The Dajjaal will enter every land except Makkah and Madeenah

Will the Dajjaal go to all parts of the globe or will the people come to him? Will all those who are alive when he emerges meet him? Will some be able to escape and not see him? I read in some ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that the people will flee from him to the mountains.

Praise be to Allaah.

The Dajjaal will emerge from the east, then he will travel throughout the earth and he will not leave any land but he will enter it, apart from Makkah and Madeenah, al-Masjid al-Aqsa and Masjid al-Toor (Sinai). This is what is stated in the saheeh ahaadeeth.

Al-Tirmidhi (2237) narrated that Abu Bakr al-Siddeeq (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us: "The Dajjaal will emerge from a land in the east called Khurasaan." This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

Al-Bukhaari (1881) and Muslim (2943) narrated from Anas ibn Maalik (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "There is no land that the Dajjaal will not enter, apart from Makkah and Madeenah. He will not come to any of their entrances but there will be angels standing in rows guarding them. Then Madeenah and its people will be shaken by three earthquakes, and Allaah will expel every kaafir and hypocrite from it."

Muslim (2942) narrated from the Hadeeth of Faatimah bint Qays, which tells the story of Tameem al-Daari and al-Jassaasah, that the Dajjaal said to them: "Soon I will be given permission to emerge and I will emerge and travel throughout the land, and I will not leave any town but I will enter it within forty nights, apart from Makkah and Teebah, for they are both forbidden to me. Every time I want to enter one of them I will be met by an angel with an unsheathed sword in his hand, who will drive me back. Over each of their entrances there are angels guarding them." [Faatimah] said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, striking the minbar with his stick, "This is Teebah, this is Teebah, this is Teebah," meaning Madeenah. "Have I not told you that?" The people said, "Yes." [The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:] "I liked what Tameem said because it agreed with what I have been telling you about him [the Dajjaal] and about Makkah and Madeenah."

Ahmad (23139) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "I have been warning you about the Dajjaal who has one abraded eye." [The narrators] said: I think he said the left eye. "He will have with him mountains of bread and rivers of water, and his sign will stay in the earth for forty mornings, and his authority will reach everywhere. He will not come to four mosques: the Ka'bah, the Mosque of the Prophet, al-Masjid al-Aqsa and the Mosque of al-Toor (Sinai)." This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by Shu'ayb al-Arna'oot in Tahqeeq al-Musnad.

The command to flee from the Dajjaal when he emerges is for fear that people may be deceived by his specious arguments and extraordinary feats, for a man may come to him thinking that he has strong faith, then he will follow him.

Abu Dawood (4319) and Ahmad (19888) narrated from Imraan ibn Husayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever hears of the Dajjaal, let him keep away from him, for by Allaah a man will come to him thinking that he is a believer, then he will follow him because of the confusion he causes." This hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

This hadeeth indicates that it will be possible to flee from him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded those who live to see the Dajjaal to recite over him the first few verses of Soorat al-Kahf. Narrated by Muslim, 2937.

Al-Tayyib said: What this means is that reciting these verses will bring protection from his fitnah and confusion.

Abu Dawood (4331) added: "For they will be your protection from his fitnah." Saheeh Abi Dawood, 3631.

We ask Allaah to protect us from his evil and to help us against his fitnah.

And Allaah knows best.


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The Dajjaal will emerge at the end of time, so why did the Prophets warn their people about him? And when and where will he emerge?

Why did the Prophets warn their people about the Dajjaal when he will not emerge until the end of time? And when will the Dajjaal emerge?.

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

The greatest fitnah (trial, tribulation) on the face of the earth since the creation of Adam until the onset of the Hour will be the fitnah of the Dajjaal, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said. Hence there is no Prophet, from Nooh to Muhammad (may the blessings and peace of Allaah be upon them all), who did not warn his people about him, as an indication of have serious his fitnah will be. Although Allaah knows that he will not emerge until the end of time, nevertheless He commanded the Messengers to warn their people about him so that they would understand how serious the matter is. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If he emerges whilst I am still among you, then I will suffice you against him, otherwise each man should take care of himself, d Allah will take care of every Muslim on my behalf (and safeguard him against his evil)." Muslim, 5228.

