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What are the Hadiths of definitive authenticity that can be cited without a chain of narration, and what is the correct wording for the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), with an explanation of why "the one-eyed liar" is mentioned?

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The ḥadīths that are definitively established (qaṭʿiyyat al-thubūt) are divided into four types: those that are mutawātir (transmitted by multiple, independent chains of narrators), those narrated by Al-Bukhārī and Muslim and accepted by the Ummah (with a dispute regarding whether they provide certainty), those that the Ummah has unanimously agreed to accept, and the mustafīḍ (widespread) khabar (report) that comes through many unassailable channels. Some may include what has been narrated by multiple leading ḥuffāẓ (memorizers of ḥadīth) with various isnāds (chains of narration). All these types are definitively established. Thus, the mutawātir and the khabar al-āḥād (single-chain report) that is surrounded by corroborating evidence, which leads to definitive knowledge, such as what is accepted by the Ummah, are definitively established. As for the phrase "Al-Masīḥ Ad-Dajjāl" (The False Messiah), there is no harm in using it to distinguish him from the Messiah, Jesus, peace be upon him. Indeed, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, named the Dajjāl "Al-Masīḥ Ad-Dajjāl."

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