The Dajjal And The Return of Jesus_ Yusuf Ibn Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al Wabil

THE DAJJ AL AND THE RETURN OF JESUS
of people would be able to eat that and seek shelter
under its skin. And a milking cow would give so
much milk that a whole party will be able to drink
from it. And the milking camel will give such (a large
quantity of) milk that a whole tribe would be able to
drink from it and a milking sheep will give so much
milk that a whole family would be able to drink from
it..." 93
Imam A}:imad narrates from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (;i) said,
" ... and the Prophets are paternal brothers; their mothers
are different, but their religion is one. I am the
nearest of all the people to 'Isa ibn Maryam(may
Allah's peace and blessing be upon him), for there is
no Prophet between me and him ... and he will certainly
descend ... and Allah will destroy the Dajjal in
his time. There will be (so much peace and) security
upon the earth that lions will graze with camels, tigers
with cows, wolves with sheep; children will play
with snakes being unharmed by them." 94
Imam Muslim, too, narrates from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be
pleased with him) that he said: 'Allah's Messenger (;i) said,
"By Allah, 'Isa ibn Maryam (may Allah's peace and
blessing be upon him) shall certainly descend as a
Just Judge ... and will raise the Jizyah. And you will
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$al:iil:i Muslim, Kitdb ul-Fitan, bdb dhikr ui-Dajjdl, [18/ 63-70] with '.lharh ai­
Naivwawi ii Muslim.'
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See 'Musnad al-Imam Ahmad' [2/ 406], lbn Hajr has commented, 'Its chain of
transmission is $ahil:i', See: 'Fath ul-Bdri', (6/ 493].
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