I heard the crier of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ calling : Assemble for the prayer. I Then came out and prayed along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, he sat on the pulpit laughing, and he said : Everyone should remain where he had said his prayer. He then asked : Do you know why I have assembled you? They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He ﷺ said: I did not call you together fors some alarming news or for something good. Rather, I called you all because Tamim al-Dari, a Christian, who came and accepted Islam, told me something which agrees with what I was telling you about the Dajjal. He told me that he sailed with thirty men of Lakhm and Judham and that they were storm-tossed for a month. They drew near to an island when the sun was setting. They sat in a boat nearest to them and entered the island where they were met by a very hairy beast. They said: Woe to you! What can you be ? It replied : I am the Jassasah. Go to this man in the monastery, for he is anxious to get news of you. He said : When it named a man to us we were afraid of it lest it should be a she-devil. So we went off quickly and entered the monastery, where we found a man with the hugest and strongest frame we had ever seen with his hands chained to his neck. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. He asked them about the palm-trees of Baisan and the spring of Zughar and about the unlettered prophet. He said: I am the messiah (the Antichrist) and will be soon given permission to emerge. And the Prophet ﷺ said: He is in the Syrian sea or the Yemeni sea: No, on the contrary, it is towards the east that he is. He said it twice and pointed his hand to the east. She said: I memorized this (tradition) from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and she narrated the tradition.  

سَمِعْتُ مُنَادِيَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُنَادِي أَنَّ الصَّلاَةَ جَامِعَةٌ فَخَرَجْتُ فَصَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمَّا قَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الصَّلاَةَ جَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ وَهُوَ يَضْحَكُ قَالَ لِيَلْزَمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مُصَلاَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ لِمَ جَمَعْتُكُمْ قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ إِنِّي مَا جَمَعْتُكُمْ لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلاَ رَغْبَةٍ وَلَكِنْ جَمَعْتُكُمْ أَنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ كَانَ رَجُلاً نَصْرَانِيًّا فَجَاءَ فَبَايَعَ وَأَسْلَمَ وَحَدَّثَنِي حَدِيثًا وَافَقَ الَّذِي حَدَّثْتُكُمْ عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ فِي سَفِينَةٍ بَحْرِيَّةٍ مَعَ ثَلاَثِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ لَخْمٍ وَجُذَامٍ فَلَعِبَ بِهِمُ الْمَوْجُ شَهْرًا فِي الْبَحْرِ وَأَرْفَئُوا إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ حِينَ مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ فَجَلَسُوا فِي أَقْرَبِ السَّفِينَةِ فَدَخَلُوا الْجَزِيرَةَ فَلَقِيَتْهُمْ دَابَّةٌ أَهْلَبُ كَثِيرَةُ الشَّعْرِ قَالُوا وَيْلَكِ مَا أَنْتِ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَإِنَّهُ إِلَى خَبَرِكُمْ بِالأَشْوَاقِ قَالَ لَمَّا سَمَّتْ لَنَا رَجُلاً فَرِقْنَا مِنْهَا أَنْ تَكُونَ شَيْطَانَةً فَانْطَلَقْنَا سِرَاعًا حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ أَعْظَمُ إِنْسَانٍ رَأَيْنَاهُ قَطُّ خَلْقًا وَأَشَدُّهُ وَثَاقًا مَجْمُوعَةٌ يَدَاهُ إِلَى عُنُقِهِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ نَخْلِ بَيْسَانَ وَعَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرَ وَعَنِ النَّبِيِّ الأُمِّيِّ قَالَ إِنِّي أَنَا الْمَسِيحُ وَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لِي فِي الْخُرُوجِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَإِنَّهُ فِي بَحْرِ الشَّامِ أَوْ بَحْرِ الْيَمَنِ لاَ بَلْ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ مَا هُوَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ قَالَتْ حَفِظْتُ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ  

"Verily, Tamim Ad-Dari narrated a story to me, and it made me happy, so I wanted to narrate it to you[what he narrated to me]. Some people among the inhabitants of Palestine traveled by boat in the sea, taking them here and there, until it cast them on an island among the islands at sea. There they found a beast, clothed with its hair flowing out. They said: 'What are you?' It said: 'I am Al-Jassasah.' They said: 'Give us some news.' It said: 'I shall not give you any news, nor do I want any of your news. But go to the furthest village, for there is someone who will give you news and seek your news.' So we went to the furthest village, and there was a man fettered with chains. He said: 'Inform me about the spring of Zughar.' We said: ' It is full and flowing.' He said: 'Inform me about Al-Buhairah.' We said,'It is full and flowing.' He said: 'Inform me about the date groves of Baysan which is between Jordan and Palestine, do they produce food?' We said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Inform me about the Prophet, has he been sent?' We said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Inform me how the people came to him.' We said: 'Quickly.' He leaped up to try and escape.' We said: 'What are you?' He said: 'I am the Dajjal.'" (The Prophet ﷺ said) "He will enter all of the lands except At-Taibah, and At-Taibah is Al-Madinah."  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ حَدَّثَنِي بِحَدِيثٍ فَفَرِحْتُ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا سَفِينَةً فِي الْبَحْرِ فَجَالَتْ بِهِمْ حَتَّى قَذَفَتْهُمْ فِي جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ لَبَّاسَةٍ نَاشِرَةٍ شَعْرَهَا فَقَالُوا مَا أَنْتِ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ لاَ أُخْبِرُكُمْ وَلاَ أَسْتَخْبِرُكُمْ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا أَقْصَى الْقَرْيَةِ فَإِنَّ ثَمَّ مَنْ يُخْبِرُكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْبِرُكُمْ فَأَتَيْنَا أَقْصَى الْقَرْيَةِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ بِسِلْسِلَةٍ فَقَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرَ قُلْنَا مَلأَى تَدْفُقُ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنِ الْبُحَيْرَةِ قُلْنَا مَلأَى تَدْفُقُ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ نَخْلِ بَيْسَانَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ الأُرْدُنِّ وَفِلَسْطِينَ هَلْ أَطْعَمَ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ هَلْ بُعِثَ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي كَيْفَ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ قُلْنَا سِرَاعٌ قَالَ فَنَزَّ نَزْوَةً حَتَّى كَادَ قُلْنَا فَمَا أَنْتَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ الدَّجَّالُ وَإِنَّهُ يَدْخُلُ الأَمْصَارَ كُلَّهَا إِلاَّ طَيْبَةَ وَطَيْبَةُ الْمَدِينَةُ  

“I was a man who had an issue with intercourse with a women that none other than me had. When (the month of) Ramadan entered, I pronounced Zihar upon my wife (to last) until the end of Ramadan, fearing that I might have an encounter with her during the night, and I would continue doing that until daylight came upon me, and I would not be able to stop. One night while she was serving me, something of her became exposed for me, so I rushed myself upon her. When the morning came I went to my people to inform them about what happened to me. I said: ‘Accompany me to the Messenger of Allah to inform him about my case.’ They said: ‘No by Allah! We shall not do that, we feat that something will be revealed about us in the Qur’an, or the Messenger of Allah might say something about us, the disgrace of which will remain upon us. But you do and do whatever you want.’” He said: “So I left and I went to the Messenger of Allah, and informed him of my case. He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one.’ He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one.’ He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one, it is before you, so give me Allah’s judgment, for I shall be patient with that.’ He said: ‘Free a slave.’” He said: “I struck the sides of my neck with me hands, and said: ‘No by the One Who sent you with the Truth! I possess nothing besides it.’ He said: ‘Then fast for two months’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Did this occur to me other than when I was fasting?’ He said: ‘Then feed sixty poor people.’ I said: ‘By the One Who sent you with the Truth! We have spent these nights of ours hungry without an evening meal.’ He said: ‘Go to the one with the charity from Banu Ruzaiq, tell him to give it to you, then feed a Wasq of it, on your behalf, to sixty poor people. Then help yourself and your dependants with the remainder of it.’” He said: “I returned to my people and said: ‘I found dejection and bad ideas with you, and I found liberalness and blessing with the Messenger of Allah. He ordered me to take your charity, so give it to me.’ So they gave it to me.”  

كُنْتُ رَجُلاً قَدْ أُوتِيتُ مِنْ جِمَاعِ النِّسَاءِ مَا لَمْ يُؤْتَ غَيْرِي فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ تَظَاهَرْتُ مِنَ امْرَأَتِي حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ رَمَضَانُ فَرَقًا مِنْ أَنْ أُصِيبَ مِنْهَا فِي لَيْلَتِي فَأَتَتَابَعَ فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَنْ يُدْرِكَنِي النَّهَارُ وَأَنَا لاَ أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَنْزِعَ فَبَيْنَمَا هِيَ تَخْدُمُنِي ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ إِذْ تَكَشَّفَ لِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ فَوَثَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى قَوْمِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ خَبَرِي فَقُلْتُ انْطَلِقُوا مَعِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأُخْبِرُهُ بِأَمْرِي فَقَالُوا لاَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَفْعَلُ نَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ فِينَا قُرْآنٌ أَوْ يَقُولَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَقَالَةً يَبْقَى عَلَيْنَا عَارُهَا وَلَكِنِ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ فَاصْنَعْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرِي فَقَالَ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ قُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ قَالَ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ قُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ قَالَ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ قُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ وَهَا أَنَا ذَا فَأَمْضِ فِيَّ حُكْمَ اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي صَابِرٌ لِذَلِكَ قَالَ أَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً قَالَ فَضَرَبْتُ صَفْحَةَ عُنُقِي بِيَدِي فَقُلْتُ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَصْبَحْتُ أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهَا قَالَ صُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَهَلْ أَصَابَنِي مَا أَصَابَنِي إِلاَّ فِي الصِّيَامِ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا قُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَقَدْ بِتْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ وَحْشَى مَا لَنَا عَشَاءٌ قَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَى صَاحِبِ صَدَقَةِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ فَلْيَدْفَعْهَا إِلَيْكَ فَأَطْعِمْ عَنْكَ مِنْهَا وَسْقًا سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ثُمَّ اسْتَعِنْ بِسَائِرِهِ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى عِيَالِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى قَوْمِي فَقُلْتُ وَجَدْتُ عِنْدَكُمُ الضِّيقَ وَسُوءَ الرَّأْىِ وَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ السَّعَةَ وَالْبَرَكَةَ أَمَرَ لِي بِصَدَقَتِكُمْ فَادْفَعُوهَا إِلَىَّ فَدَفَعُوهَا إِلَىَّ  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed one day, and ascended the pulpit, and he never used to ascend it, before that, except on Fridays. The people were alarmed by that, and some were standing and some were sitting. He gestured to them with his hand, telling them to sit. (Then he said:) 'By Allah, I am not standing here for something that will benefit you, an exhortation or warning. Rather Tamim Dari has come to me and told me something that prevented me from taking a rest because of the joy and delight (I felt), and I wanted to spread that joy among you. A cousin of Tamim Dari told me that the wind drove them to an island that they did not know, so they sat in the rowing boats of the ship and set out. There they saw something black, with long eyelashes. They said to it: "What are you?" It said: "I am Jassasah," They said: "Tell us." It said: "I will not tell you anything or ask you anything. Rather there is this monastery that you have looked at. Go to it, for there is a man there who is longing to hear your news and tell you news." So they went there and entered upon him, and they saw an old man firmly shackled, with a sorrowful appearance and complaining a great deal. He said to them: "Where have you come from?" They said: "From Sham." He said: "How are the Arabs faring?" They said: "We are from among the Arabs. What do you want to ask about?" He said: "What has this man done who has appeared among you?" They said: "(He has done) well. He made enemies of some people, but Allah supported him against them and now they have become one, with one God and one religion." He said: "What happened to the spring of Zughar?" They said: "It is good; we irrigate out crops from it and drink from it." He said: "What happened to the date-palms between 'Amman and Baisan?" They said: "They bear fruit every year." He said: "What happened to the Lake of Tiberias?" They said: "It overflows because of the abundance of water." He gave three deep sighs, then he said: "If I were to free myself from these chains, I would not leave any land without entering it on these two feet of mine, except for Taibah, for I have no way to enter it." The Prophet ﷺ said: 'My joy is so great. This (Al-Madinah) is Taibah, and by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is no narrow or broad road in it, or any plain or mountain, but there is an angel (standing) over it with his sword unsheathed, until the Day of Resurrection.'"  

صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَكَانَ لاَ يَصْعَدُ عَلَيْهِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَمِنْ بَيْنِ قَائِمٍ وَجَالِسٍ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِيَدِهِ أَنِ اقْعُدُوا فَإِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا قُمْتُ مَقَامِي هَذَا لأَمْرٍ يَنْفَعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلاَ لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَتَانِي فَأَخْبَرَنِي خَبَرًا مَنَعَنِي الْقَيْلُولَةَ مِنَ الْفَرَحِ وَقُرَّةِ الْعَيْنِ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَنْشُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَرَحَ نَبِيِّكُمْ أَلاَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لَتَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ الرِّيحَ أَلْجَأَتْهُمْ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ لاَ يَعْرِفُونَهَا فَقَعَدُوا فِي قَوَارِبِ السَّفِينَةِ فَخَرَجُوا فِيهَا فَإِذَا هُمْ بِشَىْءٍ أَهْدَبَ أَسْوَدَ قَالُوا لَهُ مَا أَنْتَ قَالَ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا أَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلاَ سَائِلَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا الدَّيْرُ قَدْ رَمَقْتُمُوهُ فَأْتُوهُ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ رَجُلاً بِالأَشْوَاقِ إِلَى أَنْ تُخْبِرُوهُ وَيُخْبِرَكُمْ فَأَتَوْهُ فَدَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِشَيْخٍ مُوثَقٍ شَدِيدِ الْوَثَاقِ يُظْهِرُ الْحُزْنَ شَدِيدِ التَّشَكِّي فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ قَالُوا مِنَ الشَّامِ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْعَرَبُ قَالُوا نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ عَمَّ تَسْأَلُ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي خَرَجَ فِيكُمْ قَالُوا خَيْرًا نَاوَى قَوْمًا فَأَظْهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَمْرُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ جَمِيعٌ إِلَهُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَدِينُهُمْ وَاحِدٌ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرَ قَالُوا خَيْرًا يَسْقُونَ مِنْهَا زُرُوعَهُمْ وَيَسْتَقُونَ مِنْهَا لِسَقْيِهِمْ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلٌ بَيْنَ عَمَّانَ وَبَيْسَانَ قَالُوا يُطْعِمُ ثَمَرَهُ كُلَّ عَامٍ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ قَالُوا تَدَفَّقُ جَنَبَاتُهَا مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الْمَاءِ قَالَ فَزَفَرَ ثَلاَثَ زَفَرَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوِ انْفَلَتُّ مِنْ وَثَاقِي هَذَا لَمْ أَدَعْ أَرْضًا إِلاَّ وَطِئْتُهَا بِرِجْلَىَّ هَاتَيْنِ إِلاَّ طَيْبَةَ لَيْسَ لِي عَلَيْهَا سَبِيلٌ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَى هَذَا يَنْتَهِي فَرَحِي هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا فِيهَا طَرِيقٌ ضَيِّقٌ وَلاَ وَاسِعٌ وَلاَ سَهْلٌ وَلاَ جَبَلٌ إِلاَّ وَعَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ شَاهِرٌ سَيْفَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

“I was a man who had an issue with intercourse with a women that none other than me had. When (the month of) Ramadan entered, I pronounced Zihar upon my wife (to last) until the end of Ramadan, fearing that I might have an encounter with her during the night, and I would continue doing that until daylight came upon me, and I would not be able to stop. One night while she was serving me, something of her became exposed for me, so I rushed myself upon her. When the morning came I went to my people to inform them about what happened to me. I said: ‘Accompany me to the Messenger of Allah to inform him about my case.’ They said: ‘No by Allah! We shall not do that, we feat that something will be revealed about us in the Qur’an, or the Messenger of Allah might say something about us, the disgrace of which will remain upon us. But you do and do whatever you want.’” He said: “So I left and I went to the Messenger of Allah, and informed him of my case. He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one.’ He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one.’ He said: ‘You are the one who did that?” I said: ‘I am the one, it is before you, so give me Allah’s judgment, for I shall be patient with that.’ He said: ‘Free a slave.’” He said: “I struck the sides of my neck with me hands, and said: ‘No by the One Who sent you with the Truth! I possess nothing besides it.’ He said: ‘Then fast for two months’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! Did this occur to me other than when I was fasting?’ He said: ‘Then feed sixty poor people.’ I said: ‘By the One Who sent you with the Truth! We have spent these nights of ours hungry without an evening meal.’ He said: ‘Go to the one with the charity from Banu Ruzaiq, tell him to give it to you, then feed a Wasq of it, on your behalf, to sixty poor people. Then help yourself and your dependants with the remainder of it.’” He said: “I returned to my people and said: ‘I found dejection and bad ideas with you, and I found liberalness and blessing with the Messenger of Allah. He ordered me to take your charity, so give it to me.’ So they gave it to me.” (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3299)  

