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TheAwaited Imm
Mahd()
Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Minhaj-ul-Quran PublicationsLahore, Pakistan
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Contents
Preface 1
Section 1Imm Mahd() is the true Imm and is
from the family of Ftimah ( )15
Section 2
The Day of Judgment will not arrive before
the caliphate of Imm Mahd ()
18
Section 3
Imm Mahd() and Economic Just ice 22
Section 4
Imm Mahd() and the Saints 25
Section 5
Imm Mahd() as Allhs Caliph 29
Section 6
Imm Mahd() and Islamic Dominance 32
Section 7
Economic Prosperity and Fair Distribution of
Wealth
37
Section 8
Imm Mahd () will be welcomed with
Open Arms
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Section 9
Prophet s and Imm Mahd 46
Section 10
Obedience of Imm Mahd () will be
Compulsory
52
Section 11
Circumstances Surrounding Imm M ahd s
Arrival
54
Section 12
Imam Mahd () as the Last Caliph 57
Glossary 65
Bibliography 69
Index t o adth and thar(Arabic) 75
Index t o adth and thar(English) 79
General Index 83
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Preface
Today is 18 Dh ul-h ijjah ,1 th e day wh en the Prophet ()st ayed at Gh adr Kh um after h is ret urn from Hajjat-ul-wad2 to Medina. Surrounded by the Companions (), hedeclared while rai sin g the han d of Alal-Murtad () :
.
Whoever has me as his master Alish is maste r.
This was the declaration o f Al s spirit ual sovereigntyand it s uncon ditional acceptance is bin din g on believer s
till the Day of Judgement. It clearly proves that anyone
who denies Als spiritual sovereignty in fact denies theProphet s sp ir itual sovereignty. This most h um ble
follower of the Prophet () felt that some people denythis reality partly out of ignorance and partly out of
prejudice, which is spreading unnecessary tension and
disunity in the Muslim community. Under the
circumstances I t hought it necessary to wr ite t wo
pamphlet s on the issue of sovereignty an d leader ship : one
title d as Th e Ghadr Declaration an d the other titled The
Awaited Imm Mahd(). The former is designed to
1. the twel fth mon th i n the Is l ami c calendar, and the month of
the pilgrimage to Makkah2. the l ast or farewell pi lgrimage of the Prophet Muhammad
() the year (10AH /632A D ) before he left for his eternalhome.
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clar ify the stat us of Al() as the opener of the sp ir itualsovereignty and the latter is designed to describe the
st atus of Imm Mahd(), the seal of spiritualsovereignty. The main purpose is to remove the doubts
that have gathered aro un d the issue an d to make the
Muslims aware of the reality. The sp ir itual sovereignty of
Aland Mahd() are proved by the authentichadth-books of Ahl-us-Sunnah wal-Jamah, in the formof contin uo us tr aditions, (that is, the re i s un interrupted
evidence to endorse the soundness of the traditions). In
the f ir st p amphlet I h ave included 51 traditions wh ich are
full authenticated and referenced. The reason for this
n um ber is that this year I h ave completed 51 years of my
life. Therefore, in order to gain blessings I have humbly
used this relationship as waslah (intermediation) in the
presence of Al(), so that this meagre effort isaccepted. ( mn)
In this preface I want to clarify the three types oflegacy (inheritance) handed down by the Holy Prophet
():i. The sp irit ual inheritance of un apparent
succession (spiritual khilfah ).
ii. The political inh eritan ce of extern al caliph ate.
ii i. The general inheritance of religio us caliph ate.
.The fir st form of inher itance was giv en to themem ber s of the Prophets family .
. The second form of inheritance was given to ther ightly-guided caliph s.
. The third form of inheritance was given to otherCompanion s and the Successor s ().
The unapp arent succession is that founta inhead of
Prophet Muh ammads succession which not on lysafeguarded sp irit ual achievements and hidden blessin gs
of Islam, but also introduced the Ummah to spiritual
sovereignty, sa intly rank ofqutb and reformation thro ugh
wh ich the Ummah benefited sp ir itually.
The external caliphate is that fountainh ead of
Prophet Muhammads succession which led to the
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practical domin ance of I slam as well as it s establishment
as a practical system. This lead to governance and
st ability of the Prophet s dn. It paved the way for the
creation of different Islamic states and practically
introduced the sharah o f Prophet Muhammad () as aworld system.
The gen eral caliphate is the fo untainhead of Prophet
Muhammads succession which promoted the Islamic
teachin gs an d proved the importance o f righteous deeds in
the Muslim community. It not only helped in the
preservation of knowledge and piety among the Ummah
but a lso in the spread and propagation of I slamic morality.
The three types of caliphate may be summed up as:
i. Succession of spiritual sovereignty.ii. Caliph ate of gov ernance.
iii. Caliph ate of guidance.Sh h WalAllh ( ), a great scholar of the
Indian Subcontinent, has commented on this division ofProphet s inh eritance in the fol lo win g wo rds:
,
,,
, ,
,
, .
People who have received the Prophets
inheritance are of three kinds: The first
kind is of those who received wisdom, piety
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and inner enlightenment from him. These
are the members of his family and other
specific personalities. The second group is
of those who received the inheritance of
externa l enlightenment from him in the
form of virtuousness, and gu idance. Th ese
are his senior Companions, eg the four
caliphs and the ten Companions who
received the great news (of paradise from
the Prophet Muhammad ()). The thirdgroup is of those who received individual
b lessings from h im in the fo rm o f
knowledge and piety. These are the people
who were steeped in the virtue ofh sn
( selflessness), like Anas and Ab Hurayrah
() , and the peop le who camelater. The three forms of inheritance owe
their origin to the finality ofmessengership.1
It may be note d that this division is based on
conv enience an d sp ecial stat us whereas each category of
inher itance shares th e qualities of other inher itances of the
Prophet (). Each c atego ry has, in some sh ape or form,a re lation sh ip with the other.
vIn governance, Ab Bakr as-Siddq ( ) was theimmediate deputy of the Prophet ().
vIn sp ir ituality an d sainthood Alal-Murtad () washis directly appointed deputy.
vIn guidance all of his Companions and Caliphs ()were his immediate deputies.
As a result, after the finality of prophethood, three
horizons were set up in order to facilitate the eternalcontin uity of the Proph ets () blessing:
i. The first horizon is for the political inher itance ofthe Prophet ().
1. Shh Wal Al l h, at-Tafh m t -ul- i lhiyyah (2:8).
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ii. The second horizon is for the spiritual inheritanceof the Prophet () .
iii. The third horizon is for the educational andpractical inh eritan ce of the Prophet ().
The political inheritance of the Prophet () wasknown as khil fah rshidah (the rightly-guided
caliphate).
The spiritual inheritance of the Prophet () wasknown as wilyah (spiritual sovereignty) and immah
(sp irit ual leadership) .
The educational and practical inheritance of theProphet () came to be known as guidance andhonesty.
Therefore, the first recipient of political inheritance
was Ab Bakr as-Siddq (), the first recipient ofspirit ual inh er itance was Alal-Murtad (), an d the f irstr ecip ient s of educational an d practical inher itance were
the Companions (). So all of them were immediatecaliphs (heads of their particular categories). There is no
form of contr adict ion or r ivalry bet ween the three.
The secon d important point to be noted is that the tr ue
st atus of the thr ee dif fer s with regards to var io us issues,
such as:
1. External caliphate i s the po lit ical off ice of Islam.
The unapparent caliphate is exclusively aspirit ua l off ice.
2. Th e external caliphate is an elective an d
consultative process.
The unapparent caliphate is an inherent and
se lect ive act.
3. The external caliph is e lected by the p eople.
The unapparent caliph is selected by God.4. The po liti cal caliph is e lecte d.
The spir itual ca liph is selected.
5. Th is is the reason that the fir st caliph Ab Bakr as-Siddq () was elected on the basis of Um ar Frq s() p roposal an d the consensus of the majo rity of the
public. But the election of the first Imm of spiritual
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sovereignty Alal-Murtad () requir ed neitheranybo dy s proposal nor a con sensus.
6. Democracy was to be der ived from the caliph ate,
wh ich is why the Proph et () did not anno unce whowil l be the caliph after h im. Spir it ual lea dersh ip was
an act of assignment; therefore, the Prophet ()declared it in the valley of Ghadr Khum.
7. Th e Prophet () left the election of th e caliph to thewil l of the people , but the spir it ual leader ( wal) was
selected by himself by the will of All h.8. Exte rnal caliphate is established to perfect the
worldly system.
Spiritual leadership is established to beautify it
with the heavenly ch arm and grace.
9. Caliphate m akes men just .
Sp ir itual l eadersh ip m akes them p erfect.
10. Caliphate is conf ined to the floor (earth).
Spiritual leadership extends to the Throne (ofAllh).11. Caliphate is in effective witho ut officia lly tak in g
office.
