JESUS IN HADITH

sahih bukhari volume 3, book 34, number 425: narrated abu huraira:

Allah's apostle said, "by him in whose hands my soul is, son of mary (jesus) will
shortly descend amongst you people (muslims) as a just ruler and will break the
cross and kill the pig and abolish the jizya (a tax taken from the non-muslims, who
are in the protection, of the muslim government). then there will be abundance of
money and no-body will accept charitable gifts.

volume 4, book 55, number 652: narrated abu huraira:

Allah's apostle said, "both in this world and in the hereafter, i am the nearest of all
the people to jesus, the son of mary. the prophets are paternal brothers; their
mothers are different, but their religion is one."

volume 4, book 55, number 657: narrated abu huraira:

Allah's apostle said, "by him in whose hands my soul is, surely (jesus,) the son of
mary will soon descend amongst you and will judge mankind justly (as a just ruler);
he will break the cross and kill the pigs and there will be no jizya (i.e. taxation taken
from non muslims). money will be in abundance so that nobody will accept it, and a
single prostration to allah (in prayer) will be better than the whole world and whatever
is in it." abu huraira added "if you wish, you can recite (this verse of the holy book): --
'and there is none of the people of the scriptures (jews and christians) but must
believe in him (i.e. jesus as an apostle of allah and a human being) before his death.
and on the day of judgment he will be a witness against them." (4.159) (see fateh al
bari, page 302 vol. 7)

volume 4, book 55, number 658: narrated abu huraira:

Allah's apostle said "how will you be when the son of mary (i.e. jesus) descends
amongst you and he will judge people by the law of the quran

Sunan abu dawud book 37, number 4310: narrated abu huraira:

The prophet (pbuh) said: there is no prophet between me and him, that is, jesus
(pbuh). he will descend (to the earth). when you see him, recognize him: a man of
medium height, reddish fair, wearing two light yellow garments, looking as if drops
were falling down from his head though it will not be wet. he will fight the people for
the cause of islam. he will break the cross, kill swine, and abolish jizya. allah will
perish all religions except islam. he will destroy the antichrist and will live on the
earth for forty years and then he will die. the muslims will pray over him.
The Descent of I`sa  in the Quran

There are four Verses in the Quran which elaborate upon the subject of I`sa’s  second coming
which is a basic belief and creed shared by Muslims and Christians. There is no possible doubt in
the descent of I`sa for a true believer, as it has been mentioned in the Quran and the Hadiths of the
prophet have explained and expounded upon it, especially the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah in
explanation of the verse 4/159 :

Abu-Hurariah said that the prophet Muhammad  said,

"By him in whose hands my soul rests, surely Jesus, Son, of Mary will soon descend
amongst you and will judge mankind judiciously, by the law of the Quran, as an
honest ruler. He will break the cross, kill the pigs and abolish jizya. Money will
abound in such excess that no one will wish to accept it. A single prostration to
Allah, in prayer, will be better that the whole world and all it contains."
Abu Hurayrah, the narrator, added, "If you wish, you can recite this verse from the holy Quran:

"And there is none of the people of the book, but must believe in him (i.e. Jesus as an
apostle of Allah and a human being), before his death, and on the Day of Judgment,
he will be a witness against them." Quran 4/159
The reporter, Abu Hurayrah considers it important enough to be graded as a Quranic
prophecy. We can thus imagine the degree of authenticity that may be attached to a prophecy
which occurs in the traditions with solemn affirmation and is also mentioned in the Holy Quran.

Overall, the said verse indicates that Jesus has not descended yet and a time will come when
the people of the Book will believe in him without hesitation. The distinguished Companion of
the Holy Prophet  , Hazart abu Hurayrah in the course of narrating a tradition relating to
"descent" has averred that if a parallel to it is required, one is to be found in the Holy Quran.

As a result, we find that the descent of I`sa  is mentioned in the Quran and the Hadiths
have supported it in effect with detail.

According to most of the commentators, the second coming of Jesus Christ has been referred
to in this Quranic Verse. The meaning of the verse is, therefore, that before the death of Jesus
Christ (certainly after his second coming) all the Jews and Christians will believe in him as a
Messenger of God. The Jews will accept him as the true Messiah because he will have killed
the imposter Messiah and will have cleared all the doubts in the minds of the Jews, about the
validity of his position as the Messaih by his second coming. The Christians will accept him as
a messenger of Allah instead of being His son or godhead because he will himself tell them
that he was not the son of God, he was simply a messenger of God.
Other Quranic verses which refer to the descent of Jesus are those which have mentioned
Jesus’ speech in infancy and manhood. The verses are as follows :

"Remember the time when the angels said, "O Maryam (Mary)! Allah rewards you
with the glad tidings of a word from Him, whose name is Masih, I`sa (Jesus) alayhis
salaam, Son of Maryam honoured in this world and in the hereafter and he will be
from those who are close to Allah and he shall speak to people from the cradle and
in manhood and he shall be from the righteous ones." 3/46.

