পৃষ্ঠা 223: তৃতীয় অধ্যায়: কিয়ামতের মহা আলামতসমূহ (মাহদী, দাজ্জাল, ঈসা (আ.), ইয়াজুজ-মাজুজ, পশ্চিমাকাশে সূর্যোদয়)

Note: Clarifying the identity of the believing man and mentioning the hadiths indicating that he is al-Khidr (peace be upon him).

"Behold, this is the False Messiah (al-Masih al-Dajjal), and he shall never do this to anyone among mankind after me!" The Dajjal will then say: "By the One by Whom I swear, you shall either obey me, or I will surely slaughter you and cast you into the Fire!" He will respond: "By Allah, I shall never obey you!" So the Dajjal will seize him to slaughter him, but the area between his neck and his collarbone will be turned into copper, so that the Dajjal finds no way to overpower him."

In another narration: "Plates of copper are placed over his skin so that their weapons cannot pierce him; then he seizes him by his hands and feet and hurls him away, and people reckon that he only cast him into the Fire, whereas he was merely cast into Paradise."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "This man will be the closest in rank to me, and the greatest of people in martyrdom before the Lord of the worlds."

Note:

This believing man is al-Khidr (peace be upon him) according to the most correct view, as explicitly stated in some authentic hadiths and indicated by valid spiritual unveiling (kashf sahih).

As for the hadiths, they are numerous:

Among them is what Ibn Hibban narrated in the Book of Tawhid of his "Sahih" regarding the Dajjal, stating that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "And perhaps some of those who saw me or heard my speech will reach his time."

This "some" is al-Khidr, due to several reasons:

First: Aside from al-Khidr and 'Isa (peace be upon them both), none remains from among those who saw him (ﷺ) by consensus; nor is this person 'Isa (peace be upon him), because 'Isa (peace be upon him) will kill the Dajjal, whereas this man is killed by the Dajjal.

Second: Al-Daraqutni narrated in "al-Afrad" on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The lifespan of al-Khidr was prolonged until he denies the Dajjal." And it has an authentic corroborating narration (shahid sahih).

In "Sahih Muslim", following the narration of 'Ubaydullah ibn 'Abdillah ibn 'Utbah, which is from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), Abu Ishaq, who is Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Sufyan the ascetic, the transmitter of "Sahih Muslim" from him, said: "It is said that this man is al-Khidr (peace be upon him)."