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The Forty Hadith

About the Mahdi

By

Hafiz Abu Na‟eem Al Asbahny

Died in 430 A.H.


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www.afiyah.com|[email protected] كلا ن قلا و 2رسلة ف الثقب الدا

The following text is an attempt at a translation from the original Arabic

into English.

The translation does not represent the actual words spoken by

The Prophet .

Care should be take in reading the translation as no other words can

express the true meaning of what was said.

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Praise be to Allah as he should be praised

And prayer and peace upon our master Muhammad

His messenger and slave

Thereafter,

These are forty Prophet's Hadith (May Allah grant peace and honor to him and his

family) about the Mahdi


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The 1st Hadith

Al Mahdi’s Reign and the Ummah’s bliss in his time

Narrated Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri: The Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said: “Al Mahdi will be of my Ummah, He will rule seven years, otherwiseeight, or otherwise nine. My Ummah will enjoy blessings in his time they have never

had before, both the veracious and the dissipated, God will send them rain that pourfrom heavens in abundance and the earth will bring forth all that grows”

1.

* * *

The 2nd

Hadith

Al Mahdi and that he is from the family of the Messenger of Allah

(May Allah grant peace and honor to him and his family)

Narrated Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri: The Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said: “The earth will be filled with injustice and corruption, at that time, a

man from among my progeny will rise will fill the earth with justice and equity, hewill rule for seven or nine years”

2.

1 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1366 H 4083, Musnad Ahmad 3 \21, Sunan Al Tirmizi 5\ 439

2 Musnad Ahmad 3\28, P 70, Al Mustdrak „Ala Al Sahihin 4\ 601 H 8674


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The 3rd

Hadith

[His Reign]

Narrated Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri: The Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said: “The Hour shall not come until a man from among Ahl al-Bait owns theearth , he will fill the earth with fairness and justice as it was filled with oppression

and injustice before him and he will rule for seven years”1.

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The 4th

Hadith

His Statement to Fātimah (Peace be upon her) that the Mahdi is from her.

„Ali Ibn El Hussein narrated from his father (peace be upon them):The Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) said to Fātimah

(Peace be upon her): “Al Mahdi is from your progeny”2.

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The 5th

Hadith

His saying (peace and prayers be upon him and his family):

Al Mahdi is from the Progeny of Al Hassan and Al Hussein

„Ali - Ibn- „Ali – Al Hellali narrates from his father who said: “I entered upon the

Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) as he was in themalady in which he passed away. Fātimah was at his overhead and she was crying so

profusely until her whimpers rose. The Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers beupon him and his family) raised his head to her and said, “My darling, what is

making you cry?” She said, “I fear the loss after you.” He said, “My darling, don‟tyou know that Allah, the Exalted, looked down on earth and selected your father. Hesent him with His message. Then he looked Thereafter and selected your husband and

sent me revelation to marry you to him. „O Fātimah, we are such an Ahl al-Bait thatAllah (the Exalted) has given us privilege of seven things which others do not

possess. Neither those before us nor those who will come after us will have the privilege of those seven things.

1 Musnad Ahmad 3\17, Al Ehssan according to Ibn Haban Sahih 8\291 H 6787, Al Mustdrak „Ala Al Sahihin 4\600H 86692 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1368 H 4086, Sunan Abu Dawood 4\104 H 4284, Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 23\267 H 566,

Al Mustdrak „Ala Al Sahihin 4\601 H 8671 and 8672.


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I am the Seal of the Messengers and the most dignified of the apostles before Allah,

the Exalted, and the most cherished of the creation to Allah, the Exalted, and I amyour father. My successor is the best of the successors, and the most cherished of

them to Allah, the Exalted, and he is your husband. Our martyr is the best of the

martyrs and the most cherished of them to Allah, the Exalted, and he is Hamzah Ibn

„Abd al-Mutallib, your father‟s and your husband‟s uncle. Moreover, the one who

possesses two green wings is from us, he shall fly with them in Paradise along with

the angels to whichever place he wishes, he is your father's cousin and the brother ofyour husband. Ours are the two princes of this Ummah, and they are your sons,

Al Hassan and Al Hussein, and they are the lieges of the youths of Paradise-dwellers,

and their father, by the One Who sent me with the Truth, is better than them.

