Riyad as-Salihin, 1819
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) said:
One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned Al-Masih Dajjal (the Antichrist) in the presence of the people and said, "Verily, Allah is not one-eyed but Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is blind in the right eye which looks like a swollen grape." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ذكر الدجال بين ظهراني الناس فقال:
إن الله ليس بأعور، ألا إن المسيح الدجال أعور العين اليمنى، كأن عينه عنبة طافية
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 18, Hadith 12
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.”