Riyad as-Salihin, 1818
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Let me tell you something about Dajjal (the Antichrist) which no Prophet (ﷺ) had told his people. He is blind (in one eye) and will bring with him something like Jannah and Hell; but what he calls Jannah will be in fact Hell." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
ألا أحدثكم حديثاً عن الدجال ما حدث به نبي قومه! إنه أعور، وإنه يجيء معه بمثال الجنة والنار، فالتي يقول إنها الجنة هي النار
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 18, Hadith 11
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
1) The approach followed by the prophets in calling people to Allah is to show people the way of the criminals so that they beware of it. The story of the Anti-Christ was known to the prophets and they all warned their people against his trial.<br>
2) Allah Almighty has two eyes, in a way that befits His majesty, as established by the Prophet’s statement: “Indeed, your Lord is not one-eyed.”<br>
A valuable benefit:<br>
In his treatise Al-Sab‘iniyyah, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said:<br>
“The trial of the Anti-Christ is not restricted to those who will exist at his time. Rather, his trial is actually about the falsehood that runs counter to the Shariah and is associated with supernatural acts. Whoever acknowledges something contradicting the Shariah on account of a supernatural incident has been touched by part of this trial. This commonly happens in every age and place. However, this specific trial of the Anti-Christ is the greatest of all. So, he whom Allah protects from this trial, whether he will live at its time or not, will be protected from lesser trials.”