The Dajjaal is a serious matter, indeed he is the greatest fitnah, as it says in the hadeeth, since the creation of Adam and until the Hour begins. No wonder that he is the only one of the trials of life from which refuge is sought in prayer: "A'oodhu Billaah min 'adhaab Jahannam wa min 'adhaab il qabri wa min fitnat il-mahyaa wa'l-mamaat wa min fitnat il-maseeh il-dajjaal (I seek refuge with Allaah from the torment of Hell, the torment of the grave, the trials of life and death and the trial of the Dajjaal)."

The word Dajjaal comes from the word dajl, which means misrepresentation or falsification, because he is a falsifier, indeed the greatest falsifier and the worst liar of all people.

Secondly:

The appearance of the Dajjaal is one of the signs of the Hour, but the time of his emergence is not clearly defined, because no one knows when the Hour will be except Allaah. Similarly with regard to the portents of the Hour, all we know is what has already happened (but with regard to those which have not yet happened, we do not know when they will happen). The time of his appearance is not known, but we do know that it is one of the portents of the Hour.

Thirdly:

With regard to the direction from which he will emerge, he will emerge from the east, from the direction of tribulation and evil, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Fitnah is here," and he pointed towards the east. (al-Bukhaari, 3279; Muslim, 5167). So the east is the source of evil and tribulation, and he will emerge from the east, from Khurasaan, passing through Isfahan and entering the Arabian Peninsula from a point between Syria and Iraq, with no goal but Madeenah, because there lies the Bringer of glad tidings and warnings (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He will want to destroy the people of Madeenah, but it will be forbidden to him, as was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): "At every gate thereof will be angels guarding it." Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1880; Muslim, 2449. This man will emerge between Syria and Iraq, and seventy thousand of the Jews of Isfahan will follow him, because they are his troops. (Narrated by Muslim, 5237). The Jews are among the most evil of the slaves of Allaah, and he is the most misguided of the slaves of Allaah. So they will follow him and support him, and they will be his troops, they and others who follow him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "O slaves of Allaah, stand firm; O slaves of Allaah, stand firm." Narrated by Muslim, 5228. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) urged us to stand firm, because the matter is serious. And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever hears of the Dajjaal, let him flee from him, for by Allaah, a man will come to him thinking that he is a believer, then he will follow him because of the specious arguments he puts forward." Narrated by Abu Dawood, 3762; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

A man will come to him and say, "He will never lead me astray and I will never be affected by him," but he will keep producing specious arguments until he follows him – we seek refuge with Allaah from that. We ask Allaah to protect us with His protection. Praise be to Allaah the Lord of the Worlds.

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Madeenah will have seven gates when the Dajjaal comes

I saw a hadith in Sahi-al-Bukhari, (rough translation) stating when Ad-Dajjal comes there will be eight gates in Madina, and each gate will have two angels as a guard to prevent Dajjal to enter Madina.
As far as my knowledge goes Madina at this present time do not have any gates, but only paths.
My question is does the word gate in the hadith refers to pathways, if it does then how many pathways are there to Madina.

Praise be to Allaah.

There is a mistake in the quoting of the hadeeth in question. The hadeeth was narrated by al-Bukhaari (may Allaah have mercy on him) in his Saheeh, in Kitaab Fadaa'il al-Madeenah (the Book of the Virtues of Madeenah, 1879) and in Kitaab al-Fitan (The Book of Tribulations, 7125), from the hadeeth of Abu Bakrah (may Allaah be pleasaed with him), who narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

"The feeling of terror of the Dajaal will not enter Madeenah. At that time it will have seven gates, at each of which will be two angels."