كُنْتُ امْرَأً قَدْ أُوتِيتُ مِنْ جِمَاعِ النِّسَاءِ مَا لَمْ يُؤْتَ غَيْرِي فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ رَمَضَانُ تَظَاهَرْتُ مِنْ امْرَأَتِي حَتَّى يَنْسَلِخَ رَمَضَانُ فَرَقًا مِنْ أَنْ أُصِيبَ فِي لَيْلَتِي شَيْئًا فَأَتَتَابَعُ فِي ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَنْ يُدْرِكَنِي النَّهَارُ وَأَنَا لَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْأَنْزِعَ فَبَيْنَا هِيَ تَخْدُمُنِي إِذْ تَكَشَّفَ لِي مِنْهَا شَيْءٌ فَوَثَبْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ غَدَوْتُ عَلَى قَوْمِي فَأَخْبَرْتُهُمْ خَبَرِي وَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ انْطَلِقُوا مَعِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأُخْبِرُهُ بِأَمْرِي فَقَالُوا لَا وَاللهِ لَا نَفْعَلُ نَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يُنْزِلَ فِينَا قُرْآنًا أَوْ يَقُولَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقَالَةً يَبْقَى عَلَيْنَا عَارُهَا وَلَكِنْ اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ فَاصْنَعْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ خَبَرِي فَقَالَ لِي أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ فَقُلْتُ أَنَا بِذَاكَ قَالَ أَنْتَ بِذَاكَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ هَا أَنَا ذَا فَأَمْضِ فِيَّ حُكْمَ اللهِ ﷻ فَإِنِّي صَابِرٌ لَهُ قَالَ أَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً قَالَ فَضَرَبْتُ صَفْحَةَ رَقَبَتِي بِيَدِي وَقُلْتُ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَصْبَحْتُ أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهَا قَالَ فَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَهَلْ أَصَابَنِي مَا أَصَابَنِي إِلَّا فِي الصِّيَامِ قَالَ فَتَصَدَّقْ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَقَدْ بِتْنَا لَيْلَتَنَا هَذِهِ وَحْشَا مَا لَنَا عَشَاءٌ قَالَ اذْهَبْ إِلَى صَاحِبِصَدَقَةِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ فَقُلْ لَهُ فَلْيَدْفَعْهَا إِلَيْكَ فَأَطْعِمْ عَنْكَ مِنْهَا وَسْقًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ثُمَّ اسْتَعِنْ بِسَائِرِهِ عَلَيْكِ وَعَلَى عِيَالِكَ قَالَ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى قَوْمِي فَقُلْتُ وَجَدْتُ عِنْدَكُمُ الضِّيقَ وَسُوءَ الرَّأْيِ وَوَجَدْتُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ السَّعَةَ وَالْبَرَكَةَ قَدْ أَمَرَ لِي بِصَدَقَتِكُمْ فَادْفَعُوهَا لِي قَالَ فَدَفَعُوهَا إِلَيَّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ once came quickly to the pulpit and called out to the people to gather for the congregational prayer. The people gathered and he said, "O people, I did not call you out of desire or fear. Rather, Tamim the Dari informed me that a group of people from Palestine boarded a ship, but were thrown by the winds to an island among the islands of the sea. There, they encountered a beast with thick hair. It is not known whether it is male or female because of the abundance of its hair. They asked, 'Who are you?' and it replied, 'I am the Jassasah.' They asked it to inform them, but it replied, 'I am not an informer or one who seeks information. However, in this monastery, there is a poor man who longs to inform you and seek information from you.' So they entered the monastery and found a man chained with iron. They asked, 'Who are you?' and he said, 'We are the Arabs.' He asked them, 'Has the Prophet been sent among you?' and they replied, 'Yes.' He asked, 'Have the Arabs obeyed him?' and they replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'That is good for them.' He asked, 'What has Persia done?' and they answered, 'It has not appeared on it yet.' He said, 'Indeed, it will appear on it.' Then he asked, 'What has happened to Zughar?' and they replied, 'It is flowing abundantly.' He asked, 'What has happened to the palm trees of Baysan?' and they replied, 'They have been fertilized.' He then jumped away until we thought he would slip away, so we asked, 'Who are you?' and he replied, 'I am the Dajjal (the Antichrist). Indeed, I will travel throughout the entire earth except Makkah and Madinah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Rejoice, O Muslims. This is the land of Tayyiba (Madinah) that he cannot enter.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُسْرِعًا فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ الصَّلَاةُ جَامِعَةٌ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ نَزَلَتْ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَقَذَفَتْهُمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ أَشْعَرَ مَا يُدْرَى أَذَكَرٌ هُوَ أَمْ أُنْثَى لِكَثْرَةِ شَعْرِهِ قَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ فَقَالُوا فَأَخْبِرِينَا فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا مُسْتَخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ إِلَى أَنْ يُخْبِرَكُمْ وَإِلَى أَنْ يَسْتَخْبِرَكُمْ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ أَعْوَرُ مُصَفَّدٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ فَقَالَ هَلْ بُعِثَ فِيكُمُ النَّبِيُّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْاتَّبَعَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ فَارِسُ؟ هَلْ ظَهَرَ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالُوا لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرَ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ هَلْ أَطْعَمَ؟ قَالُوا قَدْ أَطْعَمَ أَوَائِلُهُ قَالَ فَوَثَبَ وَثْبَةً حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيَفْلِتُ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ أَمَا إِنِّي سَأَطَأُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرُوا يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا يَعْنِي الدَّجَّالَ  

[Machine] On a certain day, the Prophet ﷺ came quickly and ascended the pulpit. It was announced to the people to gather for a congregational prayer. The people assembled, and he said, "O people, I did not call you out of desire or fear, but Tamim ad-Dari has informed me that a group of people from the people of Palestine embarked on a ship and were tossed by the wind onto an island from the islands of the sea. Suddenly, they found themselves before a creature with a lot of hair, and they could not determine if it was male or female due to its excessive hair. They asked, 'Who are you?' It replied, 'I am the Jassasah.' They said, 'Inform us.' It said, 'I am not here to inform or give you any information. However, in this monastery, there is a poor man who is eager to inform you and provide you with the information you seek.' They entered the monastery, and found a blind and cross-eyed man bound in iron. They asked, 'Who are you?' He said, 'We are the Arabs.' He asked, 'Has the Prophet been sent among you?' They replied, 'Yes.' He asked, 'Do the Arabs follow him?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'That is good for them.' Then he asked, 'What has happened to Persia? Have they shown any signs of following him?' They said, 'No, they have not.' He said, 'They will soon be shown signs.' Then he asked, 'What has happened to the spring of Zughar?' They replied, 'It is flowing as usual.' He asked, 'What has happened to Lake Tiberias?' They replied, 'It is also flowing as usual.' He asked, 'What has happened to the palm trees of Baysan? Are they still bearing fruit?' They replied, 'Yes, their first fruits have ripened.' At that, he jumped up, thinking he would fall and run away. They asked, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am the Dajjal. Surely, I will traverse the entire Earth, except for Makkah and Madinah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Give glad tidings to the Muslim community, for this city of Madinah will not be entered by the Dajjal."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُسْرِعًا فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ الصَّلَاةُ جَامِعَةٌ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ نَزَلَتْ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَقَذَفَتْهُمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ أَشْعَرَ لَا يُدْرَى أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى مِنْ كَثْرَةِ شَعْرِهِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا بِمُسْتَخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ إِلَى أَنْ يُخْبِرَكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْبِرَكُمْ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ ضَرِيرٌ وَمُصَفَّدٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ قَالَهَلْ بُعِثَ فِيكُمُ النَّبِيُّ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ اتَّبَعَهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَاكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ فَارِسُ؟ هَلْ ظَهَرَ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالُوا لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرَ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ طَبَرِيَّةَ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ هَلْ أَطْعَمَ بَعْدُ؟ قَالُوا قَدْ أَطْعَمَ أَوَائِلُهُ قَالَ فَوَثَبَ وَثْبَةً ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيَفْلِتُ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ أَمَا إِنِّي سَأَطَأُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرُوا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا الدَّجَّالُ  

