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Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I saw myself tonight at the Ka’bah, and I saw a man with a dark complexion, the finest you have seen among men of dark complexion, with hair reaching his shoulders, the finest hair you have seen, combed and dripping with water, leaning on the shoulders of two men, circumambulating the House. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ They said, ‘This is the Messiah, son of Mary.’ Then I saw a man with curly, coarse hair, one-eyed in the right eye, his eye like a floating grape, resembling Ibn Qatan more than anyone I have seen, placing his hands on the shoulders of two men 1, circumambulating the House 2. I asked, ‘Who is this?’ They said, ‘This is the Dajjal, the false Messiah.’” [Agreed Upon]
In another narration regarding the Dajjal: “A red, stout man with curly hair, one-eyed in the right eye, most resembling Ibn Qatan.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5902 (unverified) 95% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.826
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 169a (unverified) 93% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (4)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “on the shoulders of two men”: The apparent meaning is that these are his aides supporting his falsehood, just as the two men with Jesus are those assisting him in truth, perhaps Al-Khidr and the Mahdi from his companions. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 2
(2) His statement: “circumambulating the House”: Al-Turbishti said: The Dajjal’s circumambulation of the Ka’bah, despite being a disbeliever, is interpreted as part of the Prophet’s (ﷺ) visions, revealing that Jesus, in his beautiful form upon his descent, circumambulates the religion to establish and reform it, while the Dajjal, in his repulsive form, circles the religion to perpetuate distortion and corruption. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله : على منكبي رجلين الظاهر أن المراد بهما من يعاونه على باطله من أمرائه، كما أن المراد بالرجلين الأولين من يساعدان المسيح على حقه، ولعلهما الخضر والمهدي من أصحابه. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 2
(۲) قوله: يطوف بالبيت : قال التوربشتي : طواف الدجال عند الكعبة مع أنه كافر مؤول بأن رؤيا النبي ﷺ من مكاشفاته كوشف، بأن عيسى في صورته الحسنة التي ينزل عليها يطوف حول الدين لإقامته وإصلاح فساده، وأن الدجال في صورته الكريهة التي ستظهر يدور حول الدين يبقى العوج والفساد. كذا في «المرقاة».