54/24. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2942b — Taiba and Dajjal Sermon
Al-Jassasah
Dajjal Hadith from Fatima bint Qais about Taiba
Sahih Muslim : 2942b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2942b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْهُجَيْمِيُّ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَيَّارٌ أَبُو الْحَكَمِ، حَدَّثَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ، قَالَ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَأَتْحَفَتْنَا بِرُطَبٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ رُطَبُ ابْنِ طَابٍ وَأَسْقَتْنَا سَوِيقَ سُلْتٍ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ، ثَلاَثًا أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ قَالَتْ طَلَّقَنِي بَعْلِي ثَلاَثًا فَأَذِنَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ أَعْتَدَّ فِي أَهْلِي - قَالَتْ - فَنُودِيَ فِي النَّاسِ إِنَّ الصَّلاَةَ جِامِعَةً - قَالَتْ - فَانْطَلَقْتُ فِيمَنِ انْطَلَقَ مِنَ النَّاسِ - قَالَتْ - فَكُنْتُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَهُوَ يَلِي الْمُؤَخَّرَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ - قَالَتْ - فَسَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ بَنِي عَمٍّ لِتَمِيمٍ الدَّارِيِّ رَكِبُوا فِي الْبَحْرِ " . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَزَادَ فِيهِ قَالَتْ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَهْوَى بِمِخْصَرَتِهِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ وَقَالَ " هَذِهِ طَيْبَةُ " . يَعْنِي الْمَدِينَةَ .
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
We visited Fatima b. Qais and she served us fresh dates which are called rutab and she also served us barley. I asked her about that woman in whose case three divorces had been pronounced as to how much time she should count as the waiting period. She said: My husband pronounced three divorces in my case and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) permitted me to spend any waiting period in my family.(It was during this period) that announcement was made for the people to observe prayer in the bigger Mosque. I went there along with people and I was in the front row meant for women and it was adjacent to the last row of men and I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) deliver sermon sitting on the pulpit. He said: The cousin of Tamim (Dari) sailed in the ocean. The rest of the hadith is the same but with this addition:" (I see) as if I am looking to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) pointing his rod towards the land (and saying): It is Taiba, i. e. Medina."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2942bIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 148USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 7029
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2942b
This hadith about Dajjal is another report from Fatima bint Qais. It begins with al-Sha'bi visiting her, and she mentions her case of three divorces and where she spent her waiting period. During that time, an announcement was made for congregational prayer in the larger mosque. She attended with the people and stood in the front row of the women, close to the last row of men. She then heard Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم deliver a sermon from the pulpit about the sea journey connected to Tamim Dari. The narration says the rest of the hadith is the same, but adds a vivid memory: she could almost see the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم pointing his rod toward the land and saying, “This is Taiba,” meaning Medina.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatima bint Qais connects the sermon to what she personally heard in the mosque.
- The narration mentions proper rows for women and men during the prayer gathering.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم identified Taiba as Medina in this report.
- The hadith preserves a specific added memory: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم pointing with his rod.