Spiritual leadership is effective even without
takin g office.
12. Th is is p robably th e reason why caliphate was
entr uste d to the Ummah, andSp ir itual leader sh ip was entr uste d to the fam ily of
the Prophet ().
Therefore, there is no escaping (room
for the denial of) political leadership
(khilfah ; caliphate) nor of spiritual
sovereignty (wilyah). The direct caliphate
of Ab Bakr as-Siddq () was establishedwith the consensus of the Companions ()
an d is categorically proven by history. T he
direct sp ir itual sovereignty of Alal-Murtad () was anno unced by the Prophet() himself and is categorically provenby mutawtir (unbroken chain of)
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traditions. T he proof of the caliphate is the
consensus of the Companions () and the
proof of sp irit ual sovere ignty ( wilyah) is
the declaration of the Prophet (). Onewho denies the caliphate in fact denies
h istory an d consensus, an d one who den ies
the sp irit ual sov ereignty ( wilyah) denies
the Prophets declaration. Therefore, both
the caliphate and the spiritual leadership
are inescapable realities. What is ur gently
needed is a clear understanding of the
reality of the t wo in stitut ions in order to
present conformity rather than difference
(clash) bet ween the t wo .
It should be un derstood that just as the external
caliphate started with the right ly-guide d caliph s an d its
blessin gs were passed on to the r ighteous an d just rulers,
sim ilar ly the unapp arent caliphate ( sp irit ua l sovereignty)st arte d with Alal-Murtad () and it s blessin gs werepassed on to the members of the Prophets family and
perfected saints of the Ummah. By means of the
declaration (whoever has me as hismaster Al is h is master) an d (Alis your sp ir itual leader after me) the Prophet ()publicly declared Al()as the opener of spiritualsovereignty.
Sh h WalAllh () in the chapter ofwilyah says:
1.
.In this Ummah the first person to open
the door of spiritual sovereignty (wily ah)is A lal-Murtad().1
1. Shh Wal Al l h, at-Tafh m t -ul- i lhiyyah (1:103).
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2..
The secret of the spiritual sovereignty(wilyah ) of the Leader(A l( wa s pa ssed down to h is child ren.1
.3.
Therefore, there is not a single saint inthe Umm ah who is no t directly or ind irectly
linked to the family of Al() (to attain
spiritua l leadership ).2
4.
,
,.
The first person in the Prophets
Umm ah who open ed the gate o f self-denia l
in ( the most superio r and powerful category
of) spiritual sovereignty and who took the
first step on to this elevated spot is Al( ( . That is why different orders(salsil) of sp iri tuality return to h im.3
5. Sh h WalAllh )( writes:
Now whosoever receives wilyah
(sp irit ual sovereignty) from the Ho lyProphet Muh ammad (), it is e itherreceived through a relationship with Al
1. Shh Wal Al l h, at-Tafh m t -ul- i lhiyyah (1:103).2. Shh Wal Al l h, at-Tafh m t -ul- i lhiyyah (1:104).3. Shh Wal Al l h, Hama t(p.60).
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al-Murtad () or a relationship with theChief Helper (Ghawth-ul-Azam) Jlan ). No one can gain) wilyah(sp irit ual sov ereignty) by bypassin g this
process.1
It sho uld be noted that the relation ship with the Chief
Help er (Ghawth-ul-Azam) is in f act a chapter an d a r ay of
the relation ship with Alal-Murtad ( ).Sh h Ism l Dihlawh as clarif ied this po int:
Al al-Murtad () also has
super ior ity in a sin gle dimen sion over AbBakr as-Siddq () and Umar Frq ().This superiority lies, firstly, in the greater
number of his followers. Secondly, all
categories of wilyah (spiritual
sovereignty) from his day till the end of
time ar e only possible through h im. He has
a say in the kingdom of the kings and the
leadership of the leaders and this is not
h idden f rom those who ar e familiar with the
wo rld of an gels Most sp ir itual ch ain s are
direct ly deriv ed from Alal-Murtad ().So, on the Day of Judgement, Al s armyincludin g followers of h igh stat us an d great
reputation, will outnumber and outshine
other s to be a so urce of wonder for all the
spectators.2
Spirit ual sovereignty (wil yah), within the Prophet
Muhammads () Ummah, whose fountainhead is Al al-Murtad (), i s directly sh ared by Ftimah, Hassan an d
Hussein () and then through them it was passed do wn tothe t welve Imms (spirit ual leaders) , t he la st leader bein gIm m Mahd(). Just as Alal-Murtad () is the
1. Shh Wal Al l h, Hama t(p.62).2. Shh Ism l Dihlaw, Si r t mustaq m (p.67).
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opener of spiritual sovereignty, Imm Mahd()is theseal o f spir itual sov ereignty.
The words of Shaykh Mujaddid Alf ThnAhmadSarhand() appropriately highlight thepoint:
:,
,
:,
,
,
,
,
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,
.And there is another way close to
spiritual sovereignty and this is the way ofall categories of saints of all levels. The
path of mysticism (tasawwuf) springs from
this path and it also involves the status of
self-denia l. In termedia tion is p ro ven in this
p rocess because Alal-Murtad() is the
founta inhead of from which the Shaykh s o f
those on this path gain all their blessings.
And this grand office is reserved for him.
On this path, the feet of the Holy Prophet
() a re on Als head whereas F timah,Hassan and Hussein () share this status
with him. I believe that he enjoyed this
position even before his physical birth, as
he did a fte r it. Whosoeve r has received the
d ivin e blessings and guidance on this pa th,
has received it through him, because he is
closest to th e last po in t on th is path and the
centre of this spot belongs to him. And
when Als period ended, the grand office
was passed down to Hassan and Hussein
.() Th en it wa s passed do wnto the twelve Imms in the correct order
one by on e, the la st of whom will be Imm
Mahd(). Whosoever received guidancein their life and after their death, received
it through these saints. These Imms are
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the source of a ll b less ing for even the h igh
ranking saints (such as qut ubs andnujabbecau se they a re th e centre of all sp iritua l
activity) and no one can survive without a
link with the headquarters.1
Shaykh Ahmad Sarhand() be lieves thatIm m Mahd() will sh are spir it ual sovereignty(wilyah ) with Alal-Murtad ().
The gist of the discussion is that the Prophets
declaration at Ghadr Khum proved forever that Al sspirit ual sovereignty is in fact the Prophet Muh ammads
spirit ual sovereignty. As the door of prophethoo d was
closed after th e Ho ly Prophet () , Al lh () has openednew avenues for the continuation of the Prophets
blessin gs ti ll th e Day of Judgement. Some were blessed by
an external stat us whilst others by an internal status. The
h idden avenue is kno wn as sp irit ual sovereignty and Al
al-Murtad () was its first Imm. Then this chain ofsovereignty was passed do wn to the Prophet s family an df inally to the t welve Imms. Besides the t welv e Immsthere are thousands of other pious individuals who
reach ed the stat us of sainthood. They h ave held high ranks
of sainthood ( such as ghawth, qutub) an d hav e enlightened
the liv es of millions of peop le through the intern al light of
wil
yah , takin g them o ut of ignoran ce an d astray . Yet allof them gained their spiritual status from the spiritual
sovereignty of Al al-Murtad (), be it directly orindirectly. No one was self-sufficient and independent
from the wilyah of Alal-Murtad ( ) and this chainwil l contin ue up to the Day of Judgement until the
appearance of the last Im m (sp irit ual leader) and the
centre of spiritual leadership. He will be ImmMuhammad Mahd(), the twelfth Im m and the lastcaliph. In his person, the external and the unapparent
caliphates which ran parallel to each other will come
together. He will be the spiritual as well as the political
1. S haykh Ahmad S arhand, Maktb t(9:173#123).
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inher itor, an d h e will be the last person to ho ld the offices
ofkhil fah an d wilyah . Anyone who denies Imm Mah d()will deny both the external and unapparent forms of
Islam.
This will be the climax of the expo sure and disclosure
of the Prophet Muhammads blessing. This is due to the
fact that, he will be named Muhammad and he will also
resemble the Ho ly Prophet () in moral excellence. Sothe world should know that this Imm is the recipient ofboth the external an d intern al inher itance of the Prophets
blessings. That is why the Prophet () said, Anyonewho den ies Mahdwill be a disbeliever.
At that time, he will be the fo cus of all saints on earth,
and, being the leader of Prophet Muhammads Ummah,
prophet s () will offer his pr ayer beh in d him and inthis way, he will announce his leadership to the whole
world.
So we should realize that Alal-Murtad () andMahd() o f the e arth an d h eaven s the father an d theson are both Allhs friends and the Prophetsinher itors. It is therefore comp ulsory on ev ery believer to
acknowledge their exceptional status.
