Sixth: Is the Dajjal one of the descendants of Adam?
The answer: Yes, he is one of the descendants of Adam.
Some scholars say that he is a devil. Others say that his father is a human and his mother a jinniyyah. All of these views are incorrect, because he needs food, drink, and the like. This is why Jesus will kill him in an ordinary manner, just as human beings are killed.
Seventh: Does he exist now?
The answer: He does not exist now, but Allah will send him forth whenever He wills. For the Messenger ﷺ addressed the people near the end of his life and said: “At the end of one hundred years, none of those who are upon the face of the earth today will remain.” (1) This is a report, and the report of the Prophet ﷺ can never admit of falsehood. It is received through revelation, for the Prophet ﷺ does not know the unseen.
The author’s statement, “and he seeks refuge with Allah from four things”: he did not state explicitly whether this seeking refuge is obligatory or not.
What indicates its ruling will come later, in the discussion of the pillars and obligations.
There are two views regarding seeking refuge from these four things: (2)
The first view is that it is obligatory. This is one narration from Imam Ahmad, for the following reasons: