He will then give command to the sky and it will send its rain upon the earth and he will then send his command to the earth and it will grow vegetation. He will come to the people and call them to his obedience and they will affirm their faith in him and respond to him. One day will be like a year, one day like a month, one day like a week and the rest of the days will be like your days.'' We said: "O Messenger of Allah! Will one day's Salat (prayer) suffice for the Salat of that day which will be equal to one year?'' Thereupon he said, "No, but you must make an estimate of time and then offer Salat.'' We said: "O Messenger of Allah! How quickly will he walk upon the earth?'' Thereupon he said, "Like cloud driven by the wind (i.e., very quickly). O slaves of Allah! Remain adhered to the truth.'' We asked: "O Messenger of Allah! How long will he stay on the earth?'' He said, "For forty days. He will appear on the way between Syria and Iraq and will spread mischief right and left. He who amongst you survives to see him, should recite over him the opening Ayat of Surat Al-Kahf (i.e., Surat 18: Verses 1-8). I compare (his appearance) to that of Al-`Uzza bin Qatan. Dajjal will be a young man with very curly hair with one eye protruding (with which he cannot see). Allah is the One Who remains after me to guide every Muslim. But if he appears after I die, then everyone of you is his own defender. If he appears while I am with you, I will defend you against him. He said, "What is the matter with you?'' We said: "O Messenger of Allah, you talked about Dajjal this morning raising your voice and lowering it until we thought he was hiding in the palm-trees grove: He said: "Something other than Dajjal make worry about you. When we went to him (the Prophet (ﷺ)) in the evening, he perceived the sign of fear on our faces. One morning the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made a mention of Dajjal, and he described him to be insignificant and at the same time described him so significant that we thought he was on the date-palm trees (i.e., nearby).
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