo!.9. Hadeeth no.505 and Saheeh
8 Collected in Sahih at--Bukhari(Eng. Trans.) vol.9, Hadeeth no.505 and Saheeh
   Collected
Muslim               .'iunan ut-Tirmidhee.
Muslim and ,lunar ut-Tirmidhee.
e
9 Collected in Sul,.::eh Muslim, Kitoab al-Fitan 4/2245
                         Sat;eeh lv{uslim, Kitaab al-Fitan 412245
10 C o l i e c t e d i n S a h i h al-Bukhari ivo!.3. . H a d e e t hn o . 105
" ' Collected in Sahih a l - B u k h a r v o l . 3 Hadeeth no. 1 0 5
·1 Collected             Sahih al-lJukhari voU. Hadeeth no.105 and Saheeh Muslim
" Collected in Suhih ul-Bukharivol.i. Hadeeth no. 105 and Saheeh Muslint




                                                  4
let him choose the river that seems to be fire, then let him close
let hin choose        river that              fire,        let     clase
his eyes and drink from it, for it will be cold water.,,12 The
                drink         if, for it will           water."rz
Prophet. also said: "He has cool water and fire, but his water is
Prophet * also said: "He              water      fire, but      sater
fire and his fire is cool water." 13
fire         fire          water."t3

    He will get help from the devils: 'He
3. He will get help from the devils: -He will say to a
            'lAhat
Bedouin: 'What will you think if If bring your father and mother
Bedouin:           witl      think if    bring       father       mother
back to life for you? Will you bear witness that If am your Lord?'
         life for                  bear wifness that      am your Lord?'
 The Bedouin will say, 'Yes',
The Bedouin will say, 'Yes: so the two devils wi/I assume the
                                       fhe fwo          will assume fhe
                                                            'O
appearance of his father and mother and will say: '0 son, follow
                      father
appearance of                      mother        will say:     son, follow
                             4
him, for he is your lord." I
him, for              lord."ta
        another proof that
This is another proof that Dajjal is a disbeliever and an evil man,
                                      is a disbeliever and an        man,
because the ~devils do not lead their help except to the worst of evil
         the'devils do        lead            except the           of
men.
H"T:*


4. Animals and objects will execute his order:
4. Animals          and objects rnrill execute              his order:
 'He
-He will come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion):
      will come                        invite then                 religion);
they will affirm their faith in .him and respond to him. He will
fhey uill affirn fheir faith in.hin             respond fo hin.           mll
then give a command to the sky: there WIll be rainfall upon the
                command                  there will     rainfall upon thc
Earth and it wi/I grow crops. Then in the evening, their psturing
Earth        it will grow          Then fhe evening, their pasturing
animals wt1l come to them with their humps very high, their
           will come fo fhem with their                         htgh, their
udders full of milk and their flank distended. He wi/I then come
udders full of nilk          their flanks                  will
to another people and invite them. But they will reject him so he
    another                invita them. But they will reject
wt1l go away from them; they will have a drought and nothing. will
will gn                fhem: they will          drought         nofhing.will
be left with them in the form of wealth. He wtJI then walk
     left *ith then               form of                  will
through the desert and say to it: Bring forth your treasures. The
through fhe deserf                  it: Bring forth your treasures. The
treasures will come out and gather before him like a swarm of
treasures vill come ouf            gather before hin                       of
bees... 5
bees."


The Dajjal's time will be a time of extreme trials as Allaah created
     Dajjal's       will           of extreme        as Allash created
him to be a test for people. Only those people whose faith is strong
              test    people.      those        whose
                great temptation,
will resist the great temptation, and the might of the Dajjal. He will
will resist                           the       of the            will
t2
12 Relatedby
   Related                              412249, 2934
              Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 4/2249, no. 2934
              Muslim,                           no.
tt
13 Coltectedin
   Collected    Sahih at-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan
                Sahihal-Bukhari,
raCollected Sunan
14 Coflected in 800an Ibn Majah lbn Khuzrymah, and At-Hakim
                          Majah, Ibn Khuzaymah. andAI-Hakim
ttCofhcted in Sa.heeh Muslim, Hadeeth no.701S
IS Collected    Saieeh Muslim,Hadeeth    no.70l5




                                    5
rule on earth for forty days but they would not be like the days we
               for forty                would not be like the days we
    accustomed                     Messenger of AlIaah il was asked
are accustomed to. When the Messenger of Allaah * was asked
        Dajjal's                        :fi
about Dajjal's stay on the earth, he * said, "For forty days, one
                                                 "For forty days, one
     like year,             Itke month,      day like         and the
day like a yedr, one day like a monfh, one day like a week, and the
rest of the days will be like your days."If The Sahabah (the
rest of the            will      like your days.                  (the
Companions of the Prophet) who were always concerned about
                of
matters of        and           asked, "0         Messenger, will
mattersof faith and worship asked,"O Allah's Messenger.will one
day's prayer sufftce for the prayers of the day equal to one year?
day's          suffice          prayers of
Thereupon        ~ said: lrto, but
Thereupon he * said: No, but you must make an esfimate of the
                                       must           estimate of the
time {and then observe prayer)."r6
      (and       observe prayer).,,16

This means that the day will be tnrly lengthened, and it will not be
       means                 will     truly lengthened,        it will
merely due to people's imagination. During these days he will
          due                                 During these             will
roam the earth and visit every place except Makkah and Madinah,
                       visit                        Makkah
as                ~
as the Prophet * said: "Madinah will not see the terror of Dajjal,
                           "tWadinah will not          the terror of Dajjal,
 for it will have, at that fime seven gates with every gate guarded
 for it will have, at that time           gates with every gate guarded
by two angles.,,17
by two angles."tj
These two holy places will also be cleaned from all disbeliever
These               places will also         cleaned
who will then come out to follow Dajjal, as mentioned by the
       will        come            follow             as
              'There
Prophet il, -There will be no town that Dajjal will nof visit, except
          fi,         will        fown that Dajjal wl1l not visit, except
Makkah and Madina, for all their gates will be guarded by angels
tfiakkah        thadina, for all their gates will        guarded by
surrounding them. So he will camp at the salt marsh (near
surrounding them. 5o              will camp dt fhe salt morsh
Madina). Madina will be shaken by three tremors, after which
liladina). lladina vill                      fhree fremors, after
every disbeliever and hypocrite will leave it.,,18
cvety                      hypocrite       leave it."t8
Most of the Dajjal's followers will be from the Jews, "The Dajjal
      of the          followers will be       the Jews, "The Daiial
would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing
 sould bc followed      scventy           ,fews of Isfahan
Persian shawls.,,19
         .hovls.-te
The reason is that the Jews will believe him to be a miracle from
The reason          the Jews will                 be
Allaah and will return to them their Kingdom. They will call him
        and will                                       will
the Messiah, son of David.
the Messiatr,son David.



 16 Collected in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no. 7015
16  Collected in SaheehMuslim Hadeethno.70l 5
f?Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan, vo!.3, Hadeeth no. 103 &
17  Collectcd in SaAiftal-BuHuri, Kitaabal-Fitsn, vol.3, Hadeethno. 103
vo!.9. Hadeeth no.240
vol.9, Hadeethno.240
 ff Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) vo!.3, Hadeeth no. 105
.1 Collectcdin Sahih   al-Bukhari(Eng.Trans.)vol.3, Hadeeth    no.l05
 reCollectedin SaheehMuslim(Eng.Trans.)no. 7034
19 Collected in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) no. 7034




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Itfre(Dajjafis afitteandimprisonefin an isofatefisknf
rrTte ([)ajjaf is afive am{ imprisonedin an isofatedisfand


The Messenger of Allaah S once gathered the Muslims in the
The Messenger of Allaah :j! once gathered the Muslims in the
Masjid (mosque) and said: 'f have defained you here because
Masjid (mosque) and said: NI have detained you here because
 Tamim Dar/~ a Christian who came and accepted Islam, told me
 Tamim Dari, a Chrisfian who came and dccepted fslan, told me
something which agrees with what I was telling you about the
somefhing which agrees with what f was telling             about the
Dajjal. He narrated to me that he had sal1ed in a ship with thirty
            narcoted fo me thaf          sailed                thirly
men of Banu Lakhm and Banu Judham and had been tossed by
men of Banu Lakhm           Banu
waves in the ocean for a month. Then these (waves) took them
wdves      fhe oceon for    month. Then          (waves)        fhen
                             ocean (island)
(near) the land within the ocean (island) at the time of sunset.
                                                fhe fine of sunsef.
They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. There
 They sot            rowing-boat                  that island.
waS a beast with long thick hair (and because of this) they could
was beast with long thick hair          because of this)
not distinguish his face from his back.
not distinguish                   back.
They       'Woe
They said, "Woe to you, who can you ber
                   you, who can     be?*
Thereupon it said, "f am al-Jassasah"
Thereupon it sakI, NI am al-Jassasah       H


             'lUhat
 They sakI, "What is al-Jassasah?"
        said,            al-Jassasah?"
            'O
D'said, ·0 people, go to this person in the monastery as he is
It· said,                    fo this                     nonasfery
 vety much
very much eager to know about you."
                      fo knov abouf you. "
      (the narrator)          'When
He (the narrator) said, ·When it named a persoir for us we were
                                                    perSOi7 for
                                      it
afraid of it lest it should be a Devil': Then we hurried on tJll we
afraid of it lest it should            Devil'. Then we hutied          till
came to that monastery and found a well-built person there with
came        that monastery                    well-built          there wifh
his hands tied to his neck and iron shackles gripping his legs by
his            tied                                     gripping his
      ankles.
the ankles.
 We sakI, 'Woe
We said, ·Woe to you, who are you?"  you?"
      saId, 'You soon come fo know
He said, "You soon come to know about me, but tell me who you
                                                 ne, buf fell ne who
are~
are',
              'We
 We said, ·We are people from Arabia and we enbdrked upon a
 ll/e                           from Arabia                embarked upon
boat but the uaves had been driving us for one month and fhey
boat but the waves had               driVing      for                     they
brought us near this island. We took fo the rowing-boats and
brought           near this               took to          rowing-boats
              this island. [The travelers
landed on fhis island.'[The travelers then explained that they were
                         II


sent by al-Jassasah(the beast) to the cave] 5o we came to you in
           al-Jassasah        beast)                 So      came
hot hasfe fearing that that night be the Devil.
hot haste fearing that that might                 Devil.


                                      7
(thot
        He (that chained person) said, "Tell me about the date-palm trees
                         person)                abouf               frees
        of Baysan~
        of Baysan".
        LUe      "fn
        We said, "In which respect do you seek information about it?"
                           respect             information about it?"
                 "f
        He said, "I ask you whether these trees bear fruit or not'~
                            whether       frees bear fruit or nof".
        We said, "Yes"
        lUe said,'Yeso
                           'f
        Thereupon he said, "I think these will not bear fruit"
        Thereupon             think       will not bear fruit"
                guesfioned, 'fnform
        He then questioned, "Inform me about the lake of Tabariyyah?"
                                       abouf fhe      of Tabariyyah?'
                 'Whaf
        We said, ·What do you want to know about it?"
        We said,                   fo know abouf if?"
                 'Is
        He said, "Is there water in it?"
                     there uater    if?"
                   'There
        They said, ·There is an abundance of water in it"
                             an abundance of water    if'
        Thereupon he said, "I think it will soon dry up"
        Thereupon said,'f           if      soon dry
                       'fnform
        He again said, "Inform me about the spring of Zughar. "
                                            spring of Zughar."
                   'What
        They said, "What do you want to know about it?"
                                wanf fo luow abouf if?'
'                          person) sard, 'Is fhere sater
        He (the chained person) saia, "Is there water in it ana does it
             (the                                        it and docs it
                  (the land)?"
        irrigate (the
        irrigate
                          'Y*,
    .   We said to him, ·Yes, there is an abundance of water in it and the
         We said                fhere      abundance of wter     it utd
        inhabitants (of ltedina) irrigofe
        inhabitants (of Medina) irrigate (land) with its help. "
                                                wifh its help.'
                 'Inform
        He said, OlIn form me about the unlettered Prophet: what has he
                              about fhe unleftered Prophef; whaf
        done?"
        done?'
                 'He                                   Yathrib (iledina)'
        We said, "He has left Mecca and has settled in Yathrib (Medina)*
        We               left lHecca        settled
        He said, ·Do the Arabs fight against him?"
           said,'Do      Arabs fight agninst him?'
        We said, ·Yes"
        We said"'Yes*
        He said, ·How does he deal with him?"
           said,'How                    him?'
        We informed him that he had overcome those in his neighborhood
        Wc informed hin that     had overcomc         his neighborhd
        and they hadsubmitted themselves before him.
            fhcy had subnitted themselvas before him.
        Thereupon he said to us, ·Had it actually happened?"
        Thcrcupon    said    us,'Had if actwlly happcncd?'
                 'Yes'
        We said, ·Yes"
        bl/e




                                           8
Thereupon he said,'Tf it is so that is bcftcr fot thcm tlrat
 Thereupon he said, '7f it is so that is btlfftlr for thtIm that
  thcy shou obcdicttcc to him. f am gong to tcll Wu about
 thtly show obtlditlllCtI to him. I am going ttl ttllI YtJU about
 tnysclf.     am thc Dqiial and yill bc soon pcnn'ttcd jo lcar.
mystllf. If am '!htl /)ajjal and will btl SDtHI ptlrmifftld ttl ItlatM.
 & If shall Itlave and froVtlI in thtl land, and shall IIDt sptVe
5D       shall lc*p otd trnvcl in thc ldrd, and slnlt rcf sryn
 atv to*n rhcrc
any ftJwn whertl If sholl IIDt stay for fDrly nights .xCtlp'
                          shall rct statr for forty nights cxccpt
 ilccca and llcdina: thcsc tuo (placcs) om prchihind (anos)
Mtlcca and Medina: 'fhtIse fwD {plactls} tIIW prohibited {tllWD$}
 for nc and
for 1M and If shall fl(Jt afftlmpt ttl tI/Ittlr tlithtlr of thtIm. An
                   shall not attcttpt fo cntcr cilhcr of thcm. ln
 angtcl uith a suord in his hand pill cmftwtt ap and fur nf
angel with a SWDrd in his hand will ctJflfront 1M and bar my
 vay and thcrc vill bc atgcls to gntd cwy twd lcadilg fo
way ^and thtl,.. will btl angels to guard tlVtlry rtHld Itlading ftJ
it.,,20
  if."20
The           will finally be destroyed    Prophet 'Isa ,*flfl
The Dajjal will finally be destroyed by Prophet 'Isa ~ who will
descend earth and spreadpeace.
descend to earth and spread peace.

The Descent of Isa ~
The Descent of Isa,#l
          'Isa   ii$ (Jesus) son of
 Prophet 'Isa ~ (Jesus) son of Maryam, was raised up to heaven
 Prophet                                       was raised          heaven
 when the Jews wanted crucifu
 when the Jews wanted to crucify him. His ascension to heaven and
                                                ascension heaven and
      future            earth are mentioned the Qur'aan, ,,That thqt
 his future return to earth are mentioned in the Qur'aan, "That they
  said        boast): lfe killed
 said (in boast): We killed the Messiah Isa ita, the son of
                                                       *$il,       son of
 Maryam,
 Maryam, the Messenger ofAllaah', but they killed him not nor
                               of AIIaah', hnt thcy killed him not nor
 crucifrcd him, but
 crucified him, but the resemblance of Isa ,'1»tI was put to anothl!r
                            resemblance of Isa W was put          anothcr
 man (and they killl!d that man), and those who differed from
               they killed that man), and                  differed from
 them are full in doubts. They have no certain knowledge, they
             full                              certain knowledge,
follow nothing but conjecture. For
follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him not,
                                                         killed him not,
 but AIIaah raised him ap unto Him" And Allaah is ever all-
 but Allaah raised him up unto Him. And Allaah                        all-
powerful, AII Wise. And there is non-ot the people of the
 powerful, All l/ ise, And                  non-of       people of
 Scripture but must               in 'him be/ore his
Scripture hat must believe in 'him before his death. And on the
                                                              And
Day of Recurrection, he ('Isa) wiII be a witness against themn2I
 Day ofRecurrection,          ('Isa) will     witness ogainst them" 21
'Isa
'Isa *S will retum at the end of time, as sta-tedin the Qur'aan,
     itiY will return          of       as stated       Qur'aan,
uAnd he (Jesus) shall he a Sign ofthe Hour,,22
"And      Qesus) shall be Sign of the Hour'J2

Prophet 'Isa ,!tH will descend at a time when the Muslims are
         'Isa ~ will descend                        Muslims are
experiencing the great hardships. He will come to their help and
experiencing                          will     to their help
20
20 Collectcd in SaheehMuslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeethno.7028
   Collected Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.7028
tt Soorah
21 Soorah An-Nisa',(4):15?-159
          An-Nisa', (4): 157-159
2 Soorah
22 Soorah at- Zukhurf, (a3): 6l
          al- Zukhurf, (43): 61




                                    9
make the religion of Allaah prevail on earth. The Muslims will
make the religion of Allaah prevail on earth. The Muslims will
recognize him by the features, which Prophet Muhammed ~
recognize him by the featrrres, which Prophet Muhammed *
described him. He          -I am the closest of all the people of Iso,
described him. He said, ?arn the closest of all fhe people of fsa,
son of Mtzryam, for there is no Prophet between him and myself.
son of tllatyan, for thcre is no Prophet befwcen hin and myself.
Hc vill comc again and vhn you see him, you will recognize him.
He will come        tJII(/ when you      him, you will recognize him.
He is of medium height and his complexion is reddish-white, he
Hc is of mcdium height and his campluion is reddish'white, he
will be wetJring two garments, QII(/ his hair will look wet, although
uill fu ucaring t*o garments, Sttd his hair vill look wet, although
no water hodgone through it.'u'
m uofcr lnd gotu through it.'.23

lITu tirne <Propfrct ~ wil[ descmf
l11ie time tPropliet Isa,$
                     Isa    tfescenawi«
                      be a glad tiding for the Muslims who
Thecoming IsarrF will be a gladtidingfor theMuslimswho
The coming of Isa ~
stood firm and fought for the cause of Allaatr and did not succumb
         firm       fought for       cause of Allaah         did not
          temptation of Dajjal. At          time,       only two options for
to the temptation of Daiial. At that time, the only two options for
humanity will b€ to embrace Islam or die.
humanity will be                   Islam
 'ff yill
 -It will at this very time that Allah sill send Christ, son of tl4aty.
            at this vety fime that Allah will send Christ,            of Mary.
He will descend at the white mimret on fhe easfern side of
       uill dcsccnd af           uhite minaret         the eastern side of
Damascus, weoring two garnents lightlt/ dyed with saffron and
Dandicus, wearing f*o garments lightly dyed with saffron and
placing his hQ/lds on the wings of two Angels. When he lowers his
                hands      fhe         of       Angels. When        lowers his
heoc/, there will foll beods of perspiration from his head, and
hud, therc vill fall fuads of perspiration from his                         QII(/
whM he raises it up, betlds like pearls will scatfer from if. Eory
 rtat lre rciss it up, bads likc peorls vill scatter from it. Every
non-believer who smells the odour of his body will die Q/ld his
mn-belicve rrln smclls thc                    of             uill      and his
breDth will reoch as far as he is able to see. He will then search
brcath uill rcach           for    hc              see. Hc vill thcn search
 for him (Dajjalj until he catches hold of him at the gate of Ludd
 for hin (Wd)         mtil      catches hold of          af       gate of Ludd
                                                         protccted vill
and kills him. Then a people whom Alloh had protected will come
attd kills him. Thctr pcoplc vhom Allah
to Jesus, son of Mtzry, and he will Wipe their faces and inform
     ,Icsus,        of lftaty,       hc uilt uipc their faces           inform
them of their rtI/Iks in Paradise. It will be under such conditions
 tlpm of fheir ranl<s Parudisc. fi vitl bc undcr                     conditions
                                                      'f
that AI/ah will reveol to Jesus these words, -r have brought forth
 that Allah sill rcycal fo trcstts            uords,            brought forth
 from among My servQ/lts such people against whom none will be
 ftom annng lly sevotts                 peoplc             nh2! none will
able to fight: you take these people safely to Tur.24
 able to figt t;       fakc thisc paplc safely fo Tuiu"

                                           gather    fight
He will descend when the Muslims who gather to fight the Dajjal
Hc will descend when the Muslims                               Daiial
are preparing their ranks for Fajr (morning) prayer, and their Imam
are preparing their ranks for Fajr (morning)         and
                                                             and ask
had advanced to lead them. The Imam will then step back and ask
had advanced to lcad them. The Imam will then step

o Collected in Musnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/406
13Collcctsd n Musmdof Imaan Almed2l406
'Collcctcd in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.)
  Collected nsalr;ch Muslim(Eng. Trans.)
:zA




                                       ro
                                       10
Isa to advance and lead the prayer, but he will refuse. Prophet
       advance and lead         prayer,      he will refuse. Prophet
Muhammed ~ informed us, "While their Imam is going forwtd
Muhammed * informed us, "While their                          forward
                               'Isa
to lead them in Fajr prayer, Tsa son of Maryam will descend The
fo               Fqir prayer,           of tWaryamuill descend. The
Imam will step back to let Isa lead people in prayer, but Isa will
fmam will step           let Isa                prayer, but Isa will
                                                         'fu
place his hands between the mans shoulder and say, -Go forwrd
      his        befween       mans shoulder        say,      forward
          fhe prayer for      iqamah (call
and lead the prayer for the iqamah (call to commence the prayer)
                                              commence        prayer)
was made for you, and so the Imam will lead people in prayer.'as
           for you,            fmam will                 prayer.'.25

              gesture        '[sa ' eq
This symbolic gesture from 'Isa :'MlI to let the Imam lead the prayer
                                                       lead
will be to show that he will be following the true religion, Islam,
will be              he will      following
and will not bring forth any rules different from the Islamic
     will                          rules            from
Shari'ah.
Shari'ah.

Armageddon the destruction the Daiial
           and
Armageddon and the destruction of the Dajjal

                  Prophet 'Isa eH will accomplish, will
The first thing Prophet 'Isa iti!J will accomplish, will be to kill the
                                                                     kill
                                    'Afterwards (i.e.
Dajjal with his own hands, -Afterwards (i.e. after the Imam
         with             hands,                        after
finishes the prayer),'fsa will say, -Open the gate~ They will open
                prayer), Tsa       say,'Open        gate". They uill open
it and behind it will be the Dajjal and seven thousand Jews, each
it      behind it will           Dojjal                         ,Iews,
bearing a sword and a shield. When the Dajjal sees Tsa, he will
bearing sword                        ltl/hen                   'Isa,      will
                                               Dajjal
begin to dissolve like salt in water and wl1l run away. Tsa will say,
                         salt     water      will     asay.         uill
 'You
-You will remain alive until I strike you with my sword" Isa will
       nrill              until    strike      uith      suord.' Isa uill
catch up with him at the eastern gate of Ludd and kill him, and
catch        with hin at        easfern gnte of Ludd          kill        ond
the Jews will be defeated with the help of AI/ooh. ,,26
     ,Tewswill      defeated with             of Allaah.'rb


Therefore the first person to be killed at the hands of Isa iti!J will be
                    person        killed       hands of     eF will b€
the Dajjal. The Jews will be defeated with the help of Allaah.
                  Jews will be defeated with                 of
There will be no place for them to hide; they will not be able to
      will         place                           will           able
hide behind any stone, wall, animal or tree-except the Box-thom27
                  stone,                  tree-except      Box-thorn27
(al-Gharqadah), for it is of three trees.
(al-Gharqadah),           of three trees.
E
15 Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah, Kilaab al-Filan 2/1363, no.4077, Ibn
   Coltected    Sunan lbn Majah, Kitaab al-Fitan 2/1363, no.4077, Ibn
Khuzaymah and AI-Hakim
Khuzrymah and Al-Hakim
26
26 Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaymah, and AI-Hakim
   Coltected    Sunan lbn Majah, Ibn Khuzrymah, and AI-Hahim
tt
21 Anyone of various omamental shrubs of the nightshade family, some of
   Any one of various ornamental          of    nightshade family,       of
which are grown for their bright red or orange berries. [World Boole Dictionary]
which      grown for their bright              berries- lVorld Book Dictionuyl




                                      11
                                      ll
'Ile
    Messenger of Allaah·~ said,
The Messenger of Allaah,* said, -The Lasf Hour would nof come
                                        Last                not come
unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims
wlass the lluslins will fight agninsf the ,fews and the thuslims
MJuld kill them until the Jews           hide
upuld kill then unfil the Jews would hide themselves behind abehind
gtonc or a free and a slone or a tree would say, 'O tlrluslim (or the
stone or tree and stone or tree would             -0 Muslim (or the
servant of Allah) there is a Jew behind me, come         kill him: but
scwanf of Allah) there is a.Iew behind me, come and kill hin: but
the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews. ,,28
thc frcc Qharqad rould not soy, for it is the tree of the Jervs."28


After killing the Dajjal and relieving people of his oppression, Isa
After killing                and relieving         of     oppression,
,*g will concentrate on the task he was sent to accomplish. This
itiiJ will concentrate                         sent
task will be to rule people with justice and equity by applying the
       will             people with justice and
Islamic Shari'ah, with which our noble Messenger, Muhammed *
                      with which             Messenger,                   ~
was sent to establish. He will abolish all practices that did not
was sent         establish.      will             practices
confirm to the Shari'ah, 'By the one Whose Hand my soul is,
confirm              Shari'ah, -By            Whose Hand           soul
surely thc
surely the son of ,l4aryan vill come down amorE you as a ruler. He
                   of Maryam will               among            ruler.
 uill break the cross, kill the swine and abolish the .Iizyah. Wealth
 will break               kill the                       Jizyah.
 will be in such abundance that no one will care about it, and the
 vill bc            abundance that           will      about it,        thc
single Sajdah (prostration) will be better than the world and all
         .Sqidah (prostration) will      hetter             world        all
,that in it.,,29
 that in it.'ne
Isa ftI9 will fight the disbelievers, and abolish all other religions
     l9 will            disbelievers,
until everybody worships Allaah.
until everybody            Allaah.


(Peace lEartft
fPeace on PArtfi
       ffi


Before the end of the world, there will be last and decisive battle
Bcforc           of thc world,       will          and
between the truth and falsehood. Truth will be triumph, and peace
                                   Truth will b€ tiumph,         peace
and prosperity will prevail on earth. In this great battle, Prophet Isa
     prosperity will prevail
itiS and the Muslims will be on one side, while the disbelievers, led
t9B          Muslims will                  while
by Dajjal will be on the other side.
    Daiial will bc             side.
                    'During
The Prophet. said': -During his (Isa's) time, Allaah will end every
                                (Isa's) tine,
    Prophet * said:                                  will crd cvetT
religion and sect other than Is/am, and will destroy the Dajjal
rcligion otd sect other fhan Islam,        uill dcstroy thc Dqiial.
Then petlce and security willprevail on earth, so that the lions will
 Thcn pace ard sccurity uill prewil     carth,    that fhc       vill

r Collected in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.6985
21Collcctcd nsaheeh Muslim@ng. Trans.)Hadeethno.6985
D Cotlcctcd n
29 Collected inSahihal-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.)vol.4, Hadecthno.657
               Sahih a/-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) volA, Hadeeth 00.657




                                      12
graze with camels, tigers with cattle, and wolves with sheep.
grdze with camels, tignrs with catfle, and uolvcs rith shccp.
Children will be able to play vith smkes pithout coming to atry
Children will be able to play with snakes without coming to any
harm. Isa will remain on earth for forty years, then he will die,
harm. Isa will remain on earth for forty years, then he vill dic,
and the Muslims will pray on him.,,3o
and the thuslims witl pray on him."30
It will           be forty years of                   life
It will indeed be forty years of exceptional life on earth as
                                'Peace will prevail and people will
portrayed by this Hadeeth, ·Peace will prevail and people will use
portrayed by this
 their sword         sickles. Every harmful beast will be
 their sword as sickles. Every harmful beast will be made
harmless. The sky will send down rain in abundance, and the earth
harml*s. Ihe sky urill send doun rain in abundorce, and the earth
 will bring forth its blessings.'.J[
witt bring forth ifs blessings.'rl
*Hatred will disappear. Every harnful animal will be madc
"Hatred will disappear. Every harmful                     will   made
            so -that the infant will put his hand into the snake's
harmless, so^ that the infant will put his hand info thc snakct
moufh without being harmed, and the little girl will be able to
mouth without being harmecJ, and the little girl will               able to
make fhe lion run a*ny from her, the wolf will gn among the shccp
        the     run away from her, the wolf will90 among the sheep
    if it were                The earth will         filled with
as if it sere a sheep-dog. The earth will be filled with peace as a
container is filled with                 People will
confainer is filled with water. People will be in completc        complete
agreement, and only Allaah will be worshiPPed. The earth will he
                                will     worshipped. The earth will be
like a silver basin, and it will produce fruits so abundantly that a
like Silver               it will produce fruits          abundantly that
group of people will gather to eat a bunch of grapes or onc
         of         will gather        eaf               of grapu or one
pomegranafe and will be satisfied. A bull will be worth so much of
pomegranate         witl    safisfied.     bull will      worth           of
mone)/, buf          pill
money, but a horse will be worth only a few Dirhams.•32
                              worth          few Dirhams.'3?


People's activIties will concentrate on plowing the land and
People's activities will concentrate                   the land and
bringing forth crops, and they will abandon fighting, to the point
               crops, and       will abandon                the
that the horse, which is used in the wars, will be much cheaper
that the horseo           used      the wars, will be         cheaper
than the                 used              the land.            years,
than the bull, which is used to plough the land. For forty years,
          will experience such prosperity and peace
humanity will experience such prosperity and peace it had never never
                                                           will again
experienced before. Then Isa if$!l will die, and mankind will again
experienced before. Then Isa . s will die, and
            the abyss ignorance and apostasy to the end of
plunge into the abyss of ignorance and apostasy to the end of time
plunge
when the         will come upon the            of people and destoy
when the Hour will come upon the worst of people and destroy
them.
them.



30
30 Collected in Musnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/406
   Colfected Musnadof ImaamAhned2/406
              in
 rf
31 Collected in Mlisnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/482,483
    Coffectedin Musnadof ImaamAhmed2/482,483
 i2                                                               no.407?.
32 Collected in SlInan Ibn Majah, Kilab a/-Filan, 2/1 363.Hadeeth no.4077.
    Coltectedin Sunanlbn Maiah, Kitabal-Fitan,2l1363,Hadeeth




                                     l3
                                     13
J{ow to protect oneselffrom tne {[)ajjaf
t{ow to protectonesefffrom Dajjat
                            tfie
The Dajjal will come at a time when the Muslims emerge
 The Dajjal will come at a time when the                        emerge
victoriously from the Supreme Battle. His purpose will be to
 victoriously from the Supreme Battle.           purpose will be
destroy the Islamic military power that will have defeated the
 destroy the Islamic military power that will have defeated the
strongest power on earth at that time, namely the Christians.
 strongest power on earth at that            namely the Christians.
However the Muslims will not put down their arms but they will
 However the Muslims will not        down          arms            will
prepare themselves to fight the Dajjal if he lives to witness him. by
 prepare themselves to fight the       if he          witness
joining the Muslim forces under the banner of
joining the Muslim forces under the banner of Jihaad for the sake
                                                              the sake
 of preserving the Deen.
of preserving the Deen. By no means the Muslim should come near
                             no means the Muslim should come near
the Dajjal even if he was sure of himself, because the Dajjal has so
 the Dajjal even if he was sure            becausethe            has so
many temptations and tricks that could shake any strong faith. The
 many temptations and          that      shake       strong
Prophet ~, warned us, .. Whoever hears about the Dajjal. should
          *,          us, " Whoever        about        Dqjjal, should
stay away from him, for by a man could come to him believing he
 stay auny        him, for       man       come      hin believing
is a strong Mu'min (believer), but then he follows him because of
 is strong ilumin                but                                 of
 the doubts he will spread,,33
 the                 spread."33

The Messenger of Allaah ~ has described the physical features, the
The Messenger             fi has described the         features,
deeds and the power of the Dajjal in great length so that it will be
deeds and the        of the           great       so         will
easy to recognize him. He has shown us the means to protect
easy     recognize            has         us the means
ourselves from the Dajjal. They are:
ourselves      the Dajjal. They are:


1. Seeking refuge with Allaah from the tribulation of the Dajjel
l. Sccking rcfugc with Alleah from     tribulation of     Dajjal
The Prophet :J5 commanded the Muslims to seek refuge with
      Prophet iE commanded              Muslims     seek          with
Allaah from the DajjaJ in every prayer. He himself used to say this
                  Dajjal            prayer.   himself used
supplication at the end of each prayer after the last tashahhud,
                      end of each                 the       tashahhud,
Allahumma          ini a'udhu        bika min 'adhabi-l-Qabr,
A/lahumma ini a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-I-Qabr,
               'adhabi-nnar,
wa min 'adhabi-nnar, wa min fitnati-I-mahya
 rua min                              wa min     fitnati-l-mahya
wa-Imamat, wa min fitnati-l-masih
 wa-lmamat,          wa min         fitnati-I-masih ad-dajjal.
                                                         ad-dajjal." "
Which means: 0 Allah! I seek refuge with You (O Alfaah) from
         means: O         | seek                You (0 Allaah) from
the punishment in the grave and from the punishment of the      of
                            afflictions of           death,
Hell fire and from the afflictions of life and death. and the
afflictions of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal "s
afflictions of AI-Masih Ad-Dajjal.,,34

33
J3 Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood Hadeeth no.4305
   Cotfected          Abu Da$,ood
3f
J. Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.6. Hadeeth no.230
   Colfected inSuhih a/-Bukhari vol.6.




