1 00:00:00,460 --> 00:00:02,459 Stories of the Prophets, 2 00:00:02,459 --> 00:00:05,580 Stories of the Prophets, 3 00:00:05,580 --> 00:00:07,580 peace be upon them. 4 00:00:07,580 --> 00:00:09,679 Allah's blessings, 5 00:00:09,679 --> 00:00:11,679 followed by 6 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:13,679 peace, 7 00:00:13,679 --> 00:00:15,679 be upon the best of all 8 00:00:15,679 --> 00:00:17,679 creation, 9 00:00:17,679 --> 00:00:20,219 the resolute Messengers 10 00:00:20,219 --> 00:00:22,219 whose station is 11 00:00:22,219 --> 00:00:24,510 exalted. 12 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:27,980 The story of Jesus, 13 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:29,980 peace be upon him. 14 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:34,159 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 15 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,159 Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, 16 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,259 and blessings and peace 17 00:00:38,259 --> 00:00:40,259 be upon our Prophet Muhammad, 18 00:00:40,259 --> 00:00:42,259 and upon his family and Companions, 19 00:00:42,259 --> 00:00:44,259 all of them. 20 00:00:44,259 --> 00:00:46,259 To proceed: 21 00:00:46,259 --> 00:00:48,640 After the Children of Israel plotted 22 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:50,640 to kill the Prophet of Allah, Jesus, 23 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,640 peace be upon him, 24 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,640 Allah Almighty raised him 25 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,640 unto Himself in both soul and body. 26 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,829 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said 27 00:00:58,829 --> 00:01:00,829 in the hadith 28 00:01:00,829 --> 00:01:02,829 of the Night Journey and Ascension: 29 00:01:02,829 --> 00:01:04,829 "Then he ascended until 30 00:01:04,829 --> 00:01:06,829 he reached the second heaven 31 00:01:06,829 --> 00:01:08,829 and asked for it to be opened. 32 00:01:08,829 --> 00:01:10,829 It was asked, 33 00:01:10,829 --> 00:01:12,829 'Who is this?' 34 00:01:12,829 --> 00:01:14,829 He said, 'Gabriel.' 35 00:01:14,829 --> 00:01:16,829 It was asked, 'And who is with you?' 36 00:01:16,829 --> 00:01:18,859 He said, 'Muhammad.' 37 00:01:18,859 --> 00:01:20,859 It was asked, 38 00:01:20,859 --> 00:01:22,859 'Has he been sent for?' 39 00:01:22,859 --> 00:01:24,930 He said, 'Yes.' 40 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:26,930 It was said, 'Welcome to him! 41 00:01:26,930 --> 00:01:28,930 What an excellent visit his is!' 42 00:01:28,930 --> 00:01:30,930 And it was opened. 43 00:01:30,930 --> 00:01:32,930 When I entered, 44 00:01:32,930 --> 00:01:34,930 behold, there were John and Jesus, 45 00:01:34,930 --> 00:01:36,930 who were maternal cousins. 46 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:38,959 He said, 47 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:40,959 'These are John and Jesus, 48 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:42,959 so greet them.' 49 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,959 I greeted them, 50 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,959 and they returned the greeting and said, 51 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:48,959 'Welcome, righteous brother 52 00:01:48,959 --> 00:01:50,959 and righteous Prophet.'" 53 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:54,530 Messengers used to come 54 00:01:54,530 --> 00:01:56,530 successively to the Children of Israel 55 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:58,530 without interruption; 56 00:01:58,530 --> 00:02:00,530 no prophet passed away 57 00:02:00,530 --> 00:02:02,530 but another prophet succeeded him, 58 00:02:02,530 --> 00:02:04,530 until Jesus came, 59 00:02:04,530 --> 00:02:06,530 peace be upon him, 60 00:02:06,530 --> 00:02:08,530 and he was the last prophet 61 00:02:08,530 --> 00:02:10,530 sent to the Children of Israel. 62 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:12,530 Divine revelation ceased after him 63 00:02:12,530 --> 00:02:14,530 from the earth 64 00:02:14,530 --> 00:02:16,530 until our Prophet Muhammad was sent, 65 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:18,530 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 66 00:02:18,530 --> 00:02:20,530 who is the absolute final 67 00:02:20,530 --> 00:02:22,530 Prophet. 68 00:02:22,530 --> 00:02:24,530 Between the two of them were six hundred years; 69 00:02:24,530 --> 00:02:26,530 these years were known 70 00:02:26,530 --> 00:02:28,590 as the period of cessation (fatrah). 71 00:02:28,590 --> 00:02:30,590 Allah conferred His favor upon the People of the Book 72 00:02:30,590 --> 00:02:32,590 among the Children of Israel 73 00:02:32,590 --> 00:02:34,590 by sending the Prophet Muhammad, 74 00:02:34,590 --> 00:02:36,590 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 75 00:02:36,590 --> 00:02:38,590 as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner. 76 00:02:38,590 --> 00:02:40,780 He said: 77 00:02:40,780 --> 00:02:42,780 ﴾O People of the Scripture, 78 00:02:42,780 --> 00:02:44,780 there has come to you 79 00:02:44,780 --> 00:02:46,780 Our Messenger making clear to you [the teachings] 80 00:02:46,780 --> 00:02:48,780 after a cessation 81 00:02:48,780 --> 00:02:50,780 of [the series of] Messengers, 82 00:02:50,780 --> 00:02:52,780 making things clear to you 83 00:02:52,780 --> 00:02:54,780 “O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you to make things plain unto you after an interval (of cessation) of the messengers, lest ye should say: There came not unto us a messenger of cheer nor any warner. Now hath a messenger of cheer and a warner come unto you. Allah is Able to do all things.” (5:19) 84 00:02:54,780 --> 00:02:56,780 lest you should say, 85 00:02:56,780 --> 00:02:58,780 'There came not to us 86 00:02:58,780 --> 00:03:00,780 any bearer of glad tidings 87 00:03:00,780 --> 00:03:02,780 lest you should say, 88 00:03:02,780 --> 00:03:04,780 'There came not to us 89 00:03:04,780 --> 00:03:06,780 any bearer of glad tidings 90 00:03:06,780 --> 00:03:08,780 or a warner.' 