"Remember when Allah said, "O I`sa (Jesus) alay his salam, Son of Maryam (Mary)!
Remember my favour upon you and your mother, when I strengthened you by the
Angel Gabriel, so that you may talk to the people in the cradle and in manhood."
5/11.

Jesus’ speech in manhood, mentioned in the above verse will take its form after his descent,
as the word Kahl, which appears in the above verses, is used to refer to the age above forty
and Jesus’ ascent was at the age of thirty three. The inference therefore is that he had not yet
spoken during manhood. When he descends, Jesus will be thirty three years of age, and will
live in excess of the age of forty, thus this will be the time of his speech in manhood, as
predicted above.

In these two verses the most important statement is that Jesus Christ will speak to the people
in his maturity and this fact has been referred to in these verses as a miracle of Jesus and a
special bounty of Allah bestowed upon him. It may be pointed out that speaking in childhood
while one is still in the cradle is undoubtedly a miracle and great bounty of God conferred upon
Jesus.

Even some of the apocryphal Gospels described him as a preacher of the divine message
while still an infant. But the second part of the statement, that he would speak in maturity is not
anything even worth mentioning in normal conditions. The fact that it has been repeatedly
highlighted in the Quran shows that concerning Jesus, it will be a miracle and not an ordinary
event.

We know that the former prophetic career of Jesus lasted only about three years, from thirty to
thirty three years of age. This shows that he had not reached the age of maturity, which is
normally taken to be after mid-forties. This clearly shows that for him the speech in the age of
‘Kahl’ i.e. maturity, is yet to come and hence its extraordinary nature.

The following verse also confers upon I`sa  the eschatological role of descending prior to
Doomsday.

"When the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold your people, raise a
clamour at it (in ridicule); they say, "Are our gods better or he?" This they set forth
to you only by way of disputation. They are, but a contentious people. He was no
more than a servant. We granted Our favour upon him and We made him an
example to the Children of Israel. And if it were Our will We could make angels from
amongst you succeeding each other on the earth. And he (Jesus) shall undoubtedly
 be a sign for the coming of the Hour of Judgment. Therefore, have no doubt about
the Hour but follow Me. This is a straight way (Quran, 43: 57-61)
This verse is understood to refer to the second coming of Jesus Christ towards the close of
this world. Where the major signs of the approaching of the day of Judgment have been
mentioned in the Hadiths, they also include the second coming of Jesus. Therefore, his coming
will be a sign of the fact that the Hour of Judgment has come very near. In this verse the word
‘Alam’ or ‘Elm’ can be pronounced in two different ways. If it is pronounced as ‘Alam’ it would
mean sign, as we have already translated. It can also be pronounced as ‘Elm’ which means
knowledge. In this latter case, it gives the same signification, that the second coming of Jesus
amounts to the definite knowledge of the fact that the Hour of Judgment has come very near.

It may be noted that this interpretation is based on a Hadith of the Holy Prophet  himself. It
is reported in the Sahih of Ibn Hibban on the authority of Abdullah ibn Abbas that the
Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) has said that the phrase "Knowledge of the Hour"
means the descent of Jesus, son of Mary before the Day of Resurrection.

In the Qur’an Allah quotes Jesus, peace be upon him, as saying:

    Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness
of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird by Allah’s leave.  I heal him who was born blind,
and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah’s leave.  And I announce to you what you eat and
what you store up in your houses.  Lo! herein verily is a portent for you if you are to be
believers.
    And (I come) confirming that which was before me of the Torah, and to make lawful some of
that which was forbidden unto you.  I come unto you with a sign from your Lord, so keep your
duty to Allah and obey me.  Lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him.  That is a
straight path.  (Qur’an 3: 49-51).

Again, in the Qur’an Allah tells us about the situation on the Day of Judgement:

    In the day when Allah gathers together the messengers and says:  What was your response
(from mankind)? they say: We have no knowledge.  Lo! Thou, only Thou art the Knower of
Things Hidden.
    When Allah says: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour unto you and unto your
mother; how I strengthened you with the holy Spirit, so that you spoke unto mankind in the
cradle as in maturity; and how I taught you the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the
Gospel; and how you did shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My permission, and
did blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and you did heal him who was born blind
and the leper by My permission . . . (Qur’an 5:109-110)

Not all of these miracles are recorded in the canonical gospels, the four gospels contained in
the Christian Bible.

The fact that Jesus spoke while he was yet a baby is not written anywhere in the Bible.  This
should not be surprising, because none of the Gospels can claim to recover every single event
in the life of Jesus.  Instead, the gospel According to John seeks to emphasize that the events
were too many to record.
Similarly, the miracle of breathing life into a bird made of clay is not attested by the Christian
Bible.  This too should not make us wonder.  It is obvious that the writers of the gospels could
write down only the tradition that was available to them.  Furthermore, they could not write
down everything they knew about Jesus for they were writing on papyrus material that were
very limited in length.