                                     14
first verse of Surat 'Al-KaM.':
2. Memorizing the first versc of Swat 'AI-Kahf.':
   Memorizing
Whoever sees the Dajjal should recite the first ten verses of Sr.rat
          sees       Dajjal                     first  verses of Surat
'al-Kahf (Soorah l8 of the Qur'aan) as a protection from him. The
'al-Kahf (Soorah 18 of          Qur'aan) as protection
                                                            'l'7/hoever
         ~ commanded
Prophet * commanded the Muslims to do so, saying: ·Whoever
                                 Muslims
lives to witness the Dajjal, let him recite the             verses of
tives fo witness the Dajjal, let hin recite fhe opening verses of
Surat A/_Kahf.t135 .
Surat Al-Kahf."3s.
     ~              .. Whoever memorizes the first ten verses of
He * also said, " bl/hoever memorizes the first ten verseg of
Surat AI-Kahf will protected from the Dajjal. ;;6
Surat Al-Kahf will be protecfed from fhe Dajial.ab

    Taking           in Makkah or Madina:
3. Taking refuge in Makkah or Madina:
The Dajjal will never be able to enter Makkah or Maddina. These
       Dajjal will                    enter Makkah              These
two places are sanctuaries and are safe from the Dajjal, for the
       places are sanctuaries and are safe            Dajjal, for
Messenger of Allaah *! said: '7here will
Messenger of Allaah * said: ·There will be no town the Dajjal will
                                                           Dajja/ will
not visit, except Makkah and Madina, for all their gates will
not visif, except tWakkah and fuladina, for all thqtl gates will be
guarded by angels that will be surrounding them.,,37
guarded by             that will surrounding them.-3?
And he also said; "Madina wl1l not see the terror of Dajjat, for it
          also said; "liladina will nof        fetor of Dajjal, for it
 will have seven gates with every gnte guarded by two angels...38
 will              gates with every gate guarded by     angel*."3t




35
35 Collected  in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no. 7015
              in Soheeh         Hadeeth no.70l 5
   Collected
16Collected in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no.1766
36 Colf ected in Saheeh Muslin Hadeeth no. | 766
37
37 Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.3, Hadeeth no. 105
   Collected inSqhih al-Bukhari vol.3, Hadeeth no.l05
3t
38 Collected in Sahi/! al-Bukhari vol.9, Hadeeth no.240
   Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.9, Hadeeth no.240




                                        15
                                        l5
"A-n~ tl1.e ~~(Jn1j (Jf ~e~tl1. c.(Jftt,eS witl1.
 "ftn4tf"e *1ont/ of (ewth,csr&et           vtithtl1.e
                                                  th.e
trntl1.. T{,,~t is w{"Pvt 1j(Ju use~ t(J ftw fror*!" It
truth. Tfvntis wh.*t yo, use{toflu fr(Jm-!"

                                c%.s
                                c%-~
Death is the separation of the soul from the body, and we all know that it
Death is the separation the soul from the body. and
                          of                                 all      that
is inevitable. It is an event that marks our transition from this world into
is inevitable. is an event that marks        transition      this       into
the Hereafter.
the Hereafter.
When the Sahabee, Uthman ~ stood by the side of a grave, he wept and
Wlren     Sahcbee. Utlrrnau .s* stood        side of a grave, he      and
he wept so bitterly that hi.> beard became wet with tears. It was said to
he       so bitterly that his beard became rvet       tears. was said
                  *eep over the discussionof Paradiseand Hell. brrt
him: You do not weep over the discussion of Paradise and Hell. but you
him:
              (grave). Whereuporrhe said that Allaah's Messenger* had
weep over it (grave). Whereupon he said that AlIaah's Messenger ;a: had
weep
said, "VerJly the grave is the first step in the stages of the
said. " Verily the grave is the first sfep           the sfages of the
Hereafter; if one finds salvation (at this stage) the succeeding
Hereaften'   if one finds salvation (df this sfage) the succeeding
(stages) become easy for him, and if he does not find salvation In
(stages) become easy for him, and if he does not find salvafion m
it, . what follows this stage is very hard upon him. Allaah 's
it,'what   follows this stage       very hard                Allaah's
Messenger also said: I have never seen a site more horrible than
tHessenger dlso sdid, f have never seen     site more horrible   fhan
that of the grave,',2
that of the grave.*z
Belief in the events following death is an integral part of Islamic creed.
          the events           death is an integral part of Islamic creed.
Although the existence of the Hereafter may be rationally proved, the
               existence of     Hereafter        be            proved,
exact details of it can only be acquired through instructions from the
exact details of    can       be acquired tlrrouglr instructions       the
Creator,      these events         the realm of the Unseen (al-Ghayb).
Creator, for these events fall in the realm of the Unseen (al-Ghayb).
Thus, all one requires as proofs in this matter are verses of Qur'aan and
Thus.     one requiresas proofs     this matter are versesof Qur'aan and
Hadeeth from the authentic Sunnah. Having become convinced of the
Hadeeth frorn the autheniic Sunnah.             become convinced of the
truthfulness of the Prophet Muhammed fl, the believer should feel no
truthfulness of the Prophet               *, the believer should feel
reservations in accepting what he has conveyed.
reservations accepting         he has conveyed.
As mentioned earlier. death marks the separation of the soul from the
   mentioned earlier. death marks the separation of the soul          the
body. The precise nature of the soul is beyond our comprehension. The
body.     precise nature of the soul is beyond     comprehension.
Prophet  *
Prophet * was asked about the soul twice. once in Makkah by the
                  asked about the soul         once itr
Quraysh (asrelated F.hmed)
                    by        and once in Medirra    the Jews (as relateil
Quraysh (as related by Ahmed) and once in Medina bv the Jews (as relateCl
by Bllkhari & Muslim).
by Bukhari& Muslin).


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  SoorahQaaf (50): l9
:
~ Collected in Ibn Majah & SlInan al-Tirmidhee Hadeeth # 132 (The Alim Islaamic
  Collect€d    lbn llilajah Sunan at-Tirmidhee Hadeeth # 132      Alim lslaamic
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Narrated by Ibn Masood ~: "I was with the Prophet at one of the farms
Narrated lbn Masood.6r: was with the Prophet one the farms
          by                   "l                     at
of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-stalk. He passed by a
   Medinawhilehe wasleaning a datepalmleaf-stalk. passed a
                                   on                      He         by
group      Jews and some them said to the others,"Ask him (the
group of Jews and some of them said to the others, "Ask him (the
Prophet)  about spirit(R0h/soul)."
                the                     Some others
Prophet) about the spirit (ROh/soul)." Some others said, "Do not ask him,
                                                   said,"Do not askhirn.
lesthe shouldtell you what you dislike."But they went up to him and
lest he should tell you what you dislike." But they went up to him and
said,"O Abal QasirnlInformus aboutthe spirit."The Prophet
said, "0 Abal Qasim! Inform us about the spirit." The Prophet stood up
                                                                  stoodup
for a while,waiting. realized     thathe was beingDivinelyInspired,
for a while, waiting. I realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I
                                                                      so
kept away from hirn          the inspirationwas over. Then tlre Proplret
kept away from him till the inspiration was over. Then the Prophet
recited(tfreverse),"... they flskyOlt
recited (the verse)...... tlley ask you regarding the spirit. Say: The
                                                         spirit, Say: The
spirit its knowledge is with my LOTiI (i.e. nobody has its
spirit its                 ,elth Lonl (i.e.        has f.ls
knowledge except Allaall). ,,3
knowlertge       Allaah), "'
The human soul differs from that        the anirnalsin that it is held
The human soul differs from that of the animals in that it is held
accountable. However,the souls thosewho tunr awayfrom tlre truth.
accountable. However, the souls of those who turn away from the truth.
shunguidance   and persistin obeying  their baselustsand vain desires.
shun guidance and persist in obeying their base lusts and vain desires.
becorne lower in status.They are no befterthananirnals.  and Allaah has
become lower in status. They are no better than animals. and Allaah has
cautioned us against such souls "Relate to them the story ofthe man
cautroned against
          us         suchsouls"Relate lhem                  of the
 to wllom We sent our signs bul I,e passed them by: so Satan
     whom We             oar        but he                              Satnn
followed Ilim up and I,e went astray. If it had been Our Will We
fol/owed him               he n'ent flstrflv. If it hnd been        lVill We
 sllOuld I,a.ve elevated llim will, our signs; but lie i1tc/illed to Ihe
 should haye               him with our signs;          he inclined       the
 earth andfollowed I,is own vain desires. His similitude is that of
       and followed his          vnin desires. His similitucle              of
 a dog: if you altack him lIe lolls out Ilis tongue or if yon leave
         tf you sttack him he lolls out his                 or if yo II
 him alone he (still) lolls out his tongue." Soorah al-A 'raaf (7): 175·176
                 (still)         his               Soorahal-A'raaf(7):175-176


Departut"e hom this Wot"ld
Departu {rom this world
        re
"Until,                                               says, 'lVly Lord!
"Until, when death comes to one of them, he says, 'My Lord!
               death comes             of lhem,
Send me hack, tI,at / may do· right in that which / have left
           btcle, that I        do'right            whiclt I        left
hehind!' By no means! /t is hut a word that he says. And hehimi
behind!'                  It   but                   snys.And behind
                                                               a
them is a harrier until tl,e day wl,en tlley will he raised... 4
          banier until the dny when they wilt be raiserl."

This versemakes quiet clearthat thereis no returning this world
                                                           to
This verse makes it quiet clear that there is no returning to this world
after death, nor is there any delay in the execution of the order. "But
after death,nor is there any delay in the execution the order. "Brl
Alloah does                             its (appoinled)
Allaah does not reprieve any soul when its (appointed) term has
                                                            has
conte."5
conte." 5
Everyonefeels the agony death.Aaisharadiyallaahu-anhaa          relates
Everyone feels the agony of death. Aaisha radiya/laahu-anhaa relates
that whenthe Prophet  wason his deathbed. washoldinga pot full
                                           he
that when the Prophet was on his deathbed. he was holding a pot full of

 '                                                                                (Eng.
   Soorah af-lsraa ( | 7 ):85. Th is Hadeeth has been collected
J Soorah al-lsraa (17):85. This Hadeeth has been collected in Sahih al-Bukhari (Eng.
                                                                  Sahih
 Trans.) [vol.9. Hadeethno.400JThis js miracle of the Qur'aanthat all the scientists
Trans.) [vol. 9. Hadeeth noADD} This is a miracle of the Our'aan that all the scientists
up till now do not know about the spirit. i.e how life comes to a body and how it
                 not           about the spirit. i.e    life corres     body and
goes away at its death.
goes away         death.
o
:r Soorahhal-Mu'minunn(23): : 99-1000
   Soora al-Mu'minu (23) 99-10
 t
< Soorah al-Mu'nafiqoon (63): 11
   Soorah al-Mu'nafiqoon (63): I I

                                          18
                                          l8
water, washing his face, sayin~ HLa tlaha illallaah -- Truly, death has
water, washinghjs face. saying "La ilaha illallaah Truly, death has
its own ogony!,,6
 its own agonyl"6

Punishrnent the Crave a Reality
            in            is
Punishment in the Gt'qve is q Reqlity
 The Prophet's wife, Aaisha (May Altaah be pleasedwith rrer) said that a
The Prophet's wife, Aaisha (May Allaah be pleased with her) said that a
 Jewesscame to her and rnentionedthe punishmentin the grave, saying to
Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to
 Irer, "May Allaah protect you frorrrthe punishmentof the grave." 'Aaislra
her, "May Allaah protect you from the punishment of the grave." 'Aaisha
 then asked Allaah's Messengerabout the punishment of trre grave. He
then asked Allaah's Messenger about the punishment of the grave. He
 said, "Yes, (there is) punishnent in fhe grave."'Aaisha added, "After
said, HYes, (there is) punishment in the grave. "'Aaisha added, "After
that II never saw Allaah's Messenger but seeking refuge with Allaah from
 tlrat never saw Allaah's Messengerbut seekingrefirge with Allaah fronr
 the punishmentin the grave in every prayer he prayed."7
the punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed.,,7

It is essential to believe in the purrishmentin the grave. The primary
It is essential to believe in the punishment in the grave. The primary
Qur'aanic evidence for it is in the account of pharaoh and his
Qur'aanic evidence for it is in the account of Pharaoh and his
disbelieving kin. "Tlte Fire; they are exposed to it morning and
disbelieving kin. "The Fire; they ue exposed to it morning and
evening; and on tlte day wlten tlte Hour is established, (it will be
evening; nnil   lhe       when the Hour       established, (it will he
said): Enter tlte houselwld of Pharaoh into tI,e severest
said): Enter  the household        of Pharuoh     into the severest
punishmenl," SoorahGhafir (40): 46
punishment." Soorah Ghafir (40): 46
This verseeis quite explicit t that tthe punishment theyy aree receivinggis priorr
This vers is quiteexplici tha the punishmenthe ar receivin is prio
   the      of Judgenre't i.e. during the life
to the Day of Judgement i.e. during the life in the grave There is also
                                                      the grave There is also
abundant t evidence e in the authentici c Sunnah, , suchh as the following
abundan evidenc in the authent sunnah suc as the following
Hadeeth; The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, "These two
Hadeeth;       Prophet orrce passed             graves and said, "These two
parsons are being tortured not for a major sin (to aVOid). One of
psrsons ore being torfured not for major sin (to ovoid).                of
them never saved himself from being sorled with his Urine, while the
them never saved hinself from being soiled with his urine, while the
other used to spread tales (to make enmity between people)."Tlte
other used      spread tales (fo         enmity between people). "The
Proplret then
Prophet then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into (pieces)
                     green      of date-palm tree,                (pieces)
                   each grave. They said, "0 Allah's Messenger! Why
and fixed one on each grave. Tlrey said, "O Allah's Messenger! Why
and fixed one
have you done so?" He replied, 'T hope that their punishment might
have yorr done so?" lle replied, "f hope that their punishment night
be lessened till these (the pieces of the leaf) become dry.
be lessened till these (fhe pieces of the leaf) become dry.fr,$

Narrated                    ibn                -t;'~.    Allah's Messenger ~
Narrated by Zayd ibrr Thabit +,. As Allalr's Messengeri€ was going with                                    with
t u st o w a r d s t h e d w e l l i n g s o f B a n u a n - N a j j a r . W h i l e r i d i n g lhis p o n y , iit
us towards the dwellings of Banu an-Najjar. While riding r i s pony, t
slried and he nearly fell off. He found four. five or six graves there. He
shied and             nearly                          found four.                        graves there.
said: "Which of you knows about those lying in fhe graves?"
          HWhich of you knows about those lying in the graves.;)"
                                             Prophet) said, HIn what
Sonreonesaid, "l do," Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said, "fn what
Someone said, "1 do." Thereupon he
state did they die?" He said. "They died as polytheists:' He said,
sfate did they die?" He said. "They died as polytheists.'' He said,
"These people are passing through the ordeal in the graves. ff it
 HThese people are passing thro!Jgh the ordeal in the graves. If it
'Cof
       lected in Sahih al-Bukhari, (Eng. Trans,) vol. 5, Hadeeth no. 730
 h Collected in Sahih al-Bukhori,lEng. Trans,)vol. 5, Hadeerh no. 7j0
?
   Collected in Sahih A/-Buklwri (Eng, Trans.) vol.2, Hadceth no.454.
 7 Collected in Sahih .41-BukharilEn[. Trans.)vol.2, Hadcethno.454.
8
   Collected in Sahih a/-Bukhari, (Eng. Trans.) vaLl, Hadeeth no.217 & Sahih
 8 Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari, tEng. Trans.) vol. l, Hadeeth no.Zl7 & Sahih
 lluslint
 Mlls/i/ll