[Machine] One day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came hurriedly and climbed the pulpit. It was announced to the people that the congregational prayer was about to begin. So the people gathered and he said, "O people, I did not call you out of desire or fear. Rather, Tamim ad-Dari informed me that a group from the people of Palestine set sail in the sea and the wind cast them to an island from the islands of the sea. There, they found a beast with a lot of hair, so much so that they couldn't tell if it was male or female. They asked, 'Who are you?' and it replied, 'I am al-Jassasah.' They asked it to tell them about themselves, but it said, 'I am neither a teller nor a seeker of information. However, there is a poor man in this monastery who can inform you and seek information from you.' So they entered the monastery and found a man, blind in one eye, chained with iron. They asked, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'We are the Arabs.' They asked, 'Was a Prophet sent amongst you?' He replied, 'Yes.' They asked, 'Did the Arabs follow him?' He replied, 'Yes.' They asked, 'What did Persia do?' He replied, 'Did it appear on them?' They replied, 'No.' He asked, 'And what did Byzantium do? Did it appear on them?' They replied, 'No.' He said, 'It will surely appear on them too. And what did the eye of Za'ghar do?' They replied, 'It is covered with a flood.' He asked, 'And what did the palm trees of Baysan do? Did they bear fruit?' They replied, 'Yes, their first fruits.' He leaped with his legs, until we thought that he was about to run away. So we asked, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am the Dajjal (the Antichrist). By Allah, I will soon be given permission to emerge and I will traverse the entire earth, except Makkah and Madinah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Rejoice, O Muslims! This is the blessed land that he will not be able to enter.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُسْرِعًا فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ الصَّلَاةُ جَامِعَةٌ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَقَذَفَ بِهِمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْبِدَابَّةٍ أَشْعَرَ لَا يُدْرَى ذَكَرٌ هُوَ أَوْ أُنْثَى لِكَثْرَةِ شَعْرِهِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةَ فَقَالُوا فَأَخْبِرِينَا فَقَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا مُسْتَخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ رَجُلٌ فَقِيرٌ إِلَى أَنْ يُخْبِرَكُمْ وَإِلَى أَنْ يَسْتَخْبِرَكُمْ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا هُوَ رَجُلٌ أَعْوَرُ مُصَفَّدٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ فقَالُوا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ فَقَالَ هَلْ بُعِثَ فِيكُمُ النَّبِيُّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلْ اتَّبَعَهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَاكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ فَارِسُ؟ هَلْ ظَهَرَ عَلَيْهَا؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرَ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ هَلْ أَطْعَمَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ أَوَائِلُهُ قَالَ فَوَثَبَ وَثْبَةً حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ سَيَفْلِتُ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ أَمَا إِنِّي سَأَطَأُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْشِرُوا مَعَاشِرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا  

[Machine] He said to Fatimah bint Qays, "Tell me something that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and do not tell me something that you have not heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." She said, "Yes, I heard the call to prayer being announced, so the people gathered and became frightened. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then climbed the pulpit and praised Allah and glorified Him. He said, 'I did not gather you out of desire or fear, but rather I have heard a narration from Tameem Ad-Daari that he claimed to have ridden the sea with thirty men from Lakhm and Juzam tribes. The sea played with us and we sailed with the waves for a month until we were thrown by the ship onto an island in the sea. We went out on it and found a young girl whose hair was being combed, and we did not know if she was coming or going. We asked her, 'Who are you?' She said, 'I am the Jassasah.' We said, 'Tell us about the person who lives in the monastery, for he will inform you and give you news.' We entered upon him and found a man who was being held to a chain that was made of iron and was fastened to the ground. We asked, 'Who are you?' He replied, 'Inform me about what I will ask you, (first).' We said, 'Ask.' He said, 'What has the date-palm of Baysaan produced?' We replied, 'Dates.' He said, 'Verily, it shall not bear any more dates.' He said, 'What about the lake of Zughar, is there water in it?' We replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'Verily, it shall become dry.' He then said, 'Inform me about this man who claims to be a prophet. Has he been sent?' We replied, 'Yes.' He said, 'Indeed, soon the earth shall be rolled up for him and he will come to all people within forty mornings.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ حَدِّثِينِي بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتِيهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَا تُحَدِّثِينِي بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ تَسْمَعِيهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ نُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ جَامِعَةً فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ وَفَزِعُوا قَالَتْ فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «إِنِّي لَمْ أَجْمَعْكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ وَلَكِنْ حَدِيثٌ حَدَّثَنِيهِ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ فِي ثَلَاثِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ لَخْمٍ وَجُذَامٍ قَالَ فَلَعِبَ بِنَا الْبَحْرُ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ لَعِبَ بِنَا الْمَوْجُ شَهْرًا ثُمَّ قَذَفَ بِنَا السَّفِينَةَ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ فِي الْبَحْرِ قَالَ فَخَرَجْنَا إِلَيْهَا فَلَقِيَتْنَا جَارِيَةٌ تَجُرُّ شَعْرَهَا لَا نَدْرِي مُقْبِلَةٌ هِيَ أَمْ مُدْبِرَةٌ قُلْنَا مَا أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قُلْنَا أَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ بِصَاحِبِ الدَّيْرِ وَهُوَ يُخْبِرُكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْبِرُكُمْ قَالَ فَدَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ مِنْ عِظَمِهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ مُوثَقٌ إِلَى حَبَلٍ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْهُ قَالُوا سَلْنَا قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ يُطْعَمُ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ يُوشِكُ أَنْ لَا يُطْعَمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرَ بِهَا مَاءٌ؟ قُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ يُوشِكُ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ بِهَا مَاءٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ هَلْ خَرَجَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ صَادِقٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ» قَالَ كَهْمَسٌ فَذَكَرَ ابْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ شَيْئًا لَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ « تُطْوَى لَهُ الْأَرْضُ وَيَأْتِي عَلَى جَمِيعِهِنَّ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحًا»  

[Machine] I went with a man until we entered upon Fatimah bint Qays, the sister of Dihyah bin Qays. We said, "O Fatimah, tell us a narration that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." She said, "Yes." So she gave us dates and water to drink. She said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out one day and sat on the pulpit. The people surrounded him and took refuge with him. He said, 'O people, I have been made to sit here due to a piece of news.' She said, 'And it was not on the hour that he used to sit in. Tameem Ad-Dari entered upon me today during the migration or around Dhuhr time. He informed me that his cousins were thrown into a ship in the sea on an island that they do not know. So they went into it, walking, and they came across something that they did not recognize if it was a man or a woman, from what it was clothed with hair. So they said, 'Who are you?' It said, 'I am the Jassasah!' They said, 'Inform us.' It said, 'I do not inform you, nor do I ask you anything. But if you want the news, go to this monastery,' pointing to a monastery on the island, not far away. So we went on walking until we entered it and found a man who was bound with iron, large and heavy. His back was leaning against the side of a mountain. He said, 'Who are you?' We said, 'People from the Arabs.' He said, 'What did the unlettered Prophet ﷺ do?' We said, 'He has left.' He said, 'What did the date-palms of Bani Uman and Baysan do?' We said, 'They bear fruits and produce.' He said, 'What did the spring of Zughar do?' We said, 'It remains the same.' He said, 'What did the lake of Tabariyyah do?' We said, 'It is full.' He struck his hand upon his thigh and said, 'I have lost everything of the land except Makkah and Madinah.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Madinah will be shaken one, twice. No dajjal shall enter it. There is no spot in it that is not guarded by angels, except that they shall stand upon a rock, raising the sword.' And he pointed with his hand, 'And from the direction of Yemen is what?' We said, 'Whatever Allah wills.' Then he said, while pointing with his hand, 'And his shirt is close to thirty times the size from the direction of Iraq and it is not less than thirty times.'  

انْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ أُخْتِ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَقُلْنَا يَا فَاطِمَةُ حَدِّثِينَا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتِيهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَأَطْعَمَتْنَا رُطَبًا وَسَقَتْنَا شَرَابًا وَقَالَتْ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَجَلَسَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَعَاذَ النَّاسُ بِهِ ولاذُوا بِهِ فَقَالَ «أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّمَا أَجْلَسَنِي خَبَرٌ» قَالَتْ وَفِي غَيْرِ السَّاعَةِ الَّتِي كَانَ يَجْلِسُ فِيهَا أَنَّ تَمِيمَ الدَّارِ دَخَلَ عَلِيَّ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْهَاجِرَةِ أَوْ فِي الظَّهِيرَةِ فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لَهُ أَلْقَتْهُمُ سَفِينَةٌ لَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ عَلَى جَزِيرَةٍ وَلَا يَعْرِفُونَهَا فَخَرَجُوا فِيهَا يَمْشُونَ فَلَقُوا شَيْئًا لَا يَدْرُونَ رَجُلًا هُوَ أَوِ امْرَأَةً مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الشَّعْرِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا أَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ وَلَا أَسْتَخْبِرُكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ الْخَبَرَ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الدَّيْرِ وَأَشَارَتْ إِلَى دِيرٍ فِي الْجَزِيرَةِ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَانْطَلَقْنَا نَمْشِي حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ بِحَدِيدٍ كَبِيرٍ ثَقِيلٍ وَإِذَا هُوَ مُسْتَنِدٌ ظَهْرُهُ إِلَى سَفْحِ جَبَلٍ قَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قُلْنَا أُنَاسٌ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ الْأُمِّيُّ ﷺ الَّذِي يُنْتَظَرُ؟ قُلْنَا قَدْ خَرَجَ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلٌ بَيْنَ عُمَانَ وَبَيْسَانَ؟ قُلْنَا كَهَيْأَتِهِ يُطْعِمُ وَيُثْمِرُ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ قُلْنَا كَمَا هِيَ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ؟ قُلْنَا مَلْأَى فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ بَطْنَ قَدَمِهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي لَوْ قَدْ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِي هَذَا لَمْ أَدَعْ فِي الْأَرْضِ بُقْعَةً إِلَّا وَطَئْتُهَا إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ زَفَرَ فَسَارَ فِي الْجَبَلِ ثُمَّ وَقَعَ ثُمَّ سَارَ أُخْرَى أَبْعَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ وَقَعَ ثُمَّ سَارَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَذَهَبَ فِي الْجَبَلِ ثُمَّ وَقَعَ قَالَ قُلْنَا مَا لَهُ لَا بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيهِ وَكَأَنَّهُ سَرَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «طَيْبَةُ مَرَّتَيْنِ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا الدَّجَّالُ لَيْسَ مِنْهَا نَقْبٌ إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ شَاهِرُ السَّيْفِ وَمِنْ نَحْوِ الْيَمَنِ مَا هُوَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ بِيَدِهِ «وَكُمُّ قَمِيصِهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةٍ مِنْ نَحْوِ الْعِرَاقِ وَمَا هُوَ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ مَرَّةٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a congregational prayer at a time when he had never done so before. People went to the mosque and the Prophet ﷺ came and ascended the pulpit. Then he said, "I warn you against the Dajjal (Antichrist) three times. He was not mentioned before, but he will soon appear among you, O nation. Tamim Ad-Dari informed me that he embarked on a sea voyage with a group of people, including Lakhm and Judham. Strong winds blew them to an island from the islands of the Sham (Greater Syria). They landed on its coast, where they found a chained woman. They asked her, 'Who are you?' She said, 'I am the Jassasah.' They asked her, 'What is the Jassasah?' She said, 'Inform me about yourselves first.' She said, 'What brought you here?' They said, 'We are Arabs, sailing on this sea, and then the wind blew us to your island. Who are you?' She said, 'I do not want to inform you.' They said, 'Inform us.' She said, 'Do you have a prophet amongst you?' They said, 'Yes.' She said, 'What has been done by the people?' They said, 'Some followed him and some abandoned him.' She said, 'I ask you whether people follow him when he enforces his commands.' They said, 'Yes.' She said, 'I believe that he is the Prophet who will come; he is the one whose description matches the person I met. If I were to go to him, I would follow him.' Then she asked them about the date-palm trees of Baysan. They replied, 'Big and good.' She asked about the spring of Zughar. They replied, 'Abundant and flowing; it quenches the thirst of the one who reaches it.' She asked, 'Is there a narrow mountain pass near it?' They replied, 'Yes.' She said, 'By Allah, this is how the mountain pass will be when he enters it, because he will be unable to pass through it.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'This is Makkah and this is Al-Madinah.' Allah has made them sacred, as Abraham made Makkah sacred. There is no passage through them without an angel stationed, holding a sword, barring the way before the Dajjal until the Day of Judgment."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَادَى «الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً» فِي سَاعَةٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُنَادِي فِيهَا فَخَرَجَ النَّاسُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُنْذِرُكُمُ الدَّجَّالَ ثَلَاثًا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِيمَا مَضَى وَإِنَّهُ كَائِنٌ فِيكُمْ أَيَّتُهَا الْأُمَّةُ وَإِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ رَكِبَ بَحْرَ الشَّامِ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ لَخْمٍ وَجُذَامٍ فَأَلْقَتْهُمُ الرِّيحَ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِهِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالدَّهْمَاءِ تَجُرُّ شَعْرَهَا فَقَالُوا مَا أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا أَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرِكُمْ وَلَا اسْتَخْبَرْتُكُمْ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا رَجُلًا فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَإِنَّهُ إِلَى خَبَرِكُمْ بِالْأَشْوَاقِ فَأَتَوْهُ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مَمْسُوحُ الْعَيْنِ مَوْثُوقٌ إِلَى سَارِيَةٍ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْعَرَبُ؟ قُلْنَا بُعِثَ إِلَيْهِمْ نَبِيٌّ أُمِّيٌّ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى اللهِ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ النَّاسُ؟ قَالُوا اتَّبَعَهُ قَوْمٌ وَتَرَكَهُ قَوْمٌ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ إِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَهُ وَيُصَدِّقُونَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْعَرَبُ؟ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ لِباسُهُمْ؟ قُلْنَا صُوفٌ وَقُطْنٌ تَغْزِلُهُ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ قُلْنَا قَوِيَ ونَجِدُها فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ قُلْنَا كَثِيرٌ مَاؤُهَا يَتَدَفَّقُ يَرْوِي مَنْ أَتَاهَا فَضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَيْهَاتَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ قَدْ أَطْلَقَنِي اللهُ مِنْ وَثَاقِي لَمْ يَبْقَ مَنْهَلٌ إِلَّا دَخَلْتُهُ إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي دُخُولُهُما قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «تِلْكَ مَكَّةُ وَهَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ حَرَّمَهَا اللهُ كَمَا حَرَّمَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَكَّةَ أَمَا أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ نَقْبٌ وَلَا سِكَّةٌ إِلَّا وَعَلَيْهَا مَلَكٌ شَاهِرٌ للسَّيْفِ يَمْنَعُهَا مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ»  

[Machine] While the people in the city had no fear, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and performed the noon prayer. Then, he walked until he climbed the pulpit, which startled the people. When he saw their faces, he said, "O people, I did not come out to cause you alarm, but rather a matter came to me that brought me joy, so I wanted to inform you of the joy of your Prophet. Tamim Al-Dari informed me that his cousins, the people of Banu Amm, embarked on the sea until their ship reached an unknown island. They began to walk, and suddenly they found a man whom they did not know if it was a male or female, due to the abundance of hair on their body. They asked, 'Who are you?' The person replied, 'I am Al-Jassasah.' They demanded to be taken to the monastery, where they found a man tied up, who was extremely distressed. They asked, 'Who are you?' The man replied, 'I am from the people of Palestine, from the Arabian Peninsula.' They asked, 'Has your Prophet appeared?' He answered, 'Yes.' They asked, 'What did he do?' The man said, 'Some people pledged allegiance to him, while others opposed and fought him. I fought those who opposed him until the people of Al-Hijr and Al-Madhar gave him allegiance.' They asked, 'What happened to the lake of Tabariyah?' He replied, 'It is full and overflowing.' They asked, 'What happened to the Zughar spring?' He replied, 'Its water is also overflowing.' They asked, 'What about the date palms between 'Uman and Baysan?' He replied, 'They are abundant in fruit.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'If I were not restrained by my oath, I would have walked on the Earth except into Al-Tayyibah.' 'Amr said, 'I met Muḥarrar bin Abi Hurayrah and narrated the story to him. He asked, 'Did it contain anything else?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'You speak the truth, I bear witness on behalf of Abu Hurayrah that he narrated this to me and added more to it.' Then he said, 'What is the Mediterranean Sea?' 'What is the Euphrates River?' He pointed twenty times with his hand towards the east. I met 'Abdullah bin Abu Bakr and narrated the story to him. He asked, 'Did it contain anything else?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'You speak the truth, I bear witness on behalf of 'Aisha that she narrated this to me, but she said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "And there is nothing but good in Al-Madina".'"  