May Allh () give us the ability to gain blessingsfrom these fountainheads ofwilyah . (m n! with the
intermediation o f the Leader of the Prophets ()).
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
On e of the servant s of Prophets () Family
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Section 1
Imm Mahd( ) is the true Imm and isfrom the family of F
timah ():1.
: .,:,
Sad ibn Musayyab r elates that he h eard UmmSalamah () say: I heard the Messenger of Allh() mention Mahd. He said: yes, Mahdis the Truth(that is, his appearance i s true an d immin ent) and h e will
be from the fam ily of Ftimah.1
:,2.:
:.
Anas ibn M lik () narrates: I heard the Messengerof Allh () say: we, the children of Abd-ul-Muttalib,will be the chiefs of the people of Paradise, that is,
myself, Hamzah, Al , Jafar, Hassan, Hussein andMahd. 2
:,3. .:,
1. Related by Hkim in al-Mustadrak(4:557 # 8671), while Dhahab
kept silent about it.2. Ibn Mjah narrated it in as-Sunan, b. offitan (turmoils) 4:455
(#4087); Hkim, al-Mustadrak(3:211 # 4940); Mizz, Tuhfat-ul-ashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf(1:86 # 195); and Hindin Kanz-ul-umml(12:97 # 34162).
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Umm Salamah ( ) says that Allh sMessenger () ment ioned Mah d( an d h e said:) he willbe from the children of Ftimah.1
,4. :
.ishah () relates that the Prophet
said: Mahdwill be from my children who will fight (toestablish) my sunnah as I fought according to the divinerevelation.
2
:,5.::,
, ., :!:
,,,
., Sulaymn ibn Habb say s that he heard Ab Ummah
() narrate: The Messen ger of Allh said: there willbe peace bet ween you an d Ro me fo ur times and the fourth
time the leader of the Roman s will be a person belongin g
to the children of Heraclius. This peace will last sevencontinuous years. A man from Abd al-Qays, Mustawrid
1. Hkim related it in al-Mustadrak(4:557 # 8672); and Suytin al-
Hwlil-fatw (2:74).2. Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:371#1092); and Suyt
copied it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:74).
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ibn Khayln, asked the Messenger of Allh : whowill be the Imm of the Muslims at that time? He ()r eplied: that person wil l be from (my) ch ildr en an d he wil l
be forty year s o ld. His face will be br ight l ike a star an d
there will be a black beauty spot on his right cheek, and
he will be dressed in t wo cotton go wn s and it will seem as
tho ugh he i s exactly like one of the Ch ildren of I srael. He
will r ule for t en years, discover treasures from ben eath the
earth and con quer the cities ruled by the po lytheists.1
,6..:
Abdullh ibn Masd ( ) has related itfrom the Prophet : he said: The n ame of Mah dwillbe Muhammad.
2
1. Tabarnnarrated it in al-Mujam-ul -kabr(8:101#7495), Musnad-
ush-shmiyyn (2:410#1600); and Haythamin Majma-uz-zawid(7:318,319).
2. Related by Suytin al-Hwlil-fataw (2:73).
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Section 2
The Day of Judgment will not arrive
be fore the caliphate of Im
m Mahd
():,7.
:.,
Related by Abdullh ibn Masd () thatthe Messenger of Allh said: the world will notse ize to exist until someone from my family becomes the
k in g of Arabia whose name will be the same as my n ame
(ie Muhammad).1
,8..:,
,:,:,
.Abdullh ibn Masd ( ) narrates that the
Prophet said: one of my ch ildren will be the caliphand his name will be the same as mine.
1. Tirmidhnarrated it in al-Jmi-us-sahh, chapters offitan
(turmoils) 4:85 (#2230); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan, b.ofMahd, 4:87(#4282); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(1:376, 377, 430, 448);
Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (13:284 # 5954; 15:237 # 6824); Ibn AbShaybah, al-Musannaf(15:198); Bazzr, al-Musnad(5:204#1803); Hkim, al-Mustadrak(4:488 # 8364); Tabarn, al-Mujam-ul-kabr(10:131, 133-137 # 10208, 10213-10230), al-Mujam-us-saghr(2:290 # 1181); Ab Nuaym, Hilyat-ul-awliywa tabaqt-ul-asfiy(5:75); Khatb Baghdd, Trkh Baghdad(4:388); and Mizzin Tuhfat-ul-ashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf(7:23 #9208).
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sim said: Ab S lih r elate d to us: Narrate d by AbHurayrah (): even if only one day remains before the
end of the world, Allh will lengthen the day to the extentthat that person ( ie Mah d) becomes the caliph.1
:,9.
: .Umm Salamah () says: I heard the
Messenger of Allh say: Mahdwill be from my
family and he will be f rom the ch ildren of Ftimh .
2
:,10. :,,.::.
: : .
: :.:
Ab Nadrah narrates that we were with Jbir ibnAbdullh ( ) when he said: That time is nearwhen neither dinars nor grain will be brought to the
natives of Syria. We asked: who will impose this
restriction? Jbir () said: The Romans. Then he kept
1. Tirmidhgraded it Hassan (fair) sahh (sound) in al-Jmi-us-
sahh, (chapters offitan (turmoils) 4:85 (#2231); Ibn Mjah, as-Sunan, b. ofjihd(holy war) 3:354 (#2779); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh(13:283 #5953); and Mizzin Tuhfat-ul-ashrf bi-marifat-il-atrf(9:428 #12810).
2. Ab Dwd related it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:88 (#4284); IbnMjah, as-Sunan, b. offitan (turmoils) 4:454 (#4086); Hind,Kanz-ul-umml(12:264#38662); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:58).
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quiet for a while and said: Allhs Messenger hassaid that a Caliph (ie Mah d) will appear in th e last day sof my Ummah and he will give wealth in vast quantities
witho ut keep in g a reco rd of it.
Jurayr, the sub-narrator, said: I asked Ab Nadrahand Ab Al: in your opinion is Umar ibn Abd-ul-Az z, the Caliph mentioned in the hadth? They replied:
No (this Caliph will be someone other than Umar ibn
Abd-ul-Az z).1
:,11.:
,.
Narrated by Ab Sad Khudr() that the
Messenger of Allh said: The Day of Judgment willnot come until the earth is fille d with tyranny, explo itation
and rebellion. Later, a person (Mahd) will be born fromamon g my ch ildren who will f ill the earth with justi ce an d
equity. (It means that the Day of Judgment will not come
before the appearan ce of th e Caliph Mah d) as it was f illedwith tyranny an d rebellion .
2
1. Muslim narrated it in as-Sahh, b. offitan wa ashrt-us-sah
(turmoils and the conditions of the Last Hour) 4:2234 (67/2913);and Bayhaqin Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330, 331).
Ahmad bin Hambal narrated it briefly in al-Musnad(3:38,
333).2. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Bukhrand Muslim in his al-Mustadrak(4:557 # 8669), whileDhahabconfirmed it.
Ahmad narrated it in al-Musnad(3:36); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh(15:236 # 6823); and Ab Yal in al-Musnad(2:274 #987).
Haythamtransmitted it in Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:132 # 1880)with a sound chain of transmission.
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:,12.,,:
.,,
.Ab Sad Khudr() narrates that the Messen ger of
Allh said: Mahdwil l be from my family, his no sewill be pointed and high and his forehead will be bright
and sh inin g. He will f ill the earth with justi ce and equity,
just as ( before it) it had been filled with tyranny an d
transgression. The Prophet () said, he will live for,then h e stretched o ut h is left (hand), t wo fo ref in gers and
thumb of his right hand and joined the three (meaning
Mahdwill live for eight ye ars).1
,13.:, .,
Al() has related it from the Prophet (): he said: If only on e day was to remain for th is world tostay in tact (Allh will lengthen the day and) a person,(called Mahd) from my family , will be born who will f illthe world with justice and equity just as (before him) it
had been filled with tyranny and oppression.2
Haythamcopied it in Majma-uz-zawid(7:313, 314) also,
and declared the men of Ahmad and Ab Yalthiqah(trustworthy).
1. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions ofMuslim in al-Mustadrak(4:557 # 8670).
2. Ab Dwd related it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:87 (#4283); IbnAbShaybah, al-Musannaf(7:513 # 37648); Hind, Kanz-ul-
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Section 3
Imm Mahd( ) and Economic Justice:,14.
:,
,:.
Ab Sad Khudr() narrates that the Messen ger ofAllh said: Mahdwill be from me (ie from myfamily), his face will be bright and shining and his nose
will be pointed an d h igh. He will f ill the earth with justice
an d fairness just as before him it was f illed with tyranny
an d oppression. ( Meanin g that before the ca liphate of
Mahd, ty ranny an d exp lo itation shall re ign supreme in thewo rld an d there will not be the slightest trace of justice
and equity.)1
:,15.,:
,, .Ab Sad Khudr() narrates that the Messen ger of
Allh said: (Near to the en d of t ime) the earth willbe f illed with tyranny an d oppression and a person will be
umml(14:267 # 38676); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:58).
