Being a Muslim. The Dajjal is something that is often brought up. Upon delving deeper into this topic however. I struggle to believe the Dajjal "will" rise because according to various Sahih Hadiths. The Dajjal and The End of the world was meant to come hundred of years ago. But generations have passed and here we are. Here are some of my references
I noticed that the Dajjal was never mentioned in the Quran (correct me if I'm wrong) but mainly in Hadiths.
Musnad Ahmad Book 1, Hadith 12
"The Messenger of Allah said : The Dajjal will emerge from a land in the east called Khurasan and will be followed by people's whose faces are like hammered shields"
Khurasan is a region in Iran.
Sahih Muslim 54:153
"The Dajjal would be followed by seventy thousand Jews of Isfahan wearing Persian Shawls"
There are only 8,000 Isfahan Jews left in Iran so these leaves many questions (why is it always Jews lol)
Also this was a big one for me
Sahih Muslim 54:44
"The Last Hour would not come until the Romans would land at al-A'maq or in Dabiq. An army consisting of the best (soldiers) of the people of the earth at that time will come from Medina (to counteract them). When they will arrange themselves in ranks, the Romans would say: Do not stand between us and those (Muslims) who took prisoners from amongst us. Let us fight with them; and the Muslims would say: Nay, by Allah, we would never get aside from you and from our brethren that you may fight them. They will then fight and a third (part) of the army would run away, whom Allah will never forgive. A third (part of the army) which would be constituted of excellent martyrs in Allah's eye, would be killed and the third who would never be put to trial would win and they would be conquerors of Constantinople. And as they would be busy in distributing the spoils of war (amongst themselves) after hanging their swords by the olive trees, the Satan would cry: The Dajjal has taken your place among your family. They would then come out, but it would be of no avail. And when they would come to Syria, he would come out while they would be still preparing themselves for battle drawing up the ranks. Certainly, the time of prayer shall come and then Jesus (peace be upon him) son of Mary would descend and would lead them. When the enemy of Allah would see him, it would (disappear) just as the salt dissolves itself in water and if he (Jesus) were not to confront them at all, even then it would dissolve completely, but Allah would kill them by his hand and he would show them their blood on his lance (the lance of Jesus Christ)."
So basically it was told by our prophet that the conquest of Constantinople will involve the Dajjal and the "Romans" which holds no relevance in modern times anymore. The Ottoman conquered Constantinople in 1453. (No Dajjal appeared in this battle) the Ottoman conquered Constantinople simply through conquest. And since the appearance of the Dajjal indicates end times. The end didn't happen and 700 years have since passed.
Another one was the story of Ibn Sayyad. A child who was accused of being the Dajjal during Prophet Muhammad S.A.W time.
He was accused of being the Dajjal by the prophet and became suicidal. So Dajjal was meant to be ... This guy?
Sahih Bukhari Book 9 Volume 92 Hadith 453 9:92:453
I saw Jabir bin 'Abdullah swearing by Allah that Ibn Sayyad was the Dajjal. I said to Jabir, "How can you swear by Allah?" Jabir said, "I have heard 'Umar swearing by Allah regarding this matter in the presence of the Prophet and the Prophet did not disapprove of it."
Sahih Muslim 54:118
'Umar b. Khattab went along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the company of some persons to Ibn Sayyad that he found him playing with children near the battlement of Bani Maghala and Ibn Sayyad was at that time just at the threshold of adolescence and he did not perceive (the presence of Holy Prophet) until Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) struck his back with his hands. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Ibn Sayyad, don't you bear witness that I am the messenger of Allah? Ibn Sayyad looked toward him and he said: I bear witness to the fact that you the messenger of the unlettered. Ibn Sayyad said to the Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): Do you bear witness to the fact that I am the messenger of Allah? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) rejected this and said: I affirm my faith in Allah and in His messengers. Then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: What do you see? Ibn Sayyad said: It is a Dukh. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: May you be disgraced and dishonoured, you would not not be able to go beyond your rank. Umar b. Khattab said: Allah's Messenger, permit me that I should strike his neck. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If he is the same (Dajjal) who would appear near the Last Hour, you would not be able to overpower him, and if he is not that there is no good for you to kill him. 'Abdullah b. 'Umar further narrated that after some time Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and Ubayy b. Ka'b went towards the palm trees where Ibn Sayyad was. When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went near the tree he hid himself behind a tree with the intention of hearing something from Ibn sayyad before Ibn Sayyad could see him, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw him on a bed with a blanket around him from which a murmuring sound was being heard and Ibn Sayyad's mother saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) behind the trunk of the palm tree. She said to Ibn Sayyad: Saf (that being his name), here is Muhammad. Thereupon Ibn Sayyad jumped up murmuring and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If she had left him alone he would have made things clear. Abdullah b. Umar told that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood up amongst the people and lauded Allah as He deserved, then he made a mention of the Dajjal and said: I warn you of him and there is no Prophet who has not warned his people against the Dajjal. Even Noah warned (against him) but I am going to tell you a thing which no Prophet told his people. You must know that he (the Dajjal) is one-eyed and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, is not one-eyed. Ibn Shihab said: 'Umar b. Thabit al-Ansari informed me that some of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) informed him that the day when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) warned people against the Dajjal, he also said: There would be written between his two eyes (the word) Kafir (infidel) and everyone who would resent his deeds would be able to read or every Muslim would be about to read, and he also said: Bear this thing in mind that none amongst you would be able to see Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, until he dies."
Ibn Sayyad later joined Islam but became suicidal due to accusations and stigma that surrounds him
Sahih Muslim Book 41 , Chapter 17 Hadith 6996
" Abu Sa'id Khudri reported: We came back after having performed Pilgrimage or 'Umra and Ibn Sa'id was along with us. And we encamped at a place and the people dispersed and I and he were left behind. I felt terribly frightened from him as it was said about him that he was the Dajjal. He brought his goods and placed them by my luggage and I said: It is intense heat. Would you not place that under that tree? And he did that. Then they appeared before us a flock of sheep. He went and brought a cup of milk and said: Abu Sa'id, drink that. I said it is intense heat and the milk is also hot (whereas the fact was) that I did not like to drink from his hands or to take it from his hand and he said: Abu Sa'id, I think that I should take a rope and suspend it by the tree and then commit suicide because of the talks of the people, and he further said: Abu Sa'id he who is ignorance of the saying of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) (he is to be pardoned), but O people of Ansar, is this hadith of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) concealed from you whereas you have the best knowledge of t this hadith of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) amongst people? Did Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) not say that he(Dajjal) would be a non believer whereas I am a believer? did Allah's Messenger(may peace be upon him) not say he would be barren and no child would be born to him, whereas I have left my children in Medina? Did Allah's Messenger (may peace upon him) not say: He would not get into Medina and Mecca whereas I have been coming from Medina and now I intend to go to Mecca? Abu Sa'id said: I was about to accept the excuse put forward by him, that he said: I know the place where he would be born and where he is now. So I said to him: May your whole days be spent"
Essentially to brutally summarise this. The Prophet had good reason to believe this child was the Dajjal and Umar wished to kill him.
It is also outlined very distinctly the Dajjal is a being. So Muslims saying America or Israel is "The Dajjal" makes no sense.
With all this been said. I find it convoluted and confusing. The Hadiths indicates the Dajjal has came and potentially even during prophets time. People were accused of being Dajjal and they were even suicidal of shame because of this label. Doesn't this contradicts the Prophets wisdom because he accused a person simply because of disrespect as being "The Dajjal"
These are real question and I wish for people in this subreddit to clarify
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