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Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (187) | Chapter on scattered things and salt (1)
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Riyad al-Salihin
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From the words of the Master of the Messengers
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him
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The Book of Miscellaneous Matters and Anecdotes
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Chapter: Miscellaneous Matters and Anecdotes
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On the authority of al-Nawwas ibn Sam'an, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
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One morning, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, spoke of the Dajjal.
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He spoke of him with such gravity—sometimes lowering his voice and sometimes raising it—
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that we thought he was already among the nearby palm trees.
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When we went to him later, he sensed our anxiety.
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He asked, "What is the matter with you?"
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We replied, "O Messenger of Allah,
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you spoke of the Dajjal this morning;
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you lowered your voice and raised it,
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until we thought he was among the nearby palm trees."
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He said, "It is not the Dajjal I fear for you most.
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If he emerges while I am still among you,
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I will be his adversary on your behalf.
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But if he emerges while I am not among you,
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then every person must be their own adversary,
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and Allah is my successor over every Muslim.
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He is a young man with tightly curled hair,
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and his eye is floating [protruding/blind].
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I liken him to 'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qatan.
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Whoever among you encounters him,
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let him recite the opening verses of Surat al-Kahf over him.
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He will emerge from a path between Syria and Iraq,
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spreading corruption right and left.
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O servants of Allah, remain steadfast."
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We asked, "O Messenger of Allah,
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how long will he remain on the earth?"
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He replied, "Forty days:
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one day like a year,
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one day like a month,
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one day like a week,
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and the rest of his days like your normal days."
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We asked, "O Messenger of Allah,
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as for that day which is like a year,
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will the prayers of one day suffice us?"
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He said, "No,
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you must estimate the time for them."
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We asked, "O Messenger of Allah,
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how fast will he move across the earth?"
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He said, "Like a raincloud driven by the wind.
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He will come to a people and invite them,
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and they will believe in him and respond to him.
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He will command the sky,
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and it will rain,
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and the earth will produce vegetation.
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Their livestock will return in the evening with the longest humps they have ever had,
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with the fullest udders,
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and the most stretched flanks.
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Then he will come to another people and invite them,
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but they will reject his words.
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He will turn away from them,
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and they will wake up in a state of drought,
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with none of their wealth remaining.
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He will pass by a ruin
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and say to it, 'Bring forth your treasures,'
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and its treasures will follow him like a swarm of bees.
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Then he will call a man in the prime of his youth,
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strike him with a sword,
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and cut him into two pieces, the distance of an arrow's shot.
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Then he will call him,
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and he will come forward with a beaming, laughing face.
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While he is in that state,
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Allah, the Exalted, will send the Messiah, son of Maryam, peace be upon him.
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He will descend at the white minaret
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in the eastern part of Damascus,
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wearing two lightly saffron-dyed garments,
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placing his hands on the wings of two angels.
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When he bows his head, water will drip from it,
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and when he raises it, beads like pearls will roll down.
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No disbeliever who smells the scent of his breath will survive; his breath will reach as far as his sight.
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His breath will reach as far as his sight extends.
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He will pursue him until he catches him at the gate of Ludd,
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and he will kill him.
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Then 'Isa, peace be upon him, will come
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to a people whom Allah has protected from him,
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and he will wipe their faces,
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and tell them of their ranks in Paradise.
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While he is in that state,
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Allah, the Exalted, will reveal to 'Isa, peace be upon him:
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'I have brought forth some of My servants
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whom no one has the power to fight.
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So, take My servants to the Mount [Tur].'
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Then Allah will send Gog and Magog,
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“Until, when Gog and Magog are let loose, and they hasten out of every mound,” (21:96)
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Their first ranks will pass by the Lake of Tiberias
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and drink everything in it.
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Their last ranks will pass by and say,
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'There used to be water here once.'
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The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him, and his companions will be besieged,
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until the head of an ox for one of them
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will be better than a hundred dinars for one of you today.
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The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him,
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and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them,
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will beseech Allah, the Exalted.
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Allah, the Exalted, will send a plague [al-naghaf] upon their necks,
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and they will perish all at once, like a single soul.
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Then the Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him,
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and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, will descend to the earth,
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and they will not find a single span of space on earth
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that is not filled with their stench and decay.
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The Prophet of Allah, 'Isa, peace be upon him,
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and his companions, may Allah be pleased with them, will beseech Allah, the Exalted.
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Allah, the Exalted, will send birds with necks like those of Bactrian camels,
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which will carry them and throw them wherever Allah wills.
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Then Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, will send rain
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from which no house of clay or hair can protect itself,
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and it will wash the earth until it leaves it like a smooth mirror.
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Then it will be said to the earth:
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'Bring forth your fruits and restore your blessings.'
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On that day, a group of people will eat from a single pomegranate,
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and they will find shade under its peel.
