Chapter 10: Signs of the Dajjal
One of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Jabir ibn Samurah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah: Just before the Hour, there will be many liars; among them is the one in al-Yamamah, the Ansi in San’a, the one in Himyar and the Dajjal. This will be the greatest fitnah. (Ahmad)
Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Hour will not come…. until nearly thirty dajjals (liars) appear, each one claiming to be a Messenger from Allah. (Bukhari, Muslim)
The Prophet also said: The Hour will not come until…. wealth increases, tribulations appear and al-Harj increases.
Someone asked the Prophet: what is al-Harj? The Prophet ﷺ replied: Killing, killing. (Ahmad)
Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: There will be ‘dajjals’ and liars among my Ummah. They will tell you something new, which neither you nor your forefathers have heard. Be on your guard against them and do not let them lead you astray. (Ahmad)
Abu Bakrah reported: The people spoke a great deal against Musaylimah before the Messenger of Allah said anything about him. Then, the Messenger of Allah said: as for this man about whom you have spoken so much about, he is one of the thirty liars who will appear before the Hour, and there is no town which will not feel the fear of the Antichrist (Dajjal) (Ahmad).
Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The time of the Dajjal will be years of confusion. People will believe a liar, and disbelieve one who tells the truth. People will distrust one who is trustworthy, and trust one who is treacherous and the Ruwaybidah will have a say.
Someone asked the Prophet : who are the Ruwaybidah? The Prophet replied: Those who rebel against Allah and will have a say in general affairs. (Ahmad)
Hadiths About the Dajjal:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Dajjal will emerge in a land in the east called Khurasan, his followers will be people with faces like hammered shields. (Ibn Majah)
One of the companions, Asma bint Yazid al-Ansariyah narrated that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: During the three years just before the Dajjal comes, there will be one year when the sky will withhold one third of its rain and the earth one-third of its fruits. In the second year, the sky will withhold two-thirds of its rain, and the earth two-thirds of its fruits. In the third year, the sky will withhold all of its rain, and the earth all of its fruits, and all the animals will die. This will be the greatest tribulation. The Dajjal will bring a Bedouin and say to him: What if I bring your camel to life for you, will you agree that I am your lord? The Bedouin will say: Yes. The devils will assume the form of his camels with the fullest udders and the highest humps. Then he will bring a man whose father and brother have died, and will ask him: What do you think if I bring your father and brother back to life? Will you agree that I am your lord? The man will say: Yes. The devils will then assume the forms of his father and brother.
The Prophet went out for something and then returned. After hearing this, the people present were very concerned of what the Prophet had informed them of.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ stood in the doorway and asked: What is wrong Asma? Asma replied: O Messenger of Allah, you have terrified us with what you said about the Dajjal.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ then said: He (the Dajjal) will certainly appear. If I am still alive, I will contend with him on your behalf, otherwise Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf.
Asma said: O Messenger of Allah, we do not bake our dough until we are hungry, so how will it be for the believers at that time?
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The glorification of Allah which sufficed the people of Jannah will be sufficient for them. (Ahmad)
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews and kill them. When a Jew hides behind a rock or a tree, it will say: O Muslim, O servant of Allah! There is a Jew behind me, come and kill him! All of the trees will do this except the box-thorn (al-Gharqad) because it is the tree of the Jews. (Ahmad, also reported similarly in Bukhari)