The Dajjal And The Return of Jesus_ Yusuf Ibn Abdullah Ibn Yusuf Al Wabil
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THE DAJJAL AND THE RETURN OF JESUS<br />
Sahdba', he said '<strong>Abdullah</strong> ibn Sayyad ibn Shahin 3 mentioned<br />
him and said: 'He is <strong>Ibn</strong> Sa'id; his father was a Jew. <strong>And</strong> '<strong>Abdullah</strong><br />
was born one eyed, circumcised - about whom it was said, that<br />
he is the <strong>Dajjal</strong>. <strong>The</strong>n he embraced Islam (after the Prophet's<br />
(~) death), so he is a Tcibi'i, who had a vision.' 4· 5<br />
Similarly, al-I:Iafoc". ibn I:Iajr has chronicled him in '<strong>Al</strong>-lsdbah',<br />
and cited what al-DhahabI mentioned, but added: ' ... from his<br />
progeny is 'Umara ibn '<strong>Abdullah</strong> ibn Sayyad - who was from<br />
amongst the best <strong>of</strong> the Muslims. From the close companions<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sa'Id ibn ul-Musayyib. Malik and others narrated from him.'<br />
<strong>The</strong>n al-l:Iafi? ibn I:Iajr mentioned a number <strong>of</strong> ahddith pertaining<br />
to <strong>Ibn</strong> Sayyad - which shall be shortly mentioned.<br />
He then said: '<strong>Al</strong>l in all, no meaning is alluded to (i.e., the<br />
narrations which mentions him) that <strong>Ibn</strong> Sayyad is from amongst<br />
the Companions. For if he is the <strong>Dajjal</strong>, then he can never be a<br />
Companion, because he will die as a kijir. But if he is not, then<br />
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He is al-f:lafi? Abu f:lafs 'Umar ibn Ahmad ibn 'Uthman ibn Shahln al<br />
BaghdadI, the admonisher, the exegist (<strong>of</strong> the Qur'an). He was from the great<br />
memorizers <strong>of</strong> hadith and from the great vessels <strong>of</strong> knowledge - who penned<br />
many writings - predominantly in T afsirand History (Td'rikh). He died in the year<br />
375AH - may <strong>Al</strong>lah have mercy on him. See his biography in 'Shadhardt ul-Thahab'<br />
[3/ 17], and 'AI-A 'ldm', [5/ 40] <strong>of</strong>Zarkalis.<br />
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That is - He saw the Prophet(~ before he was a Muslim, but embraced after<br />
his (~) death.<br />
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See 'Tajrid asmd' ul-Jahdbah', [1 / 319 no. 3366) by al-f:Iafiz al-Dhahabf, published<br />
by Dar-ul-Ma'rifah, Beirut.<br />
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