„O Fātimah I swear by the One Who rightly appointed me that Al Mahdi is from your

sons‟ offspring. The world will become full with Haraj (Killing) and Maraj

(corruption)1 and will be intensified, all path (of solution) will be served and people

will fiercely fall upon one another such that neither an elder will pity any youngster,nor any youngster will respect an elder . When this happens, Allah will appoint one of

them who shall conquer the deviated castles and open out the sheathed hearts. Indeedhe shall revolt at the end of time just as I revolted at my time. He shall fill the earth

with Justice just as it had been filled with oppression. „O Fatima, grieve not and cry

not, for Allah, the Exalted, is more compassionate and more benevolent to you than I

am to you; and that is due to your position from me and your station in my heart.Allah married you to your husband, who is the greatest of all people in stature, the

most dignified of them in position, the most compassionate of them to the public, the

fairest of them in equity, and the most sapient of them in judgment. I beseeched myLord, the Exalted, that you be the first one to join me from my Ahl al-Bait”.

„Ali says “Fātimah did not live after that but for seventy five days 2

until Allah united

her with her father (Peace be upon them)”.3

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1 Haraj: Overkill, too much of it, sedition, and mingle; Look up “Haraj” item in Al Sahah 1\350, Lesan Al „Arab 15\69.

Maraj: fake sedition and corruption, in Al Hadith: How will you become if Maraj Takes place? Meaning corruption ofreligion. Maraj is: mingle; look up “Maraj” item in Lesan Al „Arab 13\65.

The meaning is: the large number of wars and the intensification of sedition and turmoil among the people.2 Historians differed about the time that Fātimah Al Zahraa the first lady of the nation (peace be upon her) had lived

after her father‟s death (peace be upon him). They also differed about the location of her grave (peace be upon her).

It is known that she stayed alive for 75 days after prophet‟s death (peace be upon him) as it was mentionedin Tarikh al-Aemah by Ibn Abi Al Thalj: 6, Tarikh Ahl al-Bait: 72, Al Kafi 1\520, Tarikh Mawaleed Al-Aemah Wa

Wafiatehm: 166, Mugam„a Al Zawaed 9\166 from Al Tabrani in Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer and Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat and Al

Esti‟ab 4\1898. Others said that she likely stayed alive for 95 days after the prophet (peace be upon him) including Ibn

Garir Al Tabri in Dalael Al-Aemah: 45, Al Sheikh Al Mofeed Fi Masar Al Shi‟aa: 54 and Al Sheikh Al Tosy in Mesbah

Al Tahgad: 554 , they stated that she died on the 3rd

of Jumada al-Akhira, 11 A.H. if it is based upon prophet‟s death

(peace be upon him) on 28 of Safar month as it is known, and Abu Al Farag Al Asfahani in Mokatl Al Talebieen:60 by saying what was narrated about Al Imam Abi G„afar Muhammad Ibn Ali (peace be upon him) that she died 3

months after him i.e. 90 days. Especially if based on prophet‟s death (peace and prayers be upon him) on Monday, the2

nd of Rabi' al-Awwal month as in Kashf Al Ghoma 1\14. Look up also Al Tabakat Al Kobra by Ibn S‟ad 8\23 and Al

Esti‟ab 4\1898 and Allah A„alam.3 Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 3\57 -58 H 2675.


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The 6th

Hadith

The Mahdi is from the Progeny of Husain

Huzaifah says, the Messenger of Allah (Peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) addressed us and recounted things that will happen in the future. Then hesaid, “If there should not remain from the world but a single day, Allah, the Exalted,

will prolong that day until He sends a man from my progeny, whose name is myname.” Salmān stood and asked: “O‟ Allah's Messenger, which of your sons? The

Holy Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) said, “This son ofmine. So saying, he placed his hand on Al Hussein (Peace be upon him)”1.

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The 7th Hadith

The village from which Al Mahdi will Rise

„Abd Allah Ibn „Omar narrated from the messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be

upon him and his family) that he said: “Al Mahdi will come from a village calledKara'ah”

2.

