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and envy will surely disappear; people will surely be offered wealth, but no one will accept it” (1).

Al-Nawawī said: “This means that people will lose interest in them—that is, camels—and will have no desire to own them, because wealth will be abundant, hopes will be short, there will be no need for them, and people will know that the Hour is near.

“Young she-camels were mentioned because they are the finest camels, and camels are the Arabs’ most prized possessions. This resembles the meaning of Allah’s words—Glorious and Exalted is He: ‘And when the full-term pregnant she-camels are neglected (4)’ [al-Takwīr: 4]. The phrase ‘no one will seek after them’ means that no care will be given to them” (2).

Qadi Iyād held that it means their zakat will not be sought, since no one will be found to accept it.

Al-Nawawī rejected this interpretation (3).

The Length of His Stay after His Descent and His Subsequent Death:

As for the length of time Jesus (peace be upon him) will remain on earth after his descent, some narrations state that he will remain for seven years, while others state forty years.

In Imam Muslim’s narration from Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him and his father): “Allah will send Jesus son of Mary ... Then people will live for seven years, with no

= See *Al-Nihāya fī Gharīb al-Hadīth*, 4/100; and *Al-Nawawī’s Commentary on Muslim*, 2/192. (1) *Sahīh Muslim*, chapter on the descent of Jesus (peace be upon him), 2/192 (with al-Nawawī’s commentary). (2) *Al-Nawawī’s Commentary on Muslim*, 2/192. (3) See *Al-Nawawī’s Commentary on Muslim*, 2/192.

والتحاسد، وليدعونَّ إلى المال؛ فلا يقبله أحد" (١). قال النوويّ: "ومعناه أن يزهد النَّاس فيها -أي: الإِبل- ولا يرغب في اقتنائها؛ لكثرة الأموال، وقلَّة الآمال، وعدم الحاجة، والعلّم بقرب القيامة. وإنّما ذُكِرَت القلاص؛ لكونها أشرف الإِبل، الّتي هي أنفس الأموال عند العرب، وهو شبيهٌ بمعنى قول الله ﷿: ﴿وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ (٤)﴾ [التكوير: ٤]، ومعنى: "لا يُسْعَى عليها": لا يُعْتَنى بها" (٢). وذهب القاضي عياض إلى أن المعنى: أي: لا تُطْلَب زكاتها إذ لا يوجد من يقبلها. وأنكر لهذا القول النووي (٣). * مدة بقائه بعد نزوله ثمّ وفاته: وأمّا مدَّة بقاء عيسى ﵇ في الأرض بعد نزوله؛ فقد جاء في بعض الروايات أن يمكث سبع سنين، وفي بعضها أربعين سنة. ففي رواية الإِمام مسلم عن عبد الله بن عمرو ﵄: "فيبعث الله عيسى بن مريم ... ثمَّ يمكث النَّاس سبع سنين ليس بين

= انظر: "النهاية في غريب الحديث" (٤/ ١٠٠)، و"شرح النووي لمسلم" (٢/ ١٩٢). (١) "صحيح مسلم"، باب نزول عيسى ﵇، (٢/ ١٩٢ - مع شرح النووي). (٢) "شرح النووي لمسلم" (٢/ ١٩٢). (٣) انظر "شرح النووي لمسلم" (٢/ ١٩٢).