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Hibban in ath-Thiqat al-Bukhari and Abu Hatim did not speak for nor
against him. Ibn Kathir says the report is good and strong.
[3] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Anbiyaa, 204, 205. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan,
1/93, 94.
[4] Ahmad, Musnad, 2/406.
Checker's Note: Saheeh as declared by al-Hakim and adh-Dhahabi.
Qatadah's hearing it is reported in a later narration in al-Musnad 2/436.
[5] Ahmad, Musnad, 1/375. Similar Hadeeth in Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-
Fitan (Hadeeth 4081), 2/1365, 1366.
Checker's Note: Da`eef, Da`eef al-Jami as-Sagheer: 4709. See Saheeh
Muslim translation, no. 6924
Description of the Messiah Jesus son of Mary, Messenger of Allaah
Abu Hurairah said,
"The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said, 'On the night of the
Israa' (miraculous journey to Jerusalem) I met Moses - he was a slim
man with wavy hair, and looked like a man from the Shanoo'ah tribe. I
also met Jesus - he was of medium height and of a red complexion, as if
he had just come out of the bath' " [Bukhaaree, Muslim] [1]
The Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said,
"Whilst I was asleep, I saw myself (in a dream) making Tawaaf around
the Ka'bah. I saw a brown-skinned man, with straight hair, being
supported by two men, and with water dripping from his head. I said,
'Who is this?' They said, 'The son of Mary' I turned around and saw a fat,
ruddy man, with curly hair, who was blind in his right eye; his eye looked
like a floating grape. I asked, 'Who is this?' They said, 'The Dajjaal.' The
one who most resembles him is Ibn Qatan." Az-Zuhri explained: Ibn
Qatan was a man from Khuzaa'ah who died during the Jaahiliyyah
(before the coming of Islaam). [Bukhaaree] [2]
Footnotes
[1] Bukhaaree, Kitaab al-Anbiyaa, 4/302. Muslim, Kitaab al-Imaan, 1/106,
107.
[2] Bukhaaree, ibid.
The Appearance of Gog and Magog
They (two tribes or peoples) will appear at the time of Jesus son of Mary,
after the Dajjaal. Allaah will destroy them all in one night, in response to
the supplication of Jesus.
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam)
said,
"Everyday, Gog and Magog are trying to dig a way out through the
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barrier. When they begin to see sunlight through it, the one who is in
charge of them says, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow,' and
when they come back, the barrier is stronger than it was before. This will
continue until their time comes and Allaah wishes to send them forth.
They will dig until they begin to see sunlight, then the one who is in
charge of them will say, 'Go back; you can carry on digging tomorrow,
inshaa'-Allaah.' In this case he will make an exception by saying inshaa'-
Allaah, thus relating the matter to the Will of Allaah. They will return on
the following day, and find the hole as they left it. They will carry on
digging and come out against the people. They will drink all the water,
and the people will entrench themselves in their fortresses. Gog and
Magog will fire their arrows into the sky, and they will fall back to earth
with something like blood on them. Gog and Magog will say, 'We have
defeated the people of earth, and overcome the people of heaven.' Then
Allaah will send a kind of worm in the napes of their necks, and they will
be killed by it...' 'By Him in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the
beasts of the earth will become fat.' " [1]
Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yaafith
(Japheth), the father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. At the time of
Abraham (alayhi-salam), there was a king called Dhu'l-Qarnayn. He
performed Tawaaf around the Ka'bah with Abraham (alayhi-salam) when
he first built it; he believed and followed him. Dhu'l-Qarnayn was a good
man and a great king; Allaah gave him great power and he ruled the east
and west. He held sway over all kings and countries, and travelled far
and wide in both east and west. He travelled eastwards until he reached
a pass between two mountains, through which people were coming out.
They did not understand anything, because they were so isolated; they
were Gog and Magog. They were spreading corruption through the earth,
and harming the people, so the people sought help from Dhu'l-Qarnayn.
They asked him to build a barrier between them and Gog and Magog. He
asked them to help him to build it, so together they built a barrier by
mixing iron, copper and tar.
Thus Dhu'l-Qarnayn restrained Gog and Magog behind the barrier. They
tried to penetrate the barrier, or to climb over it, but to no avail. They
could not succeed because the barrier is so huge and smooth. They
began to dig, and they have been digging for centuries; they will continue
to do so until the time when Allaah decrees that they come out. At that
time the barrier will collapse, and Gog and Magog will rush out in all
directions, spreading corruption, uprooting plants, killing people. When
Jesus (alayhi-salam) prays against them, Allaah will send a kind of worm