1 Sunan Abi Dawood 4\104 H 4282, Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 10\137 H 10230, Ibn Haban 7\567 H 5932 from Ibn

Mas‟oud.2 In Al Kamel Fi Do‟faa Al Regal 5\295 No. 1435: “from a village in Yemen called Kara'ah”, Al Bayan Fi Akhbar

Saheb Al Zaman: 511 from Abi Al Sheikh in “Awaleeh” and Abi Na‟eem in “Manakb Al Hoda”, Al Hawy Le Al

Fatawy 2\66 from Abi Bakar Al Makri in his “Mu'jam”, Mu'jam al Boldan 4\513 No. 10209 which include the same as“Al Kamel” for Ibn „Adai.

Also Abu Al Kasem Ali Ibn Mohamed Ibn Ali Al Khazaz El Kemy Al Razy has mentioned A long Hadith in Kefayet

Al Athr: 147- 151 its Sanad is from Abd Al Rahman Ibn Abi Layla, He sais: Ali (peace be upon Him) narrated: I was at

Um Salma home with the prophet (peace and prayers be upon him) then a group of his companions came in including:

Salmān, Abu Zar, El Mekdad and Abd El Rahman Ibn „Aouf; then Salmān Asked: “O‟ messenger of Allah, every

prophet has «Wasi» a (trustee) and two «Sebt» (offsprings), so who is your «Wasi» a (trustee) and who are your «Sebt»(offsprings) ? The prophet remained quiet then said: “O‟ Salmān, Allah sent four thousand prophets, they had four

thousand «Wasi» (trustees) and eight thousand «Sebt» (offsprings), I swear by Him who has my soul in his hands I‟mthe best of the prophets, my «Wasi» (trustees) is best of the trustees and my «Sebt» (offsprings) are the best of the

«Sebt» (offsprings) … until he said: He [ meaning: Al Mahdi] comes from a village in Yemen called Kara'ah, wearingmy turban, and my armor and carrying my sword Dhu Al-Fiqar, and a caller is calling: “This is Al Mahdi follow him

,he is the caliph of Allah, he fills the earth with fairness and justice as it was filled with oppression and injustice, whenthe world become filled with Haraj (Killing) and Maraj (corruption), and people will fiercely fall upon one another such

that neither the elders will show mercy upon the young nor the children will honor the old and neither will the strongershow mercy to the weak, Then Allah authorizes him to go out”.

I say that: there are a plenty of Hadith that state the appearance of Al Mahdi (peace be upon him) from Al-Masjid al-

Ḥarām in Mecca Al-Mokarama , the previously mentioned Hadith and the other ones like that Hadith about the black

standards which appear in Khurasān and that Al Mahdi (peace be upon him) is one of them can be explained in many

ways: as: We all know that Imam Al Mahdi is alive moving among people and wander through their markets and walkwhere they walk through the whole earth, taking care of his fans and followers whether they feel this or not, they will

never know him until Allah authorize him to identify himself to them, so, it is not impossible that the beginning of hismovement will be from the previously mentioned places in these narrations or from any other place without any

specification, However there is no doubt his start will be from Mecca Al-Mokarama. Also: Yamani could mean the one

who will come from Yemen, the same thing for the Khurasāni who will come too from Khurasān. But the fact that one


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of them is Yamani and the other one is Khurasāni doesn‟t necessarily indicate that they will come from Yemen or

Khurasān; so think about it.


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The 8th

Hadith

The Description of Al Mahdi’s Visage

From Huzaifah that he said: The Prophet (Peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) said: “Al Mahdi is from my offspring, his face is like a glittering star ”1.

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The 9th

Hadith

His color and his Physique

From Huzaifah that he said: The Prophet (Peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) said: “Al Mahdi is a man from my progeny, his color is an Arabic2color andhis body is an Israelite

3 body. On his right cheek there is a mole that glitters like a

star. He will fill the earth with justice just as it was filled with oppression and all

creation will accept his caliphate even the birds in the sky”4.

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The 10th

Hadith

His Forehead

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says that the Prophet (Peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said: "Al Mahdi is from us, with an open forehead (aglaa)

5 and a high nose.

(aknaa)6”

7.

