meaning ‘the smoke.’ At that point, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—recognized the source of his knowledge and that it was satanic, so he said to him, ‘Begone! You will never go beyond your station.’” (1).

His Death:

Jābir—may Allah be pleased with him—said, “We lost track of Ibn Sayyād on the Day of al-Harra.” (2).

Ibn Hajar declared this report authentic and deemed weak the claim of those who maintained that Ibn Sayyād died in Medina, that his face was uncovered, and that the funeral prayer was performed over him (3).

Is Ibn Sayyād the Greater Dajjal?

The foregoing discussion of Ibn Sayyād’s circumstances and the Prophet’s testing of him indicates that the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—withheld judgment concerning Ibn Sayyād, since it had not been revealed to him whether he was the Dajjal or not.

Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—would swear in the Prophet’s presence that Ibn Sayyād was the Dajjal, and the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—did not object.

Some of the Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—shared Umar’s view and would swear that Ibn Sayyād was the Dajjal, as is reliably established from Jābir, Ibn Umar, and Abu Dharr.

Thus, Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir (4) said in a report, “I saw Jābir ibn