54/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2939a — Dajjal Is Insignificant to Allah
Ad-Dajjal Is Very Insignificant Before Allah
Dajjal Hadith About Not Being Overwhelmed
Sahih Muslim : 2939a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2939a
حَدَّثَنَا شِهَابُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الرُّؤَاسِيُّ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ مَا سَأَلَ أَحَدٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ الدَّجَّالِ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلْتُ قَالَ " وَمَا يُنْصِبُكَ مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَضُرُّكَ " . قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ مَعَهُ الطَّعَامَ وَالأَنْهَارَ قَالَ " هُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ " .
Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah Narrated from:
No one asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) more about Dajjil than I asked him. He said: He should not be a source of worry to you for he would not be able to do any harm to you. I said: Allah's Messenger, it is alleged that he would have along with him (abundance of) food and water. Thereupon he said: He would be very insignificant in the eye of Allah (even) with all this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2939aIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 139USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 7020
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2939a
This Dajjal hadith shows how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم calmed a serious concern. Mughira b. Shuba said no one asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم more about Dajjal than he did. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him that Dajjal should not be a source of worry for him and that he would not be able to harm him. Mughira mentioned reports that Dajjal would have food and rivers. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that Dajjal is more insignificant in the sight of Allah than that. The core message is not to be amazed by Dajjal’s outward resources. Allah’s power is greater, and Dajjal remains low before Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mughira asked many questions about Dajjal out of concern.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم calmed his worry about Dajjal.
- Dajjal’s food and water do not make him great before Allah.
- The Hadith teaches believers not to be overawed by outward displays.
