A report narrated by al-Bukhārī from Abū Saīd al-Khudrī—may Allah be pleased with him—states that the man whom the Dajjāl will kill will be one of the best of people—or the best of people. He will set out to meet the Dajjāl from the city of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—and say to him, “I testify that you are the Dajjāl about whom the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—told us.” The Dajjāl will say, “Tell me: if I kill this man and then bring him back to life, will you have any doubt about the matter?” They will reply, “No.” He will then kill him and bring him back to life. The man will say, “By Allah, I have never seen your true nature more clearly than I do today.” The Dajjāl will then seek to kill him, but he will not be given power over him” (1).

The narration of Ibn Mājah from Abū Umāma al-Bāhilī—may Allah be pleased with him—was cited earlier. … (It includes the Prophet’s words—peace and blessings be upon him—concerning the Dajjāl: “Part of his trial will be that he says to a Bedouin, ‘If I were to bring your father and mother back to life for you, would you testify that I am your lord?’ He will reply, ‘Yes.’ Two devils will then assume the likenesses of his father and mother and say, ‘My son! Follow him, for he is your lord’” (2).

We ask Allah for well-being and seek refuge in Him from tribulations.

Refuting Those Who Deny the Dajjāl’s Appearance

The foregoing hadiths establish through mass transmission that the Dajjāl will emerge at the end of time, that he will be an actual person, and that Allah will grant him whatever extraordinary powers He wills.

Sheikh Muhammad Abduh held that the Dajjāl is a symbol of superstition, charlatanry, and abominations (3). Sheikh Abū Ubayya followed him, maintaining that the Dajjāl is a symbol of the rampant spread of