91 00:03:08,780 --> 00:03:10,909 Now there has come to you 92 00:03:10,909 --> 00:03:12,909 a bearer of glad tidings 93 00:03:12,909 --> 00:03:14,909 and a warner, 94 00:03:16,909 --> 00:03:18,909 and Allah is over all 95 00:03:18,909 --> 00:03:20,909 things 96 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:22,909 competent.﴿ 97 00:03:22,909 --> 00:03:25,740 Jesus, 98 00:03:25,740 --> 00:03:27,740 peace be upon him, was raised up 99 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:29,740 more than a thousand 100 00:03:29,740 --> 00:03:31,740 years ago from now, 101 00:03:31,740 --> 00:03:33,740 and he will descend at the end of time 102 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:35,740 to the earth 103 00:03:35,740 --> 00:03:37,740 when his appointed time draws near, so that he may be buried in it. 104 00:03:37,740 --> 00:03:39,740 For Allah has decreed 105 00:03:39,740 --> 00:03:41,740 that from it He created them, 106 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:43,740 into it He returns them, 107 00:03:43,740 --> 00:03:45,740 and from it He will bring them forth 108 00:03:45,740 --> 00:03:47,870 once again. 109 00:03:47,870 --> 00:03:49,870 The descent of Jesus, 110 00:03:49,870 --> 00:03:51,870 peace be upon him, will be among the major 111 00:03:51,870 --> 00:03:53,870 signs [of the Hour], 112 00:03:53,870 --> 00:03:55,870 and a mercy for the inhabitants of the earth, 113 00:03:55,870 --> 00:03:57,870 just as his birth 114 00:03:57,870 --> 00:03:59,939 and mission were a mercy to them. 115 00:03:59,939 --> 00:04:01,939 The Messiah, Jesus, 116 00:04:01,939 --> 00:04:03,939 son of Mary, peace be upon him, will descend 117 00:04:03,939 --> 00:04:05,939 to refute the claim of the Jews 118 00:04:05,939 --> 00:04:07,939 that they killed him, 119 00:04:07,939 --> 00:04:09,939 and to refute the claim of the Christians 120 00:04:09,939 --> 00:04:11,939 that he is a god or the son of God, 121 00:04:11,939 --> 00:04:13,939 thus nullifying 122 00:04:13,939 --> 00:04:15,939 their claims, 123 00:04:15,939 --> 00:04:17,939 and fighting them if they do not submit 124 00:04:17,939 --> 00:04:19,939 and accept the religion of Islam, 125 00:04:19,939 --> 00:04:21,939 following the law of Muhammad, 126 00:04:21,939 --> 00:04:23,939 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 127 00:04:23,939 --> 00:04:27,569 It is mentioned across the collective 128 00:04:27,569 --> 00:04:29,569 narrations and hadiths 129 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:31,569 that the Prophet, peace be upon him, 130 00:04:31,569 --> 00:04:33,569 informed us 131 00:04:33,569 --> 00:04:35,569 that the Hour will not be established 132 00:04:35,569 --> 00:04:37,569 until the Romans land 133 00:04:37,569 --> 00:04:39,569 at al-A'maq or Dabiq, 134 00:04:39,569 --> 00:04:41,569 which are two areas 135 00:04:41,569 --> 00:04:43,569 near Aleppo in the land of 136 00:04:43,569 --> 00:04:45,569 the Levant (al-Sham). 137 00:04:45,569 --> 00:04:47,569 Then an army from the city will march out to meet them— 138 00:04:47,569 --> 00:04:49,569 that is, from the city of Aleppo 139 00:04:49,569 --> 00:04:51,569 or Damascus— 140 00:04:51,569 --> 00:04:53,569 consisting of the best people of the earth at that time. 141 00:04:53,569 --> 00:04:55,569 When they form their ranks, 142 00:04:55,569 --> 00:04:57,569 the Romans will say, 143 00:04:57,569 --> 00:04:59,569 "Step aside between us and 144 00:04:59,569 --> 00:05:01,569 those who took captives from us, 145 00:05:01,569 --> 00:05:03,569 so that we may fight them." 146 00:05:03,569 --> 00:05:05,569 By this, they intend to divide 147 00:05:05,569 --> 00:05:07,569 the ranks of the Muslims and break 148 00:05:07,569 --> 00:05:09,569 their unity. 149 00:05:09,569 --> 00:05:11,569 The Muslims will reply, 150 00:05:11,569 --> 00:05:13,569 "No, by Allah, we will never step aside 151 00:05:13,569 --> 00:05:15,569 between you and our brethren!" 152 00:05:15,569 --> 00:05:17,569 So they will fight them. 153 00:05:17,569 --> 00:05:19,569 One third 154 00:05:19,569 --> 00:05:21,569 of the Muslim army will flee, 155 00:05:21,569 --> 00:05:23,569 whose repentance Allah will never accept; 156 00:05:23,569 --> 00:05:25,569 never. 157 00:05:25,569 --> 00:05:27,569 Another third will be killed, 158 00:05:27,569 --> 00:05:29,569 and they are the best of martyrs in the sight of Allah; 159 00:05:29,569 --> 00:05:31,569 and Allah will grant victory to 160 00:05:31,569 --> 00:05:33,569 the remaining third, 161 00:05:33,569 --> 00:05:35,569 who will never be put to trial. 162 00:05:35,569 --> 00:05:37,569 They will conquer Constantinople, 163 00:05:37,569 --> 00:05:39,569 which is now 164 00:05:39,569 --> 00:05:41,569 Istanbul. 165 00:05:41,569 --> 00:05:43,569 While they are distributing the spoils, 166 00:05:43,569 --> 00:05:45,569 having hung their swords 167 00:05:45,569 --> 00:05:47,569 on olive trees, 168 00:05:47,569 --> 00:05:49,569 Satan will cry out among them, 169 00:05:49,569 --> 00:05:51,569 "The False Messiah (al-Dajjal) 170 00:05:51,569 --> 00:05:53,569 has taken your place 171 00:05:53,569 --> 00:05:55,600 among your families!" 