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1 Kenz Al O'mal 14\264 H 66 from Al Royanni in His “Musnad”, O‟kd al Dorar: 18 from Abi Na‟eem in “Seft Al

Mahdi”. 2 Arab‟s color i.e. corny or white, also it was mentioned in Al Mahdi description that he has the same color of prophet

Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) which is slightly light-skinned with a rosy color.3 Israeli body i.e. he is tall and stocky like the sons of Jacob (peace be upon him) who are known for having stocky

bodies; Sharh Al Akhbar fi Fadael Al Aemah Al Athar 3\378 H 1251.4 From Al Tabrani in his “Mu'jam”, Fardos al Akhbar 2\359 H 6940.

5 Aglaa i.e. there is light hair above his cheeks and his hair is far from his forehead. Look up the item “Gala” in: Al

Nehayeh fi Gharib Al Hadith 1\290, Lesan Al A‟rab 2\344.6Aknaa: i.e. fine, high and has a hump in the middle. Look up the item “kana” in: Al Nehayeh fi Gharib Al Hadith Wa

al Athar 4\116, Lesan Al A‟rab 11\330.7 Sunan Abi Dawood 4\105 H 2485, Musnaf A‟ bd El Razek 11/372 H 20773.


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The 11th

Hadith

His nose

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri narrates that the Prophet (Peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said “Al Mahdi is from us Ahl al-Bait, a man from my (Ummah) nation and

He has a high nose (asham)1 and will fill the Earth with fairness and justice as it was

filled with oppression and injustice”2.

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The 12th

Hadith

The mole on his right cheek

Abu Amāma al-Bāhili says, The Messenger of Allah (Peace and prayers be upon him

and his family) said, “There will be four truces between you and the Romans. Thefourth one will be on the hands of a man from the house of the Hercules and will last

seven years.” “O‟ Messenger of Allah,” called a man from the tribe of „Abd al-Qais,who was called al-Mustawrid Ibn Ghayalān

3, “who will be the Imam of the people at

that day?” He said: “The Mahdi from my offspring, a man of forty years and with a

face like a glittering star. There will be a black mole on his right cheek. He will bewearing two “Qutwaanis”4cloaks, seeming as he was from the men of the children of

of Israel. He will extricate treasures and conquer the cities of polytheism”5.

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1 Asham: Al Shamam means high , fine nose, the man who we may called asham: means that he has a clear prominent

nose. Look up: item “shamam” Lesan Al A‟rab 7\ 206 .2 Al Mustdrak A‟la Al Sahihin 4\600 H 8670, and so in Musnad Ahmed 3\17.

3 The name of this man is spelled in many different ways, also the name of his father; it is “khaylan” in Al-Mu'jam al-

Kabeer , “gilan” in Musnad al Shamieen and Osd El G‟haba, “Hilan” in Al Esaba, and “g‟hilan” in Al Bayan in Akhbar

Saheb Al Zaman from Al Tabrani.4 Qutwaanis is the plural of Qutwaani which means white short cloak in relation to Qutwaan which is a place in al

Koufah where the Qutwaani fabrics are made. Look up: item “Quta” in Tag Al A‟ros 2\89.5 Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 8\101 H 7495, Musnad Al Shamieen 2\410 H 1600.


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The 13th

Hadith

His saying (Peace and prayers be upon him and his family) that Al Mahdi’s

Teeth are Split

Abi Salma Ibn „Abd al-Rahmān Ibn „Auf narrated from his father, the Messenger ofAllah (Peace and prayers be upon him and his family), “Allah will send a man from

my household whose teeth will be at distance from one another (Afrak)1 and whose

forehead will be broad. He will fill the earth with equity and will grant wealth

bountifully”2.

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The 14th

Hadith

Al Mahdi is a virtuous Imam

Narrated Abi Umamah: The Messenger of Allah, (praise and peace be upon him andhis family), spoke to us and mentioned the Dajjāl and said: “(Al Medina) will cast out

its dirt as a fire (Al Keer)3 casts rust from iron and this day will be called “The Day of

Salvation”.” Umm Sharik 4 inquired: “Where will the Arabs be on that day?” He

replied: “There will be a few on that day, most of them w ill be in the House ofJerusalem and their leader, Al Mahdi, is a virtuous man

5”

6.

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1 Means that his teeth are evenly split; Look up item “farak” in Lesan Al A‟rab 10\245.