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                                                         9
were not for the fact that you would stop burying (your dead)
uErc mt for the fact that you rculd stop bwying (your dcad) in
 the groves if      heard the torment the grave, which I hear, I
 thc A,rvvcs if you head the tormcnt in the grava, shich I hear, f
should have cerfainly made you listen fo it." Then turning his face
should         certainly             listen to it." Then               face
towards us, he said, 'Saert refuge
towards us, he said, MSeek reftge in Allah fron the torment of
                                           Allah from the torment of
Hcll.' They said,o'rileseekrefugein Allah from the tormentof Hell".
Hell" They said, "We seek refuge in Allah from the torment of Hell".
He said. '&ck refuge          Allah from the torment of the grave~
Hc said, MSeek rcfugc in Allah from the torment of fhc aravei
They said.
Thcy said,"We scck refugein Allah from the tormentof the grave". He
                 seek refuge           from the torment of the grave". He
said. '9cek rcfugc in Allah from turmoil- its visible and invisible
said, MSeek refuge       Allah from turmoil, ifs                  invisible
(QSpects)". They said, "We seek refuge in Allah from turmoil and its
(aspcts)'. They said,           seek refuge          from           and its
visible and invisible aspects9... He said, 'ficck refuge
visible and invisible aspcctse". He said, MSeek rcfugc in Allah from
                                                              Allah
 thc turmoil of       Dajja/~ They said, "We
 the turmoil of the Dqijal'. They said. "We seek refuge in Allah
                                                        refuge in Allah
from turmoil of the Dajjal".lo
       turmoil of      Dajjal".10

Exemptions                     in
Exemptions from the Punishment in the Gt"ave
           ftom the Punishment the Crave
The Prophets arc exempted from the punishment the grave.The martyr
               are
Thc Prophets exempted        from the punishment in the grave. The martyr
                                                   in
is also exempted from the questioning,    because the clashing of the sword
   also cxemptedfrom the questioning, because clashingof the sword
                                                  the
                                          him. However,           otherthan
above his head was a sufficient trial for him. However, anyone other than
abovehis headwasa sullicienttrial                         anyone
a Prophetis liable be subjected a squeezing        from the graveon his
a Prophet is liable to be subjected to a squeezing from the grave on his or
hcr sides.If anyonewere havebeensavedfrom it, would have becn
her sides. If anyone were to have been saved from it, it would have been
Sa'd ibn Mu'adh # according a Hadeethof the Prophet *. This
S.'d ibn Mu'adh .. according to a Hadeeth of the Prophet :jIi. This
squcczingis gentle       a good believer,and thereafter grave expands
                                                         the
squeezing is gentle for a good believer, and thereafter the grave expands
and bccomcs    spacious,  but is so s€vere the disbeliever
                                            for                 that his ribs
and becomes spacious, but it is so severe for the disbeliever that his ribs
interlock.
intcrlock.

One can protect oneself from the punishment in the
One can protect oneself from the punishment    the
grave (other than the squeezing), by:
grave (other than the squeezing),by:
rn
if Regular repentance; for in this way one will
,f;'
     Regular repentance;for in this way one              have few if any
                                                         have few if any
     outstanding sins.
     outstanding sins.
if Martyrdom: being killed in the battlefield while fighting the cause
S UartyrAom: being killed in the battlefieldwhile fighting the cause
     of AlIaah.
        Allaah.
~ Dying while guarding the frontline of the Islaamic land.
I Oying while guarding frontline the Islaamicland.
                       the
~ Reciting Surah 67 [AL-Mulk] every night.
S Reciting Surah67 [AL-Mulk] every night.
T Saying laa ilaaha iIIallaahul-malikul-haqqul-mubeen 100 times
S Saying laa ilaaha illallaahul-malikul-haqqul-mubeen times
                                                      100
     everyday.
     cvery day.



eThis includes all calamities faced by Muslims.
9firis includesall calamities faccdby Muslims.
toSDhih Mwlim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.6859.
10 SahihMrutin (Eng.Trans.)     Hadeeth no.6859.

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How Cqn we help the deceqsed?
How can we helpthe deceasedf
CD By offering the funeral prayers over their bodies: This
O By offering the funeral prayers over their bodies; This
 is a communal obligation, suclr that at leastsome in the community must
is a communal obligation, such that at least some in the community must
perform the prayer over a Muslim who dies, otherwise everyone who
perform the prayer over a Muslim who dies, otherwise everyone who
was capableof havirrgprayed over him, but did not do so, is sinful.
was capable of having prayed over him, but did not do so, is sinful.
O By doing good deeds which can benefit them: rhe
(2) By doing good deeds which can benefit them: The
Messenger of Allaah ~ said. " When a man dies, his good deeds come
 Messenger Allaah * said. " When man dies,
             of                                                       come
 to an end, except for three (things); (j) Perennial charity ~ a
 lo an end, except for               (fhings): 6)            charity @
       child who          for       (for
pious child who prays for him (for the deceased) or ® know/edge
                                                             @ knowledge
(by which people) benefit after him." I I
     which peopte) benefit affer him."tl
 Perennial charity, is the charity that tlre persongave (beforelris death)
Perennial charity, is the charity that the person gave (before his death)
for some good cause from which people continueto berrefit on all
for some good cause from which people continue to benefit on an
ongoingbasis.suchas moneygiven towardsa rnasjid.            Sclrolars in
ongoing basis. such as money given towards a masjid. Scholars are in are
consensus the deedcan benefit
            that                        from our supplication thern.and
                                                             for
consensus that the deed can benefit from our supplication for them, and
from charity given on their behalf,as well as from Hajj and fasting.
from charity given on their behalf, as well as from Hajj and fasting.
Truly, the moment death is one the most inrportantmoments
Truly, the moment of death is one of the most important moments of
one's life. The Shaitan ever present that time to tempt one away
                          is               at
one's life. The Shaitan is ever present at that time to tempt one away
fronr believingin Allaah.Hence, is irnportant us to remainsteadfast
                                                  for
from believing in Allaah. Hence, it is important for us to remain steadfast
in our commitment theDeen,
                     to           rightup to the molnent die.
                                                          we
in our commitment to the Deen, right up to the moment we die.
"Aur Lord!
"Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from tile trutll after you
                              ltearts deviatefrom the truth after you
have             us, grants
hqve guided us, grants us mercy from you. Truly, yoa are tIle
                                 ffiercy from                you       llrc
Grantor.,,12
Grflntor."''

Difference between the Deqth of q Bel iever q nd q
Difference between Death a Believer a
                   the       of             and
Disbelfever.
Disbeliever.
There an enormous
There is an enormous difference in the experiences after death faced by a
                                    irr the experiences       death faced
Believer and those of disbeliever.lt was reportedthat al-Bara' ibn
Believer and those of a disbeliever. It was reported that al-Bara' ibn Azib
said,                      the Prophet~
said, "We went out with the Prophet ft in order to partake in the funeral
                                               order    partake    the funeral
rites of one of the Ansar. we arrived at the grave,
rites of one of the Ansar. We arrived at the grave, but the inner chamber
                                                           the inner chamber
had not been preparedyet, so Allaah's Messenger* sat down facing tlre
had not been prepared yet, so               Messenger ji5 sat       facing the
Qiblah, and we sat around him atterrtively.He had a stick in his lrand
Qiblah, and       sat around        attentively.     had                  hand
rvith rvhich he sketchedon the ground. Then he began looking alternately
with which he sketched       the ground. Then he began              alternately
to the lreavenand to earth, raising his gaze and lowering it. Finally, he
    the heaven and     earth, raising his gaze and lowering it. Finally, he
      two                  'Seek refuge
said two or three times, 'Seek refuge in Allaah from the torment of
                                               Allaah from the torment of
 the grave.' Then      said, .. 0 Allaah, verily I seek refuge in
 fhe grave.' Then he said, "O Allaah, verily f seek refuge in You from    from
the torment of the grave." He repeated it three times, then he elaborated,
the torment of the grave)' He repeated three tirnes,then he elaborated,
'Verily
·Verily when fhe believing servanf is ledving this world and entering
        when the believing servant is leaving this world and entering
the nexf, angels from the heavens desrcnd to him - their faces white
the next, angels from the heavens descend to him - thei,. faces white

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brighfness hke fhe sun                                   then burial sheefs
with brightness like the sun and carrying with them burial sheets and
scents from Paradise. They sit before him at a distance as far as the
                  Paradise. They sit before hin of o distance as far
eyes can see. Then the Angel of Death comes to the person, sits at
eyes can see. Then fhe                        of Death comes fhe person, srfs af
                   says, '0
his head and says, ·0 good soul, come out to your Lords forgtveness
                                           soul, come                            forgiveness
and pleasure." Thereupon the soul flows out of the body like the
        pleasure." Thereupon                          flows         of               hke
water flowing out of the waterskln and all of the angels between the
woter flowing ouf of                  waterskin and oll of fhe ongelsbetween
heaven           fhe eorth
heaven and the earth supplicate for AlIaah 's blessing upon him. The
                                                  for Allaah's blessing upon him. The
           of Deafh
Angel of Death barely receives the soul in his hand, whereupon the
                                   receives                          hand, whereupon
other ongels                 if
other angels take it from him and wrap it with fragrant sheets.
                                                        wrdp rf           fragrant sheefs.
 There
 There exudes from the soul a scent /Ike the most beautiful
                                                  d scenf like              most beautiful
fragrance of musk that one
fragronce of musk that one could find on the face of the earth. The
                                                   find on fhe           of                 The
angels ascend                       soul,
angels ascend with the soul, never possing a host of angels without
                                                     passing             of angels without
             fhem ask, 'Who
hearing them ask, ·Who is this wonderful soul:r They reply, ·50 and
                                          fhis               soul?" They              "So
so,         son of          so." Addressing hin
so, the son of and so. " Addressing him with the best names he was            names         was
known          in
known by In his earthly life. Upon reaching the first heaven, the
                         earfhly               Upon                     first heaven,
angels'reguest that it                                   soul - which granfed.
angels'request that it be open for the soul- which is granted Angels
                                       open for
of each heaven
of ach        heoven then accompany the soul until it reaches the one
                                 accompany                     unfil if                     one
above it and finolly arrives at the seventh heaven.
above if          finally onives of                         heaven.
 Then Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, says, (to the angels) ·Place the
 Then                  i,tighfy ond fulajestic, says.                              'Place
                                                                         angels)             fhe
                                     'illiyun." The
record of My servant in 'illiyun. The persons record is then placed In
record of tl,ly servanf                    II                    record                        in
 'illiyun, whereupon command
'illiyun, whereupon a command is heard: "return him to the earth, for
                                                                    him fo        earfh, for
verily I have promised mankind that having created them fron earth,
          f have                 monkind that having created fhem from eorth,
I will return them to it, yet another time. Then the soul is returned
f         return them           it, yet anolher fime." Then
                                                          II                        returned
to earth, back to its body Verily, the deceased hears the shuffling
      arth,                its             Verily, fhe deceased                fhe shuffling
feet of his companions who attended his burial as they turn away and
feet of         componionswho aftended                     burial                   away
              grave. Thereupon                                     in infenogation, come
leave his grave. Thereupon two angels, severe In interrogation, come
leave                                            angels,
to him, and sitting him up, they begin to ask him questions.
      him,      sitfing hin up,                begin           him guestions.
 They soy, 'lAho                                            'Allaah
 They say, "Who is your Lord?" He replies, "Allaah is my Lord"
                                  Lord?"          replies,                    Lord."
 They continue, 'Whaf                           religion?" He answers, "Islan
 They continue, "What is your religionr He answers, "Islam is my
religion.'They proceed
           II                                    quationing, saying, 'l,l/ho rs ths man
religion. They proceed with the questioning, saYing, "Who IS thiS man
that has been sent to you?"
         hos been               your
                    'He
He responds, "He is the Messenger of Allaah.
       responds,                    tl'lessenger of Allaah."   II

                                                                                      'f
Finally, they ask him about his deeds, to which he replies, "I read
Finolly, fhey osk               obouf            deeds, fo which                           read
Allaah's books and believed In it.
Allooh'sbooks ond beliered in it.'              II


                            answering these guesfions, voice henrd
Upon the believers answering these questions, a voice is heard in the
Upon fhe
                      'lAlyservonl
heaven, saying, "My servant has told the truth, so clothe him In the
                                                 told       frufh,                       in
heaven, saying,
clothing of Paradise, spread for him the furnishings of paradise, and
clothittg of Paradise, spredd for hin                                      of
                     window wilh view of Poradise.'
open for him a window with a view of Paradise. "
open for
 Thereupon a breeze of fresh air engulfs him and frogronce, while the
 Thereupon                    of f,.esh air                     ond fragrance,
expanse of his grave is expanded before him as far as the eye can
exponse of                           exponded before                   far                  con

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The Signs of The Hour And What After Death