بَيْنَمَا النَّاسُ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فَزَعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ إِذْ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَلَّى الظُّهْرَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ يَمْشِي حَتَّى صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَفَزِعَ لِذَلِكَ النَّاسُ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ فِي وُجُوهِهِمْ قَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَمْ أَخْرُجُ لِأَمْرٍ أُفْزِعُكُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ أَتَانِي أَمَرٌ فَرِحْتُ لَهُ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِفَرَحِ نَبِيِّكُمْ إِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لَهُ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَانْتَهَتْ بِهِمْ سَفِينَتُهُمْ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ لَا يَعْرِفُونَهَا فَخَرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ فَإِذَا هُمْ بإِنْسانٍ لَا يَدْرُونَ أَذَكَرٌ هُوَ أَمْ أُنْثَى مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الشَّعْرِ قَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا فَحَدِّثِينا قَالَتْ ائْتُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ رَجُلًا بِالْأَشْوَاقِ إِلَى أَنْ تُحَدِّثُوهُ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِرَجُلٍ مُوثَقٍ يَتَأَوَّهُ شَدِيدُ التَّأَوُّهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ نَبِيُّهُمْ بَعْدُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَمَا صَنَعَ؟ قَالُوا بَايَعَهُ قَوْمٌ وفَارَقَهُ قَوْمٌ فَقَاتَلَ مِنْ رِفاقِهِ بِمَنْ بَايَعَهُ حَتَّى أَعْطَاهُ أَهْلَ الْحَجَرِ وَالْمَدَرِ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ؟ قَالُوا مُمْتَلِئَةٌ تَدْفُقُ جَنَبَاتُهَا قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ قَالُوا تَدْفُقُ جَنَبَاتُهَا قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلٌ بَيْنَ عُمَانَ وَبَيْسَانَ؟ قَالُوا يُطْعِمُ قَالَ لَوْ قَدْ أَفْلَتُّ مِنْ وَثَاقِي هَذَا لَقَدْ وَطِئْتُ الْأَرْضَ إِلَّا طَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هِيَ طَيْبَةُ مَرَّتَيْنِ الْمَدِينَةُ مَا فِيهَا طَرِيقٌ وَلَا مَوْضِعٌ ضَيِّقٌ وَلَا وَاسِعٌ سَهْلٌ وَلَا صَعْبٌ إِلَّا عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ شَاهِرٌ سَيْفَهُ لَوْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَهَا لَضَرَبَ وَجْهَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ» قَالَ عَامِرٌ فَلَقِيتُ مُحَرَّرُ بْنَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ زَادَتْ فِيهِ شَيْئًا؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ صَدَقَتْ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَنِي وَزَادَنِي فِيهِ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ «بَحْرُ الشَّامِ مَا هُوَ؟ بَحْرُ الْعِرَاقِ مَا هُوَ؟» ثُمَّ أَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الْمَشْرِقِ عِشْرِينَ مَرَّةً فَلَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ زادَتْكَ فِيهِ شَيْئًا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ صَدَقَتْ أَشْهَدُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ أَنَّهَا حَدَّثَتْنِي وَلَكِنَّهَا قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَبِالْمَدِينَةِ مَا فِيهَا»  

[Machine] While I was sitting in the mosque, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and sat on the pulpit, and the people gathered around him. I said to myself, "I want to hear what he has to say." So, I listened to him saying, "O people, why have I not gathered you for news that has come to me from an enemy of yours? But Tameem ad-Dari informed me that his cousins boarded a ship and were struck by a wind that they did not recognize if it was east or west. They landed on an island and found a beast tied with chains. They asked, 'What is this?' It replied, 'I am al-Jassasah (the spy).' They asked, 'What is the news?' It said, 'The news is with the owner of the monastery.' So, they went to the monastery and found the Dajjal (the Antichrist) chained in iron. They asked him, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am from the nation of Muhammad ﷺ .' They asked, 'Have you been sent?' He replied, 'Yes.' They asked, 'What has al-Buhayriyyah (the lake of Tiberias) done?' He informed them about it. They asked, 'How about the date-palms of Baysan?' He informed them about it. They asked, 'How about the spring of Zughar?' He informed them about it. Then, he pointed towards his legs and said, 'You see these two feet? There will not remain on earth a land that Allah has not set foot on through them except Makkah and Madinah while he is in the sea between the East and the West, and his pronunciation of the word 'pair' was incorrect."  

بَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسَةٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَعَدَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَاجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ قَالَتْ وَدَعَوْتُ لِأَسْمَعَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَمْ أَجْمَعُكُمْ عَنْ خَبَرٍ جَاءَنِي مِنْ قِبَلِ عَدُوٍّ لَكُمْ وَلَكِنْ حَدَّثَنِي تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لَهُ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ رِيحٌ لَا يَدْرُونَ أَشَرَّقُوا أَمْ غَرَّبُوا فَأَرْسَوْا إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ فَخَرَجُوا يَمْشُونَ فِيهَا فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ تَجُرُّ شَعْرَهَا قَالُوا مَا هَذِهِ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا فَمَا الْخَبَرُ؟ قَالَتْ الْخَبَرُ عِنْدَ صَاحِبِ الدِّيرِ فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى الدِّيرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالدَّجَّالِ يَعْرِفُونَهُ مُوثَقٌ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ قَالَ وَقَدْ بُعِثَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتِ الْبُحَيْرِيَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةُ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْهَا قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ عَنْهَا فَأَشَارَ إِلَى رِجْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ تَرَوْنَ رِجْلَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ لَا تَبْقَى أَرْضٌ مِنْ أَرْضِ اللهِ إِلَّا وَطَأْتُهُمَا بِهِمَا إِلَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ وَهُوَ فِي الْبَحْرِ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَهُوَ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ أَقْرَبُ وَلَفْظُهُمَا وَاحِدٌ  

[Machine] Abu 'Umar ad-Darir and Abu 'Umar al-Hawdi said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, I am Dawud ibn Abi Hind, from 'Amir ash-Sha'bi, from Fatimah bint Qays al-Fihriyah, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came one day hastening until he ascended the pulpit and the call to prayer was made for the people to pray in congregation. So he delivered a sermon and said: "I did not call you out of desire or fear, but Tamim ad-Dari informed me that a group from the people of Palestine embarked on a sea voyage, and the wind cast them onto an island from among the islands of the sea. There, they found a creature with long hair, the likes of which they had never seen before. They asked, 'Who are you?' It said, 'I am the Spy.' They asked, 'Inform us about ourselves.' It said, 'I am not the one who informs you or who can be informed by you. But in this monastery, there is a man who can inform you and you can ask him out of longing.' So they entered the monastery and found a man shackled with iron. They asked, 'Who are you?' He said, 'Who are you?' They said, 'We are Arabs.' He asked, 'Has the Prophet appeared among you?' They said, 'Yes.' He asked, 'Have the Arabs followed him?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Is it better for them that they have done so?' They said, 'Yes.' He asked, 'Has it appeared in Persia?' They said, 'No.' He said, 'Indeed, it will appear among them.' Then he asked, 'What did the one-eyed do?' They said, 'He caused much harm.' He asked, 'What happened to the Lake of Tabariyah?' They said, 'It dried up, leaving behind a meadow.' He asked, 'What happened to the date palm of Bayhan?' They said, 'It has fed its early fruits and leapt as though it would escape from its restraints.' Then he said to them, 'I am the Dajjal. I am going to emerge and will not leave any land except Makkah and Madinah.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Give glad tidings, for the Muslims have been given good news. This is the land of Taibah (Madinah), it will not be entered by the Dajjal.'"  

