54/19. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2927a — Ibn Sayyad Denies Being Dajjal
Ibn Sayyad
Ibn Sayyad Denies Being Dajjal Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2927a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2927a
حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ صَحِبْتُ ابْنَ صَائِدٍ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَقَالَ لِي أَمَا قَدْ لَقِيتُ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنِّي الدَّجَّالُ أَلَسْتَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِنَّهُ لاَ يُولَدُ لَهُ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَى . قَالَ فَقَدْ وُلِدَ لِي . أَوَلَيْسَ سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَلاَ مَكَّةَ " . قُلْتُ بَلَى . قَالَ فَقَدْ وُلِدْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَهَذَا أَنَا أُرِيدُ مَكَّةَ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي فِي آخِرِ قَوْلِهِ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ مَوْلِدَهُ وَمَكَانَهُ وَأَيْنَ هُوَ . قَالَ فَلَبَسَنِي .
Abu Sa'id Narrated from:
I accompanied Ibn Sayyad to Mecca and he said to me: What I have gathered from people is that they think that I am Dajjal. Have you not heard Allah's Messenger (may peace upon him) as saying: He will have no children, I said: Yes, of course. Thereupon he said: But I have children.Have you not heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He would not enter Mecca and Medina? I said: Yes, of course. Thereupon he said I have been once in Medina and now I intend to go to Mecca. And he said to me at the end of his talk: By Allah, I know his place of birth his abode where he is just now. He (Abu Sa'id) said: This caused confusion in my mind (in regard to his identity).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2927aIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 112USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6994
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2927a
This Ibn Sayyad hadith records a conversation between Abu Sa'id and Ibn Sayyad during travel to Mecca. Ibn Sayyad complained that people thought he was Dajjal. He argued from what he had heard about Dajjal: that Dajjal would have no children and would not enter Mecca and Medina. Ibn Sayyad then pointed to his own case, saying he had children, had been in Medina, and intended to go to Mecca. These points made his denial sound strong. But at the end, he said that he knew Dajjal's place of birth, his abode, and where he was at that time. Abu Sa'id said this caused confusion in his mind. The hadith teaches caution: even convincing words may be followed by troubling claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- People may use true points in a way that still leaves doubt.
- Abu Sa'id did not hide that he felt confused by Ibn Sayyad's words.
- Claims about Dajjal should be treated with care and restraint.
- A troubling statement can change how earlier words are understood.
