36/33. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 4073 — Dajjal Is Insignificant Before Allah
The tribulation of Dajjal, the emergence of 'Esa bin Maryam and the emergence of Gog and Magog
Hadith About Dajjal Being Too Insignificant Before Allah
Sunan Ibn Majah : 4073
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 4073
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ مَا سَأَلَ أَحَدٌ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلْتُهُ - وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ أَشَدَّ سُؤَالاً مِنِّي - فَقَالَ لِي " مَا تَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ " . قُلْتُ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ مَعَهُ الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّرَابَ قَالَ " هُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
No one asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about Dajjal more than I did. (One of the narrators) Ibn Numair said (in his version): "(No one asked) more difficult questions than I did." - "He said to me: 'What are you asking about him?' I said: 'They say he will have food and drink with him.' He said: 'He is too insignificant before Allah for that.'"
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 4073In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 148English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4073
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4073
This hadith about Dajjal gives balance to fear. Mughirah bin Shubah said that no one asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم about Dajjal more than he did. He asked about what people were saying, that Dajjal would have food and drink with him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that he is too insignificant before Allah for that. The hadith does not deny that Dajjal is a serious trial in other narrations, but in this text the focus is on Allah’s greatness over him. It teaches that fear should not become bigger than faith in Allah. A Muslim may learn about Dajjal’s fitnah, but the heart should remember that Dajjal is not powerful before Allah. That is the calming point of this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Companions asked serious questions about Dajjal.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed attention back to Allah’s greatness.
- Dajjal is described as too insignificant before Allah.
- A believer should learn warnings without letting fear overpower trust in Allah.