  • 1. The Signs of The Hour And What After Death
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  • 4. fh"eDnjj *l or tfve sel,tessi*fv fwt The Dajjal or the false Messiah will appear as the end of the world The Dajjal or the false Messiah will appear as the end of the world approaches. The tinre he stays will be the time of immense trial for approaches. The tinH:: he stays will be the time of immense trial for all humanity. Although all of Allaah's prophets had warned their all humanity. Although all of Allaah's Prophets had warned their people about him, our Prophet Muhammed lMay peace Btessings people about him, our Prophet Muhammed (May the Peace and Blessings the and ofAllaah upon-him) be was of A1laah be upon.him) was particularly concerned for his Ummah about concerned his ummah about him. This is because the Prophet ~ knew that since he is the last of This is becausethe Prophet * that since he the last of the Prophets,the Dajjal the Prophets, the Dajjal will undoubtedly appear during the time of rurdoubtedlyappearduring the Ummah. said: " There will his Ummah. He said: "There wI!! be no greater tribulation on the no greafer tribulafion fhe face of the earth since the time Allaah created the chIldren of of earfh tine created fhe children of Adam than the Dajjal. Verily, no Prophet was sent who did not Dojjal. no Prophet was senf who did nof warn his people from the Dajjal, and I am the last of the Dajlal, ond f am last of Prophets, and you are the last of the nations, and so he will last of fhe ndfions, will inevitably inevitably appear from amongst you."t omongsf you."[ f'fre state of9vt.uslims 6efore tfie appearance tfie (j)ajjaf 'The state of futusfrms ofrrlie rDajjaf efore the appearance of Just before the appearance the Dajjal the Muslms will be at the Just before appearance of the of the will be the peak of their military power, and it seems to be that his purpose peak of power, and seems purpose will be to destroy this power. At that time, the Muslims will make will destroy power. At will make a peacetreaty with the Romans,and togetherthey will conquer and peace treaty with Romans, and together will conquer and win, but the Romans will break the treaty. The Messenger of win, Romans will break treaty. Messenger of Allaah iE informed us: " You will make a peoce treaty with the Allaah 3i informed us: "You will a peace treaty with the Romans and togefher you will invade an enemy beyond Rome. you Romans and together you will beyond Rome. You will be victorious and take much booty. Then you will camp in a WIll be victorious and take much booty. Th!!n you will in a hilly pasture when one of the Romans will come and raise a cross hilly pasture when one of the Romans will come and raise a cross and say, 'Victory to the Cross', so one of the tWustimswill come and say, 'Victory to the Cross: so one of the Muslims will come ' Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah. Kitaab al-Fitan, 2/1363, Ibn Khuzaymah, I Collected in Sunan lbn Majoh. Kitaab al-Fitan,2l1363, Ibn Khuzaynah, and AI-Hahim. AI-Hakim.
  • 5. at d kitt him. Then fhc Romans vill brcak the treaty and prepare and kill him. Then the Romans will break the treaty and prepare for al-t&alhanah (the great battlc).'z .. 2 for al-Malhamah (the great battle) rrTie great rBattfcwitli tlie qq,mans tfu Qreat(}3attfe witfi tfrc Rpmatx This great battle beween the Muslims and the Christiarrs, which This great battle between the Muslims and the Christians. which the previous Hadeeth mentioned, is also described in numerous the previous Hadeeth mentioned, is also described in numerous other Hadeeths. There will be among the ranks of the Mublims a other Hadeeths. There will be among the ranks of the Muslims a large number of men who will abandon Christianity to embrace large number of men who will abandon Christianity to embrace Islam and become best of the Muslims, and the Christians will Islam and become best of the Muslims, and the Christians wilT 'ThE Prophet~, especially go after them. The Propher *, -The Hour will not come Hour will not until the Romans (i.e. the Christians) camp at Al' A'mag or Dabig. until the Romans (1:e. the Christians) at AI- A'maq or Dabiq. An army, composed of the best people on eorlh at fhat fime, will An composed of the best people earth at that time, will come out of lrladinah to meet them- When fhey arrange come out of Madinah to meet them. they arrange 'Do themselves with ranks' the Romans will say: -Do- not sfand themselves with ranks, the Romans wHl not stand betueen us and those uho took prisoners from amongst us. Lef uS between who took prisoners from us. Let us fight them. The Muslims will say, 'l,,lo by AI/aah, fight then.* The fuluslims willsay, -No by Allaah, we will not stand N wtll not stand aside lef fight our brothers." Then they wtll fight. one aside and let you fight our brothers.' Then they will fight. One third uill run avay, and Allaah wJII never forgive them, one third third will away, will never forgive fhem, third wil/ be killed and will be the best of the martyrs in the Sight of witt killed will best of fhe marfrs sight of Atlaah. Another third, who have never been subject to trials, will AI/aah. Another third, who subiect trials, will win and conquer Constantinople. After they hang their swordS on vin and Consfantinople. After they their Swords the olive trees fo divide boofy. will shouf the olive trees and begin to diVIde the booty. Satan will shout to them that the Dajjal has taken their place among their family. fhem that Dajjat their dmong their They buf find that it not frue. However, when They will run out but will find that it is not true. However, when they reoch Al-Shanl, Daiial appear. While fhey they reach AI-Shan?, the Dajjal will appear. While they are prepring fight hin, drawing up their rankl, prayer fime preparing to fight him, and draWing up their ranks, prayer time will come and then, Tsa (~) the son of Maryam will descencl.'.,4 will come and fhen, fsa (gi#l) the son of tHatyam will descend.'A The Messengerof Allaah # has talked at Iength about Malhamah The Messenger of Allaah ~has talked at length about Malhamah (or great Uatite; and how tenible it will be. and the great senseof (or great battle) and how terrible it will be. and the great sense of 'The sacrifice the Muslims will display. He ~ said, -The Hour will not sacrifice the Muslims will display. He it said, Hour will not come unfil the people will not be able ta divide inheritance, nor come unttl the people wtll not be able to divide inheritance, nor 22Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood. Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood. Kilaab al- Malahim Kitaab al- Malahinr t present day Syria, Palestine. Jordan. Lebanon J presentday Syria, Palestine' Jordan. Lebanon { bolfected in Saheeh Muslirtt. Kttaoh sl-Fitan, Hadeeth no'6924 4 Collected in Saheeh Muslim. Kllaah al-Filan. Hadeeth no.6924 2
  • 6. rejoice over booty. Pointing towards AI-Sham, he said: "An enemy rejoice booty." Pointing 1/ Al-Shan, "An enemy will gather forces against the Muslims, and the Muslims wi/I will gather forces tWuslins, tWuslims will gathe~ forces against them." A companion asked: "Do you mean gafher forces againsf them." companion "Do mean fhe Romans?" "Yes, the Romans?" He said: "Yes, and at that time there will be at thot fime there will terrible fighting. The Muslims wJ1l prepare a detachment to fight terrible fighting. The rWuslimswill prepare detachment fo fight to death, and they will not return unless they are victorious. They fo will not refurn wi/I fight until night intervenes, both Sides wi/I take booty but will fight until night bofh sides will booty but none will be victorious, and the detachment will perish. Then the will defachment will Then Muslims will prepare .;nother detachment to fight to death, and tfiuslims will prepare mother defachment fight not return unless tliey are victorious. They wi/I fighi until night not return fli<:y They will fight until night intervenes, both Sides wJ1l take booty but none will be victorious... intervenes, both sides will tdke booty but none will On the fourth day, the Muslims who are left will return to fight. fourth day, rWuslins who leff will refurn fo fight, and Allaah wi/I make their enemy to be defeated. There will be a Allaoh will their defeated. will battle the like of which has never been seen, so that even if a battle of seen, thaf if bird were to pass their ranks, it will fall dead before it reaches bird fo fheir it will fall before it reaches the end of them. Out of a fanily of one hundred, only one man wi/I of them. Out of family of one man will survive, so how could he rejoice of any booty or divide any rejoice of boofy or inheritance.~'io inheritance?a ffrefeaturesof tfrerDaliaf Vie features of the CfJajja{ Although the Dajjal will claim that he is Allaah, and will perform the that he Allaah, and will perform mighty acts to convince people of hi~ claim. he will have some mighty acts convince people hip claim. he have some physical features that will undoubtedly show his defects, and every physical featuresthat will undoubtedly show his defects,and every true believer will not fail to recognize them. The Prophet ::115 has true believer will recognize them. The Prophet * has 'He described them at length. The Prophet said, "He is bulky, red face, described at length. Prophet said, bulky, red face, with curly hairs, one eyed, his other eye looks like a floating with curly other floating grape... n,e man who looks closest to him is Ibn Qatan from grdpe... The man who look closesl hin fbn Qatan Khuza'ah. ,,6 Khuzabh."6 The Prophet ~ has also said: "I have told so much about the Prophet * has also said: "f have told much Dajjaluntil I feared that you might not comprehend. The Dajjal Dajjal unfil f feared that night not comprehend. The Dajjol is a short man, bowlegged, with curly hair, one eyed. His eye is shorf man, bowlegged, with cuily eyed. extinguished, it is neither protruding nor deep-seated. If you are extinguished, if neither protruding ff 5 Collected in Saheeh Muslim. Ktab al-Fitan, Hadeeth no.6927. S Saheeh Muslim, ul-Fitan Hadeeth no.6927. u Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari. Kitaab al-Fitan vol.9. Hadeeth no.242 6 al-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan Hadeeth no.242 3
  • 7. confused. know that your Lord is not one eyed, and that you will confused, know that Lord is nqt one eyed, that you see Lord (in never see your Lord (in this world).,,7 world)!' The Prophet ~ has extensively described the Dajjal's eye because The Prophet* has extensivelydescribedthe Dajjal's eye because be plain for everybodyto notice, His other defectis obvious it will be plain for everybody to notice. His other defect is obvious to the believers, as Prophet * said. * Alldh only to the believers, as Prophet :i; said, "Allah did not send any any Prophet but that he warned his nation of the one-eyed liar (Ad- Prophef but fhaf of fhe one-eyed Dajjal). He is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed And Lord not one-eyed. And written befween eyes - Kaf, Fa', Raa ('Kaafir' written between his two eyes is - Kaf, Fa: Raa ('Kaafir' or unbelieverJ,8 unbeliever]'8 These words will be actually written between his eyes, and they These words be actually written between his eyes, and they not be an allusion, because the Prophet ~ has spelled them out, but not be an allusion. becausethe Prophet # has spelledthem out. they will be seen they will be seen only by the believers whether they know how to the believers whether they read not, as mentioned the Hadeeth, * On read or not, as mentioned in the following Hadeeth, "On his forehead will be written the word Kafir, and every believer, forehead wi// wriften fhe word every believer, whether literate or illiterate, will be able to read it.,,9 whether liferafe illiferate, fo if."e (fre Capafiifities tlie Qajjafin Spreafing'Turmoif rrTie Capa6iCities of the (j)ajja[in Spreading 'Turmoi[ of The Dajjal will claim to be Allaah. and he will be given certain The Dajjal claim to be Allaah. and he be given certain extraordinary capabilities that will subject people to great trials. extraordinarycapabilitiesthat subject people to great trials. Some of his capabilities include: Some his capabilities include: 1 He rruill move rruith great swiftness 1.. He will move with great swiftness around around * the earth: Th~ Prophet described his movement to be: "like a the earth: The Prophet'* described movementto be: his cloud driven by the wind"IO.. He ~ also said: "there is no place he "fhere wind."to He H also said,: will not visit except Makkah and ladinah."tl wi// not visif except rl4akkah Madinah."ll 2. He willl have a river of water and river of fire: 2. He iruil have river of water and river of fire: The Messenger of AlIaah ~ has informed us, "He (the Dajjal) will The Messerrger Allaah * has informed us, of Dajjal) have two flowing rivers. One will appear to be pure water and the flOWing rivers. One will fo pure water other will appear to be flaning fire. Whosoever lives to see that, ofher will flaming fire. thaf, 'Collected 7 Collected in Musnad of Imaam Ahned & Sl/nan Abu Dawood Hadeeth no.4306 of Ahmed Sunan Dawood Hadeeth no.4306 8 Sahih al-Blikhari (Eng. Trans.) vo!.9. Hadeeth no.505 and Saheeh 8 Collected in Sahih at--Bukhari(Eng. Trans.) vol.9, Hadeeth no.505 and Saheeh Collected Muslim .'iunan ut-Tirmidhee. Muslim and ,lunar ut-Tirmidhee. e 9 Collected in Sul,.::eh Muslim, Kitoab al-Fitan 4/2245 Sat;eeh lv{uslim, Kitaab al-Fitan 412245 10 C o l i e c t e d i n S a h i h al-Bukhari ivo!.3. . H a d e e t hn o . 105 " ' Collected in Sahih a l - B u k h a r v o l . 3 Hadeeth no. 1 0 5 ·1 Collected Sahih al-lJukhari voU. Hadeeth no.105 and Saheeh Muslim " Collected in Suhih ul-Bukharivol.i. Hadeeth no. 105 and Saheeh Muslint 4
  • 8. let him choose the river that seems to be fire, then let him close let hin choose river that fire, let clase his eyes and drink from it, for it will be cold water.,,12 The drink if, for it will water."rz Prophet. also said: "He has cool water and fire, but his water is Prophet * also said: "He water fire, but sater fire and his fire is cool water." 13 fire fire water."t3 He will get help from the devils: 'He 3. He will get help from the devils: -He will say to a 'lAhat Bedouin: 'What will you think if If bring your father and mother Bedouin: witl think if bring father mother back to life for you? Will you bear witness that If am your Lord?' life for bear wifness that am your Lord?' The Bedouin will say, 'Yes', The Bedouin will say, 'Yes: so the two devils wi/I assume the fhe fwo will assume fhe 'O appearance of his father and mother and will say: '0 son, follow father appearance of mother will say: son, follow 4 him, for he is your lord." I him, for lord."ta another proof that This is another proof that Dajjal is a disbeliever and an evil man, is a disbeliever and an man, because the ~devils do not lead their help except to the worst of evil the'devils do lead except the of men. H"T:* 4. Animals and objects will execute his order: 4. Animals and objects rnrill execute his order: 'He -He will come to the people and invite them (to a wrong religion): will come invite then religion); they will affirm their faith in .him and respond to him. He will fhey uill affirn fheir faith in.hin respond fo hin. mll then give a command to the sky: there WIll be rainfall upon the command there will rainfall upon thc Earth and it wi/I grow crops. Then in the evening, their psturing Earth it will grow Then fhe evening, their pasturing animals wt1l come to them with their humps very high, their will come fo fhem with their htgh, their udders full of milk and their flank distended. He wi/I then come udders full of nilk their flanks will to another people and invite them. But they will reject him so he another invita them. But they will reject wt1l go away from them; they will have a drought and nothing. will will gn fhem: they will drought nofhing.will be left with them in the form of wealth. He wtJI then walk left *ith then form of will through the desert and say to it: Bring forth your treasures. The through fhe deserf it: Bring forth your treasures. The treasures will come out and gather before him like a swarm of treasures vill come ouf gather before hin of bees... 5 bees." The Dajjal's time will be a time of extreme trials as Allaah created Dajjal's will of extreme as Allash created him to be a test for people. Only those people whose faith is strong test people. those whose great temptation, will resist the great temptation, and the might of the Dajjal. He will will resist the of the will t2 12 Relatedby Related 412249, 2934 Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan, 4/2249, no. 2934 Muslim, no. tt 13 Coltectedin Collected Sahih at-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan Sahihal-Bukhari, raCollected Sunan 14 Coflected in 800an Ibn Majah lbn Khuzrymah, and At-Hakim Majah, Ibn Khuzaymah. andAI-Hakim ttCofhcted in Sa.heeh Muslim, Hadeeth no.701S IS Collected Saieeh Muslim,Hadeeth no.70l5 5