172 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,600 So they will depart Constantinople, 173 00:05:57,600 --> 00:05:59,600 heading back to their families, 174 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,600 only to discover that this 175 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,600 claim made by Satan 176 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,660 was false. 177 00:06:05,660 --> 00:06:07,660 Yet when they reach the Levant, 178 00:06:07,660 --> 00:06:09,660 specifically Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis), 179 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:11,660 the Dajjal will appear 180 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:14,980 in truth. 181 00:06:14,980 --> 00:06:16,980 The Dajjal 182 00:06:16,980 --> 00:06:18,980 is a creature from among Allah Almighty's creation 183 00:06:18,980 --> 00:06:20,980 who will claim divine lordship, 184 00:06:20,980 --> 00:06:22,980 and his trial will be the greatest trial 185 00:06:22,980 --> 00:06:24,980 since Allah created 186 00:06:24,980 --> 00:06:26,980 Adam until the establishment of the Hour. 187 00:06:26,980 --> 00:06:29,040 There was no prophet 188 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,040 but that he warned his people against him, 189 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,040 because of 190 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,040 what Allah will create alongside him 191 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,040 of immense supernatural feats 192 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,040 that will dazzle minds 193 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,100 and bewilder intellects. 194 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:43,100 It has been reported that he will have 195 00:06:43,100 --> 00:06:45,100 a paradise and a fire with him, 196 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:47,100 but his paradise will be a fire, 197 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:49,100 and his fire will be a paradise; 198 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:51,100 and he will have rivers of water 199 00:06:51,100 --> 00:06:53,100 and mountains of bread, 200 00:06:53,100 --> 00:06:55,100 He will command the sky to rain, 201 00:06:55,100 --> 00:06:57,100 and it will rain; 202 00:06:57,100 --> 00:06:59,100 and he will command the earth to bring forth vegetation, and it will sprout. 203 00:06:59,100 --> 00:07:01,100 Followed by him 204 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:03,100 will be the treasures of the earth, like swarms of bees. 205 00:07:03,100 --> 00:07:05,100 And he will traverse 206 00:07:05,100 --> 00:07:07,100 the earth at immense speed, 207 00:07:07,100 --> 00:07:09,100 like a rain cloud driven 208 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:11,139 by the wind. 209 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:13,139 These supernatural feats 210 00:07:13,139 --> 00:07:15,139 will tempt and mislead the people, 211 00:07:15,139 --> 00:07:17,139 and a great multitude will follow him, 212 00:07:17,139 --> 00:07:19,139 particularly the Jews from among 213 00:07:19,139 --> 00:07:21,139 the Children of Israel. 214 00:07:21,139 --> 00:07:23,139 And the majority of those who go out to follow him 215 00:07:23,139 --> 00:07:25,139 will be women, 216 00:07:25,139 --> 00:07:27,139 to the extent that a man will return 217 00:07:27,139 --> 00:07:29,139 to his wife, his mother, 218 00:07:29,139 --> 00:07:31,139 his daughter, his sister, and his paternal aunt, 219 00:07:31,139 --> 00:07:33,139 and tie her up 220 00:07:33,139 --> 00:07:35,139 for fear that she might go out to join him. 221 00:07:35,139 --> 00:07:38,449 While the Muslims 222 00:07:38,449 --> 00:07:40,449 are preparing and getting ready 223 00:07:40,449 --> 00:07:42,449 to fight the Dajjal and his followers 224 00:07:42,449 --> 00:07:44,449 from among the Jews and the Christians, 225 00:07:44,449 --> 00:07:46,449 Allah Almighty will grant permission 226 00:07:46,449 --> 00:07:48,449 for Jesus, peace be upon him, 227 00:07:48,449 --> 00:07:50,449 to descend to the earth. 228 00:07:50,449 --> 00:07:52,579 He will descend at the white minaret 229 00:07:52,579 --> 00:07:54,579 east of Damascus, 230 00:07:54,579 --> 00:07:56,579 wearing two garments 231 00:07:56,579 --> 00:07:58,579 lightly dyed with saffron, 232 00:07:58,579 --> 00:08:00,579 resting his hands 233 00:08:00,579 --> 00:08:02,579 on the wings of two angels. 234 00:08:02,579 --> 00:08:04,579 When he lowers his head, 235 00:08:04,579 --> 00:08:06,579 droplets of water will fall from it, 236 00:08:06,579 --> 00:08:08,579 and when he raises it, 237 00:08:08,579 --> 00:08:10,579 beads like pearls 238 00:08:10,579 --> 00:08:12,800 will scatter from it. 239 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,800 The time for the Dawn prayer will arrive, 240 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,800 and the call to commence the prayer will be given. 241 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,800 Jesus, 242 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,800 peace be upon him, will approach them to pray with them. 243 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,800 He will come to them 244 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,800 when they have already straightened their ranks for prayer, 245 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,800 with the Mahdi as their leader. 246 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:28,899 The Mahdi will say to Jesus, 247 00:08:28,899 --> 00:08:30,899 peace be upon him: 248 00:08:30,899 --> 00:08:32,899 "O Spirit of Allah, 249 00:08:32,899 --> 00:08:34,899 come forward and lead the people in prayer." 