Ahmad bin Hambal related it with a little bit difference ofwords in al-Musnad(1:99).
1. Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:88 (#4285);Khatb Tabrz, Mishkt-ul-masbh, b. offitan (turmoils) 3:171(#5454); and Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:58).
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born from among my ch ildren, an d he wil l rule as Caliph
for sev en or n ine years. (Durin g his caliphate) he will f ill
the earth with justice and fairness just a s it was prev io usly
f illed with tyranny and injustice.1
(:,16.
),,
,,,
,,,
.Ab Sa d Khudr( ) says that the Messenger of
Allh mentioned a great test that will face thisUmmah. A time will come when oppression will be at
such a peak that there will not be any refuge for any
Muslim. T hen Allh will r aise someon e from amon gst mychildren who will ref ill the earth with justice and fairness
just as it was f illed with tyranny an d oppression before it.All those living in the heavens and earth will be pleased
with h im. T he earth will pro duce as much a s possible, and
Allh will pour do wn torrent ial rain f rom the sky. Mah dwil l liv e in this era (of prosper ity, e quity an d just ice) for
sev en, eight or n ine year s. Pro sperity will be on such a
h igh that the peop le at the time will wish that on ly if tho se
1. Related by Ahmad bin Hambal in al-Musnad(3:70).
Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions ofMuslim in al-Mustadrak(4:558 # 8674), while Dhahabkept quietabout it.
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who had passed before them and experienced misery and
oppression were alive.1
:17. :
,, ,,
,,.,
Narrate d by Abdullh ibn Masd ( ) thatMessen ger o f Allh said: if t h ere was only on e nightleft for this world to stay in tact, Allh will lengthen ituntil a member of my family becomes the ruler whose
name will be the same as my name and the name of his
f ather will be the same as the name of my f ather. He will
f ill the world with justice an d fairness just as it was f illed
with tyranny and exploitation. He will distribute things
equally among the people and Allh will also fill thehearts o f the Ummah with content. He wil l rule for seven
or n ine years. Then after the caliphate of Mah d, there willbe a total en d to goo dness (and v irtue).
2
1. Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak(4:465 # 8438); Azd, al-Jmi
(11:371); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:359 # 1041); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1049 # 563, 564); and Khatb TabrzinMishkt-ul-masbh, b. offitan (turmoils) 3:171 (#5457).
2. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:64); Tabarn, al-
Mujam-ul-kabr(10:133, 135 # 10216, 10224); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1055 # 572); Haytham, Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:129 # 1877); and Hindin Kanz-ul-umml(14:269 #38683).
Haythamalso narrated it through Ab Hurayarah () inMawrid-uz-zamn (6:128 # 1876).
Suytnarrated it with a di fference of words at another placein al-Hwlil-fatw (2:58).
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Section 4
Imm Mahd( ) and the Saints:,18.
:
.,Umm Salamah ( ) narrates that Messenger
of Allh sai d: P eople exact ly equal in n um ber to theCompanions of Badr (ie 313) will take the oath ofallegiance on the hand of a person from my Ummah
(Mahd) bet ween the Black Ston e and the Station ofIbrhm (maqm Ib rhm). Later on, the saint s o f Iraq andthe abd l(Substit ute s) of Syria will also come to him (to
give the o ath of alle giance).1
19. :,,,,,
,
, ,,
,,,,
, ,
1. Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak(4:431 # 8328); Ibn AbShaybah, al-Musannaf(7:460 # 37223); Tabarn, al-Mujam-ul-kabr(23:296, 390 # 656, 930); Manw, Fayd-ul-qadr(6:277);Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(4:271, 272 # 38696); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(5:241).
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,,,
..::
.:Narrated by Umm Salamah ( ), the wife of
the Prophet (), who says that the Messenger of Allh() said: at the death o f a Caliph there wil l be adiffer ence of op inion (bet ween the M uslim s of Medina
over the e lection of the n ew Caliph). One person (that is,
Mahd, realising that the people might elect him as thecaliph) will leave Medina for Makkah. Some of the
resident s of Makkah (who wil l reco gn ize him as Mah d)
wil l come to him, and br in g him o ut (of h is home) againsth is will; they wil l take the o ath (of caliphate) on h is han d
bet ween the Black Stone and the Station of I brh m(maqm Ibrh m). (When the news of his caliphate will
spread), an army will set out from Syria to wage war on
h im (but before reachin g him) it will be p ushed do wn into
the (treeless) ground at Bayd bet ween Makkah and
Medin a. The abd l(Substit utes) of Sy ria and the Saints ofIraq will take the oath of caliphate on his hand. Later, a
Quraysh(that i s, Sufyn ) person, whose maternalr elat ives will be from the Kalb tr ibe, will sen d an armed
force against them. They will prevail over the invading
army and this will be the Battle of Kalb. One who (does
not take p art in the Battle of Kalb) ha s noth in g to do with
the booty will be in loss. (After this conquest) the CaliphMh dwill generously donate wealth among the peoplean d make th em follo w th e sunnah of the ir Prophet .Islam will be fully established on earth (ie Islam will be
dominant an d accepted all over the world) . Mah dwillremain (as Caliph) for seven years, then he will die, and
the Muslim s will att end his funeral.
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Ab Dwd said: some transmitted from Hishmnine year s an d some seven y ears.
1
:,20. ,:
,,,
, ,,,
,,,,,,
,,
.:,Umm Salamah ( ) relates: she heard the
Messenger of Allh s say: there will be differenceof opinion over the death of the caliph (ie difference on
who should be appointed as the next Caliph. On seeing
this) a p er son from th e tr ibe o f Hshim (fearin g he may beselected to take the burden of the Caliphate) will leave for
Makkah from Medina. Some people will come and t ake
h im o ut of his house a lthough h e will r esist it. Then they
1. Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:89 (#4286);
Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(6:316); Abd-ur-Razzq, al-
Musannaf(11:371 # 20769); Ibn AbShaybah, al-Musamaf(7:460# 37219); Ab Yal, al-Musnad(12:369 # 6940); Tabarn, al-Mujam-ul-kabr(23:390 # 931); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1083, 1084 # 595); Haytham, Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:133# 1881); Khatb Tabrz, Mishkt-ul-masbh, b. offitan (turmoils)3:171 (#5456); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(14:265 # 38668); Suyt,ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:58); and Ibn Askirin Trkh Dimashq al-kabr(1:215, 216).
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wil l take the oath (of caliphate ) on his h and bet ween the
Black Stone and the Station of Ibrh m (maqm Ib rhm).(On hear in g the n ews of their allegiance) an army will set
o ut to wards them from Syria but it will be crushed into the
gro un d as it reach es Bay d ( a p lain bet ween Makkah an dMedina). After this, the saints of Iraq and the abd l
(Subst itute s) of Sy ria will call on him. Then a ( Sufyn )
person will come from Syria, his maternal relatives
belongin g to th e Kalb tribe, h e will despatch his army to
wage war on him. Allh will defeat them, resulting inthem facing a catastrophe. This is the Battle of Kalb. So
anyon e who (does not take part in the Batt le of Kalb and
as a result) does not share in the booty, will be in loss.
Then the caliph Mahdwill discover treasures anddistr ibute them generously ( amon g the people). I slam will
be fully esta bli shed on earth. Peop le will live ( in this state
of prosper ity an d comfo rt) for seven or n ine years (that is,
peop le wil l live in peace an d co mfort until the death ofMh d) .1
:,21..:
Al() relates that the Messenger of Allh
said: Mahdwill be from my family. Allh will t urn h imovernight into a r ighteous person (that is, through Hisguidance, He will raise him to the highest levels of
sainthood).2
1. Tabarnrelated it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat(2:90 # 1175), al-
Mujam-ul-kabr(23:390 # 930); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan, b. of
Mahd, 4:89 (#4287); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:158, 159 # 6757);Hkim, al-Mustadrak(4:431 # 8328); Azd, al-Jmi(11:371); andHaythamin Mawrid-uz-zamn (6:133 # 1881).
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:315) that Tabarnrelated it in al-Awsatand its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
2. Ibn Mjah rel ated this Hassan (fair) hadth in as-Sunan, b. offitan(turmoils) 4:454 (#4085); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(1:84);
Bazzr, al-Musnad(2:243 # 644); Ab Yal, al-Musnad(1:359 #
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Section 5
Imm Mahd( ) as Allhs Caliph:,22.
,:
,,.
:,.,
Thawbn () narrates that the Messen ger of Allh said: Three persons will wage war near yourtreasure. All three will be sons of the cal iph and yet this
treasure will not be transferred to anyone of them. Thenblack flags will appear from the east and they will wage
war on you with such inten sity that no nat ion had waged
war with such aggression before.