  • 9. rule on earth for forty days but they would not be like the days we for forty would not be like the days we accustomed Messenger of AlIaah il was asked are accustomed to. When the Messenger of Allaah * was asked Dajjal's :fi about Dajjal's stay on the earth, he * said, "For forty days, one "For forty days, one like year, Itke month, day like and the day like a yedr, one day like a monfh, one day like a week, and the rest of the days will be like your days."If The Sahabah (the rest of the will like your days. (the Companions of the Prophet) who were always concerned about of matters of and asked, "0 Messenger, will mattersof faith and worship asked,"O Allah's Messenger.will one day's prayer sufftce for the prayers of the day equal to one year? day's suffice prayers of Thereupon ~ said: lrto, but Thereupon he * said: No, but you must make an esfimate of the must estimate of the time {and then observe prayer)."r6 (and observe prayer).,,16 This means that the day will be tnrly lengthened, and it will not be means will truly lengthened, it will merely due to people's imagination. During these days he will due During these will roam the earth and visit every place except Makkah and Madinah, visit Makkah as ~ as the Prophet * said: "Madinah will not see the terror of Dajjal, "tWadinah will not the terror of Dajjal, for it will have, at that fime seven gates with every gate guarded for it will have, at that time gates with every gate guarded by two angles.,,17 by two angles."tj These two holy places will also be cleaned from all disbeliever These places will also cleaned who will then come out to follow Dajjal, as mentioned by the will come follow as 'There Prophet il, -There will be no town that Dajjal will nof visit, except fi, will fown that Dajjal wl1l not visit, except Makkah and Madina, for all their gates will be guarded by angels tfiakkah thadina, for all their gates will guarded by surrounding them. So he will camp at the salt marsh (near surrounding them. 5o will camp dt fhe salt morsh Madina). Madina will be shaken by three tremors, after which liladina). lladina vill fhree fremors, after every disbeliever and hypocrite will leave it.,,18 cvety hypocrite leave it."t8 Most of the Dajjal's followers will be from the Jews, "The Dajjal of the followers will be the Jews, "The Daiial would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing sould bc followed scventy ,fews of Isfahan Persian shawls.,,19 .hovls.-te The reason is that the Jews will believe him to be a miracle from The reason the Jews will be Allaah and will return to them their Kingdom. They will call him and will will the Messiah, son of David. the Messiatr,son David. 16 Collected in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no. 7015 16 Collected in SaheehMuslim Hadeethno.70l 5 f?Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitaab al-Fitan, vo!.3, Hadeeth no. 103 & 17 Collectcd in SaAiftal-BuHuri, Kitaabal-Fitsn, vol.3, Hadeethno. 103 vo!.9. Hadeeth no.240 vol.9, Hadeethno.240 ff Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) vo!.3, Hadeeth no. 105 .1 Collectcdin Sahih al-Bukhari(Eng.Trans.)vol.3, Hadeeth no.l05 reCollectedin SaheehMuslim(Eng.Trans.)no. 7034 19 Collected in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) no. 7034 6
  • 10. Itfre(Dajjafis afitteandimprisonefin an isofatefisknf rrTte ([)ajjaf is afive am{ imprisonedin an isofatedisfand The Messenger of Allaah S once gathered the Muslims in the The Messenger of Allaah :j! once gathered the Muslims in the Masjid (mosque) and said: 'f have defained you here because Masjid (mosque) and said: NI have detained you here because Tamim Dar/~ a Christian who came and accepted Islam, told me Tamim Dari, a Chrisfian who came and dccepted fslan, told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the somefhing which agrees with what f was telling about the Dajjal. He narrated to me that he had sal1ed in a ship with thirty narcoted fo me thaf sailed thirly men of Banu Lakhm and Banu Judham and had been tossed by men of Banu Lakhm Banu waves in the ocean for a month. Then these (waves) took them wdves fhe oceon for month. Then (waves) fhen ocean (island) (near) the land within the ocean (island) at the time of sunset. fhe fine of sunsef. They sat in a small rowing-boat and landed on that island. There They sot rowing-boat that island. waS a beast with long thick hair (and because of this) they could was beast with long thick hair because of this) not distinguish his face from his back. not distinguish back. They 'Woe They said, "Woe to you, who can you ber you, who can be?* Thereupon it said, "f am al-Jassasah" Thereupon it sakI, NI am al-Jassasah H 'lUhat They sakI, "What is al-Jassasah?" said, al-Jassasah?" 'O D'said, ·0 people, go to this person in the monastery as he is It· said, fo this nonasfery vety much very much eager to know about you." fo knov abouf you. " (the narrator) 'When He (the narrator) said, ·When it named a persoir for us we were perSOi7 for it afraid of it lest it should be a Devil': Then we hurried on tJll we afraid of it lest it should Devil'. Then we hutied till came to that monastery and found a well-built person there with came that monastery well-built there wifh his hands tied to his neck and iron shackles gripping his legs by his tied gripping his ankles. the ankles. We sakI, 'Woe We said, ·Woe to you, who are you?" you?" saId, 'You soon come fo know He said, "You soon come to know about me, but tell me who you ne, buf fell ne who are~ are', 'We We said, ·We are people from Arabia and we enbdrked upon a ll/e from Arabia embarked upon boat but the uaves had been driving us for one month and fhey boat but the waves had driVing for they brought us near this island. We took fo the rowing-boats and brought near this took to rowing-boats this island. [The travelers landed on fhis island.'[The travelers then explained that they were II sent by al-Jassasah(the beast) to the cave] 5o we came to you in al-Jassasah beast) So came hot hasfe fearing that that night be the Devil. hot haste fearing that that might Devil. 7
  • 11. (thot He (that chained person) said, "Tell me about the date-palm trees person) abouf frees of Baysan~ of Baysan". LUe "fn We said, "In which respect do you seek information about it?" respect information about it?" "f He said, "I ask you whether these trees bear fruit or not'~ whether frees bear fruit or nof". We said, "Yes" lUe said,'Yeso 'f Thereupon he said, "I think these will not bear fruit" Thereupon think will not bear fruit" guesfioned, 'fnform He then questioned, "Inform me about the lake of Tabariyyah?" abouf fhe of Tabariyyah?' 'Whaf We said, ·What do you want to know about it?" We said, fo know abouf if?" 'Is He said, "Is there water in it?" there uater if?" 'There They said, ·There is an abundance of water in it" an abundance of water if' Thereupon he said, "I think it will soon dry up" Thereupon said,'f if soon dry 'fnform He again said, "Inform me about the spring of Zughar. " spring of Zughar." 'What They said, "What do you want to know about it?" wanf fo luow abouf if?' ' person) sard, 'Is fhere sater He (the chained person) saia, "Is there water in it ana does it (the it and docs it (the land)?" irrigate (the irrigate 'Y*, . We said to him, ·Yes, there is an abundance of water in it and the We said fhere abundance of wter it utd inhabitants (of ltedina) irrigofe inhabitants (of Medina) irrigate (land) with its help. " wifh its help.' 'Inform He said, OlIn form me about the unlettered Prophet: what has he about fhe unleftered Prophef; whaf done?" done?' 'He Yathrib (iledina)' We said, "He has left Mecca and has settled in Yathrib (Medina)* We left lHecca settled He said, ·Do the Arabs fight against him?" said,'Do Arabs fight agninst him?' We said, ·Yes" We said"'Yes* He said, ·How does he deal with him?" said,'How him?' We informed him that he had overcome those in his neighborhood Wc informed hin that had overcomc his neighborhd and they hadsubmitted themselves before him. fhcy had subnitted themselvas before him. Thereupon he said to us, ·Had it actually happened?" Thcrcupon said us,'Had if actwlly happcncd?' 'Yes' We said, ·Yes" bl/e 8
  • 12. Thereupon he said,'Tf it is so that is bcftcr fot thcm tlrat Thereupon he said, '7f it is so that is btlfftlr for thtIm that thcy shou obcdicttcc to him. f am gong to tcll Wu about thtly show obtlditlllCtI to him. I am going ttl ttllI YtJU about tnysclf. am thc Dqiial and yill bc soon pcnn'ttcd jo lcar. mystllf. If am '!htl /)ajjal and will btl SDtHI ptlrmifftld ttl ItlatM. & If shall Itlave and froVtlI in thtl land, and shall IIDt sptVe 5D shall lc*p otd trnvcl in thc ldrd, and slnlt rcf sryn atv to*n rhcrc any ftJwn whertl If sholl IIDt stay for fDrly nights .xCtlp' shall rct statr for forty nights cxccpt ilccca and llcdina: thcsc tuo (placcs) om prchihind (anos) Mtlcca and Medina: 'fhtIse fwD {plactls} tIIW prohibited {tllWD$} for nc and for 1M and If shall fl(Jt afftlmpt ttl tI/Ittlr tlithtlr of thtIm. An shall not attcttpt fo cntcr cilhcr of thcm. ln angtcl uith a suord in his hand pill cmftwtt ap and fur nf angel with a SWDrd in his hand will ctJflfront 1M and bar my vay and thcrc vill bc atgcls to gntd cwy twd lcadilg fo way ^and thtl,.. will btl angels to guard tlVtlry rtHld Itlading ftJ it.,,20 if."20 The will finally be destroyed Prophet 'Isa ,*flfl The Dajjal will finally be destroyed by Prophet 'Isa ~ who will descend earth and spreadpeace. descend to earth and spread peace. The Descent of Isa ~ The Descent of Isa,#l 'Isa ii$ (Jesus) son of Prophet 'Isa ~ (Jesus) son of Maryam, was raised up to heaven Prophet was raised heaven when the Jews wanted crucifu when the Jews wanted to crucify him. His ascension to heaven and ascension heaven and future earth are mentioned the Qur'aan, ,,That thqt his future return to earth are mentioned in the Qur'aan, "That they said boast): lfe killed said (in boast): We killed the Messiah Isa ita, the son of *$il, son of Maryam, Maryam, the Messenger ofAllaah', but they killed him not nor of AIIaah', hnt thcy killed him not nor crucifrcd him, but crucified him, but the resemblance of Isa ,'1»tI was put to anothl!r resemblance of Isa W was put anothcr man (and they killl!d that man), and those who differed from they killed that man), and differed from them are full in doubts. They have no certain knowledge, they full certain knowledge, follow nothing but conjecture. For follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him not, killed him not, but AIIaah raised him ap unto Him" And Allaah is ever all- but Allaah raised him up unto Him. And Allaah all- powerful, AII Wise. And there is non-ot the people of the powerful, All l/ ise, And non-of people of Scripture but must in 'him be/ore his Scripture hat must believe in 'him before his death. And on the And Day of Recurrection, he ('Isa) wiII be a witness against themn2I Day ofRecurrection, ('Isa) will witness ogainst them" 21 'Isa 'Isa *S will retum at the end of time, as sta-tedin the Qur'aan, itiY will return of as stated Qur'aan, uAnd he (Jesus) shall he a Sign ofthe Hour,,22 "And Qesus) shall be Sign of the Hour'J2 Prophet 'Isa ,!tH will descend at a time when the Muslims are 'Isa ~ will descend Muslims are experiencing the great hardships. He will come to their help and experiencing will to their help 20 20 Collectcd in SaheehMuslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeethno.7028 Collected Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.7028 tt Soorah 21 Soorah An-Nisa',(4):15?-159 An-Nisa', (4): 157-159 2 Soorah 22 Soorah at- Zukhurf, (a3): 6l al- Zukhurf, (43): 61 9
  • 13. make the religion of Allaah prevail on earth. The Muslims will make the religion of Allaah prevail on earth. The Muslims will recognize him by the features, which Prophet Muhammed ~ recognize him by the featrrres, which Prophet Muhammed * described him. He -I am the closest of all the people of Iso, described him. He said, ?arn the closest of all fhe people of fsa, son of Mtzryam, for there is no Prophet between him and myself. son of tllatyan, for thcre is no Prophet befwcen hin and myself. Hc vill comc again and vhn you see him, you will recognize him. He will come tJII(/ when you him, you will recognize him. He is of medium height and his complexion is reddish-white, he Hc is of mcdium height and his campluion is reddish'white, he will be wetJring two garments, QII(/ his hair will look wet, although uill fu ucaring t*o garments, Sttd his hair vill look wet, although no water hodgone through it.'u' m uofcr lnd gotu through it.'.23 lITu tirne <Propfrct ~ wil[ descmf l11ie time tPropliet Isa,$ Isa tfescenawi« be a glad tiding for the Muslims who Thecoming IsarrF will be a gladtidingfor theMuslimswho The coming of Isa ~ stood firm and fought for the cause of Allaatr and did not succumb firm fought for cause of Allaah did not temptation of Dajjal. At time, only two options for to the temptation of Daiial. At that time, the only two options for humanity will b€ to embrace Islam or die. humanity will be Islam 'ff yill -It will at this very time that Allah sill send Christ, son of tl4aty. at this vety fime that Allah will send Christ, of Mary. He will descend at the white mimret on fhe easfern side of uill dcsccnd af uhite minaret the eastern side of Damascus, weoring two garnents lightlt/ dyed with saffron and Dandicus, wearing f*o garments lightly dyed with saffron and placing his hQ/lds on the wings of two Angels. When he lowers his hands fhe of Angels. When lowers his heoc/, there will foll beods of perspiration from his head, and hud, therc vill fall fuads of perspiration from his QII(/ whM he raises it up, betlds like pearls will scatfer from if. Eory rtat lre rciss it up, bads likc peorls vill scatter from it. Every non-believer who smells the odour of his body will die Q/ld his mn-belicve rrln smclls thc of uill and his breDth will reoch as far as he is able to see. He will then search brcath uill rcach for hc see. Hc vill thcn search for him (Dajjalj until he catches hold of him at the gate of Ludd for hin (Wd) mtil catches hold of af gate of Ludd protccted vill and kills him. Then a people whom Alloh had protected will come attd kills him. Thctr pcoplc vhom Allah to Jesus, son of Mtzry, and he will Wipe their faces and inform ,Icsus, of lftaty, hc uilt uipc their faces inform them of their rtI/Iks in Paradise. It will be under such conditions tlpm of fheir ranl<s Parudisc. fi vitl bc undcr conditions 'f that AI/ah will reveol to Jesus these words, -r have brought forth that Allah sill rcycal fo trcstts uords, brought forth from among My servQ/lts such people against whom none will be ftom annng lly sevotts peoplc nh2! none will able to fight: you take these people safely to Tur.24 able to figt t; fakc thisc paplc safely fo Tuiu" gather fight He will descend when the Muslims who gather to fight the Dajjal Hc will descend when the Muslims Daiial are preparing their ranks for Fajr (morning) prayer, and their Imam are preparing their ranks for Fajr (morning) and and ask had advanced to lead them. The Imam will then step back and ask had advanced to lcad them. The Imam will then step o Collected in Musnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/406 13Collcctsd n Musmdof Imaan Almed2l406 'Collcctcd in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) Collected nsalr;ch Muslim(Eng. Trans.) :zA ro 10
  • 14. Isa to advance and lead the prayer, but he will refuse. Prophet advance and lead prayer, he will refuse. Prophet Muhammed ~ informed us, "While their Imam is going forwtd Muhammed * informed us, "While their forward 'Isa to lead them in Fajr prayer, Tsa son of Maryam will descend The fo Fqir prayer, of tWaryamuill descend. The Imam will step back to let Isa lead people in prayer, but Isa will fmam will step let Isa prayer, but Isa will 'fu place his hands between the mans shoulder and say, -Go forwrd his befween mans shoulder say, forward fhe prayer for iqamah (call and lead the prayer for the iqamah (call to commence the prayer) commence prayer) was made for you, and so the Imam will lead people in prayer.'as for you, fmam will prayer.'.25 gesture '[sa ' eq This symbolic gesture from 'Isa :'MlI to let the Imam lead the prayer lead will be to show that he will be following the true religion, Islam, will be he will following and will not bring forth any rules different from the Islamic will rules from Shari'ah. Shari'ah. Armageddon the destruction the Daiial and Armageddon and the destruction of the Dajjal Prophet 'Isa eH will accomplish, will The first thing Prophet 'Isa iti!J will accomplish, will be to kill the kill 'Afterwards (i.e. Dajjal with his own hands, -Afterwards (i.e. after the Imam with hands, after finishes the prayer),'fsa will say, -Open the gate~ They will open prayer), Tsa say,'Open gate". They uill open it and behind it will be the Dajjal and seven thousand Jews, each it behind it will Dojjal ,Iews, bearing a sword and a shield. When the Dajjal sees Tsa, he will bearing sword ltl/hen 'Isa, will Dajjal begin to dissolve like salt in water and wl1l run away. Tsa will say, salt water will asay. uill 'You -You will remain alive until I strike you with my sword" Isa will nrill until strike uith suord.' Isa uill catch up with him at the eastern gate of Ludd and kill him, and catch with hin at easfern gnte of Ludd kill ond the Jews will be defeated with the help of AI/ooh. ,,26 ,Tewswill defeated with of Allaah.'rb Therefore the first person to be killed at the hands of Isa iti!J will be person killed hands of eF will b€ the Dajjal. The Jews will be defeated with the help of Allaah. Jews will be defeated with of There will be no place for them to hide; they will not be able to will place will able hide behind any stone, wall, animal or tree-except the Box-thom27 stone, tree-except Box-thorn27 (al-Gharqadah), for it is of three trees. (al-Gharqadah), of three trees. E 15 Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah, Kilaab al-Filan 2/1363, no.4077, Ibn Coltected Sunan lbn Majah, Kitaab al-Fitan 2/1363, no.4077, Ibn Khuzaymah and AI-Hakim Khuzrymah and Al-Hakim 26 26 Collected in Sunan Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzaymah, and AI-Hakim Coltected Sunan lbn Majah, Ibn Khuzrymah, and AI-Hahim tt 21 Anyone of various omamental shrubs of the nightshade family, some of Any one of various ornamental of nightshade family, of which are grown for their bright red or orange berries. [World Boole Dictionary] which grown for their bright berries- lVorld Book Dictionuyl 11 ll