What is worthy to notice here is that the Prophet Muhammad, may peace and the blessings of
Allah be upon him, was honest enough to promulgate this information about Jesus.  The
religion taught by God through Muhammad would deny the divinity of Jesus.  Any human
being, therefore, who wished to deny the divinity of Jesus would have tried to belittle Jesus.
Since Christians looked upon the miracles of Jesus as a proof of his divinity, we might expect
that any human being who tries to deny the divinity of Jesus would not have informed people
of miracles not previously known to them.  He might have even tried to deny some of the
miracles recorded in the canonical gospels.  On the other hand, the prophet Muhammad
honestly conveyed the message delivered to him from Allah.  (May the peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him.)

Allah tells us the truth without fear.  Human beings trying to win followers tell us only what is
conducive to winning us over.  They usually withhold information that could lead to opposite
conclusions.  On the other hand, Allah informs us about the miracles of Jesus even if people
use this information to support their prior commitment to the doctrine of the divinity of Jesus.
Allah does not need to win worshippers.  Those who worship Allah does so for their own good.
And those who worship false gods do so to their own detriment.

What Allah emphasizes, though, is that the miracles of Jesus do not prove he was divine.  The
miracles he performed were a sign, a proof, that he was God’s messenger.  He performed
them with God’s help and permission.  Those who use his miracles as proof of his divinity
would choose to forget the following sayings of Jesus:

I can of my own authority do nothing. (John 5:30)

They also forget the declaration of Peter:

Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs,
which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know. (Acts 2:22 KJV).

These passages suggest that Jesus did not do miracles on his own.  These, rather were
accomplished by God’s leave.  Allah reminds us of this.  Jesus also constantly repeated to his
audience that the miracles he performed were by God’s leave.

II. Hadhrat Isa's (A.S.) Descension   The Physical Features of Hadhrat Isa (A.S.)

He will resemble the famous Sahabi (A.S.) Hadhrat Urwa bin Masoodi (R.A.). He will be of average height and red
and white in colour. His hair spread to the shoulders, straight, neat and shining as after a bath. On bending his
head, it will seem as if pearls are falling. He will have an armour on his body. He will be wearing two pieces of
cloth light yellow in color.

 His Descension
He will descend on a Jamaat (group) that will be righteous at the time and comprising of 800 men and 400
women. The people will be preparing for war at the time against Dajjal (the anti-Christ). It will be time for Fajr
prayers, and Imam Mahdi will be the Amir (leader). From the darkness of the dawn, a sound will suddenly be
heard that "one who listens to your pleas has come" -- the righteous people will look everywhere and their eyes
will fall on Isa (A.S.). Briefly, at the time of Fajr, Isa (A.S.) will descend. When descending, Isa (A.S.)'s hands will
be on the shoulders of two angels (according to another source (Kab Abrar), a cloud will carry him). On their
insistence Hadhrat Isa will introduce himself. He will inquire about their enthusiasm and thoughts on Jihad against
Dajjal. Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will descend on the eastern side near the Minaret in Damascus (or in Baitul-Muqaddus
by Imam Mahdi). At the time Imam Mahdi will have proceeded forward to lead the Fajr Salaat. The Iqamat of the
Salaat would have been said (already recited) and Imam Mahdi will call Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) for Imamat (to lead the
prayer), but he (Hadhrat Isa (A.S.)) will instead tell Imam Mahdi to lead the prayer since the Iqamat of that Salaat
has already been said for him. Thus Imam Mahdi will lead the prayer, and Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will follow him. After
the ruku, he will make this statement: "Allah has killed Dajjal and the Muslims have appeared."

 The Killing of Dajjal (anti-Christ) and the Victory of the Muslims

 After the completion of Fajr Salaat (congregational dawn prayers), Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will open the door behind
him where Dajjal accompanied by 70,000 Yahudis (Jews) will be. He will indicate with his hand to move away
between him (Hadhrat Isa (A.S.)) and Dajjal. Dajjal will then see Hadhrat Isa (A.S.). At that time every Kafir on
whom the breath of Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will reach, will die. His breath will reach up to the distance of his eyesight.
The Muslims will then come down from the mountains and break loose on the army of Dajjal. There will be war,
Dajjal will retreat, and Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will pursue Dajjal. Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will have two flexible swords and
one shield with him and with these he will kill Dajjal at the Gate of Hudd. He willl show the Muslims the blood of
Dajjal which will get on his shield. Eventually the Yahudis will be selected and killed. The swine will be killed and
the cross broken. People will revert to Islam. Wars will end, and people will return to their respective countries.
One Jamaat (group) of Muslims will remain in his service and companionship.

 Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will go to Fajr Rawha and perform Haj or Umrah (or both) from there. He will also go to the
grave of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and present his greetings and Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi
Wasallam) will reply. People will live comfortable lives. The wall of Yajooj and Majooj (Gog and Magog) will then
break.

His Marriage, Death and Deputies

After his descension on earth, Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) will marry. He will have children, and he will remain on earth 19
years after marriage. He will pass away and Muslims will perform his Janaza Salaat and bury him net to
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam). (Tirmidhi)