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]