  • 15. 'Ile Messenger of Allaah·~ said, The Messenger of Allaah,* said, -The Lasf Hour would nof come Last not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims wlass the lluslins will fight agninsf the ,fews and the thuslims MJuld kill them until the Jews hide upuld kill then unfil the Jews would hide themselves behind abehind gtonc or a free and a slone or a tree would say, 'O tlrluslim (or the stone or tree and stone or tree would -0 Muslim (or the servant of Allah) there is a Jew behind me, come kill him: but scwanf of Allah) there is a.Iew behind me, come and kill hin: but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews. ,,28 thc frcc Qharqad rould not soy, for it is the tree of the Jervs."28 After killing the Dajjal and relieving people of his oppression, Isa After killing and relieving of oppression, ,*g will concentrate on the task he was sent to accomplish. This itiiJ will concentrate sent task will be to rule people with justice and equity by applying the will people with justice and Islamic Shari'ah, with which our noble Messenger, Muhammed * with which Messenger, ~ was sent to establish. He will abolish all practices that did not was sent establish. will practices confirm to the Shari'ah, 'By the one Whose Hand my soul is, confirm Shari'ah, -By Whose Hand soul surely thc surely the son of ,l4aryan vill come down amorE you as a ruler. He of Maryam will among ruler. uill break the cross, kill the swine and abolish the .Iizyah. Wealth will break kill the Jizyah. will be in such abundance that no one will care about it, and the vill bc abundance that will about it, thc single Sajdah (prostration) will be better than the world and all .Sqidah (prostration) will hetter world all ,that in it.,,29 that in it.'ne Isa ftI9 will fight the disbelievers, and abolish all other religions l9 will disbelievers, until everybody worships Allaah. until everybody Allaah. (Peace lEartft fPeace on PArtfi ffi Before the end of the world, there will be last and decisive battle Bcforc of thc world, will and between the truth and falsehood. Truth will be triumph, and peace Truth will b€ tiumph, peace and prosperity will prevail on earth. In this great battle, Prophet Isa prosperity will prevail itiS and the Muslims will be on one side, while the disbelievers, led t9B Muslims will while by Dajjal will be on the other side. Daiial will bc side. 'During The Prophet. said': -During his (Isa's) time, Allaah will end every (Isa's) tine, Prophet * said: will crd cvetT religion and sect other than Is/am, and will destroy the Dajjal rcligion otd sect other fhan Islam, uill dcstroy thc Dqiial. Then petlce and security willprevail on earth, so that the lions will Thcn pace ard sccurity uill prewil carth, that fhc vill r Collected in Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.6985 21Collcctcd nsaheeh Muslim@ng. Trans.)Hadeethno.6985 D Cotlcctcd n 29 Collected inSahihal-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.)vol.4, Hadecthno.657 Sahih a/-Bukhari (Eng. Trans.) volA, Hadeeth 00.657 12
  • 16. graze with camels, tigers with cattle, and wolves with sheep. grdze with camels, tignrs with catfle, and uolvcs rith shccp. Children will be able to play vith smkes pithout coming to atry Children will be able to play with snakes without coming to any harm. Isa will remain on earth for forty years, then he will die, harm. Isa will remain on earth for forty years, then he vill dic, and the Muslims will pray on him.,,3o and the thuslims witl pray on him."30 It will be forty years of life It will indeed be forty years of exceptional life on earth as 'Peace will prevail and people will portrayed by this Hadeeth, ·Peace will prevail and people will use portrayed by this their sword sickles. Every harmful beast will be their sword as sickles. Every harmful beast will be made harmless. The sky will send down rain in abundance, and the earth harml*s. Ihe sky urill send doun rain in abundorce, and the earth will bring forth its blessings.'.J[ witt bring forth ifs blessings.'rl *Hatred will disappear. Every harnful animal will be madc "Hatred will disappear. Every harmful will made so -that the infant will put his hand into the snake's harmless, so^ that the infant will put his hand info thc snakct moufh without being harmed, and the little girl will be able to mouth without being harmecJ, and the little girl will able to make fhe lion run a*ny from her, the wolf will gn among the shccp the run away from her, the wolf will90 among the sheep if it were The earth will filled with as if it sere a sheep-dog. The earth will be filled with peace as a container is filled with People will confainer is filled with water. People will be in completc complete agreement, and only Allaah will be worshiPPed. The earth will he will worshipped. The earth will be like a silver basin, and it will produce fruits so abundantly that a like Silver it will produce fruits abundantly that group of people will gather to eat a bunch of grapes or onc of will gather eaf of grapu or one pomegranafe and will be satisfied. A bull will be worth so much of pomegranate witl safisfied. bull will worth of mone)/, buf pill money, but a horse will be worth only a few Dirhams.•32 worth few Dirhams.'3? People's activIties will concentrate on plowing the land and People's activities will concentrate the land and bringing forth crops, and they will abandon fighting, to the point crops, and will abandon the that the horse, which is used in the wars, will be much cheaper that the horseo used the wars, will be cheaper than the used the land. years, than the bull, which is used to plough the land. For forty years, will experience such prosperity and peace humanity will experience such prosperity and peace it had never never will again experienced before. Then Isa if$!l will die, and mankind will again experienced before. Then Isa . s will die, and the abyss ignorance and apostasy to the end of plunge into the abyss of ignorance and apostasy to the end of time plunge when the will come upon the of people and destoy when the Hour will come upon the worst of people and destroy them. them. 30 30 Collected in Musnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/406 Colfected Musnadof ImaamAhned2/406 in rf 31 Collected in Mlisnad ofImaam Ahmed 2/482,483 Coffectedin Musnadof ImaamAhmed2/482,483 i2 no.407?. 32 Collected in SlInan Ibn Majah, Kilab a/-Filan, 2/1 363.Hadeeth no.4077. Coltectedin Sunanlbn Maiah, Kitabal-Fitan,2l1363,Hadeeth l3 13
  • 17. J{ow to protect oneselffrom tne {[)ajjaf t{ow to protectonesefffrom Dajjat tfie The Dajjal will come at a time when the Muslims emerge The Dajjal will come at a time when the emerge victoriously from the Supreme Battle. His purpose will be to victoriously from the Supreme Battle. purpose will be destroy the Islamic military power that will have defeated the destroy the Islamic military power that will have defeated the strongest power on earth at that time, namely the Christians. strongest power on earth at that namely the Christians. However the Muslims will not put down their arms but they will However the Muslims will not down arms will prepare themselves to fight the Dajjal if he lives to witness him. by prepare themselves to fight the if he witness joining the Muslim forces under the banner of joining the Muslim forces under the banner of Jihaad for the sake the sake of preserving the Deen. of preserving the Deen. By no means the Muslim should come near no means the Muslim should come near the Dajjal even if he was sure of himself, because the Dajjal has so the Dajjal even if he was sure becausethe has so many temptations and tricks that could shake any strong faith. The many temptations and that shake strong Prophet ~, warned us, .. Whoever hears about the Dajjal. should *, us, " Whoever about Dqjjal, should stay away from him, for by a man could come to him believing he stay auny him, for man come hin believing is a strong Mu'min (believer), but then he follows him because of is strong ilumin but of the doubts he will spread,,33 the spread."33 The Messenger of Allaah ~ has described the physical features, the The Messenger fi has described the features, deeds and the power of the Dajjal in great length so that it will be deeds and the of the great so will easy to recognize him. He has shown us the means to protect easy recognize has us the means ourselves from the Dajjal. They are: ourselves the Dajjal. They are: 1. Seeking refuge with Allaah from the tribulation of the Dajjel l. Sccking rcfugc with Alleah from tribulation of Dajjal The Prophet :J5 commanded the Muslims to seek refuge with Prophet iE commanded Muslims seek with Allaah from the DajjaJ in every prayer. He himself used to say this Dajjal prayer. himself used supplication at the end of each prayer after the last tashahhud, end of each the tashahhud, Allahumma ini a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-l-Qabr, A/lahumma ini a'udhu bika min 'adhabi-I-Qabr, 'adhabi-nnar, wa min 'adhabi-nnar, wa min fitnati-I-mahya rua min wa min fitnati-l-mahya wa-Imamat, wa min fitnati-l-masih wa-lmamat, wa min fitnati-I-masih ad-dajjal. ad-dajjal." " Which means: 0 Allah! I seek refuge with You (O Alfaah) from means: O | seek You (0 Allaah) from the punishment in the grave and from the punishment of the of afflictions of death, Hell fire and from the afflictions of life and death. and the afflictions of Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal "s afflictions of AI-Masih Ad-Dajjal.,,34 33 J3 Collected in Sunan Abu Dawood Hadeeth no.4305 Cotfected Abu Da$,ood 3f J. Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.6. Hadeeth no.230 Colfected inSuhih a/-Bukhari vol.6. 14
  • 18. first verse of Surat 'Al-KaM.': 2. Memorizing the first versc of Swat 'AI-Kahf.': Memorizing Whoever sees the Dajjal should recite the first ten verses of Sr.rat sees Dajjal first verses of Surat 'al-Kahf (Soorah l8 of the Qur'aan) as a protection from him. The 'al-Kahf (Soorah 18 of Qur'aan) as protection 'l'7/hoever ~ commanded Prophet * commanded the Muslims to do so, saying: ·Whoever Muslims lives to witness the Dajjal, let him recite the verses of tives fo witness the Dajjal, let hin recite fhe opening verses of Surat A/_Kahf.t135 . Surat Al-Kahf."3s. ~ .. Whoever memorizes the first ten verses of He * also said, " bl/hoever memorizes the first ten verseg of Surat AI-Kahf will protected from the Dajjal. ;;6 Surat Al-Kahf will be protecfed from fhe Dajial.ab Taking in Makkah or Madina: 3. Taking refuge in Makkah or Madina: The Dajjal will never be able to enter Makkah or Maddina. These Dajjal will enter Makkah These two places are sanctuaries and are safe from the Dajjal, for the places are sanctuaries and are safe Dajjal, for Messenger of Allaah *! said: '7here will Messenger of Allaah * said: ·There will be no town the Dajjal will Dajja/ will not visit, except Makkah and Madina, for all their gates will not visif, except tWakkah and fuladina, for all thqtl gates will be guarded by angels that will be surrounding them.,,37 guarded by that will surrounding them.-3? And he also said; "Madina wl1l not see the terror of Dajjat, for it also said; "liladina will nof fetor of Dajjal, for it will have seven gates with every gnte guarded by two angels...38 will gates with every gate guarded by angel*."3t 35 35 Collected in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no. 7015 in Soheeh Hadeeth no.70l 5 Collected 16Collected in Saheeh Muslim Hadeeth no.1766 36 Colf ected in Saheeh Muslin Hadeeth no. | 766 37 37 Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.3, Hadeeth no. 105 Collected inSqhih al-Bukhari vol.3, Hadeeth no.l05 3t 38 Collected in Sahi/! al-Bukhari vol.9, Hadeeth no.240 Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari vol.9, Hadeeth no.240 15 l5
  • 19. "A-n~ tl1.e ~~(Jn1j (Jf ~e~tl1. c.(Jftt,eS witl1. "ftn4tf"e *1ont/ of (ewth,csr&et vtithtl1.e th.e trntl1.. T{,,~t is w{"Pvt 1j(Ju use~ t(J ftw fror*!" It truth. Tfvntis wh.*t yo, use{toflu fr(Jm-!" c%.s c%-~ Death is the separation of the soul from the body, and we all know that it Death is the separation the soul from the body. and of all that is inevitable. It is an event that marks our transition from this world into is inevitable. is an event that marks transition this into the Hereafter. the Hereafter. When the Sahabee, Uthman ~ stood by the side of a grave, he wept and Wlren Sahcbee. Utlrrnau .s* stood side of a grave, he and he wept so bitterly that hi.> beard became wet with tears. It was said to he so bitterly that his beard became rvet tears. was said *eep over the discussionof Paradiseand Hell. brrt him: You do not weep over the discussion of Paradise and Hell. but you him: (grave). Whereuporrhe said that Allaah's Messenger* had weep over it (grave). Whereupon he said that AlIaah's Messenger ;a: had weep said, "VerJly the grave is the first step in the stages of the said. " Verily the grave is the first sfep the sfages of the Hereafter; if one finds salvation (at this stage) the succeeding Hereaften' if one finds salvation (df this sfage) the succeeding (stages) become easy for him, and if he does not find salvation In (stages) become easy for him, and if he does not find salvafion m it, . what follows this stage is very hard upon him. Allaah 's it,'what follows this stage very hard Allaah's Messenger also said: I have never seen a site more horrible than tHessenger dlso sdid, f have never seen site more horrible fhan that of the grave,',2 that of the grave.*z Belief in the events following death is an integral part of Islamic creed. the events death is an integral part of Islamic creed. Although the existence of the Hereafter may be rationally proved, the existence of Hereafter be proved, exact details of it can only be acquired through instructions from the exact details of can be acquired tlrrouglr instructions the Creator, these events the realm of the Unseen (al-Ghayb). Creator, for these events fall in the realm of the Unseen (al-Ghayb). Thus, all one requires as proofs in this matter are verses of Qur'aan and Thus. one requiresas proofs this matter are versesof Qur'aan and Hadeeth from the authentic Sunnah. Having become convinced of the Hadeeth frorn the autheniic Sunnah. become convinced of the truthfulness of the Prophet Muhammed fl, the believer should feel no truthfulness of the Prophet *, the believer should feel reservations in accepting what he has conveyed. reservations accepting he has conveyed. As mentioned earlier. death marks the separation of the soul from the mentioned earlier. death marks the separation of the soul the body. The precise nature of the soul is beyond our comprehension. The body. precise nature of the soul is beyond comprehension. Prophet * Prophet * was asked about the soul twice. once in Makkah by the asked about the soul once itr Quraysh (asrelated F.hmed) by and once in Medirra the Jews (as relateil Quraysh (as related by Ahmed) and once in Medina bv the Jews (as relateCl by Bllkhari & Muslim). by Bukhari& Muslin). ' I Soorah Qaaf(50): 19 SoorahQaaf (50): l9 : ~ Collected in Ibn Majah & SlInan al-Tirmidhee Hadeeth # 132 (The Alim Islaamic Collect€d lbn llilajah Sunan at-Tirmidhee Hadeeth # 132 Alim lslaamic Software ver. 4.5) Software ver. t7 17
  • 20. Narrated by Ibn Masood ~: "I was with the Prophet at one of the farms Narrated lbn Masood.6r: was with the Prophet one the farms by "l at of Medina while he was leaning on a date palm leaf-stalk. He passed by a Medinawhilehe wasleaning a datepalmleaf-stalk. passed a on He by group Jews and some them said to the others,"Ask him (the group of Jews and some of them said to the others, "Ask him (the Prophet) about spirit(R0h/soul)." the Some others Prophet) about the spirit (ROh/soul)." Some others said, "Do not ask him, said,"Do not askhirn. lesthe shouldtell you what you dislike."But they went up to him and lest he should tell you what you dislike." But they went up to him and said,"O Abal QasirnlInformus aboutthe spirit."The Prophet said, "0 Abal Qasim! Inform us about the spirit." The Prophet stood up stoodup for a while,waiting. realized thathe was beingDivinelyInspired, for a while, waiting. I realized that he was being Divinely Inspired, so I so kept away from hirn the inspirationwas over. Then tlre Proplret kept away from him till the inspiration was over. Then the Prophet recited(tfreverse),"... they flskyOlt recited (the verse)...... tlley ask you regarding the spirit. Say: The spirit, Say: The spirit its knowledge is with my LOTiI (i.e. nobody has its spirit its ,elth Lonl (i.e. has f.ls knowledge except Allaall). ,,3 knowlertge Allaah), "' The human soul differs from that the anirnalsin that it is held The human soul differs from that of the animals in that it is held accountable. However,the souls thosewho tunr awayfrom tlre truth. accountable. However, the souls of those who turn away from the truth. shunguidance and persistin obeying their baselustsand vain desires. shun guidance and persist in obeying their base lusts and vain desires. becorne lower in status.They are no befterthananirnals. and Allaah has become lower in status. They are no better than animals. and Allaah has cautioned us against such souls "Relate to them the story ofthe man cautroned against us suchsouls"Relate lhem of the to wllom We sent our signs bul I,e passed them by: so Satan whom We oar but he Satnn followed Ilim up and I,e went astray. If it had been Our Will We fol/owed him he n'ent flstrflv. If it hnd been lVill We sllOuld I,a.ve elevated llim will, our signs; but lie i1tc/illed to Ihe should haye him with our signs; he inclined the earth andfollowed I,is own vain desires. His similitude is that of and followed his vnin desires. His similitucle of a dog: if you altack him lIe lolls out Ilis tongue or if yon leave tf you sttack him he lolls out his or if yo II him alone he (still) lolls out his tongue." Soorah al-A 'raaf (7): 175·176 (still) his Soorahal-A'raaf(7):175-176 Departut"e hom this Wot"ld Departu {rom this world re "Until, says, 'lVly Lord! "Until, when death comes to one of them, he says, 'My Lord! death comes of lhem, Send me hack, tI,at / may do· right in that which / have left btcle, that I do'right whiclt I left hehind!' By no means! /t is hut a word that he says. And hehimi behind!' It but snys.And behind a them is a harrier until tl,e day wl,en tlley will he raised... 4 banier until the dny when they wilt be raiserl." This versemakes quiet clearthat thereis no returning this world to This verse makes it quiet clear that there is no returning to this world after death, nor is there any delay in the execution of the order. "But after death,nor is there any delay in the execution the order. "Brl Alloah does its (appoinled) Allaah does not reprieve any soul when its (appointed) term has has conte."5 conte." 5 Everyonefeels the agony death.Aaisharadiyallaahu-anhaa relates Everyone feels the agony of death. Aaisha radiya/laahu-anhaa relates that whenthe Prophet wason his deathbed. washoldinga pot full he that when the Prophet was on his deathbed. he was holding a pot full of ' (Eng. Soorah af-lsraa ( | 7 ):85. Th is Hadeeth has been collected J Soorah al-lsraa (17):85. This Hadeeth has been collected in Sahih al-Bukhari (Eng. Sahih Trans.) [vol.9. Hadeethno.400JThis js miracle of the Qur'aanthat all the scientists Trans.) [vol. 9. Hadeeth noADD} This is a miracle of the Our'aan that all the scientists up till now do not know about the spirit. i.e how life comes to a body and how it not about the spirit. i.e life corres body and goes away at its death. goes away death. o :r Soorahhal-Mu'minunn(23): : 99-1000 Soora al-Mu'minu (23) 99-10 t < Soorah al-Mu'nafiqoon (63): 11 Soorah al-Mu'nafiqoon (63): I I 18 l8
