54/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2946a — Great Trial of Dajjal
The Rest Of The Ahadith About Ad-Dajjal
The Great Trial of Dajjal Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 2946a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2946a
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُخْتَارِ - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ رَهْطٍ، مِنْهُمْ أَبُو الدَّهْمَاءِ وَأَبُو قَتَادَةَ قَالُوا كُنَّا نَمُرُّ عَلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ نَأْتِي عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ فَقَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَتُجَاوِزُونِي إِلَى رِجَالٍ مَا كَانُوا بِأَحْضَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنِّي وَلاَ أَعْلَمَ بِحَدِيثِهِ مِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا بَيْنَ خَلْقِ آدَمَ إِلَى قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ خَلْقٌ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ " .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
We used to go to Imran b. Husain passing in front of Hisham b. 'Amir. He, one day, said: You pass by me (in order) to go to some persons, but (amongst the living persons) none remained in the company of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) more than I and none knows more ahadith than I. I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: There would be no creation (creating more trouble) than the Dajjal right from the creation of Adam to the Last Hour.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2946aIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 156USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 7037
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2946a
This hadith about the Dajjal warns about the scale of his trial. Abu Qatada reports a setting in which people used to pass by Hisham ibn Amir on their way to Imran ibn Husain. Hisham reminded them that he had been in the company of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and knew his hadith. He then reported hearing the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم say that from the creation of Adam until the Last Hour, there would be no creation causing greater trouble than the Dajjal. The wording is strong, so the explanation should remain careful. It tells believers that the Dajjal is a major trial in the signs of the Last Hour. It also shows a Companion stressing what he personally heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration presents Dajjal as a very great trial before the Last Hour.
- Hisham ibn Amir emphasized that he heard this from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The hadith links Dajjal to the long span from Adam’s creation to the Last Hour.
- The report encourages careful attention to warnings preserved by the Companions.