250 00:08:34,899 --> 00:08:36,899 But Jesus, peace be upon him, will reply: 251 00:08:36,899 --> 00:08:38,899 "No, 252 00:08:38,899 --> 00:08:40,899 the call to prayer was established for you; 253 00:08:40,899 --> 00:08:43,090 indeed, some of you 254 00:08:43,090 --> 00:08:45,090 are leaders over others, 255 00:08:45,090 --> 00:08:47,090 as an honor from Allah for this 256 00:08:47,090 --> 00:08:49,090 Ummah." 257 00:08:49,090 --> 00:08:51,090 So Jesus, peace be upon him, will pray 258 00:08:51,090 --> 00:08:53,379 behind him. 259 00:08:53,379 --> 00:08:55,379 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 260 00:08:55,379 --> 00:08:57,379 "How will you be when 261 00:08:57,379 --> 00:08:59,379 the son of Mary descends among you, 262 00:08:59,379 --> 00:09:03,139 while your leader is from among yourselves?" 263 00:09:03,139 --> 00:09:05,139 At that time, the Dajjal will be 264 00:09:05,139 --> 00:09:07,139 besieging the Muslims, 265 00:09:07,139 --> 00:09:09,139 so Jesus, peace be upon him, 266 00:09:09,139 --> 00:09:11,139 will go out to face him. 267 00:09:11,139 --> 00:09:13,139 It is among the divine honors granted to Jesus 268 00:09:13,139 --> 00:09:15,139 that no disbeliever 269 00:09:15,139 --> 00:09:17,139 can smell his breath 270 00:09:17,139 --> 00:09:19,139 without dying; 271 00:09:19,139 --> 00:09:21,139 and his breath, peace be upon him, 272 00:09:21,139 --> 00:09:23,139 reaches as far as 273 00:09:23,139 --> 00:09:25,259 his sight can see. 274 00:09:25,259 --> 00:09:27,259 When the Dajjal sees him, 275 00:09:27,259 --> 00:09:29,259 he will dissolve just as salt dissolves 276 00:09:29,259 --> 00:09:31,259 in water; 277 00:09:31,259 --> 00:09:33,259 even if he were left alone, he would dissolve until 278 00:09:33,259 --> 00:09:35,259 he perished 279 00:09:35,259 --> 00:09:37,259 from it. 280 00:09:37,259 --> 00:09:39,259 But Jesus, peace be upon him, will pursue him 281 00:09:39,259 --> 00:09:41,259 until he overtakes him at the gate of 282 00:09:41,259 --> 00:09:43,259 Ludd— 283 00:09:43,259 --> 00:09:45,259 which is a town in Palestine, 284 00:09:45,259 --> 00:09:47,259 near Jerusalem. 285 00:09:47,259 --> 00:09:49,259 Jesus, peace be upon him, will say: 286 00:09:49,259 --> 00:09:51,259 "I have for you 287 00:09:51,259 --> 00:09:53,259 a strike that will not miss me." 288 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:55,259 He will strike him with his spear 289 00:09:55,259 --> 00:09:57,259 and kill him, 290 00:09:57,259 --> 00:09:59,259 ridding mankind of his evil. 291 00:09:59,259 --> 00:10:01,259 He will then show them his blood 292 00:10:01,259 --> 00:10:03,259 on his spear. 293 00:10:03,259 --> 00:10:05,259 This will be done to make it clearly evident 294 00:10:05,259 --> 00:10:07,259 to the believers 295 00:10:07,259 --> 00:10:09,259 that the Dajjal was merely 296 00:10:09,259 --> 00:10:11,259 deceiving the eyes of the people; 297 00:10:11,259 --> 00:10:13,259 for had he truly possessed 298 00:10:13,259 --> 00:10:15,259 divine power as he claimed, 299 00:10:15,259 --> 00:10:17,259 he would have repelled being killed 300 00:10:17,259 --> 00:10:19,259 and dying from himself. 301 00:10:19,259 --> 00:10:21,259 Allah will defeat his followers 302 00:10:21,259 --> 00:10:23,259 from among the Jews and others, 303 00:10:23,259 --> 00:10:25,259 and they will be utterly routed and slain. 304 00:10:25,259 --> 00:10:27,259 There will not remain any creature, 305 00:10:27,259 --> 00:10:29,259 tree, or stone 306 00:10:29,259 --> 00:10:31,259 behind which a Jew conceals himself, 307 00:10:31,259 --> 00:10:33,259 except that it will speak on that day, 308 00:10:33,259 --> 00:10:35,259 saying: 309 00:10:35,259 --> 00:10:37,259 "O Muslim, O servant of Allah, 310 00:10:37,259 --> 00:10:39,259 here is a Jew 311 00:10:39,259 --> 00:10:41,259 behind me, come and kill him!"— 312 00:10:41,259 --> 00:10:43,259 except for the boxthorn tree (al-gharqad), 313 00:10:43,259 --> 00:10:45,259 for it is one of the trees 314 00:10:45,259 --> 00:10:47,419 of the Jews. 315 00:10:47,419 --> 00:10:49,419 Then Jesus, peace be upon him, will come to 316 00:10:49,419 --> 00:10:51,419 a people whom Allah has protected 317 00:10:51,419 --> 00:10:53,419 from the Dajjal. 318 00:10:53,419 --> 00:10:55,419 He will wipe their faces 319 00:10:55,419 --> 00:10:57,419 and inform them of their ranks 320 00:10:57,419 --> 00:11:00,509 in Paradise. 321 00:11:00,509 --> 00:11:02,509 Then Jesus, peace be upon him, will assume 322 00:11:02,509 --> 00:11:04,509 authority and rule over the earth, 323 00:11:04,509 --> 00:11:06,509 judging by the Sacred Law of our Prophet 324 00:11:06,509 --> 00:11:08,509 Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 325 00:11:08,509 --> 00:11:10,509 The people 326 00:11:10,509 --> 00:11:12,509 will pledge allegiance to him, 327 00:11:12,509 --> 00:11:14,509 and he will enact righteous reforms: 328 00:11:14,509 --> 00:11:16,509 he will abolish the creed of the Christians, 329 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:18,509 break the cross, 330 00:11:18,509 --> 00:11:20,509 kill the swine 331 00:11:20,509 --> 00:11:22,509 so that it is never eaten after that day, 332 00:11:22,509 --> 00:11:24,509 and abolish the jizyah tax 333 00:11:24,509 --> 00:11:26,509 from the People of the Book. 334 00:11:26,509 --> 00:11:28,509 He will accept nothing from them except Islam: 335 00:11:28,509 --> 00:11:30,509 they will either embrace Islam 336 00:11:30,509 --> 00:11:32,509 or be fought. 337 00:11:32,509 --> 00:11:34,509 Goodness will spread during his era, 338 00:11:34,509 --> 00:11:36,509 and wealth will become so abundant 339 00:11:36,509 --> 00:11:38,509 that no one will accept charity. 340 00:11:38,509 --> 00:11:40,639 Then Allah will send 341 00:11:40,639 --> 00:11:42,639 a heavy rain that will wash 342 00:11:42,639 --> 00:11:44,639 the earth until it leaves it 343 00:11:44,639 --> 00:11:46,669 like a smooth mirror. 344 00:11:46,669 --> 00:11:48,669 Allah will command the earth to bring forth 345 00:11:48,669 --> 00:11:50,669 its fruit and restore 346 00:11:50,669 --> 00:11:52,669 its blessing. 347 00:11:52,669 --> 00:11:54,669 On that day, an entire group 348 00:11:54,669 --> 00:11:56,669 of people will eat from a single pomegranate 349 00:11:56,669 --> 00:11:58,669 and seek shade under its peel. 350 00:11:58,669 --> 00:12:00,669 Blessings will be placed 351 00:12:00,669 --> 00:12:02,669 in milk, 352 00:12:02,669 --> 00:12:04,669 such that a single milch camel— 353 00:12:04,669 --> 00:12:06,669 newly delivered of her calf— 354 00:12:06,669 --> 00:12:08,669 a milch camel 355 00:12:08,669 --> 00:12:10,669 will suffice a large company 356 00:12:10,669 --> 00:12:12,669 of people; 357 00:12:12,669 --> 00:12:14,669 a milch cow 358 00:12:14,669 --> 00:12:16,669 will suffice an entire tribe of people; 359 00:12:16,669 --> 00:12:18,669 and a milch sheep 360 00:12:18,669 --> 00:12:20,669 will suffice a clan, 361 00:12:20,669 --> 00:12:22,669 which is a group of close relatives. 362 00:12:22,669 --> 00:12:25,919 The two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated 363 00:12:25,919 --> 00:12:27,919 from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 364 00:12:27,919 --> 00:12:29,919 who said: 365 00:12:29,919 --> 00:12:31,919 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 366 00:12:31,919 --> 00:12:33,919 "By the One in Whose hand 367 00:12:33,919 --> 00:12:35,919 is my soul, 368 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:37,919 the son of Mary will soon descend among you 369 00:12:37,919 --> 00:12:39,919 as a just judge. 370 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:41,919 He will break the cross, 371 00:12:41,919 --> 00:12:43,919 kill the swine, 372 00:12:43,919 --> 00:12:45,919 and abolish the jizyah. 373 00:12:45,919 --> 00:12:47,919 Wealth will overflow 374 00:12:47,919 --> 00:12:49,919 to the point that no one will accept it, 375 00:12:49,919 --> 00:12:51,919 and a single prostration 376 00:12:51,919 --> 00:12:53,919 will be better than this world 377 00:12:53,919 --> 00:12:55,980 and all that is in it." 378 00:12:55,980 --> 00:12:57,980 Then Abu Hurayrah would say: 379 00:12:57,980 --> 00:12:59,980 "Recite if you wish: 380 00:12:59,980 --> 00:13:01,980 'And there is none from the People 381 00:13:01,980 --> 00:13:03,980 of the Scripture but 382 00:13:03,980 --> 00:13:05,980 “There is not one of the People of the Scripture but will believe in him before his death, and on the Day of Resurrection he will be a witness against them -” (4:159) 383 00:13:05,980 --> 00:13:07,980 and on the Day of Resurrection 384 00:13:07,980 --> 00:13:09,980 he will be a witness against them.'" 385 00:13:09,980 --> 00:13:12,080 Meaning that not one 386 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,080 of the Christians 387 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,080 will remain at the end of time 388 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,080 except that he will believe that Jesus 389 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,080 is the servant of Allah and His Messenger, 390 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,080 and His Word which He bestowed 391 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,080 upon Mary, and a spirit from Him; 392 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,080 and he will abandon his corrupt belief, 393 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,080 and that will take place before 394 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,080 the death of Jesus, peace be upon him. 395 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:33,330 During the time of Jesus, peace be upon him, Allah will cause 396 00:13:33,330 --> 00:13:35,330 to perish 397 00:13:35,330 --> 00:13:37,330 all religious communities 398 00:13:37,330 --> 00:13:39,330 except Islam. 399 00:13:39,330 --> 00:13:41,330 Justice will spread among the people, 400 00:13:41,330 --> 00:13:43,330 and rancor, 401 00:13:43,330 --> 00:13:45,330 mutual hatred, and envy will vanish. 402 00:13:45,330 --> 00:13:47,330 Security will prevail 403 00:13:47,330 --> 00:13:49,330 across the earth, 404 00:13:49,330 --> 00:13:51,330 so much so that lions will graze alongside camels, 405 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:53,330 leopards with cows, 406 00:13:53,330 --> 00:13:55,330 and wolves with sheep. 407 00:13:55,330 --> 00:13:57,330 Allah will strip away 408 00:13:57,330 --> 00:13:59,330 the poison from every venomous creature, 409 00:13:59,330 --> 00:14:01,330 to the point that children will play 410 00:14:01,330 --> 00:14:03,330 with snakes and scorpions 411 00:14:03,330 --> 00:14:05,549 without suffering any harm. 412 00:14:05,549 --> 00:14:07,549 And while people are in this state, 413 00:14:07,549 --> 00:14:09,549 Allah Almighty will permit 414 00:14:09,549 --> 00:14:11,549 the barrier of Dhu al-Qarnayn to collapse, 415 00:14:11,549 --> 00:14:13,549 and the people of 416 00:14:13,549 --> 00:14:15,549 Gog and Magog will emerge, 417 00:14:15,549 --> 00:14:17,549 “Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound,” (21:96) 418 00:14:17,549 --> 00:14:19,549 swarming down 419 00:14:19,549 --> 00:14:21,549 from every elevated place on earth, 420 00:14:21,549 --> 00:14:23,620 rushing forth swiftly. 