been a prophet after Noah without warning his people about the Dajjāl, and I am now warning you about him.’
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then described him for us and said, ‘Perhaps some of those who have seen me or heard my words will still be alive to confront him.’
They asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless and grant you peace—how will our hearts be on that day? The same as they are today?’
He answered, ‘No, even better.’ (1)
It was recorded by al-Tirmidhī from ʿAbd Allāh al-Jumaḥī, and our chain to him is higher.
Al-Tirmidhī added, ‘There are also reports on this subject from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Busr and others.’
This is a ḥasan, singular hadith transmitted from Abū ʿUbaydah.
Ibn Saʿd reports in al-Ṭabaqāt: Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar informed us, saying: Thawr ibn Yazīd narrated to me, from Khālid ibn Maʿdān, from Mālik ibn Yakhāmir, that he described Abū ʿUbaydah as follows: ‘He was a slender man, with a drawn face, a light beard, tall, stooped (2), and both of his front teeth were broken (3)(4).’
Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar also informed us, saying: Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ narrated to us, from Yazīd ibn Rūmān, who said: ‘Ibn Maẓʿūn, ʿUbaydah ibn al-Ḥārith, ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAwf, and Abū Salamah…’