ثنا أَبُو عُمَرَ الضَّرِيرُ وَأَبُو عُمَرَ الْحَوْضِيُّ قَالُوا ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ عَامِرٍ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ الْفِهْرِيَّةِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُسْرِعًا حَتَّى صَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ وَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً فَخَطَبَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ نَزَلَتْ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ قَوْمًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَأَلْقَتْهُمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ أَشْعُرُ لَا نَدْرِي أَذَكَرٌ هُوَ أَمْ أُنْثَى لِكَثْرَةِ شَعْرِهَا فَقَالُوا مَا أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا فَأَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا مُسْتَخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ فِي هَذَا الدَّيْرِ رَجُلٌ هُوَ إِلَى أَنْ يُخْبِرَكُمْ وتَسْتَخْبِرُونَهُ بِالْأَشْوَاقِ فَدَخَلُوا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِالرَّجُلِ مُصَفَّدٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ ظَهَرَ مِنْكُمُ النَّبِيُّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاتَّبَعَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ قَالَ هَلْ ظَهَرَ عَلَى فَارِسَ؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَتَدَفَّقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَتَدَفَّقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ قَالُوا قَدْ أَطْعَمَ أَوَائِلَهُ فَوَثَبَ حَتَّى ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ سَيُفْلِتُ مِنْ قُيُودِهِ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ أَمَا أَنِّي سَأَطَأُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَبْشِرُوا فَبَشَّرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا»  

[Machine] We were called to pray during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so we came out and sat behind the men's rows. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ascended the pulpit and praised Allah and extolled Him. Then he said, "Indeed, your brother Tamim Ad-Dari narrated to me about his paternal cousins, who sailed on the sea and the wind blew them until they arrived at an island among the islands of the sea. They came out asking about the path, and they met a creature from the creatures of Allah that they had never seen before. It was greater than anything woven by the Children of Adam, and it was covered in hair. They asked it about the path, and it said, 'If you want to ask about the path, then ask the one who can give you knowledge and desires your speech.' So they asked it, 'Inform us about yourself.' It said, 'I am the Dassasah.' So we knew that it was a woman. We went to the monastery and entered it, where we saw a creature that we had never seen anything greater than before. It was filled from between the edges to the ankles with iron, wiped with dust from the eye. We asked it about the path, and it said, 'I will not inform you until you inform me about what I ask you about.' We said, 'Ask about what you see.' It said, 'Inform me about the Prophet of the Arabs. Has he appeared?' We said, 'Yes.' It asked, 'Who does he invoke?' So we informed it. It asked, 'How quickly do people respond to what he calls them to?' We said, 'Swiftly.' It said, 'That is better for them.' It asked, 'Inform me about the Tabariyyah Lake. What has it done?' We said, 'It overflows.' It asked, 'Inform me about the 'Ayn Zughar.' We said, 'It overflows.' It said, 'Ask about what you see.' We said, 'What are you?' It said, 'I am the Dajjal. By Allah, I will trample every inch of Allah's land except for Madinah.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'This is Taibah,' meaning, Madinah."  

نُودِيَ فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةً فَخَرَجْنَا فَجَلَسْنَا خَلْفَ أَكْتَافِ الرِّجَالِ قَالَتْ فَصَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمِنْبَرَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلَا إِنَّ أَخَاكُمْ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ بَنِي عَمٍّ لَهُ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَذَهَبَتْ بِهِمُ الرِّيحَ حَتَّى أَلْجَأَتْهُمْ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَخَرَجُوا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ فَلَقُوا خَلْقًا مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ لَمْ يَرَوْا قَبْلَهُ شَيْئًا أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِمَّا نَسْجَ بَنُو آدَمَ وَقَدْ كَسَاهُ الشَّعْرُ قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَسْأَلُوا عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ مَنْ يُخْبِرُكُمْ ويَشْتَهِي حَدِيثَكُمْ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِهَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَقُلْنَا أَخْبِرِينَا مَا أَنْتِ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الدَّسَّاسَةُ فَعَرَفْنَا أَنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ فَمَضَيْنَا إِلَى الدَّيْرِ فَدَخَلْناهُ فَإِذَا خَلَقٌ لَمْ نَرَ قَطُّ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ مَمْلُوءًا مَا بَيْنَ تَرَاقِيهِ إِلَى كَعْبَيْهِ حَدِيدًا مَمْسُوحَ الْعَيْنِ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا مُحَدِّثُكُمْ حَتَّى تُحَدِّثُونِي عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا سَلْ عَمَّا بَدَا لَكَ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ نَبِيِّ الْعَرَبِ هَلْ خَرَجَ بَعْدُ؟ فَقُلْنَا نَعَمْ قَالَ إِلَى مَ يَدْعُو؟ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ قَالَ كَيْفَ سُرْعَةُ النَّاسِ إِلَى مَا دَعَاهُمْ إِلَيْهِ؟ قُلْنَا سِرَاعٌ قَالَ ذَاكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ بُحَيْرَةِ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ مَا فَعَلَتْ؟ قُلْنَا تَطْفَحُ قَالَ أَخْبِرُونِي عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرٍ؟ قُلْنَا تَطْفَحُ قَالَ سَلُوا عَمَّا بَدَا لَكُمْ قَالَ قُلْنَا لَهُ مَا أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا تَبْقَى أَرْضٌ مِنْ أَرْضِ اللهِ إِلَّا وَطَأْتُها بِقَدَمَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ إِلَّا طَيْبَةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ» يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ  

[Machine] I entered the city and sat by the pulpit. A man approached and sat next to me. He asked if I could direct him to someone who could tell him about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So, he accompanied me to Fatimah bint Qays, who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood on the pulpit and the people heard about it. The people gathered and became excited. I was among those who went to him and I heard him say, "Tameem ad-Dari informed me that his cousins boarded a ship in the sea to do trade. The wind blew them to an island. As they landed or whoever from among them went out, they found a man covered in hair who could not be identified as male or female. They asked him about news, and he said the news is with the owner of this monastery, and I am the messenger. So, they went to the monastery, and there they found a man chained with iron and asked him who he was. He told them, 'What did the Prophet of the Arabs do after he left?' They replied, 'Yes, he did.' He asked them who followed him, the common people or the elite. They replied, 'The common people.' He asked if their number increased or decreased. They replied, 'It increased.' He asked if anyone went back from among those who followed him. They replied, 'No.' He said, 'This is good for them. How is the lake of Tabariyyah?' They replied, 'It has water.' He asked, 'How about the date-palm trees of Baysan?' They replied, 'They are carrying fruit.' He asked, 'How about the spring of Zughar?' They replied, 'It has water.' He said, 'If he invited me, I would have trodden with my foot on all this land, except Taiba.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'This is Taiba, on every side of which is an angel with a drawn sword, its sword aimed at the enemy.'"  

دَخَلْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَجَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَجَلَسَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدُلُّنِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ يُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَتْ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَسَمِعَ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ قَامَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَأَقْبَلَ النَّاسُ يَشْتَدُّونَ وَكُنْتُ مِمَّنْ أَتَاهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لَهُ رَكِبُوا فِي سَفِينَةٍ لَهُمْ فِي الْبَحْرِ تُجَّارًا فَضَرَبَتْ بِهِمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ فَخَرَجُوا أَوْ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْهُمْ هَلْ يَرَوْنَ أَحَدًا؟ حَتَّى لَقِيَهُمْ مَنْ غَطَّاهُ الشَّعْرُ مَا يَسْتَبِينُ مِنْهُ ذَاكَ أَذَكَرٌ أَمْ أُنْثَى قَالُوا الْخَبَرُ قَالَ الْخَبَرُ عِنْدَ صَاحِبِ هَذَا الدَّيْرِ فَأَنَا الْجَسَّاسُ فَأَتَوُا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُوقَرٌ بِالْحَدِيدِ فَسَأَلَهُمْ مِمَّنْ هُمْ؟ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ مَا فَعَلَ نَبِيُّ الْعَرَبِ أَخْرَجَ بَعْدُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَنْ يَتْبَعُهُ السَّفَلَةُ أَمْ أَشْرَافُ النَّاسِ قَالُوا يَتْبَعُهُ السُّفَهَاءُ قَالَ يَكْثُرُونَ أَمْ يَقِلُّونَ؟ قَالُوا يَكْثُرُونَ قَالَ يَرْجِعُ أَحَدٌ مِمَّنْ أَتَاهُ؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ مَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ هَلْ فِيهَا مَاءٌ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ هَلْ تَحْمِلُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ هَلْ فِيهَا مَاءٌ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ أَمَا أَنَّهُ لَوْ قَدْ آذَنَ لِي لَقَدْ وَطَأْتُ بِرِجْلِي هَذِهِ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ طَيْبَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «وَهَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ عَلَى كُلِّ نَقْبٍ مِنْهَا مَلَكٌ شَاهِرٌ سَيْفَهُ نَحْوَ الْعِرَاقِ مَا هُوَ نَحْوَ الْعِرَاقِ مَا هُوَ»  

[Machine] We entered upon Fatimah bint Qays and she treated us to dates, filled us with barley bread, and said that they had called out to the people that prayer was to be held in congregation. So I went out with those who went out from the women and I was in the first row of women after the last row of men. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: 'Indeed, the Banu 'Amr bin Tamim are riding in the sea and their ship has thrown them to an island from among the islands of the sea, and they saw a beast covering its hair. When the people looked at it, it said: "I am Al-Jassasah. And indeed, the one who is yearning to see you is in that monastery." So the people set out and found a man sitting in iron chains, so they were amazed by their entry. He asked them: "Did you bring out your companion?" They said: "Yes." He said: "What did Al-Bahr Al-Tubariyah do?" They said: "It has much water." He said: "So what did the date palm of Bayshan do?" They said: "It has much water." He said: "And the spring of Zughar?" They said: "It has much water." He said: "If I were to go out, I would conquer all of the lands except for Makkah and Ta'if." She said: "It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ pointing with his hand, saying: 'This is Ta'if, nodding towards Al-Madinah.'"  

دَخَلْنَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَأَتْحَفَتْنَا بِرُطَبٍ وَشَبَّعَتْنا سَوِيقَ سَلْتٍ وَقَالَتْ نُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فِيمَنِ انْطَلَقَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ فَكُنْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَوَّلِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مِمَّا يَلِي الصَّفَّ الْمُؤَخَّرِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ فَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لِتَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ رَكِبُوا فِي الْبَحْرِ وَإِنَّ سَفِينَتَهُمْ قَذَفَتْهُمْ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَرَأَوْا هُنَاكَ دَابَّةً يُوَارِيهَا شَعْرُهَا فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا الْقَوْمُ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ وَإِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ الدَّيْرِ مَنْ هُوَ بِالْأَشْوَاقِ إِلَى رُؤْيَتِكُمْ فَانْطَلَقَ الْقَوْمُ فَوَجَدُوا إِنْسَانًا مُكَبَّلًا بِالْحَدِيدِ يُصادِرُونَهُ فَكَأَنَّهُ أَعْجَبَهُ دُخُولُهُمْ فَسَأَلَهُمْ أَخْرَجَ صَاحِبُكُمْ بَعْدُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ مَا فَعَلَ؟ قُلْنَا كَثِيرَةُ الْمَاءِ قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ قُلْنَا قَدْ أَطْعَمَ قَالَ فَعَيْنُ زُغَرٍ؟ قُلْنَا كَثِيرَةُ الْمَاءِ قَالَ أَمَا أَنِّي لَوْ خَرَجْتُ لَوَطَأْتُ الْبِلَادَ كُلَّهَا غَيْرَ مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ قَالَتْ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ أَشْخَصَ يَدَهُ «هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ يُومِئُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ»  

[Machine] I entered upon Fatimah bint Qays, so she brought me some dates and I said, "Indeed, this is good." So she said, "Who are you?" I said, "Aamir." She said, "The Shu'abi?" I said, "Yes." Then I said, "Tell me a narration that you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So she said, "He stood one day on the pulpit and the people gathered. He said, 'O people, news of your enemy has not reached me. However, Tameem Ad-Dari narrated to me that a group of his people rode the sea and a strong wind blew them towards an island where they landed. Suddenly, they were faced with a beast dragging its hair. We said, 'Who are you?' It said, 'I am Al-Jassasah and Ad-Dasasah.' It said, 'Go to that monastery for there is news there.' So we set off and found the Dajjal standing there. He said, 'Who are you?' We said, 'We are from the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ .' He rejoiced and said, 'Has Muhammad ﷺ been sent as a Messenger?' Then he asked about the spring of Zughar, Tabariyyah, and the palm trees of Baysan. Then he tied one of his legs and said, 'If I were to release it, I would trample upon the earth except for Makkah and Madinah.'"  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيَّ تَمْرًا فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَطَيِّبٌ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ عَامِرٌ فَقَالَتْ الشَّعْبِيُّ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ حَدِّثِينِي حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتِيهِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ قَامَ يَوْمًا عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْتِنِي خَبَرٌ مِنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَلَكِنْ حَدَّثَنِي تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَعَصَفَتِ الرِّيحُ فَأَضَافَتْهُمْ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ فَنَزَلُوا فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ تَجُرُّ شَعْرَهَا فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ وَالدَّسَّاسَةُ قَالَتْ انْطَلِقُوا إِلَى ذَاكَ الدَّيْرِ فَإِنَّ ثَمَّ الْخَبَرَ وَإِذْ دَيْرٌ قَرِيبٌ قَالُوا فَانْطَلَقْنَا فَإِذَا الدَّجَّالُ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ فَقَالُوا مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَفَرِحَ وَقَالَ أَوَقَدْ بُعِثَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ؟ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ عَيْنِ زُغَرٍ وطَبَرِيَّةَ وَعَنْ نَخَلَاتِ بَيْسَانَ ثُمَّ شالَ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ فَإِذَا هُمَا مُقَيَّدَتانِ فَقَالَ لَوْ قَدْ أُطْلِقَتْ هَذِهِ لَوَطَأْتُ الْأَرْضَ بِهَا إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came one day in a hurry and climbed the pulpit. He called out to the people that the prayer is congregational, so the people gathered. He said, "O people, I did not call you out of desire or fear that happened to you, but Tamim Ad-Dari informed me that some people from the people of Palestine boarded a ship and the wind threw them onto an island from the islands of the sea, where they found a beast with long hair that could not be known if it was male or female due to its abundant hair. They asked it, 'Who are you?' It said, 'I am Al-Jassasa.' They asked it, 'Inform us.' It said, 'I will not inform you or spy for you, but there is a poor person in the monastery who is longing to inform you and to spy for you, so they came to the monastery and found a man blind, bald, and chained to iron. They asked him, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am Al-Arab.' They said, 'Was the Prophet ﷺ sent?' He said, 'Yes.' They said, 'Did the Arabs follow him?' He said, 'Yes.' They said, 'That is best for them.' Then he said, 'What did Persia do?' They said, 'It has not appeared on it yet.' He said, 'It will appear on it.' Then he said, 'What did 'Uyb do?' They said, 'It has poured forth its malcontents.' He said, 'What did Lake Tabariyah do?' They said, 'It has poured forth its malcontents.' He said, 'What did the Date-Palm of Baysan do?' They said, 'It has given food to its first and burst forth such a stream that we feared it will wash us away.' They said, 'Who are you?' He said, 'I am the Dajjal.' He said, 'Indeed, I will land upon the earth from its corner, except for Makkah and Madinah.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'So give glad tidings, O people of the Muslims, this is Madinah which will not be entered by the Dajjal.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مُسْرِعًا فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ أَنَّ الصَّلَاةَ جَامِعَةٌ فَاجْتَمَعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْعُكُمْ لِرَغْبَةٍ وَلَا لِرَهْبَةٍ نَزَلَتْ فِيكُمْ وَلَكِنَّ تَمِيمًا الدَّارِيَّ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ فِلَسْطِينَ رَكِبُوا الْبَحْرَ فَقَذَفَتْهُمُ الرِّيحُ إِلَى جَزِيرَةٍ مِنْ جَزَائِرِ الْبَحْرِ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِدَابَّةٍ أَشْعَرَ لَا يُدْرَى أَذَكَرٌ هُوَ أَمْ أُنْثَى؟ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الشَّعْرِ فَقَالُوا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَتْ أَنَا الْجَسَّاسَةُ قَالُوا أَخْبِرِينَا قَالَتْ مَا أَنَا بِمُخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَا مُسْتَخْبِرَتِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ هَاهُنَا فِي الدَّيْرِ مَنْ هُوَ فَقِيرٌ إِلَى أَنْ يُخْبِرَكُمْ وَإِلَى أَنْ يَسْتَخْبِرَكُمْ فَأَتَوَا الدَّيْرَ فَإِذَا هُمْ بِرَجُلٍ ضَرِيرٍ مُصَفَّدٍ فِي الْحَدِيدِ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا نَحْنُ الْعَرَبُ قَالَ هَلْ بُعِثَ النَّبِيُّ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَهَلِ اتَّبَعَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَاكَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ فَارِسُ؟ قَالُوا لَمْ يَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَظْهَرُ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا فَعَلَتْ عَيْنُ زُغَرٍ قَالُوا تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَتْ بُحَيْرَةُ الطَّبَرِيَّةِ؟ قَالُوا هِيَ تَدْفُقُ مَلْأَى قَالَ فَمَا فَعَلَ نَخْلُ بَيْسَانَ؟ قَالُوا قَدْ أَطْعَمَ أَوَائِلُهُ فَوَثَبَ وَثْبَةً حَتَّى خَشِينَا أَنَّهُ يَنْفَلِتُ فَقُلْنَا مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا الدَّجَّالُ قَالَ أَمَا إِنِّي سَأَطَأُ الْأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا إِلَّا مَكَّةَ وَطَيْبَةَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَأَبْشِرُوا مَعْشَرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ لَا يَدْخُلُهَا»