The Meaning of the Hadith: "No Soul That Breathes" and Its Connection to the Dajjal
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Does the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "No soul that breathesMishkat al-Masabih 5510 except that it is taken, or as he said," indicate that the Dajjal is not a human being?
The Shaykh:
No, it does not indicate that the Dajjal is not a human being. The Dajjal is from the children of Adam. It is not possible for him to be from the children of Adam, meaning the Dajjal is long-lived and the Companions saw him in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah is capable of everything; He may prolong the life of some people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That a person does not live more than a certain number of years, but generally, one may live for a matter that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And this second questioner brings up the Dajjal, the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and al-Khidr in the hadith of the hundred years. The second questioner’s question is long: he brings up the Dajjal in the hadith of the hundred years, where no one of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance or al-Khidr remains.
The Shaykh:
Fear Allah and Him alone. Allah is capable of everything. Generally, one does not live more than a hundred years, but some of the created beings live longer than that if Allah wills wisdom in that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Does the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "No soul that breathes
no one already born who lives a hundred
من نفس منفوسة يأتي عليها مائةThe Shaykh:
No, it does not indicate that the Dajjal is not a human being. The Dajjal is from the children of Adam. It is not possible for him to be from the children of Adam, meaning the Dajjal is long-lived and the Companions saw him in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah is capable of everything; He may prolong the life of some people. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That a person does not live more than a certain number of years, but generally, one may live for a matter that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) wills. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And this second questioner brings up the Dajjal, the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and al-Khidr in the hadith of the hundred years. The second questioner’s question is long: he brings up the Dajjal in the hadith of the hundred years, where no one of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance or al-Khidr remains.
The Shaykh:
Fear Allah and Him alone. Allah is capable of everything. Generally, one does not live more than a hundred years, but some of the created beings live longer than that if Allah wills wisdom in that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، قصة الجساسة — islamhouse.com (42:40)
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