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terminally ill, he wanted to write a document confirming that Abu Bakr
would be the Khaleefah after him. Then he abandoned this idea, and
said,
"Allaah and the believers will not accept anyone other than Abu Bakr."
He decided not to write the document because he knew of Abu Bakr's
high standing among the Sahaabah (Companions) and was sure that
they would not choose anyone else. Similarly, the facts about the Dajjaal
are so clear that they did not need to be mentioned in the Qur'aan.
Allaah did not mention the Dajjaal in the Qur'aan because He
(subhaanahu wa ta'aala) knew that the Dajjaal would not be able to lead
His true servants astray; he would only increase their faith, their
submission to Allaah and His Messenger, their belief in the Truth, and
their rejection of falsehood. For this reason the believer whom the Dajjaal
overpowers will say, when he revives him,
"By Allaah, it has only increased my understanding that you are the one-
eyed liar about whom the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)
spoke."
More Ahaadeeth about the Dajjaal
The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said,
"The Dajjaal will emerge in a land in the east called Khurasan. His
followers will be people with faces like hammered shields." [1]
Asmaa' bint Yazeed al-Ansaariyyah said,
"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'During the three
years just before the Dajjaal comes, there will be one year when the sky
will withhold one third of its rain and the earth one-third of its fruits. In the
second year the sky will withhold two-thirds of its rain, and the earth two-
thirds of its fruits. In the third year the sky will withhold all of its rain, and
the earth all of its fruits, and all the animals will die. It will be the greatest
tribulation: the Dajjaal will bring a Bedouin and say to him, "What if I bring
your camels to life for you? Will you agree that I am your lord?" The
Bedouin will say "Yes." So devils will assume the forms of his camels,
with the fullest udders and the highest humps. Then he will bring a man
whose father and brother have died, and will ask him, "What do you think
if I bring your father and brother back to life? Will you agree that I am
your lord?" The man will say "Yes," so the devils will assume the forms of
his father and brother.' Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)
went out for something, and then returned. The people were very
concerned about what he had told them. He stood in the doorway and
asked, 'What is wrong, Asma'? I said, 'O Messenger of Allaah, you have
terrified us with what you said about the Dajjaal.' He said, 'He will
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certainly appear. If I am still alive, I will contend with him on your behalf;
otherwise Allaah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf.' I said, 'O
Messenger of Allaah, we do not bake our dough until we are hungry, so
how will it be for the believers at that time?' The Prophet (sal-Allaahu
'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The glorification of Allaah which suffices the
people of Heaven will be sufficient for them.' " [2]
Abu Hurairah (radi-Allahu 'anhu) said,
"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'The Hour will not
come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. When a Jew hides
behind a rock or a tree, it will say, "O Muslim, O servant of Allaah! There
is a Jew behind me, come and kill him!" All the trees will do this except
the box-thorn (al-Gharqad), because it is the tree of the Jews.' " [Ahmad]
[3]
Footnotes
[1] Tirmidhee Abwaab al-Fitan, Hadeeth 2338, 6/465. Ibn Maajah, Kitaab
al-Fitan, Hadeeth 4072, 1354, 2/1353, 1354. Ahmad, Musnad 1/7.
Checker's Note: Saheeh, Saheeh Ibn Maajah: 4072.
[2] Ahmad, Musnad, 6/455, 456.
Checker's Note: Da`eef, al-Mishkat, 1st checking: 5491. Its isnaad
contains Sharh ibn Hawshab, who is weak.
[3] Muslim, Kitaab al-Fitan wa Ashraat al-Saa'ah, 8/388. Ahmad, Musnad,
2/417.
Protection Against The Dajjaal
1. Seeking refuge with Allaah from his tribulation.
It is proven in the Saheeh (authentic) Ahaadeeth that the Prophet (sal-
Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) used to seek refuge with Allaah from the
tribulation of the Dajjaal in his prayers, and that he commanded his
Ummah to dol ikewise:
"Allaahumma innaa na'oodhu bika min 'adhaabi jahannam, wa min
'adhaabi 'l-qabr, wa min fitnatee 'l-mahyaa'i wa'l-mamaat, wa min fitnatee'
l-maseehi 'd-dajjaal."
"O Allaah! We seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, from
the punishment of the grave, from the tribulations of life and death, and
from the tribulation of the False Messiah (Dajjaal)." [1]
This Hadeeth was narrated by many Sahabah, including Anas, Abu
Hurairah, 'Aa'ishah, Ibn 'Abbaas, and Sa'd (radi-Allaahu 'anhum).
2. Memorising certain Aayaat from Surat al-Kahf.
Al-Haafidh ad-Dhahabee said,
"Seeking refuge with Allaah from the Dajjaal is mentioned in many