(Thawbn ( ) says:) then the Messenger of Allh said something (wh ich I could not rem em ber.) Thenthe Prophet () said: when you people see him, youshould take the oath of allegian ce on his han d ev en if youhave to come dragging on snow. Indeed he will be the
Caliph of Allh, Mahd.1
465); Ibn AbShaybah, al-Musannaf(7:513 # 37644); Daylam,al-Firdaws (4:222# 6669); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:58).
1. Ibn Mjah narrated it in as-Sunan, b. of fitan (turmoils) 4:453(#4084) with a sound chain of transmission and its men aretrustworthy.
Ahmad bin Hambal related it in al-Musnad(5:277); Ruyn,al-Musnad(1:417#637); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan(5:1032 # 548); Daylam, al-Firdaws, (2:323#3740); Kinn,Misbh-uz-zujjah (4:204, 205 # 2440); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(14:263 # 38658); Suyt, ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-
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Necessary Clarification: Ibn Hajar Asqaln comments in Fath-ul-b r(13:78, 79) while quoting this
tradition: If the treasure mentioned in this t radition is the
one referred to by Ab Hurayrah ( ) in thi s tradit ion:
:
.The Messenger of Allh () said: The t ime
is n ear when the r iver Euphrate s (hav in g dried up)
wil l reveal a tre asure of gold.
1
Then th is t radition clearly in dicate s that t hese ev ents
wil l o ccur at the time of Mahds appearance.
:,23.,,:
, , ,.
mathr(6:58); and Bayhaqin Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:515,
516).Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Bukhrand Muslim in al-Mustadrak(4:463, 464 # 8432), whileDhahabconfirmed it.
Hkim also narrated it with some different words at anotherplace in al-Mustadrak(4:502#8531).
1. Bukhrnarrated it in as-Sahh, b. offitan (turmoils) 6:2605(#6702); Muslim, as-Sahh, b. offitan wa ashrt-us-sah
(turmoils and the conditions of the Last Hour) 4:2219 (#30/2894);Tirmidh, al-Jmi-us-sahh, chapters ofsifat-ul-jannah (thedescription of Paradise) 4:326 (#2569); Ab Dwd, as-Sunan,book ofmalhim, 4:98 (#4313); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(5:139, 140); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:87,88#6693,6694);Baghaw, Sharh-us-sunnah (15:34#4239); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(14:203#38398); Suyt, ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:61); and Ibn Askir in Trkh Dimashq al-kabr(7:234).
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Narrated by Hudhayfah () that the Messenger of
Allh said: Mahdwill be from my family. Hiscomplex ion will be of an Arab an d a physical str ucture of
the children of Israel. There will be a beauty spot on his
right cheek. His appearance will be similar to a luminous
st ar. He will fill the e arth with justice just as it was filled
(before him) with injustice. Those in the earth and the
heavens will be pleased with his caliphate. The birds in
the skies will also be pleased.1
,24.,:
.Ab Sad Khudr() r elates fro m the Prophet
that he said: Near to the end of time, a Caliph (Mahd)will come who will give their due rights to the people
without recording it (ie without keeping a record of who
has received what).2
1. Suytrelated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:66); Daylam, al-Firdaws
(4:221#6667); and Ajlawnin Kashf-ul-khif wa muzl-ul-ilbs(2:381#2661).
2. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:64); Ibn AbShaybah,al-Musannaf(7:513 # 37640); Daylam, al-Firdaws (5:501 #8918); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:357 # 1032); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:58).
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Section 6
Imm Mahd() and Islamic Dominance:,,25.
,,
:,,:, ,!!:
,, ,
,.
:.:::!,:.
..Ab T ufayl relates from Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyah
that he said: We were sitting in th e comp any of Al()that a person asked him about Mahd. Al()(pleasantly) said: go away. Then, counting seven on his
han d, he said: Mahdwill appear in the last days and (thedominance of non-religio us forces will be at such a level
that) anyone m entionin g the n ame of Allh will be killed.(At the time of Mahds appearance) Allh will gather aparty aroun d h im, just as the separate pieces of c lo ud are
joined together and Allh will create love (and unity)among them. They will neither fear anyone nor will they
unnecessarily favo ur anyone (mean in g that they deal with
every bo dy equally). T he peop le who will gather roun d the
caliph will n um ber the Companion s who h ad taken part in
the batt le of Badr (that is, 313). Th is party will have a
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special superiority which was not possessed by anyone
before them nor will anyone possess it after them. The
n um ber o f the p eople in this party will be the same as the
Compan ions of T lt who had crossed the (Jordan) canalin the company of T lt .
Ab Tufayl says that Muhammad ibn Hanafiyyahasked the audience: Do you intend to join this party? I
sa id: yes. He said, po intin g to ward the t wo p illars (of
Kabah ): The appearan ce o f caliph Mah dwill tak e p lacebetween them. At this, Ab Tufayl said: By God! I shallnot leave them durin g my whole l ife. (The n arrator says) :
accordingly, the death of Ab Tufayl took place inMakkah.1
,26.!:
, , ,
, .Alal-Hill() narrate s that t he Prophet said
to Ftimah ( ): I swear by the One who has sentme with the T ruth! Surely, the Mah dof this Ummah willbe from among (the childr en o f) these t wo, that is, Hassan
an d Hussein . At a t ime when the wor ld will be subject tochaos and turmoil, roads will be cut off and people will
attack one another, no elderly will show love to the
1. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Bukhrand Muslim in al-Mustadrak(4:554 # 8659), whileDhahabconfirmed it.
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younger and no youngster will respect the elderly, then
Allh will send a person from among these two who willcon quer the fort s of disbelief and open clo sed h earts . He
will establish Islam in the last days of the Ummah as I
hav e established it in the ear ly day s (o f this Ummah). He
wil l fill th e earth with justice just as it was form erly f illed
with tyranny and persecution.1
,27.:
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,.,
Ab Sad Khudr( ) has narrated: I heard theMessenger of Allh say: A person will appear frommy family who will preach my sunnah. Allh will pourdown rain for him from the skies and the earth will
disclose (and throw out) its treasures for him. The earth
will be filled with justice and fairness because of him just
as it was filled before hand with tyranny and persecution.
He will rule this Ummah for seven years and he will
descen d at the Ho ly Ho use ( Bayt-ul-Muqaddas) .2
:,28. :
1. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:66,67); Tabarn, al-
Mujam-ul-kabr(3:57, 58 # 2675), al-Mujam-ul-awsat(7:276,277 # 6536); and Haythamin Majma-uz-zawid(9:165).
2. Suyuttransmitted it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:62); Tabarn, al-Mujam-ul-awsat(2:47# 1079); and Haythamin Majma-uz-zawid(7:317).
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Ab Hurayrah () has narrated: My beloved Ab al-Qsim said to me: The Day of Judgement will notcome until a person appears from my family who will
con front the peop le until they t urn to the tr uth. I said:How long will he rule for? He said: Five and two
(years).1
,29. :,
.
.!:Narrated by Jbir ibn Abdullh () that
Messenger of Allh () said: There will be a caliph in
my Ummah who will generously distribute wealth withoutkeeping a record of it. And I swear by the One who
controls my life! Certainly th at the dominance (of I slam)
1. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:62); Ab Yal, al-
Musnad(12:19 # 6665); and Asqalnin al-Matlib-ul-liyah(4:343 #4554).
Haythamsays in Majma-uz-zawid(7:315) that Ab Yalnarrated it and Ab Zurah declared the sub-narrator, Marj binRij, trustworthy, while Ibn Mun weakened him, and its othermen are trustworthy.
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wil l r eturn (that is, I slam will recapture it s lo st glo ry and
retrieve it s status dur in g h is reign).1
1. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions ofMuslim in al-Mustadrak(4:454 # 8400), while Dhahabkept quietabout it.
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:316) that B azzr hadrelated it, and its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:362 # 1055); Suyt,ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:56); and BayhaqinDalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330,331).
Muslim related it with di fferent words in as-Sahh, b. offitanwa ashrt-us-sah (turmoils and conditions of the Last Hour)
4:2234 (#67/2913); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(3:317); Hind,Kanz-ul-umml(14:263 # 38659); and Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyahwan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).
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Section 7
Economic Prosperity and Fair
Distribution of We alth
:30.
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.Ab Sad Khudr() has narrated that the
Messenger of Allh () said: Mahdwill be born duringthe last day s of my Ummah . Allh will pour down heavyrain durin g his caliphate an d the earth will grow it s
produce in abundance, and he will distribute things
equally among the people. During his reign there will beplenty of cattle and the Ummah will be held in great
esteem. (After becoming the caliph) he will live for seven
or eight years.1
:31.
:
,
,,
.
,::
1. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) in al-Mustadrak(4:558 # 8673),
while Dhahabconfirmed it.Hindtransmitted it in Kanz-ul-umml(14:273 # 38700); and
Albnin Silsilat-ul-ahdth-is-sahhah (2:336 # 711).