Ibn Hajar al-'Asqallaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his footnote on this hadeeth, with regard to the phrase "At that time it will have seven gates":

'Iyaad said: this supports the idea that what is meant here by gates is paths, as in the hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah. It was reported in al-Saheeh from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

On the pathways of Madeenah there are angels, and neither the plague nor the Dajjaal will enter it.

Al-Haafiz said in Al-Fath (4/96): "Al-Anqaab (pathways) is the plural of Naqab… Ibn Wahb said: what is meant by this is entrances, or it was said that it means gates. The original meaning of Naqab was a path between two mountains. It was said that al-anqaab were the routes which people followed, as in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning):

"… they ran for a refuge (naqqabu) in the land" [Qaaf 50:36]

This is all that al-Haafiz said in his commentary on the gates. There is still room for ijtihaad on this issue, and it could mean for example:

That Madeenah will have gates in the future when the Dajjaal comes, even though it does not have gates at the present time.

That what is meant by gates is the main entrances to the city, even if they do not take the form of gates.

That the angels who are appointed to guard it are covering seven points, at each of which there are two angels, and the points were described as gates – which is acceptable in Arabic.

And Allaah knows best.

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Yearning for ALLAH & His Meeting~Extinguishing Blaze of Dunya![Quran/IbnQayyim]

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah.     As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu "Yearning for Allah and His meeting is like the gentle breeze blowing upon the Heart ~ ~Extinguishing the blaze of the Dunya. ~Whosoever caused his heart to settle with his Lord shall be in a state... ~Of calm and Tranquility, and whosoever sent it amongst the people shall be disturbed and excessively perturbed."  This is because the love of Allah can never enter the heart which contains love of this world until the camel passes through the eye of a needle.   Therefore the most beloved servant to Allaah is the one whom He places in His servitude, whom He selects for His Love, whom He causes to purify his worship for Him, who dedicates his life to Him, his tongue to His Dhikr and his limbs to His service.   ~The heart becomes sick as the body becomes sick and its cure lies in repentance and seeking protection from Evil.   ~It becomes rusty as a mirror becomes rusty and it is polished through Dhikr.   Source :-Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah (rahimahullaah)]d.751H)   Translated by Aboo Sulaymaan~ Al-Fawaid(pg.111 - 112)-Riyaadh As-Saaliheen Vol #1   Those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh ), and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allâh, Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest   Source:-Quran - Ar-Ra'd 13:28 ~'SALAAMS' TO YOU ALL ~                                       Y a s m i n.                                         "All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}   the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour"  {'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 } 'Wasting time is Worse than Death! Because Death Separates you from this World  Whereas wasting Time Separates you from Allah'. Ibn Qayimm Al-Jawziyyah.   I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground! The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind, Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes! 'Insha Allah'!  ' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.  {Al-Hasan Al-Basree}

