WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:03.779 Riyad al-Salihin 00:00:03.779 --> 00:00:06.780 From the words of the Master of the Messengers 00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:17.260 The Book of Miscellaneous Matters and Anecdotes 00:00:17.260 --> 00:00:22.149 Chapter: Miscellaneous Matters and Anecdotes 00:00:22.149 --> 00:00:26.149 On the authority of al-Nawwas ibn Sam'an, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:00:26.149 --> 00:00:32.149 One morning, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, spoke of the Dajjal. 00:00:32.149 --> 00:00:34.149 He spoke of him with such gravity—sometimes lowering his voice and sometimes raising it— 00:00:34.149 --> 00:00:38.179 that we thought he was already among the nearby palm trees. 00:00:38.179 --> 00:00:42.179 When we went to him later, he sensed our anxiety. 00:00:42.179 --> 00:00:45.179 He asked, "What is the matter with you?" 00:00:45.179 --> 00:00:48.179 We replied, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:00:48.179 --> 00:00:51.179 you spoke of the Dajjal this morning; 00:00:51.179 --> 00:00:53.179 you lowered your voice and raised it, 00:00:53.179 --> 00:00:57.179 until we thought he was among the nearby palm trees." 00:00:57.179 --> 00:01:02.179 He said, "It is not the Dajjal I fear for you most. 00:01:02.179 --> 00:01:04.180 If he emerges while I am still among you, 00:01:04.180 --> 00:01:07.180 I will be his adversary on your behalf. 00:01:07.180 --> 00:01:10.180 But if he emerges while I am not among you, 00:01:10.180 --> 00:01:13.180 then every person must be their own adversary, 00:01:13.180 --> 00:01:16.180 and Allah is my successor over every Muslim. 00:01:16.180 --> 00:01:19.250 He is a young man with tightly curled hair, 00:01:19.250 --> 00:01:21.250 and his eye is floating [protruding/blind]. 00:01:21.250 --> 00:01:25.280 I liken him to 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qatan. 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:27.280 Whoever among you encounters him, 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:30.280 let him recite the opening verses of Surat al-Kahf over him. 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:35.500 He will emerge from a path between Syria and Iraq, 00:01:35.500 --> 00:01:38.500 spreading corruption right and left. 00:01:38.500 --> 00:01:41.500 O servants of Allah, remain steadfast." 00:01:41.500 --> 00:01:44.599 We asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:01:44.599 --> 00:01:46.599 how long will he remain on the earth?" 00:01:46.599 --> 00:01:49.700 He replied, "Forty days: 00:01:49.700 --> 00:01:51.700 one day like a year, 00:01:51.700 --> 00:01:53.700 one day like a month, 00:01:53.700 --> 00:01:55.700 one day like a week, 00:01:55.700 --> 00:01:59.700 and the rest of his days like your normal days." 00:01:59.700 --> 00:02:01.859 We asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:02:01.859 --> 00:02:04.859 as for that day which is like a year, 00:02:04.859 --> 00:02:07.859 will the prayers of one day suffice us?" 00:02:07.859 --> 00:02:08.919 He said, "No, 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:11.919 you must estimate the time for them." 00:02:11.919 --> 00:02:14.110 We asked, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:02:14.110 --> 00:02:17.110 how fast will he move across the earth?" 00:02:17.110 --> 00:02:21.340 He said, "Like a raincloud driven by the wind. 00:02:21.340 --> 00:02:24.430 He will come to a people and invite them, 00:02:24.430 --> 00:02:27.430 and they will believe in him and respond to him. 00:02:27.430 --> 00:02:29.460 He will command the sky, 00:02:29.460 --> 00:02:31.460 and it will rain, 00:02:31.460 --> 00:02:34.460 and the earth will produce vegetation. 00:02:34.460 --> 00:02:39.460 Their livestock will return in the evening with the longest humps they have ever had, 00:02:39.460 --> 00:02:41.460 with the fullest udders, 00:02:41.460 --> 00:02:43.460 and the most stretched flanks. 00:02:43.460 --> 00:02:46.560 Then he will come to another people and invite them, 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:48.560 but they will reject his words. 00:02:48.560 --> 00:02:50.560 He will turn away from them, 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.560 and they will wake up in a state of drought, 00:02:53.560 --> 00:02:57.689 with none of their wealth remaining. 00:02:57.689 --> 00:02:59.689 He will pass by a ruin 00:02:59.689 --> 00:03:03.719 and say to it, 'Bring forth your treasures,' 00:03:03.719 --> 00:03:07.750 and its treasures will follow him like a swarm of bees. 00:03:07.750 --> 00:03:11.750 Then he will call a man in the prime of his youth, 00:03:11.750 --> 00:03:13.750 strike him with a sword, 00:03:13.750 --> 00:03:16.750 and cut him into two pieces, the distance of an arrow's shot. 00:03:16.750 --> 00:03:18.879 Then he will call him, 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:23.069 and he will come forward with a beaming, laughing face. 00:03:23.069 --> 00:03:25.069 While he is in that state, 00:03:25.069 --> 00:03:31.139 Allah, the Exalted, will send the Messiah, son of Maryam, peace be upon him. 00:03:31.139 --> 00:03:34.139 He will descend at the white minaret 00:03:34.139 --> 00:03:36.139 in the eastern part of Damascus, 00:03:36.139 --> 00:03:38.139 wearing two lightly saffron-dyed garments, 00:03:38.139 --> 00:03:42.139 placing his hands on the wings of two angels. 00:03:42.139 --> 00:03:45.139 When he bows his head, water will drip from it, 00:03:45.139 --> 00:03:49.139 and when he raises it, beads like pearls will roll down. 00:03:49.139 --> 00:03:54.229 No disbeliever who smells the scent of his breath will survive; his breath will reach as far as his sight. 00:03:54.229 --> 00:03:59.419 His breath will reach as far as his sight extends. 00:03:59.419 --> 00:04:03.620 He will pursue him until he catches him at the gate of Ludd, 00:04:03.620 --> 00:04:05.740 and he will kill him. 00:04:05.740 --> 00:04:08.740 Then 'Isa, peace be upon him, will come 00:04:08.740 --> 00:04:11.740 to a people whom Allah has protected from him, 00:04:11.740 --> 00:04:13.740 and he will wipe their faces, 00:04:13.740 --> 00:04:17.740 and tell them of their ranks in Paradise. 00:04:17.740 --> 00:04:19.939 While he is in that state, 00:04:20.939 --> 00:04:25.939 Allah, the Exalted, will reveal to 'Isa, peace be upon him: 00:04:25.939 --> 00:04:28.939 'I have brought forth some of My servants 00:04:28.939 --> 00:04:31.939 whom no one has the power to fight. 00:04:31.939 --> 00:04:34.939 So, take My servants to the Mount [Tur].' 00:04:34.939 --> 00:04:38.029 Then Allah will send Gog and Magog, 00:04:38.029 --> 00:04:41.029 “Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound,” (21:96) 00:04:41.029 --> 00:04:45.029 Their first ranks will pass by the Lake of Tiberias 00:04:45.029 --> 00:04:48.029 and drink everything in it. 00:04:48.029 --> 00:04:51.029 Their last ranks will pass by and say, 00:04:51.029 --> 00:04:55.220 'There used to be water here once.' 00:04:55.220 --> 00:05:00.220 The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, and his companions will be besieged, 00:05:00.220 --> 00:05:03.220 until the head of an ox for one of them 00:05:03.220 --> 00:05:07.220 will be better than a hundred dinars for one of you today. 00:05:07.220 --> 00:05:11.540 The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, 00:05:11.540 --> 00:05:14.540 and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, 00:05:14.540 --> 00:05:16.540 will beseech Allah, the Exalted. 00:05:16.540 --> 00:05:21.579 Allah, the Exalted, will send a plague [al-naghaf] upon their necks, 00:05:21.579 --> 00:05:25.579 and they will perish all at once, like a single soul. 00:05:25.579 --> 00:05:29.930 Then the Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, 00:05:29.930 --> 00:05:33.930 and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, will descend to the earth, 00:05:33.930 --> 00:05:36.930 and they will not find a single span of space on earth 00:05:36.930 --> 00:05:40.930 that is not filled with their stench and decay. 