عَنْ أَبي الدَّرْدَاءِ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رسُولَ اللّهِ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ قالَ: «منْ حَفِظَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ الْكَهْفِ، عُصِمَ مِنَ الدَّجَّالِ». وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: «مِنْ آخِرِ سُورَةِ الكَهْفِ» رَوَاهُمَا مُسْلِمٌ.
Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever memorizes ten verses from the beginning of Surah al-Kahf will be protected from the Dajjal (the Antichrist)." In another narration: "from the end of Surah al-Kahf." Both were reported by Muslim.
الشرح · explanation
عصم: حفظ. الدجال: هو المسيح الدجال الكذاب، الَّذي يخرج في آخر الزمان، ويكون ظهوره فتنة عظيمة للناس، حيث يدعي الألوهية وتظهر على يديه بعض الخوارق، ولذلك ما أرسل نبي إلا حذر قومه من فتنته.
"protected (ʿusima)": safeguarded and preserved. "the Dajjal": he is the Messiah, the Antichrist, the great liar who will emerge at the end of time; his appearance will be a tremendous trial for people, for he will claim divinity and certain extraordinary feats will appear at his hands. For this reason, no prophet was sent but that he warned his people against his trial.
الدروس · lessons
أنّ من حفظ عشر آيات من أول سورة الكهف حفظ من فتنة المسيح الدجال، وكذا من حفظ وواظب على قراءة خواتيم الكهف من أول قوله تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًا﴾[الكهف: ١٠٧] إلى آخرها، ولعل الحكمة في اختيار هذه الآيات ما تبعثه في القلب من قوة الإيمان وعدم التزحزح عنه مهما عظمت الفتنة واشتد البلاء.
That whoever memorizes ten verses from the beginning of Surah al-Kahf is protected from the trial of the Messiah, the Antichrist (al-Dajjal); and likewise whoever memorizes and diligently recites the closing verses of al-Kahf, from the words of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have the Gardens of Paradise (al-Firdaws) as a lodging" [Surah al-Kahf: 107] to the end of the surah. Perhaps the wisdom in choosing these verses lies in the strength of faith they instill in the heart and the steadfastness they produce, such that one does not waver from it no matter how great the trial or how severe the affliction.