2 Al Kamel Fi Do‟faa Al Regal 3\423, O‟kd Al Dorar: 16, 34, 170 from Abi Na‟eem in “A‟waleh” and in “Sefat Al

Mahdi”.3 Al Keer: what a forger use to blow in, the plural is Akiar and Kirah; look up item “Keer” in Lesan al A‟rab 12\200.

4 Umm Sharik: she is Ghozia also called Ghozila bent Dodan Ibn „Auf Ibn Amr Ibn A‟mer Ibn Rawahaa Ibn Hugair Ibn

Abd Ibn Mu‟is Ibn A‟mer Ibn Loay, she is Qraishyia Amerya, She was married to Abi Al O‟kr Ibn Somai Ibn Al Hareth

Al Azdi Al Dawsi, she gave birth to Shrekaa, She converted to Islam in Mecca, It is said that she is the one who has

endowed her self to the prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his family), then he married her but didn‟t intimate

with her because he hated how the Ansaari women are jealous. Marefat Al Sahaba 6\3517 No. 4111, Al Esti‟ab 4\1942

No. 4169, Osd al-Ghaba 6\352 No. 7489, Al Esaba 8\238 No. 12099.5 There is a sequel in another narration : “When he steps forward to lead them in the Dawn prayer, Jesus, the son of

Mary will descend during that time so the Imam will step backward in order for Jesus to come forward but he will sayto him: “Go forward and pray, because it has indeed been established for you”. So he will lead them in prayer as an

Imam”. 6 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1361 H 4077, Sunan Abi Dawood 4\115 H 4322.


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The 15th

Hadith

Allah Sends him Openly

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says that the Messenger of Allah (praise and peace be upon him

and his family) said, “The Mahdi will rise in my Ummah. Allah will send himopenly. The Ummah will enjoy and the cattle will rejoice. The earth will bring forth

its plants and he will give wealth equally”1.

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The 16th

Hadith

His saying (Peace and prayers be upon him and his family) that Al Mahdi will

wear a turban (E’mama)2 on his head

From „Abdullah Ibn „Omar that he said: the messenger of Allah (peace and prayers

be upon him and his family): “Al Mahdi will come wearing a turban on his head, and a caller will be calling, this is Al Mahdi, the Caliph of Allah! Follow him”

3.

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The 17th

Hadith

His saying (peace be upon him): an Angel Over his Head

„Abdullah Ibn „Omar says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon

him and his family), “Al Mahdi will rise while there is an angel over his head calling,this is Al Mahdi! Follow him!”

4.

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1 Al Mustdrak A‟la al Sahihin 4\601 H 8673, Look up: Musnad Ahmed 3\21 -22.2 Also "ghemama” (cloud) in another narration.

3 Al Kamel Fi Do‟faa Al Regal 5\296, Okd Al Dorar: 135 from Abi Na‟eem in “Manakb Al Hoda”.

4 Musnad Al shamieen 2\71 – 72 H 937.


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The 18th

Hadith

The Happy Tidings of the Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) to His Ummah about Al Mahdi

Narrated Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri: The Prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) said: “I give you the glad tiding of the coming of the Mahdi

1! He will be sent

to my (Ummah) nation at the time when people will be faced with severe conflict andthe earth will be hit by a violent quake. He will fill the earth with justice and equity,

as it is filled with injustice. The dwellers of the heavens and the dwellers of the earthwill be pleased with him. He will distribute wealth sahāhā.” A man asked him,

“What is sahāhā?” He said, “Equality between the people”2.

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The 19th

Hadith

Al Mahdi’s Name

Abdullah Ibn „Omar says, Said the Messenger of Allah ( peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “The Hour shall not come until a man from my progeny will

rule. His name is like my name. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it will be full of oppression and tyranny”

3.

