How do we reconcile the hadith that no one who is on the face of the earth today will remain after a hundred years with the hadith of Ya'juj and Ma'juj?
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The questioner : ... Ya'juj and Ma'juj ... they will emerge ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They will be sent forth, may Allah bless you. They will be sent forth, meaning the descendants of these people who currently exist. They have been present since the time of Dhul-Qarnayn, thousands of years ago.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But the sending forth that will occur is of their descendants, who will multiply. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mean that everyone on the earth will die after a hundred years, . The meaning is not that everyone on the earth will die; if that were the case, it would be problematic, and what would have brought us here?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ya'juj and Ma'juj have existed for a long time and reproduce like others.
The questioner : ... they exist ... .
The Shaykh : They exist now and reproduce. If it is at the end of the world, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will send them forth and they will emerge. And among the signs of the Hour is not the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, but the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Therefore, he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 5475 They will come in the time of the Messiah and will spread corruption on the earth. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They will be sent forth, may Allah bless you. They will be sent forth, meaning the descendants of these people who currently exist. They have been present since the time of Dhul-Qarnayn, thousands of years ago.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But the sending forth that will occur is of their descendants, who will multiply. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not mean that everyone on the earth will die after a hundred years,
No one who is on the face of the earth today will remain
لا يبقى على وجه الأرض ممن هو عليها اليوم أحدThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ya'juj and Ma'juj have existed for a long time and reproduce like others.
The questioner : ... they exist ... .
The Shaykh : They exist now and reproduce. If it is at the end of the world, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will send them forth and they will emerge. And among the signs of the Hour is not the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj, but the emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Therefore, he said: