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They (two tribes or peoples) will appear at the time of
Jesus son of Mary, after the Dajjaal. Allah will destroy them all in one
night, in response to the supplication of Jesus.
Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (S) said, "Every day, Gog and Magog
are trying to dig a way out through the barrier. When they begin to see
sunlight through it, the one who is in charge of them says, 'Go back; you
can carry on digging tomorrow,' and when they come back, the barrier is
stronger than it was before. This will continue until their time comes and
Allah wishes to send them forth. They will dig until they begin to see
sunlight, then the one who is in charge of them will say, 'Go back; you can
carry on digging tomorrow, in shaa'Allah.' In this case he will make an
exception by saying in shaa'Allah, thus relating the matter to the Will of
Allah. They will return on the following day, and find the hole as they left
it. They will carry on digging and come out against the people. They will
drink all the water, and find the hole as they left it, and the people will
entrench themselves in their fortresses. Gog and Magog will fire their
arrows into the sky, and they will fall back to earth with something like
blood on them. Gog and Magog will say, 'We have defeated the people of
earth, and overcome the people of heaven.' Then Allah will send a kind of
worm in the napes of their nacks, and they will be killed by it...'By Him a
in Whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, the beasts of the earth will become
fat.'" [Tirmidhee, Abwaab al-Tafseer: Surat al-Kahf (Hadith 5160), 8/597-99;
Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan, (Hadith 4080), 2/1364. Ahmad, Musnad, 2/510,
511.]
Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yaafith (Japheth), the
father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. At the time of Abraham (AS),
there was a king called Dhoo'l-Qarnayn. He performed Tawaaf around the
Ka'bah with Abraham (AS) when he first built it; he believed and followed
him. Dhoo'l-Qarnayn was a good man and a great king; Allah gave him great
power and he ruled the east and west. He held sway over all kings and
countries, and travelled far and wide in both east and west. He travelled
eastwards until he reached a pass between two mountains, through which
people were coming out. They did not understand anything, because they were
so isolated; they were Gog and Magog. They were spreading corruption through
the earth, and harming the people, so the people sought help from
Dhoo'l-Qarnayn. They asked him to build a barrier between them and Gog and
Magog. He asked them to him to build it, so together they built a barrier by
mixing iron, copper and tar.
Thus Dhoo'l-Qarnayn restrained Gog and Magog behind the barrier. They tried
to penetrate the barrier, or to climb over it, but to no avail. They could
not succeed because the barrier is so huge and smooth. They began to dig,
and they have been digging for centuries; they will continue to do so until
the time when Allah decrees that they come out. At that time the barrier
will collapse, and Gog and Magog will rush out in all directions, spreading
corruption, uprooting plants, killing people. When Jesus (AS) prays against
them, Allah will send a kind of work in the napes of their necks, and they
will be killed by it.
Antoher relevant hadeeth:
-"Ibn Mas'ood reported that the Prophet (S) said, "On the night of the
Israa' (night journey), I met my father Abraham, Moses and Jesus, and they
discussed the Hour. The matter was referred first to Abraham, then to Moses,
and both said, 'I have no knowledge of it'. Then it was referred to Jesus,
who said, 'No one knows about its timing except Allah; what my Lord told me
was that the Dajjaal will appear, and when he sees me he will begin to melt
like lead. Allah will destroy him when he sees me. The Muslims will fight
against the Kaafirs, and even the trees and rocks will say, "O Muslim, there
is a Kaafir hiding beneath me - come and kill him!" Allah will destroy the
Kaafirs, and the people will return to their lands. Then Gog and Magog will
appear from all directions, eating and drinking everything they found. The
people will complain to me, so I will pray to Allah and He will destroy
them, so that the earth will be filled with their stench. Allah will send
rain which will wash their bodies into the sea. My Lord has told me that
when that happens, the HOUR WILL BE VERY CLOSE, LIKE A PREGNANT WOMAN WHOSE
TIME IS DUE, BUT HER FAMILY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN SHE WILL DELIVER."
[Ahmad, Musnad, 1/375. Similar Hadith in Ibn Maajah, Kitaab al-Fitan (hadith
4081), 2/1365, 1366]
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