421 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:25,620 Then Allah Almighty will reveal 422 00:14:25,620 --> 00:14:27,620 to 'Isa, peace be upon him: 423 00:14:27,620 --> 00:14:29,620 "I have brought forth servants of Mine 424 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:31,620 whom no one has the power 425 00:14:31,620 --> 00:14:33,620 to fight; 426 00:14:33,620 --> 00:14:35,620 so take My servants safely 427 00:14:35,620 --> 00:14:37,840 to Mount Tur." 428 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,840 Thus the Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, 429 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:41,840 peace be upon him, along with the Muslims who are with him, 430 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:43,840 will take refuge on the mountain, 431 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:45,840 while the rest of 432 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:47,840 the Muslims retreat into their fortified cities, 433 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,840 gathering together with them 434 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:51,840 their livestock. 435 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,870 Gog and Magog will then spread 436 00:14:53,870 --> 00:14:55,870 across the land, 437 00:14:55,870 --> 00:14:57,870 wreaking havoc by slaughtering 438 00:14:57,870 --> 00:14:59,870 and devastating everything in their path. 439 00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:01,870 They will pass by the Sea of Galilee 440 00:15:01,870 --> 00:15:03,870 and drink up all its water, 441 00:15:03,870 --> 00:15:05,870 and when the last of them pass by, 442 00:15:05,870 --> 00:15:07,870 they will say, 443 00:15:07,870 --> 00:15:09,870 "There once was, in this place, 444 00:15:09,870 --> 00:15:11,870 water." 445 00:15:11,870 --> 00:15:13,870 Then they will overpower the inhabitants 446 00:15:13,870 --> 00:15:15,940 of the earth and say, 447 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:17,940 "These are the inhabitants of the earth, 448 00:15:17,940 --> 00:15:19,940 and we have finished them off; 449 00:15:19,940 --> 00:15:21,940 now let us fight 450 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:23,940 the inhabitants of heaven!" 451 00:15:23,940 --> 00:15:25,940 One of them will shoot his arrow 452 00:15:25,940 --> 00:15:27,940 into the sky, 453 00:15:27,940 --> 00:15:29,940 and it will return stained with blood, 454 00:15:29,940 --> 00:15:31,940 so they will boast, 455 00:15:31,940 --> 00:15:33,940 "We have slain the inhabitants of heaven!" 456 00:15:33,940 --> 00:15:37,340 The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, 457 00:15:37,340 --> 00:15:39,340 peace be upon him, 458 00:15:39,340 --> 00:15:41,340 and his companions will be besieged on the mountain, 459 00:15:41,340 --> 00:15:43,340 suffering severe hardship and hunger, 460 00:15:43,340 --> 00:15:45,340 to the point that the head of an ox 461 00:15:45,340 --> 00:15:47,340 for one of them 462 00:15:47,340 --> 00:15:49,340 will be dearer than a hundred dinars 463 00:15:49,340 --> 00:15:51,440 to any of us today. 464 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,440 Then 'Isa, peace be upon him, 465 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,440 and his companions will supplicate against them, 466 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,440 so Allah will send upon the people of 467 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,440 Gog and Magog 468 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:01,440 parasitic worms that will infest their necks, 469 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,440 killing them, 470 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,440 so that they all perish 471 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,440 in a single moment, 472 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,500 dying like a single soul. 473 00:16:09,500 --> 00:16:11,500 In the morning, the Muslims 474 00:16:11,500 --> 00:16:13,500 will hear no sound from them, 475 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:15,500 though they had been besieging them, 476 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:17,500 and they will say, 477 00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:19,500 "Who will sell his soul for Allah's sake, 478 00:16:19,500 --> 00:16:21,500 and go down to see 479 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:23,500 what they have done?" 480 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:25,500 So a man from among the Muslims will descend, 481 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:27,500 having braced himself 482 00:16:27,500 --> 00:16:29,500 for the certainty that they would kill him; 483 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,500 but he will find them all dead. 484 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:33,500 He will call out to his fellow Muslims, 485 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:35,500 "Rejoice! 486 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:37,500 For your enemy has been destroyed!" 487 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:39,500 The people will rejoice, 488 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:41,500 come out of their fortresses, 489 00:16:41,500 --> 00:16:43,500 and release the livestock 490 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,500 that had been confined with them. 491 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,659 Then the Prophet of Allah, 492 00:16:47,659 --> 00:16:49,659 'Isa, peace be upon him, 493 00:16:49,659 --> 00:16:51,659 and his companions will descend to the land, 494 00:16:51,659 --> 00:16:53,659 but they will not find upon it 495 00:16:53,659 --> 00:16:55,659 the space of even a handspan 496 00:16:55,659 --> 00:16:57,659 that is not filled with their putrid corpses. 