Gardens of the Righteous — Page 304
304. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS. Excellent is the reward of those who work righteousness (3. 136-137). 416. . Turn ye to Allah all together, O believers, that you prosper (24. 32). 1813. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who swears an oath and involuntarily says: By Lat and Uzzah; should at once affirm:. There is none worthy of worship save Allah. And he who should say to his companion: Come, I shall gamble with you; should expiate by giving almıs (Bokhari and Muslim). 368. . On Signs of the Last Day etc. 1814. Nawas ibn Sam'an relates that the Holy Prophet mentioned the. Anti-Christ one morning and represented him as so little and also as so great that we thought that he might be already present in some date-palm garden close by. When we returned to him he might have perceived our perplexity and asked us: What are you worried about? We said: Messenger of Allah, you talked about the Anti-Christ this morning and belittled him and also represented him as great till we believed that he might be present in one of the date-palm gardens. He said: It was something besides the Anti-Christ that makes me afraid with regard to you. I am not afraid for you in respect of the. Anti-Christ. Should he appear while I am among you I would be your defender against him, but should he appear when I am not among you then everyone of you must look after himself. Allah will be the guardian over every Muslim in my place. He will be a rough haired youth and one of his eyes will lack sight. I find that he might resemble Uzza ibn Qatan. He who encounters him from among you should recite to him the opening verses of sura Al-Kahf (Chapter 18). He will emerge from the road between Syria and Iraq and will carry sword and blood right and left. Then remain steadfast, ye servants of Allah. We asked him: Messenger of Allah, how long will be his stay in the earth? He answered: Forty days. One of his days will be like a year, one will be like a month, one will be like a week and the rest of his days will be like your average days. We asked: Messenger of Allah, on this day which will be like a year will it suffice for us to observe the five Prayers in one day? He answered: No. You should make an estimate of the passage of time. We asked: Messenger of. Allah, what will be the speed of his movement in the earth? He answered: Like a cloud which is being driven by the wind. He will arrive among a people and will call them to his obedience and they will respond to him and believe in him. He will command the sky and it will send down rain on the people. He will command the earth and it will produce pasture for them and their cattle