Chapter on the Dajjal: His Deceptions, the Descent of Isa (as), and Slaying Him at the Gate of Ludd

because of their bearing weapons. The Prophet's (ﷺ) statement: "(the Dajjal orders him to be stretched out, saying: Seize him and strike his head! [fa-yushbahu fa-yaqulu khudhuhu wa shujjuhu])" - the first verb is with dotted shin, single ba', and undotted ha' ("yushbah"), meaning stretch him out flat on his stomach; the second is "shujjuhu" with doubled jim, derived from shajj, which is wounding the head. The second variant reading is "fa-yushajju" like the first, saying: "khudhuhu wa shabbihuhu" with ba' and ha'; the third variant is "fa-yushajju" and "shujjuhu", both with jim. Al-Qadi declared the second variant correct, and it is the one mentioned by al-Humaydi in al-Jam' bayna al-Sahihayn, but the first is the most authentic according to us. As for his phrase: "(his back is beaten wide [fa-yuwsa'u zahruhu])", it is vocalized with sukun on waw and fat-hah on sin ("fa-yūsa'u"). The Prophet's (ﷺ) statement: "(he is sawn with a saw beginning from the parting of his hair [fa-yu'sharu bi-al-mi'shari min mafriqihi])" - thus it is narrated: