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

THE DAJJAL AND THE RETURN OF JESUS
'spirit of the }:iadith and the (true) essence of the truth.'
The matter of Ibn Sayyad - as has preceeded - confounded
some Muslims, and was a Dajjal from the dqjqjilah (great liars) 2 ,
whose lies and falsehood, Allah made evident to His Messenger
(~) and to the Muslims. Moreover, Abu 'Abiyah is contradicts
himself own words. For we find him, in some of his notes to the
narrations, of Ibn Sayyad saying: 'The truth is that Ibn Sayyad
said a curtailed word, having no meaning to it, in accordance to
the way of the fortune-tellers - not intending anything by his
utterance. Hence, he is a lying sorcerer.' 3
Thus in his own words he acknowledges that Ibn Sayyad is a
lying sorcerer! So how can he at one time be a fable and in another
is a lying sorcerer? There is no doubt that Abu 'Abiyah
(here) is contradicting his own words.
One who studies closely the notes of shaykh Abu 'Abiyah to
the book, 'AI-Nif;qyah - al-Fitan wal-Maldhim', by J:lafiz ibn Kathir,
will observe (many) strange things. For indeed, Abu 'Abiyah has
imposed no restraints to his mind to the narrations cited by ibn
Kathir. Whatever he sees (as correct) he accepts it and regards it
to be true, and anything besides that he explains it (away) with
(false) interpretations opposing the apparent meaning of the narrations.
Or he pronounces judgement on authentic narrations,
2
From the signs of the Hour is the appearance of thirty false claimants of
Prophethood known as liars (dcqjals). 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 AJ:imad as a sound hadith]
3
See 'AJ-Nipqyah -ai-Fitan wal-Malahim', [1 / 188), checking by MuJ:iammad Abu
Abiyah.
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