the false messiah.” [The Dajjāl will say, “Tell me, if I kill this man and then bring him back to life, will you have any doubts about the matter?” They will reply, “No.”]

He continued: The Dajjāl will give the order, and the man will be sawn in two from the crown of his head down to between his legs [and killed] (in the hadith of al-Nawwās: he will strike him with a sword, cutting him into two pieces an arrowshot apart). He continued: Then the Dajjāl will walk between the two pieces and say to him, “Rise!” He will stand upright. He continued: [Then he will summon him, and the man will come forward laughing, his face beaming.] Then he will ask him, “Do you believe in me?” He will reply, “[By Allah,] I have only become more certain about you.”

He continued: Then the man will say, “O people! He will not do this to anyone after me.” He continued: The Dajjāl will seize him to slaughter him, but the area from his neck to his collarbone will be turned into copper, and he will be unable to do so. He continued: He will then seize him by his hands and feet and fling him away. People will think that he has thrown him into the Fire, but he will in fact have been cast into Paradise. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This man will be the greatest of martyrs in the sight of the Lord of the worlds.”]

32 – [Then the angels will turn him towards Greater Syria] [Then he will come to Mount Īliyā