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:,
:,
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:,
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Ab Sad Khudr() has narrated that theMessen ger o f Allh () said: I am giving you the goodnews of the co min g of Mah dwho wil l be sent do wn at a
time wh en my Ummah will fall prey to disp utes and chao s.He will fill the earth with justice and fairness just as it
was filled (before him) with oppression and persecution.
Those in the earth and h eaven s wil l be pleased with h im.
He will distribute thin gs equally among the peop le ( ie he
will not discriminate against anyone). Allh (during hiscaliphate) will fill the hearts of my Ummah with
generosity. He will provide justice to all (without anydiscrim inat ion or preferen ce). He will ask h is announcer
to anno unce that if anyone requir ed anythin g (they sho uld
come to Mahd. On hearing this announcement) no onefrom among the Muslims ex cept one p er son wil l stand up.
Mahdwill ask h im to go to the treasurer and tell h im thatMahdh as ordered you to give me some goods. (The man
wil l go to the tr easurer ), the treasure will say to him : takeas m uch as you want. He will take (as m uch as he wishes)
an d will come o ut of th e treasury. He will, at that moment,
be a sh amed (of his act) an d (will say to him self), am I the
greediest person in Muhammads Ummah, or he will say
to h imself that wh ich is eno ugh for others is not eno ugh
for me. (Feeling guilty of his act) he will want to ret urn
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the goo ds but it will not be taken back. He wil l be told
that, once we have given something we do not take it
back. So Mahdwill live for sev en, eight o r nin e year swith this justice and fairness and distribution of wealth.
Then after his (death) there will be no goodness
( comfortable lif e) for t he liv in g to en joy.1
:,32.
:,
.,Ab Hurayrah () has narrated that the Messenger of
Allh () said while mentioning Mahd: At minimum,the duration of the caliphate of Mah dwil l be sev en years.It can also be eight or nine years. He will fill the earth
with justice and fairness just as it was filled with tyranny
and oppression before it.2
,33.
:
.
.!:Narrated by Jbir ibn Abdullh () that
the Messenger of Allh () said: There will be a caliphin my Ummah who will generously distribute wealth
without keeping a record of it. And I swear by the One
1. Ahmad bin Hambal related it in al-Musnad(3:37, 52); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:57).
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:313,314) thatTirmidhhad narrated it briefly, while Ahmad copied it through hischain of transmission, and Ab Yal also narrated it briefly andthe men of Ahmad and Ab Yal are trustworthy.
2. Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:316) that Bazzr hadnarrated it, and his men are trustworthy.
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who controls my life! Certainly, the dominance (of Islam)
wil l r eturn (that is, I slam will recapture it s lo st glo ry and
retrieve it s status dur in g h is reign).1
,34. : ,
, ,
,
:.!:,,.
Ab Hurayrah () has related that the Messen ger ofAllh () said: there will be Mahdin my Ummah. If(the duration of his caliphate is a) short (perio d) then it
will be seven years, otherwise, it will be eight or nine
years. The pro sperity of my Ummah will be at such a h igh,
the lik es of which not exper ien ced by it in the past. Rain
will pour down from the sky (as needed), the earth will
grow as much crop as possible and there will be no
shortage of wealth. A person will stand and say: O Mah d!Give me something. Mahdwil l say him : tak e it your self(fro m the treasury accordin g to your desires).
2
1. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Muslim in al-Mustadrak(4:454 # 8400), while Dhahabkept quietabout it.
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:316) that B azzr hadrelated it, and its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:362 # 1055); Suyt,
ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:56); and BayhaqinDalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330,331).
Muslim related it with di fferent words in as-Sahh, b. offitan
wa ashrt-us-sah (turmoils and conditions of the Last Hour)4:2234 (#67/2913); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(3:317); Hind,Kanz-ul-umml(14:263 # 38659); and Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyahwan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).
2. Tabarnrelated it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat(6:193 # 5402).
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.:.!:
Ab Sad Khudr( ) h as related that the Messen gerof Allh () said: There will be Mahdin my Ummahwho wil l be th e caliph for at least seven year s, otherwise
for nine years. My Ummah will be so prosperous in his
perio d that it wo uld not have exper ien ced such p rosp erity
before it. T he earth will grow every form of crop an d ho ld
back nothing. During this period goods will be in such a
high quantity as a heap of grain on the threshing floor.
Someone will stand up and say: O Mahd! Give mesomething. He will say: Take (as much you like).
1
:,36.
:,,
:.::::.,!:,
.
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:317) that Tabarn
narrated it in al-Awsatand his men are trustworthy.
1. Ibn Mjah narrated this Hassan (fair) hadth in as-Sunan, b. offitan (turmoils) 4:453 (#4083); Ibn AbShaybah, al-Musannaf(7:512, 513 # 37638); Hkim, al-Mustadrak(4:558 # 8675); Dn,as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1035, 1036 # 550); and Ibn Kathrin al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (10:37).
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Ab Sa d Khudr() narrates: W e a sk ed the Prophet() about happenings after him. We asked him: Whatwil l happen after you? He said: There wil l be Mah din myUmmah who will rule for five, or seven or nine, (the
narrator is doubtful abo ut the corr ect per io d). I a sked:
wh at i s meant by this figure? He said: (this f igure means)
years. He said: (his p erio d wil l be a perio d of blessin g and
pro sper ity.) A p er son will come over to him an d ask him:
O Mahd! Give me something, give me something. SoMahdwill giv e h im a s many goods as h e will be able tocarry.
1
1. Tirmidhrelated this Hassan (fair) hadth in al-Jmi-us-sahh,
chapters offitan (turmoils) 4:86 (#2232); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(3:21, 22); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(14:262 # 38654); andIbn Kathr in al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (10:37).
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Section 8
Imm Mahd( ) will be welcomed withOpen Arms
:,37.
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,
.
(The famous tabi(Successor)) Mujh id h as narratedthat a Companion said: (The caliph) Mahdwill appearafter the murder of Nafs Zakiyyah. When Nafs
Zakiyyah is m urdered, those in the heav en s an d the earth
will be angry with the murderers. Later, the people will
come to Mah dand br in g him (with great pomp an d sho w)as the bride is carried to her groom on wedding night. He
will fill the earth with equity and justice. (During his
caliphate) the earth will grow it s crops as the sk ies pour
down plenty of rain. During his rule my Ummah will be
blessed with so many favours that it has nev er been
blessed before.1
Necessary Clarification: A man known as Nafs
Zakiyyah was Muhammad ibn Abdullh ibn
Hussein ibn Al ibn AbTlib who revoltedagain st Abbasid caliph Man sr in 145 AH and wasmartyred. T he tradit ion do es not r efer to h im. Here
Nafs Zakiyyah stands for some other saint who
will come before Imm Mah d.
1. Related by Ibn AbShaybah in al-Musannaf(7:514 # 37653).
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.
Ab Hurayrah () has narrated that the Messenger ofAllh said: there will be Mahdin my Ummah whowill rule for seven years if the period is short, otherwise
for eight or nine years. During Mahds period, myUmmah will be so prosperous that it will not have
experienced such prosperity before it. The sky will pour
down tor rential rain an d the earth will y ield it s entire
pro duce. Goods will be ly in g like a heap of grain s on thethreshin g f loor. One man will stan d up and say: O Mah d:give me somethin g. So he will say: t ake (a s much as you
like).1
!::,39. ,,:
,
,
,
.Narrated by Al(), he said: I said (to the Prophet
()): O Messenger of Allh ( )! Will
1. Tabarnrelated it in al-Mujam-ul-awsat(6:193 # 5402).
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:317) that Tabarnnarrated it in al-Awsatand his men are trustworthy.
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Mahdbe from us, the family of Muhammad or fromother s? He said: no, but h e will be from among us, Allhwill re-establish Islam through him as he did so (in the
beginnin g) through us. These peop le will be rescued from
mischief through us (Mah d) as they have been saved frompolytheism. And through our means (Mahd) Allh willcreate love in their hearts after the hatred of mischief as
He created love in their hearts after the hatred of
polytheism. And through our means people will become
brother ly amon gst each other after th e r ivalry of t urmo ils
as they have done so in Islam after the rivalry of
polytheism."1
1. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn, al-
Mujam-ul-awsat(1:136 # 157); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:370,371 # 1089, 1090); and Haythamin Majma-uz-zawid(7:316,317).
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Section 9
Prophet s and Imm M ahd:,40.
