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in any way. So the Antichrist will seize him by his hands and feet and hurl him away. The people will imagine that he has thrown him into the Fire, whereas he has actually been cast into Paradise. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, “This man will have the greatest testimony before the Lord of all creation.” Narrated by Muslim; al-Bukhārī also related part of it to the same effect.

Al-masāliḥ: the sentries and advance scouts.

1825 – Al-Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah — may Allah be pleased with him — said: No one questioned the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the Antichrist more than I did. He said to me, “What harm can he do to you?” I replied, “People say that he will have with him a mountain of bread and a river of water.” He said, “He is more insignificant in Allah’s sight than that.” (1) Agreed upon.

1826 – Anas — may Allah be pleased with him — reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Every prophet warned his nation about the one-eyed liar. Behold, he is one-eyed, while your Lord—Exalted and Glorious—is not one-eyed. Written between his eyes are the letters K F R.” Agreed upon.

1827 – Abū Hurayrah — may Allah be pleased with him — narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Shall I relate to you a report about the Antichrist that no prophet ever told his people? He is one-eyed, and he will come with a semblance of Paradise and Fire; what he calls Paradise is actually Fire.” Agreed upon.

1828 – Ibn ʿUmar — may Allah be pleased with them both — reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, while addressing the people, mentioned the Antichrist and said: “Allah is not one-eyed. Indeed, the False Messiah is blind in his right eye; it is as though his eye were a bulging grape.” Agreed upon.

1829 – Abū Hurayrah — may Allah be pleased with him — reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, until a Jew hides behind the stone or the tree…"

(1) That is: it is far beneath His majesty to allow something He created with His own hands to harm the believers or unsettle the hearts of the certain; rather, its purpose is to strengthen the faith of those who believe and to expose the doubt of those whose hearts are diseased. (2) Pronounced with a fat-ha on the nun and a kasra on the ya; it means “among the people.”

سَبِيلًا ، فَيَأْخُذُهُ بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ فَيَقْذِفُ بِهِ ، فَيَحْسَبُ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ قَذَفَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ ، وَإِنَّمَا أُلْقِيَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : « هَذَا أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ » رواه مسلم . وروى البخاري بعضه بمعناه . « الْمَسَالِحُ » : الْخُفْرَاءُ وَالطَّلَائِعُ . ١٨٢٥ - وعن المغيرة بن شعبة رضي الله عنه قال : ما سأل أحد رسول الله ﷺ عن الدَّجَّالِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلْتُهُ ؛ وَإِنَّهُ قَالَ لِي : « مَا يَضُرُّكَ » قُلْتُ : إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ : إِنَّ مَعَهُ جَبَلَ خُبْزٍ وَنَهَرَ مَاءٍ . قَالَ : « هُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ » (١) . متفق عليه . ١٨٢٦ - وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « مَا مِنْ نَبِيٍّ إِلَّا وَقَدْ أَنْذَرَ أُمَّتَهُ الْأَعْوَرَ الْكَذَّابَ ، أَلَا إِنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ ، وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ، مَكْتُوبٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ك ف ر » متفق عليه . ١٨٢٧ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله ﷺ : « أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَدِيثًا عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ مَا حَدَّثَ بِهِ نَبِيٌّ قَوْمَهُ : إِنَّهُ أَعْوَرُ ، وَإِنَّهُ يَجِيءُ مَعَهُ بِمِثَالِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ ، فَالتَّي يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا الْجَنَّةُ هِيَ النَّارُ » متفق عليه . ١٨٢٨ - وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، ذَكَرَ الدَّجَّالَ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ النَّاسِ (٢) فَقَالَ : « إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِأَعْوَرَ ، أَلَا إِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ الدَّجَّالَ أَعْوَرُ الْعَيْنِ الْيُمْنَى ، كَأَنَّ عَيْنَهُ عِنَبَةٌ طَافِيَةٌ » متفق عليه . ١٨٢٩ - وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ : « لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْيَهُودَ ، حَتَّى يَخْتَبِيَ الْيَهُودِيُّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحَجَرِ وَالشَّجَرِ .

(١) أي : هو أهون من أن يجعل ما يخلقه على يديه مضرًا للمؤمنين ومشككاً لقلوب الموقنين ، بل ليزداد الذين آمنوا إيمانًا ويرتاب الذين في قلوبهم مرض . (٢) بفتح النون وكسر الياء ، أي : بين الناس .