Jesus in Hadith and Muslim Traditions 275wish, you can recite, JAnd there is not one of the Peo
ple of the Book but will certainly believe in him be
fore his death -and on the Dayof Standing he will be
a witness against them.' (Qur'an 4: 159).(Al-Bukhari).And:
Ithas been related by Abu Hurayra, may God be pleased
with mm, that the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless
mm and grant him peace, said, 'The Prophets are like
brothers: they have different mothers but their way of
life is one. 1 am the closest of all the people to Jesus son
of Mary, because there is no other Prophet between mm
and myself. He will come again, and when you see mm,
you will recognise him, He is of medium height and ms
colouring is reddish-white, He will be wearing two gar
ments, and ms hair will look wet. He will break the cross,
kill the pigs, abolish the jizya and calI the people to Islam.
During his time, God will end every religion and sect
other thanIslam, and will destroy the Dajjal. Then peace
and security will prevail on earth, so that lions will graze
with camels, tigers with cattle, and wolves with sheep;
children will be able to play with snakes without com
ing to any harm. Jesus will remain for forty years, then
die, and the Muslims will pray for him.' (Ahmad ibn
Hanbal: Musnad, 2: 406).And:
Ithas beenrelated by Abu Hurayra, may Gad be pleased
with mm, that the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless
mm and grant mm peace, said, 'What will you do when
the son of Mary descends amongst you and leads you
as one of you?' Ibn Abi Dhi'b, on the authority of Abu
Hurayra narrated 'your leader amongst you'. Ibn Abi
Dhi'b said, 'Do you know what the words Iland leads
you as one of you" mean?' 1 said, 'Explain these to me.'
He said, 'He willlead you in accordance with the Book
of your Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, (the
Qur'an), and the Sunnah of your Messenger, may God
bless mm and grant mm peace.' (Muslim).