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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the sayings attributed to the Prophet regarding the end times and the Book of al-Jafar?

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The questioner : My master, the Shaykh, we want to ask you about some sayings that reached us from there. We would like to inquire whether these are attributed to the Messenger or not? They say: When the Jews and Christians unite and fly with iron on the towers, and al-Aqsa Mosque becomes a prisoner, and rule becomes over the private parts, and fire in the Gulf has a blaze, and a ruling in the Hijaz with the tall ones, then in the Gulf capitals will sing, and the oil of the Gulf will be used up, and Gog and Magog will wake up and shout, "O waves of the sea of blood!" And in another saying, the yellow ones and the Franks will gather, along with Egypt, in the desert against a man named Sadam, and none of them will return before it is said: When, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Between Jumada and Rajab, and you will see wonders in it.

The Shaykh : This is rhyming verse from the rhyming verse of fortune-tellers.

The questioner : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : It is a fabricated hadith regarding the end times.

The questioner : May Allah bless you, my master. It is said that this was taken from the Book of al-Jafar of Imam Ali.

The Shaykh : Yes? Allah is pleased with the Imam, al-Bukhari, yes, my master. They asked him: What is your opinion of al-Khidr? Is he alive or dead? Yes, he said: Whoever refers you to an absent one has not been fair to you. Yes, my master, where is this al-Khidr that people say is alive? Yes, where is this al-Jafar? It may be with the expected Mahdi among the Shi'ah in the cave. This al-Jafar has no basis from the start, and they attribute it to Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him). So this is part of the deception in this time. If we were told to the one who told you this about the Book of al-Jafar, "Give us the Book of al-Jafar so we can see where it is," and then we would request the text, and finally prove to us that this book was written by Imam Ali as they say. And I want to draw your attention to the fact that the Sunni Muslim of the Muhammadan path does not distinguish between the four Caliphs. He does not say, for example, "Imam Ali." And when he mentions Abu Bakr, he does not say "Imam Abu Bakr," nor does he say "Imam Umar," nor does he say "Imam Uthman." Rather, he singles out Ali among the four Caliphs with the title "Imam." Likewise, he singles out Ali with the phrase "May Allah honor his face," and we have not heard anyone say "May Allah honor his face" for Abu Bakr. All of this is from the intrigues of the Shi'ah. Yes, and I think you have understood that your first and second hadiths have no basis.

The questioner : May Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : And may He bless you.

The questioner : You are welcome.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Source سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 924 — d3watuna.com (13:24)

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