00:05:40.930 --> 00:05:45.089 The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, 00:05:45.089 --> 00:05:49.089 and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, will beseech Allah, the Exalted. 00:05:49.089 --> 00:05:54.250 Allah, the Exalted, will send birds with necks like those of Bactrian camels, 00:05:54.250 --> 00:05:58.250 which will carry them and throw them wherever Allah wills. 00:05:58.250 --> 00:06:02.379 Then Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will send rain 00:06:02.379 --> 00:06:06.379 from which no house of clay or hair can protect itself, 00:06:06.379 --> 00:06:10.379 and it will wash the earth until it leaves it like a smooth mirror. 00:06:10.379 --> 00:06:13.500 Then it will be said to the earth: 00:06:13.500 --> 00:06:17.660 'Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessings.' 00:06:17.660 --> 00:06:21.660 On that day, a group of people will eat from a single pomegranate, 00:06:21.660 --> 00:06:24.660 and they will find shade under its peel. 00:06:24.660 --> 00:06:27.660 Allah will bless the milk, 00:06:27.660 --> 00:06:30.660 so that a single milking camel 00:06:30.660 --> 00:06:33.660 will suffice a large group of people, 00:06:33.660 --> 00:06:38.660 and a single milking cow will suffice a whole tribe. 00:06:39.660 --> 00:06:42.660 While they are in that state, 00:06:42.660 --> 00:06:46.660 Allah, the Exalted, will send a pleasant wind, 00:06:46.660 --> 00:06:49.660 which will take them under their armpits, 00:06:49.660 --> 00:06:53.660 and take the soul of every believer and every Muslim. 00:06:53.660 --> 00:06:56.660 Only the worst of people will remain, 00:06:56.660 --> 00:07:00.699 engaging in public indecency like donkeys, 00:07:00.699 --> 00:07:03.699 and upon them the Hour will come. 00:07:03.699 --> 00:07:07.139 Narrated by Muslim. 00:07:08.139 --> 00:07:13.170 His saying "from a path between Syria and Iraq" 00:07:13.170 --> 00:07:16.170 means from a road between them. 00:07:16.170 --> 00:07:18.389 And his saying "he spread corruption" [‘atha] 00:07:18.389 --> 00:07:21.389 means the most severe form of corruption. 00:07:21.389 --> 00:07:22.550 And "the humps" [al-dhura] 00:07:22.550 --> 00:07:24.550 are the tops of the humps. 00:07:24.550 --> 00:07:26.550 It is the plural of "peak" [dhirwah]. 00:07:26.550 --> 00:07:28.839 And "the swarms" [al-'asib] 00:07:28.839 --> 00:07:30.839 are the male bees. 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:32.939 And "two pieces" [jazlatayn] 00:07:32.939 --> 00:07:34.939 means two parts. 00:07:34.939 --> 00:07:35.939 And "the target" [al-gharad] 00:07:35.939 --> 00:07:39.939 is the object shot at with arrows. 00:07:39.939 --> 00:07:44.939 Meaning he throws him like an arrow is thrown at a target. 00:07:44.939 --> 00:07:47.189 And "the saffron-dyed garment" [al-mahrudah] 00:07:47.189 --> 00:07:49.189 is a garment that has been dyed. 00:07:49.189 --> 00:07:51.420 His saying "no one has the power" [la yadan] 00:07:51.420 --> 00:07:53.420 means no one has the strength. 00:07:53.420 --> 00:07:55.610 And "the plague" [al-naghaf] 00:07:55.610 --> 00:07:56.610 is a type of worm. 00:07:56.610 --> 00:07:58.670 And "perished" [farasah] 00:07:58.670 --> 00:07:59.670 is the plural of "slain" [faris], 00:07:59.670 --> 00:08:01.670 which is the one killed. 00:08:01.670 --> 00:08:02.699 And "the smooth mirror" [al-zalaqah] 00:08:02.699 --> 00:08:04.699 is like a mirror. 00:08:04.699 --> 00:08:06.769 And "the group" [al-'isabah] 00:08:06.769 --> 00:08:07.769 is a company of people. 00:08:07.769 --> 00:08:09.930 And "the milk" [al-rusul] 00:08:09.930 --> 00:08:10.930 refers to milk. 00:08:10.930 --> 00:08:12.959 And "the milking animals" [al-laqah] 00:08:12.959 --> 00:08:13.959 are those that give milk. 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:15.959 And "a large group" [al-fi'am] 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:16.959 is a company of people, 00:08:16.959 --> 00:08:19.019 a section of people, 00:08:19.019 --> 00:08:21.019 smaller than a tribe. 00:08:21.019 --> 00:08:23.310 "He lowered his voice and raised it" 00:08:23.310 --> 00:08:26.310 means he belittled and minimized him, 00:08:26.310 --> 00:08:28.310 then magnified and emphasized him, 00:08:28.310 --> 00:08:30.310 due to the magnitude of his trial. 00:08:30.310 --> 00:08:33.659 "We thought he was among the nearby palm trees" 00:08:33.659 --> 00:08:38.659 means we imagined he was very close to the palm trees of Medina. 00:08:38.659 --> 00:08:39.659 "Tightly curled" [qatit] 00:08:39.659 --> 00:08:42.889 means his hair is extremely curly. 00:08:42.889 --> 00:08:45.139 "His eye is floating" [tafiyah] 00:08:45.139 --> 00:08:47.139 means its light has vanished, 00:08:47.139 --> 00:08:48.139 or it is protruding, 00:08:48.139 --> 00:08:51.139 and there is a glimmer of light in it. 00:08:51.139 --> 00:08:53.370 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qatan 00:08:53.370 --> 00:08:56.370 was a man from the tribe of Banu al-Mustaliq of Khuza'ah, 00:08:56.370 --> 00:08:59.370 who died during the Age of Ignorance. 00:08:59.370 --> 00:09:01.690 "Driven by the wind" [istadbarathu al-rih] 00:09:02.690 --> 00:09:05.690 means the wind came after it and dried it out. 00:09:05.690 --> 00:09:07.690 The intent 00:09:07.690 --> 00:09:10.980 is to show the speed of his corruption on earth. 00:09:10.980 --> 00:09:11.980 "They return" [taruhu] 00:09:11.980 --> 00:09:13.980 means they return to them. 00:09:13.980 --> 00:09:15.980 "Their livestock" [sarihatuhum] 00:09:15.980 --> 00:09:17.980 means the grazing animals. 00:09:17.980 --> 00:09:21.139 "Fullest udders" [asbaghu duru'] 00:09:21.139 --> 00:09:24.259 means the longest due to the abundance of milk. 00:09:24.259 --> 00:09:26.259 "Stretched flanks" [amaddahu khawasir] 00:09:26.259 --> 00:09:29.259 means due to the fullness from being satiated. 00:09:29.259 --> 00:09:31.460 "They wake up" [yusbihun] 00:09:31.460 --> 00:09:33.519 means they become. 00:09:33.519 --> 00:09:34.519 "In a state of drought" [mumhilin] 00:09:34.519 --> 00:09:37.519 means the rain is cut off from them, 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:39.519 and the earth and vegetation dry up. 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:41.809 "The ruin" [al-kharbah] 00:09:41.809 --> 00:09:43.940 is a ruined place. 00:09:43.940 --> 00:09:45.940 "In the prime of his youth" [mumtali' shababan] 00:09:45.940 --> 00:09:49.159 means in the peak of his youth. 00:09:49.159 --> 00:09:50.159 "Drip" [qatar] 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:52.159 Meaning: water dripping from it. 00:09:52.159 --> 00:09:55.379 Like pearls. 00:09:55.379 --> 00:09:57.379 Meaning: beads of silver. 00:09:57.379 --> 00:10:00.379 Crafted in the form of large pearls. 00:10:00.379 --> 00:10:01.379 The intended meaning is: 00:10:01.379 --> 00:10:06.669 Water flowing down from it, resembling pearls in their clarity. 00:10:06.669 --> 00:10:07.669 Ludd. 00:10:07.669 --> 00:10:11.669 A town near Jerusalem in Palestine. 00:10:11.669 --> 00:10:13.740 Hadab. 00:10:13.740 --> 00:10:16.860 Meaning: the rugged and elevated parts of the land. 00:10:16.860 --> 00:10:17.860 Yansilun. 00:10:17.860 --> 00:10:19.860 Meaning: they hasten. 00:10:19.860 --> 00:10:23.860 The intended meaning is: they emerge from every direction. 00:10:23.860 --> 00:10:24.860 Tiberias. 00:10:24.860 --> 00:10:29.860 A town overlooking the lake at the edge of the mountain. 00:10:29.860 --> 00:10:33.860 Today, it is under the control of the Jews—may Allah curse them. 00:10:33.860 --> 00:10:40.090 And may He cleanse the land of them, their supporters, their followers, and those who love them. 00:10:40.090 --> 00:10:41.090 Zahmuhum. 00:10:41.090 --> 00:10:44.279 Meaning: their foul stench. 00:10:44.279 --> 00:10:46.279 Like the death of a single soul. 00:10:46.279 --> 00:10:49.440 Meaning: they will all die at once. 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:50.440 Madar. 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:52.440 Hard, solid clay. 00:10:52.440 --> 00:10:53.470 Wabar. 00:10:53.470 --> 00:10:55.470 A tent made of fur or hair. 00:10:55.470 --> 00:10:58.659 "They will engage in intercourse like donkeys." 00:10:58.659 --> 00:11:03.659 Meaning: men will have sexual relations with women openly in the presence of people. 00:11:03.659 --> 00:11:05.659 Just as donkeys do. 00:11:05.659 --> 00:11:09.620 And they will not care about it. 00:11:09.620 --> 00:11:11.940 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:11:11.940 --> 00:11:13.940 Affirming the emergence of the Dajjal. 00:11:13.940 --> 00:11:15.940 Clarifying the magnitude of his tribulation. 00:11:15.940 --> 00:11:21.490 And that it is the most severe tribulation to befall the Ummah. 00:11:21.490 --> 00:11:23.490 Among the characteristics of the Dajjal: 00:11:23.490 --> 00:11:25.490 Extremely curly hair. 00:11:25.490 --> 00:11:28.490 His eye is like a floating grape. 00:11:28.490 --> 00:11:31.490 It is protruding, and its light has faded. 00:11:31.490 --> 00:11:34.000 Because he is one-eyed. 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:38.350 The Dajjal will emerge between Iraq and Syria. 00:11:38.350 --> 00:11:41.350 The Dajjal will remain on earth for forty days. 00:11:41.350 --> 00:11:43.350 One day will be like a year. 00:11:43.350 --> 00:11:44.350 One day like a month. 00:11:44.350 --> 00:11:46.350 One day like a week. 00:11:46.350 --> 00:11:50.350 And the rest of his days will be like the days of ordinary people. 00:11:50.350 --> 00:11:54.799 His corruption will spread across the earth with astonishing speed. 00:11:54.799 --> 00:11:57.799 To the point that no believer will be safe from his evil. 00:11:57.799 --> 00:11:59.799 And no place will be free from his tribulation. 00:11:59.799 --> 00:12:02.799 Except for Makkah and Madinah. 00:12:02.799 --> 00:12:04.799 For he will not set foot in them. 00:12:04.799 --> 00:12:07.379 He will be granted miraculous signs. 00:12:07.379 --> 00:12:09.379 As a trial for the servants. 00:12:09.379 --> 00:12:11.379 Such as his speed across the earth. 00:12:11.379 --> 00:12:13.379 And his ability to bring down rain. 00:12:13.379 --> 00:12:15.379 And the treasures of the earth will follow him. 00:12:15.379 --> 00:12:18.860 Just as bees follow their queen. 00:12:18.860 --> 00:12:21.860 The permissibility of emphasizing the status of the liar and the Dajjal. 00:12:21.860 --> 00:12:23.860 To clarify the severity of his tribulation. 00:12:23.860 --> 00:12:27.240 And to warn the Ummah against him. 00:12:27.240 --> 00:12:31.240 The obligation to warn the Islamic Ummah against all such impostors. 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:34.240 That is why the purified Sunnah has overflowed. 00:12:34.240 --> 00:12:37.240 With warnings, reports, and descriptions. 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:40.240 Leaving no room for doubt. 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:43.590 The compassion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:12:43.590 --> 00:12:45.590 For his Ummah. 00:12:45.590 --> 00:12:47.590 And his fear for them regarding the impostors. 00:12:47.590 --> 00:12:50.590 Who would come after him. 00:12:50.590 --> 00:12:53.980 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:12:53.980 --> 00:12:56.980 Possesses a stronger argument and evidence than the Dajjal. 00:12:56.980 --> 00:12:58.980 If he were to appear in his time, 00:12:58.980 --> 00:13:01.980 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:13:01.980 --> 00:13:03.980 Would inevitably overcome him. 00:13:03.980 --> 00:13:05.980 And invalidate his argument. 00:13:05.980 --> 00:13:08.980 And refute his claims and suppress his call. 00:13:08.980 --> 00:13:12.419 The vastness of the mercy of Allah the Almighty. 00:13:12.419 --> 00:13:15.419 Toward the believers, as He has equipped them. 00:13:15.419 --> 00:13:18.419 With a weapon that invalidates the arguments of the Dajjal. 00:13:18.419 --> 00:13:21.419 Among these is the clarification of his characteristics. 00:13:21.419 --> 00:13:24.419 Which point to his lies and deception. 00:13:24.419 --> 00:13:27.419 And the believer's ability to read what is written on his forehead. 00:13:27.419 --> 00:13:30.419 Which indicates his disbelief. 00:13:30.419 --> 00:13:33.419 And memorizing the opening verses of Surah al-Kahf. 00:13:33.419 --> 00:13:35.419 Is a protection from his evil. 00:13:35.419 --> 00:13:38.419 So whoever encounters him should recite them over him. 00:13:38.419 --> 00:13:41.899 The encouragement to remain steadfast during tribulations. 00:13:41.899 --> 00:13:44.899 And not to deviate to the right or the left. 00:13:44.899 --> 00:13:46.899 Or to retreat backward. 00:13:46.899 --> 00:13:50.350 Clarifying the virtue of Surah al-Kahf. 00:13:50.350 --> 00:13:53.350 And that its opening verses are a safeguard and protection. 00:13:54.350 --> 00:13:57.830 The love of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, for knowledge. 00:13:57.830 --> 00:14:00.830 As they used to ask. 00:14:00.830 --> 00:14:03.830 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, 00:14:03.830 --> 00:14:06.830 About everything that was hidden from them. 00:14:06.830 --> 00:14:09.830 Due to their intense eagerness for acts of obedience. 00:14:09.830 --> 00:14:12.830 And their distance from sins. 00:14:12.830 --> 00:14:15.830 This is evident when he informed them. 00:14:15.830 --> 00:14:18.830 That his day would be like a year. 00:14:18.830 --> 00:14:21.830 Even though they knew it was one day, 00:14:22.830 --> 00:14:25.830 Five prayers would not be sufficient for it. 00:14:25.830 --> 00:14:28.830 Like a normal day. 00:14:28.830 --> 00:14:31.830 This demonstrates their superiority over others. 00:14:31.830 --> 00:14:35.179 And their precedence over those who came after them. 00:14:35.179 --> 00:14:38.179 Affirming the descent of the Messiah, Isa Ibn Maryam. 00:14:38.179 --> 00:14:41.179 The reports regarding this are mutawatir (widely transmitted). 00:14:41.179 --> 00:14:44.600 Clarifying that Isa, peace be upon him, 00:14:44.600 --> 00:14:48.049 Is the one who will kill the Dajjal. 00:14:48.049 --> 00:14:51.049 Clarifying the magnitude of Gog and Magog. 00:14:51.049 --> 00:14:54.049 For their tribulation will fill the earth. 00:14:54.049 --> 00:14:57.460 And they are among the major signs of the Hour. 00:14:57.460 --> 00:15:00.460 Clarifying the ultimate fate of those who remained steadfast in their religion. 00:15:00.460 --> 00:15:03.460 And disbelieved in the Great Dajjal. 00:15:03.460 --> 00:15:06.460 Paradise, as Isa, peace be upon him, gives them glad tidings. 00:15:06.460 --> 00:15:09.460 Of that, and tells them. 00:15:09.460 --> 00:15:12.460 About their stations and ranks in Paradise. 00:15:12.460 --> 00:15:15.850 No matter how intense the people's hardship becomes, 00:15:15.850 --> 00:15:18.850 They are weak and in need of Allah. 00:15:19.850 --> 00:15:22.850 This becomes clear to those who contemplate his saying, 00:15:22.850 --> 00:15:25.850 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him: 00:15:25.850 --> 00:15:28.850 "I have brought forth servants of Mine, 00:15:28.850 --> 00:15:31.850 Whom no one has the power to fight." 00:15:31.850 --> 00:15:34.850 Then He will send upon them the naghaf (parasitic worms). 00:15:34.850 --> 00:15:38.259 And they will die all at once, like the death of a single soul. 00:15:38.259 --> 00:15:41.259 Wealth, in times of hardship and hunger, 00:15:41.259 --> 00:15:44.809 Is worth nothing. 00:15:44.809 --> 00:15:47.809 The Muslims will be taken away at the end of time. 00:15:47.809 --> 00:15:50.809 Only the most wicked of people will remain. 