The 5 protection against al-Dajjaal

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

1. IMAAN (Faith):

a) When al-Dajjaal will come, the city of Madeenah will shake three times and all the Kuffaar and Munaafiqeen will be expelled from it. [Saheeh Muslim]

b) The word Kaafir (ك ف ر) will be written on the forehead of al-Dajjaal which EVERY Believer will be able to read, whether he is literate or illiterate. [Saheeh Muslim]

2. TAWHEED:

a) Before learning HOW to worship, it is important to learn WHO to worship. This is why it is important to learn Tawheed especially “Tawheed al-Asmaa’ was-Sifaat” (Tawheed regarding The Names and Attributes of Allaah). Whenever the Prophet ﷺ mentioned about the deficiencies of al-Dajjaal, he ﷺ would always say: ❝Behold, he is one-eyed while your Lord is not one-eyed.❞ [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

b) In many Ahaadeeth the Prophet ﷺ mentioned the deficiencies of al-Dajjaal, he is short, hen-toed, woolly-haired, blind in right eye, eye-sightless, impotent etc.

The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝I have told you so much about al-Dajjaal that I am afraid you may not understand. The Dajjaal is short, hen-toed, woolly-haired, one-eyed, an eye-sightless, and neither protruding nor deep-seated. If you are confused about him, know that your Lord is not one-eyed.❞ [Sunan Abu Dawood (4320) and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]

c) The Prophet ﷺ gave the clear indication of how to identify him during that Fitnah: ❝If you are confused about him, know that your Lord is not one-eyed.❞

Now ponder this, many people label the callers to Tawheed as “Wahhaabee”, and al-Wahhaab (The Bestower) is one of the Attributes of Allaah. If such people cannot understand this basic thing, then what will be the case when they are in that turmoil? Amongst his Fitnah would be that he will give the command and it would rain and the earth will bring forth the vegetation. He will show the people Garden and Fire (his Garden will in reality be the Fire and his Fire will be the Garden). He would have river of cold water and river of fire (his fire will have the effect of cold water and his water will have the effect of fire).

3) Qur’aan:

Memorizing the first 10 Aayaat from Surah al-Kahf. [Saheeh Muslim – in another narration it is the last 10 Aayaat of Surah al-Kahf]

4) Du`aa

Seeking Allaah’s refuge from the Fitnah of al-Dajjaal in the final Tashahhud of every prayer. [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree and Saheeh Muslim]

5) Fleeing to Makkah and Madeenah:

The Dajjaal will not be allowed to enter Makkah and Madeenah. But as mentioned earlier, this will benefit only the people of Imaan, whereas the Kuffaar and the hypocrites will be expelled from Madeenah when it shakes three times.

And Allaah knows best