Hadith 22048

Nawwas bin Sam'an Al-Kilabi said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)mentioned Dajjal, one morning, as something despised but alsoalarming, until we thought that he was in the stand of date-palmtrees. When we came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in the evening,hesaw that (fear) in us, and said: 'What is the matter with you?' Wesaid: 'O Messenger of Allah, you mentioned Dajjal this morning, andyou spoke of him as something despised but also alarming, until wethought that he was in the stand of date-palm trees.' He said:'Thereare things that I fear more for you than the Dajjal. If heappearswhile I am among you, I will contend with him on your behalf,and ifhe appears when I am not among you, then each man must fend forhimself, and Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf. He(Dajjal) will be a young man with curly hair and a protuberant eye; Iliken him to 'Abdul-'Uzza bin Qatan. Whoever among you sees him, lethim recite the first Verses of Surat Al-Kahf over him. He will emergefrom Khallah, between Sham and Iraq, and will wreak havoc right andleft. O slaves of Allah, remain steadfast.' We said: 'O Messenger ofAllah, how long will he stay on earth?' He said: 'Forty days, onedaylike a year, one day like a month, one day like a week, and therestof his days like your days.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, onthatday which is like a year, will the prayers of one day sufficeus?' Hesaid: 'Make an estimate of time (and then observe prayer).'We said:'How fast will he move through the earth?' He said: 'Likea raincloud driving by the wind.' He said: 'He will come to somepeople andcall them, and they will respond and believe in him. Thenhe willcommand the sky to rain and it will rain, and he will commandtheearth to produce vegetation and it will do so, and their flockswillcome back in the evening with their humps taller, their uddersfullerand their flanks fatter than they have ever been. Then he willcometo some (other) people and call them, and they will reject him,so hewill turn away from them and they will suffer drought and beleftwith nothing. Then he will pass through the wasteland and willsay:"Bring forth your treasures," then go away, and itstreasureswill follow him like a swarm of bees. Then he will call aman brimmingwith youth and will strike him with a sword and cut himin two. Hewill put the two pieces as far apart as the distancebetween an archerand his target. Then he will call him and he willcome with his faceshining, laughing. While they are like that, Allahwill send 'Eisabin Maryam, who will come down at the white minaretin the east ofDamascus, wearing two Mahrud[garment dyed with Warsand then Saffron],resting his hands on the wings of two angels. Whenhe lowers his head,beads of perspiration will fall from it. Everydisbeliever who smellsthe fragrance of his breath will die, and hisbreath will reach as faras his eye can see. Then he will set out andcatch up with him (theDajjal) at the gate of Ludd, and will killhim. Then the Prophet ofAllah 'Eisa will come to some people whomAllah has protected, and hewill wipe their faces and tell them oftheir status in Paradise. Whilethey are like that, Allah will revealto him: "O 'Eisa, I havebrought forth some of My slaves whom noone will be able to kill, sotake My slaves to Tur in safety."Then Gog and Magog will emerge andthey will, as Allah describes,"swoop down from every mound."[21:96]The first of themwill pass by lake Tiberias and drink from it, thenthe last of themwill pass by it and will say: "There was water hereonce."The Prophet of Allah, 'Eisa and his companions will bebesieged thereuntil the head of an ox would be dearer to any one ofthem than onehundred Dinar are to any one of you today. Then, theProphet ofAllah, 'Eisa and his companions will supplicate Allah.Then Allahwill send a worm in their necks and the next morning theywill alldie as one. The Prophet of Allah 'Eisa and his companionswill comedown and they will not find even the space of a hand spanthat isfree of their stink, stench and blood. They will pray toAllah, andHe will send birds with necks like the necks of Bactriancamels,which will pick them up and throw them wherever Allah wills.ThenAllah will send rain which will not leave any house of clay orhair,and it will wash the earth until it leaves it like a mirror (orasmooth rock). Then it will be said to the earth: "Bring forthyourfruits and bring back your blessing." On that day a groupof peoplewill eat from a (single) pomegranate and it will sufficethem, andthey will seek shelter beneath its skin. Allah will bless amilch-camel so that it will be sufficient for a large number ofpeople, anda milch-cow will be sufficient for a whole tribe and amilch-ewe willbe sufficient for a whole clan. While they are likethat, Allah willsend a pleasant wind which will seize them beneaththeir armpits andwill take the soul of every Muslim, leaving therest of the peoplefornicating like donkeys, and upon them will comethe Hour.'"