of Muslims. Those in command of them will say: ‘What is keeping you from fighting this tyrant until you meet Allah or He grants you victory?’ They will agree to fight him when morning comes. When morning comes, Jesus son of Mary will be with them. He will kill the Dajjāl and rout his followers, so that even the trees, stones and clods of earth will say: ‘O believer, there is a Jew beside me; kill him.’”

It was recorded by al-Hākim (4/ 529–530) and, in abridged form, by ʿAbd al-Razzāq (20827). Al-Hākim said:

“Its chain of transmission is authentic.”

Al-Dhahabī concurred, and their assessment is correct.

The eleventh: From one of the Companions of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. His hadith has already been cited (91–92).

32 - This is supported by the hadith of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān cited shortly above, which states:

“When he has finished (meaning Jesus, upon completing the prayer), he will say the following: ‘Clear a path for me to the enemy of Allah.’”

33 - This is supported by the following hadiths:

The first: Anas said:

“Seventy thousand of the Jews of Isfahan, wearing shawls, will follow the Dajjāl.”

It was recorded by Muslim (8/ 207), Ibn Hibbān (6760) and Ahmad (3/ 224). See al-Sahīhah (3080).