,:
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Ab Hurayrah () has narrated that the Messenger ofAllh said: what will be the state (of your joy) atthe time when s ibn Maryam will descend (from theheaven s) an d yo ur Imm will be from among you.1
Explanation: It means that s ( ), at the timeof descent, will offer his prayers in congregation
but he himself wil l not be the Imm but a mem berof the Ummah, that is, caliph Mahd. Accordingly,
Ibn Hajar Asqalnwith reference to Ab al-Hassan burr s Manq ib a sh-Shfiwr ite s: the reare continuo us tr aditions in its support and s wil l offer one prayer behin d caliph Mahd.2
:,41.: :
1. Bukhrrelated it in as-Sahh, b. ofambiy(prophets) 3:1272
(#3265); Muslim, as-Sahh, b. ofmn (faith) 1:136 (#155); Ibn
Hibbn, as-Sahh (15:213#6802); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad
(2:336); Abd-ur-Razzq, al-Musannaf(11:400#20841); IbnMundah, al-mn (1:516 # 415, 416); Ab Awnah, al-Musnad(1:99#315); Baghaw, Sharh-us-sunnah (15:82#4277); Asqaln,Fath-ul-br(6:491), al-Isbah ftamyz-is-sahbah (4:766),Taghlq-ut-talq (4:40); Qurtub, al-Jmi li-ahkm-il-Qurn(4:101; 16:106); Ibn Kathr, Tafsr-ul-Qurn al-azm (1:578); andSuytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-ma thr(2:242).
2. Asqaln, Fath-ul-br(6:493, 494).
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,:,
,:.!: ,
.Narrated by Ibn Jurayh: Ab Zubayr r eported to me:
He heard Jbir ibn Abdullh ( ) saying: Iheard the Messenger of Allh () saying: A section ofmy people will not cease fighting for the Truth
successf ully ti ll the Day of Resurrection. He said: s ibn
Maryam would then descend and the leader of theMuslims will say: come and lead us in prayer, but he will
say : No, some amon gst you are leaders over other s. This
is the honour from Allh for this nation (ie proph et s( ) will decline the offer of leadin g the prayer due to thehigh status given by Allh to this Ummah).1
:,42.:
:
!:,
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,, :,
.
1. Muslim narrated it in as-Sahh, b. ofmn (faith) 1:137 (#156);
Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(3:345,384); Ibn Hibbn, as-Sahh(15:231,232#6819); Ab Yal, al-Musnad(4:59#2078); IbnMundah, al-mn (1:517#418); Ibn Jrd, al-Muntaq (1:257#1031); Ab Awnah, al-Musnad(1:99 # 317); and Bayhaqinas-Sunan-al-kubr (9:180).
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Jbir ibn Abdullh () narrates that theMessenger of Allh () said: wh en I slam (ie the state ofthe Ummah) becomes weak, Dajj l will appear andafter givin g details abo ut Dajjl he said: After sometime, s ibn Maryam will de scend (from the heav en) andin the mornin g (that is, at pre- dawn ) he will c all o ut: O
peop le! What is stoppin g yo u from f ightin g with th is evil
pretender (Dajj l)? People will say: he appears to be asupern atural cr eation (jinn), but as they will move forward
they will see s . Then it will be t ime for pr ayer, sotheir leader wil l say: O Allhs Spirit: come forward (andlead the prayer). He will say: Your Imm should leadyou (an d at that time the Imm will be Mahd) . Wh en thepeople will finish their Dawn prayer, they will leave
(under the leadership of s) to fight Dajj l. When s will see the Liar (Dajj l), he (ie Dajj l, out of fear)will start melting as salt melt s in water.
1
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:
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.
1. Ahmad bin Hambal related it in al-Musnad(3:367,368); Haytham,
Majma-uz-zawid(7:343,344); Hind, Kanz-ul-umml(14:325,326#38819); and Suytin ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(2:242,243).
Hkim gradid it sahh (sound) according to the conditions ofMuslim in al-Mustadrak(4:530#8613).
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Ab Ummah Bhil() has related (a longtradition) from the Messenger of Allh in which afemale Companion Umm Shark bint Abal-Akar ( ) said: O M essen ger o f Allh ( )!Where will the Arabs be at that time, ( why will the Arabs
not come out in support of the Ummah)? The Messenger
of Allh said: the Arabs will be in small number,
and most of these will be in the Sacred House and their
Im m will be a high ly p io us p er son (n amed Mah d). Whentheir Imm will come forward for Dawn prayer, at thattime s will descend (from the heaven). The Imm willr etreat and give way to him so that s can lead people inthe prayer. s p lacin g his han d bet ween the Imm sshoulders will say: step forward and lead the prayer
because the iqmah was said for you. Then their Imm(Mahd) will lead the prayer.1
:,44.:,
:.!,
..,
Uthmn ibn Abal-s () dir ectly n arrate s that theMessenger of Allh said: prophet s ibn Maryamwill descen d (from th e h eaven ) at the t ime of Dawn pray er
( fajr) and the leader of the people will request him: O
Allhs Sp ir it! (Come forward an d) lead us in prayer . swill say: you are the people of Muhammads Ummah.
So me amongst you are leader s over other s. So move
1. Related by Ibn Mjah in as-Sunan, b. offitan (turmoils) 4:446,447
(#4077).
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forward an d lead us in prayer. The leader of the Muslims
wil l come forward and lead the p rayer.1
:,45..,
Abdullh ibn Amr () says that s will
descend after Mahdand will offer (one) prayer behindhim.
2
:,46. .:
Ab Sad Khudr() narrates that the Messen ger ofAllh sa id: there will be a per son from this Ummahan d s ibn Maryam () will pr ay behin d h im.3
:,47. :
.!:,
.:
.
Hudhayfah ( ) r elates th at the Messen ger o f Allh said: When Mah dwill appear s ibn Maryam willdescen d and it will seem as tho ugh water is droppin g from
1. Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak(4:478#8473); Ahmad bin
Hambal, al-Musnad(4:217); and Tabarnin al-Mujam-ul-kabr
(9:60#8392).Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:342,343) that Ahmad
and Tabarnhad related it and the men of Ahmad were those ofsound hadth.
2. Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:373#1103); and Suytinal-Hwlil-fatw (2:78).
3. Ibn Qayyim transmitted it in al-Manr-ul-munf(1:147 # 337); and
Suytcopied it in al-Hwlil-fatw(2:64).
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his hair. At that time Mahd, addressing him, will say:please come forward and lead the people in prayer.
Prophet s will say: the iqmah was said for you;therefore, you will lead the prayer. Accordin gly, s willoffer thi s prayer behin d a man from my family (Mah d).1
,:,48.
.
Ibn Srn r elates that (Imm ) Mah dwill be from this
Ummah and will lead s ibn Maryam ( ) inprayer.2
1. Related by Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:81).2. Ibn AbShaybah narrated it in al-Musannaf(7:513#37649); and
Ibn Hammd in al-Fitan (1:373#1107).
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Section 10
Obedience o f Imm Mahd( ) will beCompulsory
:,49.
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,,!
. Shah r ibn Ha wshab () narrates that the Messenger
of Allh () said: In (the month of) Muharram, anannouncer will call out from the heaven: beware! Surely,
(be informed that) such a person has been chosen by
Allh, so listen to him and obey him during the year of
uproar an d turmoil.1
:,50.,:
.
Jbir ibn Abdullh () narrates that theMessenger of Allh () said: whoever denies (thecoming of) Dajj l, has surely committed disbelief, andwhoever denies (the coming of) Mahdhas (also)committed disbelief.
2
:,51. ,:
.,:
1. Ibn Hammd related it in al-Fitan (1:226,338#630,980); and
Suytcopied it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:76).2. Related by Suyutin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:83).
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Abdullh ibn Umar ( ) narrates that theMessenger of Allh () said: Mah dwill come and the rewill be a t urban on h is head. T here will be an announcer
who will proclaim : this is Mahd, Allhs caliph, so fol lo wan d o bey h im.1
1. Suyttransmitted it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn,
Musnad ash-shmiyyn (2:71#937); and Daylamin al-Firdaws(5:510#8920).
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Section 11
Circumstances Surrounding Imm
Mahds Arrival
:52.
,
.Related by Sulaymn ibn s ) ): I was
informed that the Ark of the Covenant will emer ge from
Tabariyyah Sea thro ugh the efforts of Imm Mah d. It willbe p laced before him at the Sacred Ho use. When the Jews
wil l see this (Ark) , a ll of them except a f ew will embrace
Islam.1
:,53., .
Kab () h as nar rated: A comet with a br ight t ail will
appear from the east before the appearance of Imm
Mahd. 2
:,54..
Shark () has relate d: I was informe d that before theappearance of Mah dthere will be lun ar eclipse t wice in
the month of Ramadn.1
1. Ibn Hammad transmitted it in al-Fitan (1:360#1050); and Suyt
copied it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:83).2. Suyttransmitted it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:82); and Ibn
Hammd in al-Fitan (1:229#642).
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:,55. ,:
, .Al() said: when the announcer will announce that
the truth is in the family of Muh ammad , at that t imeev eryone will be talk in g abo ut Mah ds arrival and hislove will be fed into them (in such a manner) that they
wil l ta lk of nothing else but h im.2
:,56. ,,
,
.