00:15:50.809 --> 00:15:53.809 Their modesty will have diminished and their intellects will have weakened. 00:15:53.809 --> 00:15:56.809 They will engage in intercourse like beasts. 00:15:56.809 --> 00:15:59.809 And they will copulate like donkeys. 00:15:59.809 --> 00:16:03.320 And upon them the Hour will be established. 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:06.320 From the fiqh of contemporary issues: 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:09.320 That prayer in lands where the night is long, 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:12.320 Lasting more than a standard day, 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:15.320 Such as polar regions or those near them, 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:18.320 Where the night lasts for months, as does the day, 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:21.320 Is that acts of worship should be estimated. 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:24.320 Based on the nearest land where there is a regular, 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:27.320 Succession of night and day. 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:30.320 The same applies to making up missed fasts. 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:33.320 Where the succession of night and day is absent. 00:16:33.320 --> 00:16:36.320 The Muslim should estimate the time for his worship. 00:16:36.320 --> 00:16:39.830 And this can be managed using clocks. 00:16:39.830 --> 00:16:42.830 The occurrence of a supernatural event at the hands of a servant, 00:16:43.830 --> 00:16:46.830 Does not indicate his righteousness. 00:16:46.830 --> 00:16:49.899 Rather, the duty is the reverse of this. 00:16:49.899 --> 00:16:52.899 When a supernatural event occurs, 00:16:52.899 --> 00:16:55.899 One must look at the servant's conduct. 00:16:55.899 --> 00:16:58.899 Does it conform to the Sharia? 00:16:58.899 --> 00:17:01.899 His actions, character, and beliefs are weighed. 00:17:01.899 --> 00:17:04.900 On the scale of the Sharia. 00:17:04.900 --> 00:17:07.900 If he is on the straight path, 00:17:07.900 --> 00:17:10.900 It is known that this supernatural event is a grace. 00:17:10.900 --> 00:17:13.900 If not, it is known to be a gradual enticement (istidraj) from Allah the Almighty. 00:17:13.900 --> 00:17:17.380 The importance of blessing in things. 00:17:17.380 --> 00:17:20.380 And that a little of it suffices for many. 00:17:20.380 --> 00:17:23.380 That is why when the earth gives, 00:17:23.380 --> 00:17:26.380 Its blessing, 00:17:26.380 --> 00:17:29.380 On that day, a group will eat from a single pomegranate. 00:17:29.380 --> 00:17:32.380 And seek shade under its husk. 00:17:32.380 --> 00:17:35.380 And there will be blessing in the livestock. 00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:38.380 To the extent that a single milking camel, 00:17:38.380 --> 00:17:41.380 And a single milking sheep, 00:17:41.380 --> 00:17:44.789 Will suffice a whole tribe of people. 00:17:44.789 --> 00:17:47.789 The blessing of the earth is deposited within it, 00:17:47.789 --> 00:17:50.789 By the permission of its Lord. 00:17:50.789 --> 00:17:53.789 But the hand of man, which tampers with it, 00:17:53.789 --> 00:17:57.339 Corrupts it, and pollutes it, 00:17:57.339 --> 00:18:00.339 Strips that blessing away from it. 00:18:00.339 --> 00:18:03.339 It is incumbent upon the servants of Allah, 00:18:03.339 --> 00:18:06.339 To withdraw from the deafening tribulations. 00:18:06.339 --> 00:18:10.339 "I have brought forth servants of Mine, whom no one has the power to fight." 00:18:10.339 --> 00:18:13.339 "So take My servants to the Mount (at-Tur)." 00:18:13.339 --> 00:18:16.779 Tribulations, hardships, and trials, 00:18:16.779 --> 00:18:19.779 Only increase the believer in insight, 00:18:19.779 --> 00:18:23.619 And steadfastness upon the truth. 00:18:23.619 --> 00:18:26.619 Riyadh as-Salihin.