Musnad Ahmad 27349

Translation

✧ Sit down, O people, for I have not stood in this place out of alarm, but Tamim al-Dari came to me and told me news that prevented me from taking a midday nap out of joy and delight. I wanted to share with you the joy of your Prophet ﷺ. He informed me that a group of his paternal cousins set out on the sea, and a violent wind overtook them and drove them to an island they did not recognize. They sat in a small boat until they came out onto the island. There they found a creature with abundant, thick hair, and they did not know whether it was a man or a woman. They greeted it, and it returned their greeting. They said: Will you not tell us? It said: I will not tell you, nor will I ask you, but in this monastery there is someone who longs to tell you and ask you. They said: What are you? It said: I am al-Jassasah. They went on until they came to the monastery. There they found a man tightly bound, showing grief and complaining much. They greeted him, and he returned their greeting and said: Who are you? They said: From the Arabs. He said: What have the Arabs done? Has their Prophet come forth yet? They said: Yes. He said: What did they do? They said: Good; they believed in him and affirmed him. He said: That is better for them. He had an enemy and Allah gave him victory over them? He said: Are the Arabs today one in their god, one in their religion, and one in their word? They said: Yes. He said: What has happened to the spring of Zughar? They said: It is fine; its people drink from it for their needs and water their crops from it. He said: What has happened to the palm trees between 'Amman and Baysan? They said: They are fine; they yield fruit every year. He said: What has happened to the Lake of Tiberias? They said: It is full. He said: Then he sighed deeply, then sighed deeply again, then sighed deeply again, then swore: If I were to get out of this place of mine, I would not leave any land of Allah's earth untrodden, except Taybah; I have no power over it. He said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: This is where my joy ended—three times—Taybah is Madinah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden the Dajjal to enter it. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ swore: By Allah, besides whom there is no god, it has no narrow or wide path, in plain or mountain, but upon it is an angel with a drawn sword until the Day of Resurrection. The Dajjal cannot enter it against its people. [Note: In the edition of the Islamic Treasure Society, it reads "Tamiman"; and in the edition of the Risalah Foundation, it reads "Mustakhbirakum".]

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