Ab Jalad () narrates: a disruption will arise whichwil l be fo llo wed by another di sruption. T he fir st will be
related to the secon d disruption a s the lace is jo ined to its
whip (meaning they will be closely related, either the
second will immediately follow the first or their content
will be similar). Then there will be the (disruption of)
swords. It will be followed by another disruption in whichall forbidden th in gs will be declar ed permissible . T hen the
caliphate will come abo ut, through the best per son
amon gst the peop le. If will come abo ut wh ilst he is sitt in g
at home.3
1. Suyttransmitted it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:82); and Ibn
Hammd in al-Fitan (1:229#642).2. Suyttransmitted it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:68); and Ibn
Hammd in al-Fitan (1:334#965).3. Ibn AbShaybah narrated it in al-Musannaf(7:531#37754); and
Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:65).
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:,57. ,
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:,,
,:,
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Abdullh ibn Amr () n arrate s: peop le wil l performthe p ilgr image together and will gather at Araft withoutthe Imm. So at Min dur in g their descent a r evolt will
pounce upon them like a dog (due to wh ich) th e tribes willpounce on one another. They will kill one another until
the valley begins to flow within blood. (In this worried
st ate) they will go to the best p er son a mon gst them to seek
his refuge while he will be crying with his face touching
the kabah as (the narrator says) I am lookin g at h is te ars.
So th ey will request h im: please come! We want to take an
oath of loyalty on yo ur hand. He will say: it is very sadthat yo u have broken so m any promises and hav e shed so
much bloo d. So, un willin gly, he will accept their o ath. So
wh en yo u fin d th at per son, you should t ake the oath on his
han d because he will be Mah don e arth a s wel l as Mah din the heaven s.
1
1. Hkim narrated it in al-Mustadrak(4:503,504#8537); Ibn
Hammd, al-Fitan (1:227, 341, 342 # 632, 987); Dn, as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan (5:1044, 1045 # 560); and Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:76).
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Section 12
Imam Mahd( ) as the Last Caliph:,58.
:
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It is narrated by Jbir ibn Samurah (): I heard theMessenger of Allh say: Islam will remainesta blished until t welve caliphs have ruled over you. T he
Ummah will be united on all of them.
Then I heard the Prophet say (something)wh ich I co uld not un derstand. I asked my f ather: what i s
he saying? He told me that he had said: all (the twelve
caliph s) will be from the Quraysh.1
:,59.:
,:.
.:!:,
Jbir ibn Samurah () has narrated that he heard theMessen ger o f Allh say: I slam will remain do minantuntil t welv e caliphs hav e p assed. Jbir () said: ( at this)
peop le said ( lo udly:) Allh is the greatest and it became
1. Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:86 (#4279);
Asqaln, Fath-ul-br(13:212); and Bayhaqin Dalil-un-nubuwwah (6:520).
Ahmad bin Hambal transmitted it with different words in al-
Musnad(5:93, 92, 98).
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noisy all around. Then the Prophet said somethingquietly. I asked my father: O father! What did he say?
(My father told me:) he said, All those (t welv e caliph s)
wil l be from the Quraysh.1
Imam Suytcomments on Ab Dwdsnarration in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:85):
,
,
::.,
,
.
:.
Ab Dwd has devoted a chapter to ImmMahdin his bookas-Sunan (4:86). In thebeginning of the chapter a narration of Jbir ibn
Samurah (
) is given. The Messenger of Allh said: unt il t welv e cal iphs have p assed, onwhom this Ummah will unite. According to
another tradition, this dn will remain dominant
till the t welv e cal iphs h ave p assed and all of them
wil l be from the Quraysh.
1. Ab Dwd narrated it in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:86 (#4280,
4281); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(5:93, 97, 98, 101); and
Asqalnin Fath-ul-br(13:211).Muslim related it with some different words in as-Sahh, b. of
imrah (emritage) 3:1453 (#7/1821).
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In this ch apter Ab Dwd has r eferre d to theopinion of scholars who believe that Imm Mahdis one of those t welve caliphs.
The conclusion Suythas drawn from this is thatIm m Mahdwill be the t welfth an d last Imm on thisearth.1
Ab Dwd, after introducing the chapter with these
t wo traditions, h as in cluded the fo llo win g narration:
:,
: .Narrated by Umm Salamah ( ) that she
heard the Messen ger of Allh () say in g: Mahdwill befrom my family an d from the children of Ftimah.2
Before it he has described the tradition which say s that
ev en if on ly one day r emains in the arrival of the Day of
Judgment, Allh will send a person (named Mahd) fromthe Prophets family who will fill the earth with justicean d fairness just as it was formerly filled with t yranny an d
affect ion.
:,59. :
.,
Ab Sad () has narrated that the Prophet said: In the last day s when so many disruption s will
appear, at that time there will be a person called Mahd .His contr ibutions will be (very) p leasant.
3
1. Suyt, al-Hwlil-fatw (2:85).2. Related by Ab Dwd in as-Sunan, b. ofMahd, 4:88 (#4284).
Ibn Hammd transmitted it in as-Sunan-ul-wridah fil-fitan(5:1057, 1061 # 575, 581).
Dhahabgraded it marf(traceable) in Mzn-ul-itidl finaqd-ir-rijl(3:126).
3. Related by Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:63).
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): (,60.!:
.,
:
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Zuhrhas narrated: when Sufyns (army) and
Mahd s army will f ace each other for battle, on th at day avoice will be heard from the sky: beware! Surely, thefr iends of (Imm) Mahdare t he fr iends of Allh .
And Asm bint Um ay s sa id: the sign of that daywill be that a hand will be seen hanging from the sky
wh ich (a ll) the peop le wil l see.1
!::,61. ,,:
,
,
,
.
Narrated by Al(), he said: I said (to the Prophet()): O Messenger of Allh ( )! WillMahdbe from us, the family of Muhammad or fromother s? He said: no, but h e will be from among us, Allh
will re-establish Islam through him as he did so (in thebeginning) through us, and these people will be rescued
from mischief thro ugh us (Mah d) as th ey h ave been savedfrom polytheism. And through our means (Mahd) Allhwil l create love in their hearts after the hatr ed of m ischief
1. Related by Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:76).
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as He created love in their hearts after the hatred of
polytheism. And through our means people will become
brother ly amon gst each other after th e r ivalry of t urmo ils
as they have done so in Islam after the rivalry of
polytheism."1
:,62.
,,
,
.Arth h as narrated that a person (Mah d) will appear
from the Prophets family who will fight in the city of
Rome and he will be the last leader (Imm) ofMuhammads Ummah. Dajjl will appear in his t ime andin his time also s will descend (from the
heaven).2
Imam Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2 :80) afterlisting the signs of the arrival of Imm Mahd,comments:
""
.,,All these signs which I have summarised
from the book al-Fitan by Nuaym ibn Hammdwho was a hfiz(ofhadth) an d one of th e teachers
of Imm Bukh r.
1. Suytnarrated it in al-Hwlil-fatw (2:61); Tabarn, al-
Mujam-ul-awsat(1:136 # 157); Ibn Hammd, al-Fitan (1:370,371 # 1089, 1090); and Haythamin Majma-uz-zawid(7:316,317).
2. Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:402,408#1214,1234); andSuytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:80).
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:,63.,:
.Jbir ibn Abdullh () narrates that the
Prophet said: In my Ummah, soon, there will be acaliph who will distribute goods generously without
keepin g a r ecord of who has r eceived what. 1
,64. :,
.
.!:
Narrated by Jbir ibn Abdullh () thatthe Messenger of Allh () said: There will be a caliphin my Ummah who will generously distribute wealth
without keeping a record of it. And I swear by the One
who controls my life! Certainly that the dominance (of
Islam) will return (that is, I slam will recapt ure its lost
glory and retrieve its stat us dur in g his re ign).2
1. Related by Suytin al-Hwlil-fatw (2:60, 61).2. Hkim graded it sahh (sound) according to the conditions of
Muslim in al-Mustadrak(4:454 # 8400), while Dhahabkept quietabout it.
Haythamsaid in Majma-uz-zawid(7:316) that B azzr hadrelated it, and its men are those of (sahh) sound hadth.
Ibn Hammd narrated it in al-Fitan (1:362 # 1055); Suyt,ad-Durr-ul-manthr fit-tafsr bil-mathr(6:56); and BayhaqinDalil-un-nubuwwah (6:330,331).
Muslim related it with di fferent words in as-Sahh, b. offitanwa ashrt-us-sah (turmoils and conditions of the Last Hour)
4:2234 (#67/2913); Ahmad bin Hambal, al-Musnad(3:317); Hind,Kanz-ul-umml(14:263 # 38659); and Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyahwan-nihyah (4:599; 10:44).