Praise be to Allah.
The false messiah the Dajjal is a human who will appear at the end of time. He is one of the major signs of the Hour. In the beginning, he will say that he is a prophet, then he will say that he is divine – exalted be Allah far above that.
He will call the people to believe in him, then it will become clear that he is not only a disbeliever; rather he is one of the worst of the disbelievers among the people of this earth, and there will be no doubt about that. Hence the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) told us that between his eyes will be written the word “kafir (disbeliever).” The false messiah the Dajjal will persist in his disbelief until the true Messiah, ‘Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him), kills him.
There follow some of the hadiths which were narrated about him:
Ibn Maajah (4215) narrated that Abu Umamah al-Bahili said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) addressed us, and most of his speech was talking about the Dajjaal and warning us against him. Among other things, he said: “There has never been any tribulation on earth since Allah created the progeny of Adam that will be greater than the tribulation of the Dajjal. Allah never sent any Prophet but he warned his nation about the Dajjal. I am the last of the prophets and you are the last of the nations, and he will inevitably emerge among you.
If he appears whilst I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf, and if he appears when I am not among you, then each man must fend for himself and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf. He will emerge from Khallah, between Syria and ‘Iraq, and will wreak havoc right and left. O slaves of Allah, remain steadfast.
I will describe him to you in a manner in which none of the Prophets has described him before me. He will start by saying ‘I am a Prophet,’ but there is no Prophet after me. Then he will say, ‘I am your Lord.’ But you will not see your Lord until you die. He is one-eyed, but your Lord is not one-eyed, and written between his eyes is ‘kafir (disbeliever)’. Every believer will read it, whether he is literate or illiterate.
Part of his fitnah will be that he will have with him a paradise and a hell, but his hell will be a paradise and his paradise a hell. Whoever is tested with his fire (hell), let him seek the help of Allah and recite the first verses of al-Kahf, then it will be cool and safe for him, as the fire was for Ibrahim.
Part of his fitnah will be that he will say to a Bedouin, ‘What do you think, if I resurrect your father and mother for you, will you bear witness that I am your Lord?’ He will say, ‘Yes.’ Then two devils will appear to him in the form of his father and mother and will say, ‘O my son, follow him, for he is your Lord.’
And part of his fitnah will be that he will overpower a single soul and kill him, then he will cut him with a saw until he falls in two pieces. Then he will say: ‘Look at this slave of mine; I will resurrect him now, then he will claim that he has a Lord other than me.’ Then Allah will resurrect him and the evil one will say to him: ‘Who is your Lord?’ and he will say, ‘Allah is my Lord, and you are the enemy of Allah, you are the Dajjaal. By Allah, I have never been more certain about you than I am today.’…”
Classed as sahih by al-Albani in Sahih al-Jaami‘ (13833). See also: Qissat al-Masih ad-Dajjal by Shaykh al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him).
Muslim (7560) narrated from an-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned the Dajjal and he mentioned the son of Maryam, then he said: “He will pursue him until he catches up with him at the date of Ludd, then he will kill him.”
An-Nawawi said:
The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) mentioned the gate of Ludd. Ludd (Lod) is a town close to Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem). End quote.
Ahmad (3868) narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Those who will be most severely punished on the Day of Resurrection are: a man who was killed by a Prophet or who killed a Prophet, a leader who led people in the way of misguidance, and a maker of images.”
Shaykh Ahmad Shakir said: Its isnad is sahih.
Al-Bukhari (4076) narrated with a mawquf isnad that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: “Allah’s wrath is severe against one who is killed by a prophet.”
Once this is established, we know that the false messiah the Dajjal will die as a disbeliever, persisting in his disbelief. He will be killed by the true Messiah ‘Isa ibn Maryam (peace be upon him) and he will be in the fire of hell, one of the most severely punished of people therein.
And Allah knows best.
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