How do we respond to the specious argument of one who denies the authenticity of the Hadith of al-Jassasah, citing the Prophet's (peace be upon him) words in the hadith: "No, indeed he is in the sea of Sham or the sea of Yemen. No, rather from the direction of the East. What is it? From the direction of the East. What is it? From the direction of the East," and he gestured with his hand towards the East, considering that this hesitation is unbecoming of the speech of a Prophet supported by revelation?

The Prophet's — peace and blessings be upon him — hesitation in determining the location of the Dajjal in the Hadith of Al-Jassasah, where he said: "(No, indeed, he is in the Sea of Sham, or the Sea of Yemen. No, rather, he is from the direction of the East. What is he?)," can be interpreted as his initial exertion of personal judgment, which was then corrected by revelation, or that he settled on his statement: "from the direction of the East." Scholars have permitted the occurrence of oversight or error by prophets, but revelation does not endorse them in that, rather it quickly corrects them. They have cited verses and hadiths indicating the permissibility of forgetfulness and personal judgment on the part of the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — as in the story of the prisoners of Badr and the pollination of date palms. For the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — is a human being who presumes, doubts, errs, and forgets, yet he is not upheld in error; rather, he is guided to what is correct. This is what happened in the Hadith of Al-Jassasah, where he presumed, then the All-Knowing, the All-Aware, informed him of the truth and confirmed it.