497 00:16:57,659 --> 00:16:59,889 So the Prophet of Allah, 498 00:16:59,889 --> 00:17:01,889 'Isa, peace be upon him, 499 00:17:01,889 --> 00:17:03,889 and his companions will turn humbly to Allah 500 00:17:03,889 --> 00:17:06,109 and supplicate Him. 501 00:17:06,109 --> 00:17:08,109 Then Allah will send gigantic birds, 502 00:17:08,109 --> 00:17:10,109 whose necks are like the necks of Bactrian camels, 503 00:17:10,109 --> 00:17:12,109 and they will carry their corpses 504 00:17:12,109 --> 00:17:14,109 and cast them wherever 505 00:17:14,109 --> 00:17:16,180 Allah wills. 506 00:17:16,180 --> 00:17:18,180 Some of them will be thrown into deep pits 507 00:17:18,180 --> 00:17:20,180 in the ground, 508 00:17:20,180 --> 00:17:22,180 while others will be hurled 509 00:17:22,180 --> 00:17:24,369 into the sea. 510 00:17:24,369 --> 00:17:26,369 Then Allah will send down rain 511 00:17:26,369 --> 00:17:28,369 that will wash the earth clean of their stench, 512 00:17:28,369 --> 00:17:30,369 and the Muslims will finally find relief 513 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:32,369 from their evil. 514 00:17:32,369 --> 00:17:34,369 They will kindle fires 515 00:17:34,369 --> 00:17:36,369 from the weapons of Gog and Magog— 516 00:17:36,369 --> 00:17:38,369 from their spears and bows— 517 00:17:38,369 --> 00:17:40,369 for seven years. 518 00:17:40,369 --> 00:17:44,000 'Isa, peace be upon him, will complete 519 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,000 forty years on earth: 520 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,000 thirty-three 521 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,000 of them before 522 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,000 he was raised up to heaven, 523 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,000 and seven years after descending 524 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,190 from it. 525 00:17:56,190 --> 00:17:58,190 Then 'Isa, peace be upon him, will enter into the state of ihram 526 00:17:58,190 --> 00:18:00,190 for Hajj and 'Umrah, 527 00:18:00,190 --> 00:18:02,190 heading to Makkah to the Sacred House 528 00:18:02,190 --> 00:18:04,190 and performing the pilgrimage rites. 529 00:18:04,190 --> 00:18:06,220 Then he will visit Madinah 530 00:18:06,220 --> 00:18:08,220 and come to the grave of the Prophet, 531 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:10,220 offering greetings of peace upon him, 532 00:18:10,220 --> 00:18:12,220 and the Prophet, 533 00:18:12,220 --> 00:18:14,259 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 534 00:18:14,259 --> 00:18:16,259 will return his greeting. 535 00:18:16,259 --> 00:18:18,480 And in Madinah, 536 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,480 Allah will take the soul of 'Isa, 537 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,480 peace be upon him, 538 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:24,480 so he will pass away, 539 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:26,480 and the Muslims 540 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:28,480 will pray the funeral prayer over him. 541 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,480 He will be buried in the Prophet's chamber, 542 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,480 beside the Prophet, 543 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,480 peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 544 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,480 and his companion Abu Bakr, 545 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:41,480 as mentioned by al-Bukhari in his Tarikh and by al-Tabarani. 546 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:46,480 And in al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah by al-Qastallani, may Allah have mercy on him, he said, 547 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,480 "There remains in the chamber the space for a single grave, 548 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,480 in which 'Isa ibn Maryam will be buried, 549 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,480 and his will be the fourth grave." 550 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:00,210 Afterwards, people will live in abundant goodness and blessing; 551 00:19:00,210 --> 00:19:04,210 their provision will be plentiful, their livelihood pure and pleasant, 552 00:19:04,210 --> 00:19:06,210 and they will have no need to toil, 553 00:19:06,210 --> 00:19:10,210 as the earth's blessings will burst forth from every corner. 554 00:19:10,210 --> 00:19:16,299 Then Allah will send a cool, pleasant breeze from the direction of the Levant, 555 00:19:16,299 --> 00:19:20,299 leaving no one on the face of the earth in whose heart 556 00:19:20,299 --> 00:19:24,299 is an atom's weight of goodness or faith 557 00:19:24,299 --> 00:19:26,299 without taking their soul, 558 00:19:26,299 --> 00:19:30,559 so that none remain on earth except the most wicked of creation, 559 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,559 and upon them the Hour will strike. 560 00:19:33,559 --> 00:19:35,559 On the Day of Resurrection, 561 00:19:35,559 --> 00:19:42,289 Allah Almighty will address His servant and messenger 'Isa, peace be upon him, 562 00:19:42,289 --> 00:19:48,289 questioning him in the presence of those who took him and his mother as deities besides Allah. 