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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The Dajjal will emerge, and a man from the believers 1 will head toward him. The Dajjal’s scouts 2 will meet him and say: ‘Where are you going?’ He will say: ‘I am going to this one who has emerged.’ They will say: ‘Do you not believe in our lord?’ He will say: ‘There is no concealment with our Lord.’ They will say: ‘Kill him.’ Some will say to others: ‘Did your lord not forbid you from killing anyone without him?’ They will take him to the Dajjal. When the believer sees him, he will say: ‘O people, this is the Dajjal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mentioned.’ The Dajjal will order him to be stretched out and say: ‘Take him and wound him.’ His back and stomach will be heavily beaten. He will say: ‘Do you not believe in me?’ He will say: ‘You are the lying Messiah.’ He will order him to be sawed with a saw from the crown of his head until his legs are separated. The Dajjal will walk between the two pieces and say to him: ‘Stand,’ and he will stand upright. Then he will say: ‘Do you believe in me?’ He will say: ‘I have only gained more insight into you.’ Then he will say: ‘O people, he will not do this to anyone after me.’ The Dajjal will take him to slaughter him, but the area from his neck to his collarbone will be made copper, and he will find no way to him. He will take his hands and feet and throw him, and people will think he has thrown him into the fire, but he will have been thrown into paradise 3. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘This is the greatest of people in martyrdom before the Lord of the worlds.’”
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2938a (unverified) 94% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (6)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “a man from the believers”: Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Sufyan, the narrator of Sahih Muslim, said: It is said this man is Al-Khidr. Ma’mar said the same. This implies Al-Khidr is alive. Scholars differ on this: the majority of jurists, hadith scholars, and others, and some Sufis, say he has died. Most Sufis and some jurists and others say he is alive. An-Nawawi said: The latter is correct, as mentioned by Sheikh al-Jazari. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 2
(2) His statement: “the Dajjal’s scouts”: Raised as a substitute. His statement: “Do you not believe in our lord?” refers to the Dajjal, as they found with him status and wealth. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 3
(3) His statement: “he will have been thrown into paradise”: It is possible he throws him into his fire, and Allah makes it paradise for him, as He made it cool and safe for Ibrahim. That fire becomes a garden and paradise. In any case, no death occurs by his hand except as mentioned before. The narrator’s statement: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘This is the greatest of people in martyrdom before the Lord of the worlds’” refers to his first killing. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: رجل من المؤمنين: قال أبو إسحاق إبراهيم بن سفيان الفقيه راوي صحيح مسلم): يقال: إن هذا الرجل الخضر ، وكذا قال معمر. وهذا يقتضي أن يكون الخضر حيا، وقد اختلف العلماء في ذلك فالجمهور من الفقهاء والمحدثين وغيرهم وبعض الصوفية على أنه مات. وذهب جمهور الصوفية وبعض الفقهاء وغيرهم إلى أنه حي، قال النووي : وهو الصحيح، ذكره الشيخ الجزري. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 2
(۲) قوله : مسالح الدجال مرفوع على الإبدال. وقوله أو ما تؤمن بربنا يعنون به الدجال حيث وجدوا عنده الجاه والمال. كذا في المرقاة».
Note 3
(۳) قوله: إنما ألقى في الجنة: يمكن أنه يرميه في النار التي معه، ويجعلها الله عليه جنة كما سبق بردا وسلاما على إبراهيم ، وتصير تلك النار روضة وجنة، وعلى كل تقدير فلم يحصل له موت على يده سوى ما تقدم. وأما قول الراوي فقال رسول الله : هذا أعظم الناس شهادة عند رب العالمين». فالمراد بها قتله الأول. كذا في «المرقاة».