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The meaning of Dajjaal and his blindness in one eye

Fatwa, Signs of the Day of Judgement, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 13 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

It is mentioned in [a number of] prophetic ahaadeeth about the Dajjaal. What does Dajjaal mean, and is he currently present or not?

The authenticity and existence of the Mahdee

Fatwa, Signs of the Day of Judgement, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 13 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I request you provide me with a fatwa as to the authenticity and existence of the Mahdee about whom it is said he is on the Earth. And are there any authentic ahaadeeth which mention him?

Signs of the Last Hour

Fatwa, Signs of the Day of Judgement, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 13 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I kindly request you explain the signs of the [Last] Hour, and how to protect and beware of them, and what should one do if they encounter the likes of these fitan?

The Dajjaal will only appear to the living

Fatwa, Signs of the Day of Judgement, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 13 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Will the Dajjaal appear to all of creation, meaning: will the dead be resurrected a second time, or will his appearance be to the living when he appears?

Seeking forgiveness for the deceased by the graveside

Death, the Grave & Barzakh, Fatwa, The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 29 June 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is it permissible to stand by the graveside and seek forgiveness and supplicate for the deceased after burying him, and [likewise] to place/throw sand/earth over the grave?

Offering condolences to the relatives of the deceased

Fatwa, Funerals [جنائز], The Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research & Verdicts 29 June 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Someone died and we went to bury him, and [afterwards] some of us offered our condolences to the relatives of the deceased at the graveside. So is this permissible?