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

The Statements of the Scholars regarding Ibn Sqyydd
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end of time is not Ibn Sayyad. But, rather, Ibn Sayyad was one
of the great liars (dqjjdliin) about whom the Prophet (?j) informed,
will appear, 8 and most of them have appeared.'
It seems that those who have asserted that Ibn Sayyad is the
great Dajjal have not heard of the incident of Tamim. For if not,
then to harmonise and reconcile between both (narrations) is
extremely difficult.
For how can it be congruous that the one who was (alive) in
the time of Prophet time, on the threshold of puberty met and
questioned by the Prophet (tj) be the (same) individual in the
latter part of his life, an elderly man, imprisoned in an Island,
fettered with iron shackles, asking about the Prophet (tj), has
he appeared or not? Consequently it is better to interpret (that
some Companions regarded Ibn Sayyad as the Great Dajjal) due
to not being in familiar (with the l:iadith of Tamim al-Dad). As
for 'Umar ibn Khanab (may Allah be pleased with him) then it is
likely, that he used to swear (by Allah) before he heard the narration
of Tamim. Then when he heard it he ceased to swear. While
Jabir who witnessed 'Umar ibn Khattab, (may Allah be pleased
with him) swearing (by Allah) in the company of the Prophet
(tj) took what he learnt from 'U mar in the Prophets (~) presence.
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However, I say Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) is one of
the narrators of the l:iadith of Tamim, as occurs in the report of
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From the signs of the Hour is the appearance of thirty false claimants of
Prophethood known as liars (dajjals). As Samura bin Jundub reported:" ... Verily
by Allah, the Hour will not come until thirty liars of prophecy will appear and
the final one will be the one eyed liar." [Reported by Al:imad as a sound l:iadith).
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See 'Fath u!-Ban-', [13/ 326-327).
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