حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الدَّرْدَائِ يَرْوِيهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ حَفِظَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ الْکَهْفِ عُصِمَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد وَکَذَا قَالَ هِشَامٌ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ حَفِظَ مِنْ خَوَاتِيمِ سُورَةِ الْکَهْفِ و قَالَ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ مِنْ آخِرِ الْکَهْفِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4323
Abu al-Darda reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: If anyone memorizes ten verses from the beginning of surat al-Kahf, he will be protected from the trial of Dajjal (Antichrist). Abu Dawud said: In this way Hashim al-dastawa’I transmitted it from Qatadah, but he said: “If anyone memorizes the closing verses of surat al-Kahf. ” Shubah narrated from Qatadah the words “from the end of al-Kahf.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020