  • 21. water, washing his face, sayin~ HLa tlaha illallaah -- Truly, death has water, washinghjs face. saying "La ilaha illallaah Truly, death has its own ogony!,,6 its own agonyl"6 Punishrnent the Crave a Reality in is Punishment in the Gt'qve is q Reqlity The Prophet's wife, Aaisha (May Altaah be pleasedwith rrer) said that a The Prophet's wife, Aaisha (May Allaah be pleased with her) said that a Jewesscame to her and rnentionedthe punishmentin the grave, saying to Jewess came to her and mentioned the punishment in the grave, saying to Irer, "May Allaah protect you frorrrthe punishmentof the grave." 'Aaislra her, "May Allaah protect you from the punishment of the grave." 'Aaisha then asked Allaah's Messengerabout the punishment of trre grave. He then asked Allaah's Messenger about the punishment of the grave. He said, "Yes, (there is) punishnent in fhe grave."'Aaisha added, "After said, HYes, (there is) punishment in the grave. "'Aaisha added, "After that II never saw Allaah's Messenger but seeking refuge with Allaah from tlrat never saw Allaah's Messengerbut seekingrefirge with Allaah fronr the punishmentin the grave in every prayer he prayed."7 the punishment in the grave in every prayer he prayed.,,7 It is essential to believe in the purrishmentin the grave. The primary It is essential to believe in the punishment in the grave. The primary Qur'aanic evidence for it is in the account of pharaoh and his Qur'aanic evidence for it is in the account of Pharaoh and his disbelieving kin. "Tlte Fire; they are exposed to it morning and disbelieving kin. "The Fire; they ue exposed to it morning and evening; and on tlte day wlten tlte Hour is established, (it will be evening; nnil lhe when the Hour established, (it will he said): Enter tlte houselwld of Pharaoh into tI,e severest said): Enter the household of Pharuoh into the severest punishmenl," SoorahGhafir (40): 46 punishment." Soorah Ghafir (40): 46 This verseeis quite explicit t that tthe punishment theyy aree receivinggis priorr This vers is quiteexplici tha the punishmenthe ar receivin is prio the of Judgenre't i.e. during the life to the Day of Judgement i.e. during the life in the grave There is also the grave There is also abundant t evidence e in the authentici c Sunnah, , suchh as the following abundan evidenc in the authent sunnah suc as the following Hadeeth; The Prophet once passed by two graves and said, "These two Hadeeth; Prophet orrce passed graves and said, "These two parsons are being tortured not for a major sin (to aVOid). One of psrsons ore being torfured not for major sin (to ovoid). of them never saved himself from being sorled with his Urine, while the them never saved hinself from being soiled with his urine, while the other used to spread tales (to make enmity between people)."Tlte other used spread tales (fo enmity between people). "The Proplret then Prophet then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into (pieces) green of date-palm tree, (pieces) each grave. They said, "0 Allah's Messenger! Why and fixed one on each grave. Tlrey said, "O Allah's Messenger! Why and fixed one have you done so?" He replied, 'T hope that their punishment might have yorr done so?" lle replied, "f hope that their punishment night be lessened till these (the pieces of the leaf) become dry. be lessened till these (fhe pieces of the leaf) become dry.fr,$ Narrated ibn -t;'~. Allah's Messenger ~ Narrated by Zayd ibrr Thabit +,. As Allalr's Messengeri€ was going with with t u st o w a r d s t h e d w e l l i n g s o f B a n u a n - N a j j a r . W h i l e r i d i n g lhis p o n y , iit us towards the dwellings of Banu an-Najjar. While riding r i s pony, t slried and he nearly fell off. He found four. five or six graves there. He shied and nearly found four. graves there. said: "Which of you knows about those lying in fhe graves?" HWhich of you knows about those lying in the graves.;)" Prophet) said, HIn what Sonreonesaid, "l do," Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said, "fn what Someone said, "1 do." Thereupon he state did they die?" He said. "They died as polytheists:' He said, sfate did they die?" He said. "They died as polytheists.'' He said, "These people are passing through the ordeal in the graves. ff it HThese people are passing thro!Jgh the ordeal in the graves. If it 'Cof lected in Sahih al-Bukhari, (Eng. Trans,) vol. 5, Hadeeth no. 730 h Collected in Sahih al-Bukhori,lEng. Trans,)vol. 5, Hadeerh no. 7j0 ? Collected in Sahih A/-Buklwri (Eng, Trans.) vol.2, Hadceth no.454. 7 Collected in Sahih .41-BukharilEn[. Trans.)vol.2, Hadcethno.454. 8 Collected in Sahih a/-Bukhari, (Eng. Trans.) vaLl, Hadeeth no.217 & Sahih 8 Collected in Sahih al-Bukhari, tEng. Trans.) vol. l, Hadeeth no.Zl7 & Sahih lluslint Mlls/i/ll l19 9
  • 22. were not for the fact that you would stop burying (your dead) uErc mt for the fact that you rculd stop bwying (your dcad) in the groves if heard the torment the grave, which I hear, I thc A,rvvcs if you head the tormcnt in the grava, shich I hear, f should have cerfainly made you listen fo it." Then turning his face should certainly listen to it." Then face towards us, he said, 'Saert refuge towards us, he said, MSeek reftge in Allah fron the torment of Allah from the torment of Hcll.' They said,o'rileseekrefugein Allah from the tormentof Hell". Hell" They said, "We seek refuge in Allah from the torment of Hell". He said. '&ck refuge Allah from the torment of the grave~ Hc said, MSeek rcfugc in Allah from the torment of fhc aravei They said. Thcy said,"We scck refugein Allah from the tormentof the grave". He seek refuge from the torment of the grave". He said. '9cek rcfugc in Allah from turmoil- its visible and invisible said, MSeek refuge Allah from turmoil, ifs invisible (QSpects)". They said, "We seek refuge in Allah from turmoil and its (aspcts)'. They said, seek refuge from and its visible and invisible aspects9... He said, 'ficck refuge visible and invisible aspcctse". He said, MSeek rcfugc in Allah from Allah thc turmoil of Dajja/~ They said, "We the turmoil of the Dqijal'. They said. "We seek refuge in Allah refuge in Allah from turmoil of the Dajjal".lo turmoil of Dajjal".10 Exemptions in Exemptions from the Punishment in the Gt"ave ftom the Punishment the Crave The Prophets arc exempted from the punishment the grave.The martyr are Thc Prophets exempted from the punishment in the grave. The martyr in is also exempted from the questioning, because the clashing of the sword also cxemptedfrom the questioning, because clashingof the sword the him. However, otherthan above his head was a sufficient trial for him. However, anyone other than abovehis headwasa sullicienttrial anyone a Prophetis liable be subjected a squeezing from the graveon his a Prophet is liable to be subjected to a squeezing from the grave on his or hcr sides.If anyonewere havebeensavedfrom it, would have becn her sides. If anyone were to have been saved from it, it would have been Sa'd ibn Mu'adh # according a Hadeethof the Prophet *. This S.'d ibn Mu'adh .. according to a Hadeeth of the Prophet :jIi. This squcczingis gentle a good believer,and thereafter grave expands the squeezing is gentle for a good believer, and thereafter the grave expands and bccomcs spacious, but is so s€vere the disbeliever for that his ribs and becomes spacious, but it is so severe for the disbeliever that his ribs interlock. intcrlock. One can protect oneself from the punishment in the One can protect oneself from the punishment the grave (other than the squeezing), by: grave (other than the squeezing),by: rn if Regular repentance; for in this way one will ,f;' Regular repentance;for in this way one have few if any have few if any outstanding sins. outstanding sins. if Martyrdom: being killed in the battlefield while fighting the cause S UartyrAom: being killed in the battlefieldwhile fighting the cause of AlIaah. Allaah. ~ Dying while guarding the frontline of the Islaamic land. I Oying while guarding frontline the Islaamicland. the ~ Reciting Surah 67 [AL-Mulk] every night. S Reciting Surah67 [AL-Mulk] every night. T Saying laa ilaaha iIIallaahul-malikul-haqqul-mubeen 100 times S Saying laa ilaaha illallaahul-malikul-haqqul-mubeen times 100 everyday. cvery day. eThis includes all calamities faced by Muslims. 9firis includesall calamities faccdby Muslims. toSDhih Mwlim (Eng. Trans.) Hadeeth no.6859. 10 SahihMrutin (Eng.Trans.) Hadeeth no.6859. 20 20
  • 23. How Cqn we help the deceqsed? How can we helpthe deceasedf CD By offering the funeral prayers over their bodies: This O By offering the funeral prayers over their bodies; This is a communal obligation, suclr that at leastsome in the community must is a communal obligation, such that at least some in the community must perform the prayer over a Muslim who dies, otherwise everyone who perform the prayer over a Muslim who dies, otherwise everyone who was capableof havirrgprayed over him, but did not do so, is sinful. was capable of having prayed over him, but did not do so, is sinful. O By doing good deeds which can benefit them: rhe (2) By doing good deeds which can benefit them: The Messenger of Allaah ~ said. " When a man dies, his good deeds come Messenger Allaah * said. " When man dies, of come to an end, except for three (things); (j) Perennial charity ~ a lo an end, except for (fhings): 6) charity @ child who for (for pious child who prays for him (for the deceased) or ® know/edge @ knowledge (by which people) benefit after him." I I which peopte) benefit affer him."tl Perennial charity, is the charity that tlre persongave (beforelris death) Perennial charity, is the charity that the person gave (before his death) for some good cause from which people continueto berrefit on all for some good cause from which people continue to benefit on an ongoingbasis.suchas moneygiven towardsa rnasjid. Sclrolars in ongoing basis. such as money given towards a masjid. Scholars are in are consensus the deedcan benefit that from our supplication thern.and for consensus that the deed can benefit from our supplication for them, and from charity given on their behalf,as well as from Hajj and fasting. from charity given on their behalf, as well as from Hajj and fasting. Truly, the moment death is one the most inrportantmoments Truly, the moment of death is one of the most important moments of one's life. The Shaitan ever present that time to tempt one away is at one's life. The Shaitan is ever present at that time to tempt one away fronr believingin Allaah.Hence, is irnportant us to remainsteadfast for from believing in Allaah. Hence, it is important for us to remain steadfast in our commitment theDeen, to rightup to the molnent die. we in our commitment to the Deen, right up to the moment we die. "Aur Lord! "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from tile trutll after you ltearts deviatefrom the truth after you have us, grants hqve guided us, grants us mercy from you. Truly, yoa are tIle ffiercy from you llrc Grantor.,,12 Grflntor."'' Difference between the Deqth of q Bel iever q nd q Difference between Death a Believer a the of and Disbelfever. Disbeliever. There an enormous There is an enormous difference in the experiences after death faced by a irr the experiences death faced Believer and those of disbeliever.lt was reportedthat al-Bara' ibn Believer and those of a disbeliever. It was reported that al-Bara' ibn Azib said, the Prophet~ said, "We went out with the Prophet ft in order to partake in the funeral order partake the funeral rites of one of the Ansar. we arrived at the grave, rites of one of the Ansar. We arrived at the grave, but the inner chamber the inner chamber had not been preparedyet, so Allaah's Messenger* sat down facing tlre had not been prepared yet, so Messenger ji5 sat facing the Qiblah, and we sat around him atterrtively.He had a stick in his lrand Qiblah, and sat around attentively. had hand rvith rvhich he sketchedon the ground. Then he began looking alternately with which he sketched the ground. Then he began alternately to the lreavenand to earth, raising his gaze and lowering it. Finally, he the heaven and earth, raising his gaze and lowering it. Finally, he two 'Seek refuge said two or three times, 'Seek refuge in Allaah from the torment of Allaah from the torment of the grave.' Then said, .. 0 Allaah, verily I seek refuge in fhe grave.' Then he said, "O Allaah, verily f seek refuge in You from from the torment of the grave." He repeated it three times, then he elaborated, the torment of the grave)' He repeated three tirnes,then he elaborated, 'Verily ·Verily when fhe believing servanf is ledving this world and entering when the believing servant is leaving this world and entering the nexf, angels from the heavens desrcnd to him - their faces white the next, angels from the heavens descend to him - thei,. faces white " C o l l e c t e diin S a h e e hMuslim ( E n g . T r a n s . )Hadeetht h o . 4 0 0 5 11 Collected n Saheeh M u s l i m (Eng. Trans.) H a d e e n no. 4005 I, 't s o o r a ha l - l m r a n( 3 ) : 8 Soorah al-Imran (3): 2l 21
  • 24. brighfness hke fhe sun then burial sheefs with brightness like the sun and carrying with them burial sheets and scents from Paradise. They sit before him at a distance as far as the Paradise. They sit before hin of o distance as far eyes can see. Then the Angel of Death comes to the person, sits at eyes can see. Then fhe of Death comes fhe person, srfs af says, '0 his head and says, ·0 good soul, come out to your Lords forgtveness soul, come forgiveness and pleasure." Thereupon the soul flows out of the body like the pleasure." Thereupon flows of hke water flowing out of the waterskln and all of the angels between the woter flowing ouf of waterskin and oll of fhe ongelsbetween heaven fhe eorth heaven and the earth supplicate for AlIaah 's blessing upon him. The for Allaah's blessing upon him. The of Deafh Angel of Death barely receives the soul in his hand, whereupon the receives hand, whereupon other ongels if other angels take it from him and wrap it with fragrant sheets. wrdp rf fragrant sheefs. There There exudes from the soul a scent /Ike the most beautiful d scenf like most beautiful fragrance of musk that one fragronce of musk that one could find on the face of the earth. The find on fhe of The angels ascend soul, angels ascend with the soul, never possing a host of angels without passing of angels without fhem ask, 'Who hearing them ask, ·Who is this wonderful soul:r They reply, ·50 and fhis soul?" They "So so, son of so." Addressing hin so, the son of and so. " Addressing him with the best names he was names was known in known by In his earthly life. Upon reaching the first heaven, the earfhly Upon first heaven, angels'reguest that it soul - which granfed. angels'request that it be open for the soul- which is granted Angels open for of each heaven of ach heoven then accompany the soul until it reaches the one accompany unfil if one above it and finolly arrives at the seventh heaven. above if finally onives of heaven. Then Allaah the Mighty and Majestic, says, (to the angels) ·Place the Then i,tighfy ond fulajestic, says. 'Place angels) fhe 'illiyun." The record of My servant in 'illiyun. The persons record is then placed In record of tl,ly servanf II record in 'illiyun, whereupon command 'illiyun, whereupon a command is heard: "return him to the earth, for him fo earfh, for verily I have promised mankind that having created them fron earth, f have monkind that having created fhem from eorth, I will return them to it, yet another time. Then the soul is returned f return them it, yet anolher fime." Then II returned to earth, back to its body Verily, the deceased hears the shuffling arth, its Verily, fhe deceased fhe shuffling feet of his companions who attended his burial as they turn away and feet of componionswho aftended burial away grave. Thereupon in infenogation, come leave his grave. Thereupon two angels, severe In interrogation, come leave angels, to him, and sitting him up, they begin to ask him questions. him, sitfing hin up, begin him guestions. They soy, 'lAho 'Allaah They say, "Who is your Lord?" He replies, "Allaah is my Lord" Lord?" replies, Lord." They continue, 'Whaf religion?" He answers, "Islan They continue, "What is your religionr He answers, "Islam is my religion.'They proceed II quationing, saying, 'l,l/ho rs ths man religion. They proceed with the questioning, saYing, "Who IS thiS man that has been sent to you?" hos been your 'He He responds, "He is the Messenger of Allaah. responds, tl'lessenger of Allaah." II 'f Finally, they ask him about his deeds, to which he replies, "I read Finolly, fhey osk obouf deeds, fo which read Allaah's books and believed In it. Allooh'sbooks ond beliered in it.' II answering these guesfions, voice henrd Upon the believers answering these questions, a voice is heard in the Upon fhe 'lAlyservonl heaven, saying, "My servant has told the truth, so clothe him In the told frufh, in heaven, saying, clothing of Paradise, spread for him the furnishings of paradise, and clothittg of Paradise, spredd for hin of window wilh view of Poradise.' open for him a window with a view of Paradise. " open for Thereupon a breeze of fresh air engulfs him and frogronce, while the Thereupon of f,.esh air ond fragrance, expanse of his grave is expanded before him as far as the eye can exponse of exponded before far con 22 22