563 00:19:48,289 --> 00:19:55,450 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 564 00:19:55,450 --> 00:20:00,609 This question is meant to confront the Christians with dread, 565 00:20:00,609 --> 00:20:05,609 rebuking and reproaching them before all the witnesses. 566 00:20:05,609 --> 00:20:11,799 And this dialogue will take place between Allah Almighty and 'Isa, peace be upon him: 567 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:15,930 "And when Allah will say, 'O 'Isa, son of Maryam!'" 568 00:20:15,930 --> 00:20:22,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 569 00:20:22,930 --> 00:20:29,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 570 00:20:29,930 --> 00:20:34,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 571 00:20:34,930 --> 00:20:41,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 572 00:20:41,930 --> 00:20:46,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 573 00:20:46,930 --> 00:20:53,930 “And when Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Didst thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah? he saith: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy Mind. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower of Things Hidden?” (5:116) 574 00:20:53,930 --> 00:21:00,930 "Indeed, You alone are the Knower of all the unseen." 575 00:21:00,930 --> 00:21:08,930 “I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.” (5:117) 576 00:21:08,930 --> 00:21:15,930 “I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.” (5:117) 577 00:21:15,930 --> 00:21:23,930 “I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.” (5:117) 578 00:21:23,930 --> 00:21:30,930 “I spake unto them only that which Thou commandedst me, (saying): Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou tookest me Thou wast the Watcher over them. Thou art Witness over all things.” (5:117) 579 00:21:30,930 --> 00:21:36,930 “If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.” (5:118) 580 00:21:36,930 --> 00:21:46,930 “If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, the Wise.” (5:118) 581 00:21:46,930 --> 00:21:53,930 “Allah saith: This is a day in which their truthfulness profiteth the truthful, for theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are secure for ever, Allah taking pleasure in them and they in Him. That is the great triumph.” (5:119) 582 00:21:53,930 --> 00:22:05,930 "For them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, 583 00:22:05,930 --> 00:22:09,930 abiding eternally therein forever; 584 00:22:09,930 --> 00:22:13,930 Allah is well-pleased with them, and they are well-pleased with Him; 585 00:22:13,930 --> 00:22:16,930 that is the supreme triumph." 586 00:22:16,930 --> 00:22:23,930 To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all within them, 587 00:22:23,930 --> 00:22:30,930 and He is over all things competent. 588 00:22:30,930 --> 00:22:37,269 And in conclusion to the story of the Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, 589 00:22:37,269 --> 00:22:42,269 we remind you of the exhortation of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 590 00:22:42,269 --> 00:22:44,269 where he said, 591 00:22:44,269 --> 00:22:50,269 "I hope that, if my life is extended, I will meet 'Isa ibn Maryam; 592 00:22:50,269 --> 00:22:57,400 but if death takes me early, whoever of you meets him should convey my greetings of peace to him." 593 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:02,400 And Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "O children of my brother, 594 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:09,559 if you see him, say, 'Abu Hurayrah conveys greetings of peace to you.'" 595 00:23:09,559 --> 00:23:14,559 Greetings of peace from our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 596 00:23:14,559 --> 00:23:18,559 greetings of peace from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, 597 00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:25,559 and greetings of peace from all of us to the Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him! 598 00:23:25,559 --> 00:23:29,900 And here is glad tidings for all of us, 599 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:33,900 for the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 600 00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:38,900 "Whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, 601 00:23:38,900 --> 00:23:41,900 and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, 602 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:45,900 and that 'Isa is the servant of Allah and His messenger, 603 00:23:45,900 --> 00:23:49,900 “O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three" - Cease! (it is) better for you! - Allah is only One Allah. Far is it removed from His Transcendent Majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender.” (4:171) 604 00:23:49,900 --> 00:23:53,900 and that Paradise is real and Hell is real, 605 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:59,900 Allah will admit him into whichever of the eight gates of Paradise he wills." 606 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:02,059 And in another narration: 607 00:24:02,059 --> 00:24:07,059 "Allah will admit him into Paradise regardless of his deeds." 608 00:24:07,059 --> 00:24:09,349 Agreed upon. 609 00:24:09,349 --> 00:24:15,849 With this, we arrive at the conclusion of this blessed 610 00:24:15,849 --> 00:24:22,849 series recounting the stories of the Prophets, upon all of whom be peace and blessings. 611 00:24:22,849 --> 00:24:25,849 And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 612 00:24:25,849 --> 00:24:31,509 You have been listening to the Stories of the Prophets.