حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَی بْنُ جَابِرٍ الطَّائِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ النَّوَّاسِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ الْکِلَابِيِّ قَالَ ذَکَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الدَّجَّالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَأَنَا فِيکُمْ فَأَنَا حَجِيجُهُ دُونَکُمْ وَإِنْ يَخْرُجْ وَلَسْتُ فِيکُمْ فَامْرُؤٌ حَجِيجُ نَفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ خَلِيفَتِي عَلَی کُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ فَمَنْ أَدْرَکَهُ مِنْکُمْ فَلْيَقْرَأْ عَلَيْهِ فَوَاتِحَ سُورَةِ الْکَهْفِ فَإِنَّهَا جِوَارُکُمْ مِنْ فِتْنَتِهِ قُلْنَا وَمَا لَبْثُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْمًا يَوْمٌ کَسَنَةٍ وَيَوْمٌ کَشَهْرٍ وَيَوْمٌ کَجُمُعَةٍ وَسَائِرُ أَيَّامِهِ کَأَيَّامِکُمْ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي کَسَنَةٍ أَتَکْفِينَا فِيهِ صَلَاةُ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ قَالَ لَا اقْدُرُوا لَهُ قَدْرَهُ ثُمَّ يَنْزِلُ عِيسَی ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ عِنْدَ الْمَنَارَةِ الْبَيْضَائِ شَرْقِيَّ دِمَشْقَ فَيُدْرِکُهُ عِنْدَ بَابِ لُدٍّ فَيَقْتُلُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4321
Al-nawwas bin Siman al-Kilabi said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the Dajjal (Antichrist) saying: If he comes forth while I am among you I shall be the one who will dispute with him on your behalf, but if he comes forth when I am not among you, a man must dispute on his own behalf, and Allah will take my place in looking after every Muslim. Those of you who live up to his time should recite over him the opening verses of Surat al – Kahf, for they are your protection from his trial. We asked: How long will he remain on the earth ? He replied: Forty days, one like a year, one like a month, one like a week, and rest of his days like yours. We asked: Messenger of Allah, will one day’s prayer suffice us in this day which will be like a year ? He replied: No, you must make an estimate of its extent. Then Jesus son of Marry will descend at the white minaret to the east of Damascus. He will then catch him up at the date of Ludd and kill him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020