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4321. It was narrated that An-Nawwāsh bin Šam'ān Al-Kilābī said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ mentioned the Dajjāl and said: 'If he appears while I am among you, I will deal with him on your behalf, and if he appears while I am not among you, then each man must deal with him on his own behalf. Allāh will take care of every Muslim on my behalf after me. Whoever among you lives to see him, let him recite the opening Verses of Sūrat Al-Kahf over him, for that is your protection against his Fitnah.' We said: 'How long will his stay be on earth be?' He said: 'Forty days; a day like a year, a day like a month, a day like a week, and the rest of the days like your days.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, on that day which is like a year, will the prayers of one day be sufficient for us?' He said: 'No. You will have to figure it based upon its length.' Then 'Eisā bin Mariam, peace be upon him, will descend at the white minaret in the east of Damascus. And he will catch up with him at the gate of Ludd, and will kill him.'" (Šahīh)
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This and other narrations that come later, prove that Allāh's Messenger ﷺ learned of different matters in the future at different times. He did not withhold any of what he was ordered to convey. Here, he ﷺ explained that recitations from Sūrat Al-Kahf will help protect against the Fitnah of the Dajjāl.