~'Do not be a 'Wali' of Allah Outwardly~An Enemy to Him Internally'~[Madarij-us-Salikeen]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.       Assalaamualaykum WaRahmatuallahi WaBarakatahu Ikhlas (Sincerity) is probably the most difficult of all actions in Islam. Sincerity in seeking Allah's pleasure alone in all our deeds requires a high-level of consciousness of our Creator that must be consistent over time. More often than not, we fall into the problem of Riya (show off)where our deeds are really for the sake of peoplethan for the sake of Allah.   Sheikh Abdul Malik Ar-Ramadani mentions some narrations on this subject from the righteous people of the past in his book Sittu Durar:-       Ikhlas is "when the servant's internal and external actions are the same. And Riya is when the external actions are better than the internal actions (of the heart). Truthfulness in one's sincerity is when the internal is better (developed) than the e external."   { Source:-Madarij-us- Salikeen, 2/91 }   Bilal Bin Sa'd said:-      "Do not be a wali (friend) of Allah outwardly, yet an enemy to Him internally."   {Source:-Ahmad in Az-Zuhd, Abu Nu'aym in Al-Hilyah}     It has been stated, "Ikhlas is that you do not request anyone to witness your action except Allah, and that you do not seek anyone to reward you (for it) except Him."   Salamah Bin Dinar said:-     "Hide your good deeds (from the people) just like you hide your evil deeds".   {Source:-Abu Nu'aym, Bayhaqi}       And in a narration in Al-Bayhaqi,    "Hide your good deed like you hide your evil deed, and do not be delighted at your own action, for you do not know whether you are happy or wretched (in the Hereafter)."     It has been stated in definition of Ikhlas:-   "It is to single out Allah in one's intention {Qasd} in one's obedience (to Him)."   Hammad Bin Zaid said:-      "I used to walk with Ayyoob As-Sakhtiyani and he would take me through different routes. I would be surprised at how he would guide himself through them, fleeing from being seen by the people who might say, 'This is Ayyoob.'     He also said:-   "Ayyoob used to take me via a route that was the longest and I would say "But this one is closer." He would reply:-   "I fear (passing by these) gatherings."   When he would pass by them and give salams, they would reply to him with more than what (they would do for) others.    So he would say:-    'O Allah, you know that I did not desire this!    {Source:-Ibn Sa'd, Al-Fasawi}   Abu Zur'ah Bin Abi Amr said:-   'Ad-Dahhak Bin Qays came out and made the prayer for rain with the people, but they were not granted rain, and nor did they see any clouds come. Ad-Dahhak said:-  "Where is Yazeed Bin Al-Aswad?" (And in a narration, "But nobody answered him!". He then said again~ "Where is Yazeed Bin Al-Aswad Al-Jurashee?" And I was insistent on calling him that if he was to hear my words he would get up.)   "Here I am," he said. So (Ad-Dahhak) said:-    "Stand and intercede with Allah on our behalf, that he should grant us rain." So Yazeed stood up, made his face pointed in the direction of his feet, and made his head sink into his shoulders (out of humility). He then said:-    "O Allah, these servants of yours sought intercession through me from You.   So he had not called upon Allah three times except that the people were granted rain in such abundance that they almost drowned on account of it.   Then Yazeed said:-    "O Allah, this one made a show of me (i.e. Ad-Dahhak, by asking him and calling him out), so grant me freedom from this (fame)."     Yazeed did not live except for the next Jumuah.     Source:-Sheikh Abdul Malik Ar-Ramadani ~ Sittu Durar:-      ...My Salaams to You All...                                      Y a s m i n.                                         "All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}   the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour"  {'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 } 'Wasting time is Worse than Death! Because Death Separates you from this World  Whereas wasting Time Separates you from Allah'. Ibn Qayimm Al-Jawziyyah.   I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground! The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind, Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes! 'Insha Allah'!  ' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.  {Al-Hasan Al-Basree}

Between him & ALLAAH a Hidden Treasure of Good Actions ![Imam Ash Shafi’i r.a.]

'Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem' 'As Salaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu'.   ~'Then  there will be between between him and Allaah a Hidden Treasure of Good Actions'~       Imam Ash Shafi'i rahimahullâh – said:-    "Whosoever loves that Allaah should open-up his heart for him and grant light to him,   then ... { ? }   let him abandon speech about that which does not concern him!   and abandon sins !   and ...{?}   turn away from acts of disobedience!   Then there will be between him and Allaah a hidden treasure of good actions.     So if this is done, then Allaah will open up such knowledge for him...   ...that will preoccupy him.     And indeed in Death is the greatest pre-occupation.     [Source:-Related by Al Bayhaqi in Manaqiush-Shafi'i (2/171)]  ~My 'Salaams' To You All~                                   Y a s m i n.                                         "All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}   the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour"  {'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 } 'Wasting time is Worse than Death! Because Death Separates you from this World  Whereas wasting Time Separates you from Allah'. Ibn Qayimm Al-Jawziyyah.   I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground! The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind, Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes! 'Insha Allah'!  ' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.  {Al-Hasan Al-Basree}

Grand Mufti~[Kingdom]'Ashura'=Tuesday Dec 6th!+'Hadiths'on Encouragement to Fast the Day of 'Ashura'

'Assalam Alaikum Wa Rehmath Ullahi Wa Barkatahu'. The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom declared :- ~[Ashura (10th of Muharram )~ ~falls on Tuesday, Dec. 6 th]~   Ashura on TuesdayDec. 6 –   JEDDAH – Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, has said:-  The day of fasting for Ashoura, Muharram 10, falls on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Sheikh Aal Al-Sheikh called this a way out of arguments that the crescent was not sighted to mark the beginning of Muharram. He said Saturday therefore was the last day of Dhul Hijjah and Sunday the first of Muharram. Hence, the 9th and 10th of Muharram – days on which Muslims are recommended to fast – fall on Monday (Dec. 5) and Tuesday (Dec. 6) respectively. — Okaz/SG __   http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?   The Encouragement to Fast the Day of 'Ashura   The Book of Fasting Chapter: Persuasion to Fast the Day of 'Ashura   [(1) -1017 - Saheeh ]   On the authority of Abu Qataada -[RadhiAllaahu anhu-]   that the Messenger of Allaah  [ sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam] was asked about the fast of the day of 'Ashura, so he answered:-    'It expiates the sins of the previous year.'   [Narrated by Muslim & by Ibn Majah &his wording is:]-   'The fast of the day of 'Ashura; Indeed the reward that I request from Allaah is that He expiates the sins of the year before this year.'   [ (2) -1018 - Saheeh ]   On the authority of Ibn Abbas -RadhiAllaahu anhu- 'that the Messenger of Allaah [sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam]   fasted the day of 'Ashura, and he ordered for it to be fasted.'   [Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim (3) - 1019 ]     On the authority of Ibn Abbas - [RadhiAllaahu anhu ]-  was asked about the fast of the day of 'Ashura, so he answered: 'I do not know of the Messenger of Allaah - [sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-]   fasting a day, wanting the excellence of that fast above that of other days, nor any other month other than this month. i.e. Ramadan.'   [Narrated by Muslim (4) 1020- Hasan li ghayreehi']     On the authority of Ibn Abbas [Rahiallaahu anhu- ']   That the Prophet - [ sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- ]   never aspired for the excellence of a day after Ramadan; except the day of 'Ashura.'     [Source:-Narrated by Tabaranee in 'al-Awasat', and its isnaad is Hasan with the isnad before it. (5) - 1021 - Saheeh li ghayreehi' ]     On the authority of Abu Sa'eed al-khudaree –[Rahiallaahu anhu- ]said:-   Messenger of Allaah [sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-]said:-      'Whoever fasts the day of Arafat he is forgiven for the following year and the previous year. And whoever fasts 'Ashura then he is forgiven the year.'     [Narrated by Tabaranee with an isnaad which is Hasan]       The day of 'Ashura is the tenth day of Muharram.   All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance -   *'Aameen'*  ...My 'Salaams' To You All...                                        Y a s m i n.                                 "All that is on earth will Perish. But will abide {Forever}   the Face of thy Lord, full of Majesty, Bounty and Honour"  {'Quran'- Surah Al-Rahman-55.26-27 } 'Wasting time is Worse than Death! Because Death Separates you from this World  Whereas wasting Time Separates you from Allah'. Ibn Qayimm Al-Jawziyyah.   I Want to Die With my Forehead on the Ground! The Sunnah in my Heart, Allah on my Mind, Qur'an on my Tongue, and Tears in my Eyes! 'Insha Allah'!  ' Son of Adam! You are nothing but a number of days, whenever each day passes then part of you has Gone.  {Al-Hasan Al-Basree}