An explanation of the following of "Muhammad Rashid Rida" of "the Qadiani" in the matter of the figurative interpretation of the hadiths regarding the descent of Isa with good, and the hadiths regarding the emergence of the Dajjal with evil
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The Shaykh : And so, this Qadiani Dajjal interpreted the hadiths regarding the descent of Isa with good, and interpreted the hadiths regarding the emergence of the Dajjal with evil. Many of today's Islamic writers have followed him and adhered to this interpretation, to our great regret. Among them may be someone whom we deeply, deeply regret seeing interpret in this manner, for we consider him to be among the foremost scholars, researchers, and verifiers who had a special concern for calling to the Sunnah and spreading it. I mean by this the Shaykh "Sayyid Muhammad Rashid Rida" (may Allah have mercy on him). But, unfortunately, the matter is as it is said: "Every scholar makes a mistake, and every noble horse stumbles." This is one of the stumbles of this learned man, where he interpreted the hadiths of the Dajjal and others along with the other interpreters.
It is not possible for a Muslim who is free from desire except to believe in the truths of the hadiths of the Dajjal, which lead to what we have presented to you just now, a summary of their essence. They all end with the fact that he is a created man, and our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) subdues for him some of the creations, such as rain and the earth, and the like, so that He may test His servants with it. So it is either belief in these truths, or denial of the hadiths from their origin; because interpretation is, in reality, the negation of the meaning that the texts contain. They interpret, for example, the Dajjal as being evil. How can evil be described as one-eyed, and it is stated that your Lord is not one-eyed? And how can evil be described as not entering Makkah and al-Madinah, while we—regrettably—see today that a great deal of evil has entered Makkah and al-Madinah in the form of licentiousness, and fitnah through wealth, and the like? The hadiths explicitly state that the Dajjal does not enter Makkah and al-Madinah, but the Dajjal has entered these two sacred cities!!
It is not possible for a Muslim who is free from desire except to believe in the truths of the hadiths of the Dajjal, which lead to what we have presented to you just now, a summary of their essence. They all end with the fact that he is a created man, and our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) subdues for him some of the creations, such as rain and the earth, and the like, so that He may test His servants with it. So it is either belief in these truths, or denial of the hadiths from their origin; because interpretation is, in reality, the negation of the meaning that the texts contain. They interpret, for example, the Dajjal as being evil. How can evil be described as one-eyed, and it is stated that your Lord is not one-eyed? And how can evil be described as not entering Makkah and al-Madinah, while we—regrettably—see today that a great deal of evil has entered Makkah and al-Madinah in the form of licentiousness, and fitnah through wealth, and the like? The hadiths explicitly state that the Dajjal does not enter Makkah and al-Madinah, but the Dajjal has entered these two sacred cities!!
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