END OF TIME - THE DAABBA

The Daabba

Allah ﷻ says in the Qur'an, "And when the word is fulfilled concerning them. We shall bring forth a Daabba from the Earth to speak unto them because mankind had no faith in our revelation."  (Surah An-Naml 27.82 )

Commentating on the above verse, Ibn Kathir said that the Daabba will appear very near the end of Time. When disintegration, corruption, disbelief, and evil prevail, commands of Allah ﷻ are ignored, the religion distorted and be made a mockery of, it is then Allah ﷻ will bring the Daabba out from the Earth.   (Ibn Kathir)

Abdullah-bin-Umar said, "I memorized a Hadith from the Messenger of Allah ﷻ  ﷺ   which I have not forgotten. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷻ  ﷺ   say, 'The first of the Signs that will come is the rising of the sun from the place of its setting and the emergence of the Daabba  to people in Dhuha (later portion of the morning). Whichever of these two occurs before the other, then the other is right behind it."    (Sahih Muslim)

The Task of the Daabba

The task of the Daabba will be to distinguish the believers from the non-believers, with Prophet Moses  عليه السلام  staff (rod), the Daabba  will draw a line on the forehead of every Believer whereby his face will become bright and luminous, and with the ring of Solomon  عليه السلام, it will seal the nose of every Non-Believer whereby his whole face will become black. Thus, there will be complete distinction between the Muslim and non-Muslim, so that if many parties sit at a dinner table, the Muslim and non-Muslim will be distinguished.   (Abu Huraira in Musnad Ahmad & Tirmizi)

It was reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet  ﷺ   said, "The Beast of the Earth will emerge, and will have with it the rod of Moses and the ring of Solomon." It was also reported that he said, "(The Daabba) will destroy the noses of the unbelievers with the ring, - so people seated around one table will begin to address one another with the words "O Believer!" or "O Unbeliever!" (i e, everyone's status will become clear). (Ibn Maja)

Place of Emergence

Many opinions have been expressed as regards to the place the  Daabba will come out from. A few are listed:
1) It will come out from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam in Mecca. This opinion is based on the Hadith reported by Tabrani on the authority of Huzaifa bin Usaid.
2) Some scholars believe it will come out from the Safa in Mecca.

3) It will come out three times, from some desert and then go back into hiding, then from some village and finally from Al-Masjid Al-Haraam.