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Allah will bless the milk,
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so that a single milking camel
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will suffice a large group of people,
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and a single milking cow will suffice a whole tribe.
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While they are in that state,
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Allah, the Exalted, will send a pleasant wind,
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which will take them under their armpits,
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and take the soul of every believer and every Muslim.
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Only the worst of people will remain,
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engaging in public indecency like donkeys,
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and upon them the Hour will come.
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Narrated by Muslim.
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His saying "from a path between Syria and Iraq"
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means from a road between them.
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And his saying "he spread corruption" [‘atha]
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means the most severe form of corruption.
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And "the humps" [al-dhura]
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are the tops of the humps.
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It is the plural of "peak" [dhirwah].
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And "the swarms" [al-'asib]
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are the male bees.
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And "two pieces" [jazlatayn]
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means two parts.
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And "the target" [al-gharad]
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is the object shot at with arrows.
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Meaning he throws him like an arrow is thrown at a target.
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And "the saffron-dyed garment" [al-mahrudah]
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is a garment that has been dyed.
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His saying "no one has the power" [la yadan]
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means no one has the strength.
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And "the plague" [al-naghaf]
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is a type of worm.
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And "perished" [farasah]
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is the plural of "slain" [faris],
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which is the one killed.
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And "the smooth mirror" [al-zalaqah]
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is like a mirror.
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And "the group" [al-'isabah]
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is a company of people.
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And "the milk" [al-rusul]
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refers to milk.
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And "the milking animals" [al-laqah]
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are those that give milk.
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And "a large group" [al-fi'am]
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is a company of people,
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a section of people,
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smaller than a tribe.
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"He lowered his voice and raised it"
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means he belittled and minimized him,
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then magnified and emphasized him,
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due to the magnitude of his trial.
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"We thought he was among the nearby palm trees"
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means we imagined he was very close to the palm trees of Medina.
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"Tightly curled" [qatit]
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means his hair is extremely curly.
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"His eye is floating" [tafiyah]
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means its light has vanished,
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or it is protruding,
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and there is a glimmer of light in it.
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'Abd al-'Uzza ibn Qatan
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was a man from the tribe of Banu al-Mustaliq of Khuza'ah,
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who died during the Age of Ignorance.
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"Driven by the wind" [istadbarathu al-rih]
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means the wind came after it and dried it out.
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The intent
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is to show the speed of his corruption on earth.
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"They return" [taruhu]
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means they return to them.
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"Their livestock" [sarihatuhum]
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means the grazing animals.
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"Fullest udders" [asbaghu duru']
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means the longest due to the abundance of milk.
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"Stretched flanks" [amaddahu khawasir]
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means due to the fullness from being satiated.
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"They wake up" [yusbihun]
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means they become.
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"In a state of drought" [mumhilin]
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means the rain is cut off from them,
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and the earth and vegetation dry up.
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"The ruin" [al-kharbah]
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is a ruined place.
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"In the prime of his youth" [mumtali' shababan]
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means in the peak of his youth.
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"Drip" [qatar]
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Meaning: water dripping from it.
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Like pearls.
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Meaning: beads of silver.
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Crafted in the form of large pearls.
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The intended meaning is:
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Water flowing down from it, resembling pearls in their clarity.
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Ludd.
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A town near Jerusalem in Palestine.
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Hadab.
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Meaning: the rugged and elevated parts of the land.
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Yansilun.
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Meaning: they hasten.
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The intended meaning is: they emerge from every direction.
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Tiberias.
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A town overlooking the lake at the edge of the mountain.
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Today, it is under the control of the Jews—may Allah curse them.
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And may He cleanse the land of them, their supporters, their followers, and those who love them.
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Zahmuhum.
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Meaning: their foul stench.
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Like the death of a single soul.
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Meaning: they will all die at once.
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Madar.
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Hard, solid clay.
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Wabar.
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A tent made of fur or hair.
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"They will engage in intercourse like donkeys."
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Meaning: men will have sexual relations with women openly in the presence of people.
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Just as donkeys do.
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And they will not care about it.
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Among the benefits of the hadith:
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Affirming the emergence of the Dajjal.
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Clarifying the magnitude of his tribulation.
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And that it is the most severe tribulation to befall the Ummah.
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Among the characteristics of the Dajjal:
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Extremely curly hair.
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His eye is like a floating grape.
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It is protruding, and its light has faded.
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Because he is one-eyed.
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The Dajjal will emerge between Iraq and Syria.
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The Dajjal will remain on earth for forty days.
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One day will be like a year.
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One day like a month.
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One day like a week.
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And the rest of his days will be like the days of ordinary people.
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His corruption will spread across the earth with astonishing speed.
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To the point that no believer will be safe from his evil.
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And no place will be free from his tribulation.
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Except for Makkah and Madinah.
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For he will not set foot in them.
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He will be granted miraculous signs.
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As a trial for the servants.
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Such as his speed across the earth.
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And his ability to bring down rain.
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And the treasures of the earth will follow him.
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Just as bees follow their queen.
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The permissibility of emphasizing the status of the liar and the Dajjal.
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To clarify the severity of his tribulation.
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And to warn the Ummah against him.
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The obligation to warn the Islamic Ummah against all such impostors.
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That is why the purified Sunnah has overflowed.
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With warnings, reports, and descriptions.
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Leaving no room for doubt.
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The compassion of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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For his Ummah.
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And his fear for them regarding the impostors.
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Who would come after him.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Possesses a stronger argument and evidence than the Dajjal.
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If he were to appear in his time,
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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Would inevitably overcome him.
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And invalidate his argument.
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And refute his claims and suppress his call.
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The vastness of the mercy of Allah the Almighty.
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Toward the believers, as He has equipped them.
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With a weapon that invalidates the arguments of the Dajjal.
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Among these is the clarification of his characteristics.
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Which point to his lies and deception.
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And the believer's ability to read what is written on his forehead.
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Which indicates his disbelief.
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And memorizing the opening verses of Surah al-Kahf.
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Is a protection from his evil.
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So whoever encounters him should recite them over him.
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The encouragement to remain steadfast during tribulations.
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And not to deviate to the right or the left.
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Or to retreat backward.
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Clarifying the virtue of Surah al-Kahf.
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And that its opening verses are a safeguard and protection.
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The love of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, for knowledge.
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As they used to ask.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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About everything that was hidden from them.
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Due to their intense eagerness for acts of obedience.
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And their distance from sins.
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This is evident when he informed them.
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That his day would be like a year.
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Even though they knew it was one day,
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Five prayers would not be sufficient for it.
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Like a normal day.
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This demonstrates their superiority over others.
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And their precedence over those who came after them.
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Affirming the descent of the Messiah, Isa Ibn Maryam.
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The reports regarding this are mutawatir (widely transmitted).
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Clarifying that Isa, peace be upon him,
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Is the one who will kill the Dajjal.
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Clarifying the magnitude of Gog and Magog.
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For their tribulation will fill the earth.
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And they are among the major signs of the Hour.
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Clarifying the ultimate fate of those who remained steadfast in their religion.
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And disbelieved in the Great Dajjal.
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Paradise, as Isa, peace be upon him, gives them glad tidings.
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Of that, and tells them.
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About their stations and ranks in Paradise.
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No matter how intense the people's hardship becomes,
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They are weak and in need of Allah.
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This becomes clear to those who contemplate his saying,
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Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him:
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"I have brought forth servants of Mine,
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Whom no one has the power to fight."
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Then He will send upon them the naghaf (parasitic worms).
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And they will die all at once, like the death of a single soul.
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Wealth, in times of hardship and hunger,
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Is worth nothing.
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The Muslims will be taken away at the end of time.
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Only the most wicked of people will remain.
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Their modesty will have diminished and their intellects will have weakened.
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They will engage in intercourse like beasts.
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And they will copulate like donkeys.
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And upon them the Hour will be established.
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From the fiqh of contemporary issues:
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That prayer in lands where the night is long,
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Lasting more than a standard day,
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Such as polar regions or those near them,
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Where the night lasts for months, as does the day,
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Is that acts of worship should be estimated.
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Based on the nearest land where there is a regular,
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Succession of night and day.
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The same applies to making up missed fasts.
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Where the succession of night and day is absent.
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The Muslim should estimate the time for his worship.
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And this can be managed using clocks.
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The occurrence of a supernatural event at the hands of a servant,
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Does not indicate his righteousness.
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Rather, the duty is the reverse of this.
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When a supernatural event occurs,
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One must look at the servant's conduct.
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Does it conform to the Sharia?
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His actions, character, and beliefs are weighed.
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On the scale of the Sharia.
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If he is on the straight path,
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It is known that this supernatural event is a grace.
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If not, it is known to be a gradual enticement (istidraj) from Allah the Almighty.
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The importance of blessing in things.
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And that a little of it suffices for many.
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That is why when the earth gives,
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Its blessing,
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On that day, a group will eat from a single pomegranate.
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And seek shade under its husk.
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And there will be blessing in the livestock.
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To the extent that a single milking camel,
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And a single milking sheep,
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Will suffice a whole tribe of people.
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The blessing of the earth is deposited within it,
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By the permission of its Lord.
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But the hand of man, which tampers with it,
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Corrupts it, and pollutes it,
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Strips that blessing away from it.
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It is incumbent upon the servants of Allah,
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To withdraw from the deafening tribulations.
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"I have brought forth servants of Mine, whom no one has the power to fight."
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"So take My servants to the Mount (at-Tur)."
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Tribulations, hardships, and trials,
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Only increase the believer in insight,
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And steadfastness upon the truth.
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Riyadh as-Salihin.