1 In another narration “ a man from Koraysh from my progeny”.

2 Musnad Ahmed 3\37 and 52. In another narration the following text comes after “people”, “He fills the hearts of

Muhammad‟s nation with richness, and treat them fair, even he orders a caller to announce: who needs something? No

one comes but only one does and ask him for money, he says go ask the sadden (money keeper) he will give you; He

goes and say I‟m the messenger of Al Mahdi give me money; He said: take whatever you need. He keeps taking until he

becomes unable to carry it, then he throws some of it to be able to carry whatever he can and when he comes out he

regrets doing so and says: I‟m the most greedy of Muhammad‟s nation, all of them were asked to have this money and

left it, then he comes back and returns the riches but they are not taken back from him. It is said to him, „We do not take back something we have given away.‟ This will be for seven or eight or nine years. There is no pleasure in life after Al

Mahdi”.3 Narrated by Ibn Maso‟ud in this term – Al Tabrani in Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 10\133 H 10214, Abu Dawood and Al

Tirmizi as in Mataleb al Sool: 313, Ibn Haban in Al Ehssan according to Sahih Ibn Haban 8\291 H 2785, Al Bazar in

His Musnad 5\225 – 226 H 1832, Al Shashy in His Musnad 2\110 – 11 H 635.


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The 20th

Hadith

His Patronym

Huzaifah says, Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family), “If there should not remain but a single day from the world, Allah will send aman therein whose name is my name, his character is my character, and his patronym

is Abu „Abd Allah”1.

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The 21st Hadith

His father’s name

Abdullah Ibn „Omar says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “The world will not go away until Allah sends a man from my

household. His name will be like my name, and his father‟s name like my father‟s.He will fill it with equity and justice as it will be full with tyranny and oppression”2.

1 O‟kd Al Dorar: 31 from Abi Na‟eem in “Sefat Al Mahdi”, Al Bayan Fi Akhbar Saheb Al Zaman: 510.

2 Musnad Ibn Abi Shaiba 8\678 H 193, Al-Mu'jam al-Kabeer 10\133 H 10213, Musnad Al Shashy 2\110 H 634, Al

Mustdrak Ala Al Sahihin 4\489 H 8364.

I‟m saying that: Mr. Tamer Al A‟meedi has searched the Ahadith that mentioned the phrase “his father‟s name like myfather‟s” in an article was published in “Torathona” magazine in volume 3 and 4 of the 11

th year \ Ragab -

Zo Al Hega 1416A.H., under the title “application of scientific criteria of Hadith criticism on Al Mahdi‟s Ahadith(peace be upon him) in both parties books”. S ince this is an important article, here are some paragraphs of it for our

readers and researchers who are looking for the truth about Imam Al Mahdi‟s lineage (peace be upon him).

Mr. Al A‟meedi says that: “the name of the father of Imam Al Mahdi (peace be upon him) in Hadith books differs

greatly and need to be more in the spot in this research, mainly because those who deny that Al Mahdi Ahadith are trueare saying that these Ahadith didn‟t use specific name. Even those who said that Al Mahdi‟s Ahadith has been reported

through Islamic scholars didn‟t agree about his full name due to the different sources that stated his father‟s name.Some of it say that: the father‟s name of al Mahdi is the same as Prophet Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him

and his family) father‟s name because of the Hadith (his name will be like my name, and his father‟s name like myfather‟s), which will come in detail later. Others deny this and say that : His father‟s name is (Al Hassan), p recisely

Al Imam Al Hassan Al A‟skry Ibn Al Imam Ali Al Hadi (peace be upon them), and this opinion is supported by all the

twelve Imami Shia‟a, also Many Sunni has agreed about this too as it will be explained later”. Mr. al A‟meedi also saysthat: “there are many Ahadith about specifying the name of Al Mahid‟s father which differ in wording but have the

same meaning, which is (Abd Allah) like the name of the prophet‟s father (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family). Before illustrating these Ahadith we would like to note many things: … till he said: after illustrating all thesethings we will explore these Ahadith: 1

st Hadith: (The world will not go away until Allah sends a man from my

household. His name will be like my name and his father‟s name like my father‟s). This Hadith was reported by Ibn AbiShaiba, Al Tabrani and Al Hakem; All of them through A‟sem Ibn Abi Al Ngood, from Zar Ibn Hbish, from Abd Allah

Ibn Maso‟ud, from prophet Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him and his family). Also it was reported by Al

Majlesi Al Thani in (Behar Al Anwar), from Al Arbly, the latter has taken it from Al Arba‟in book for Abi Na‟eem Al

Asbahny. 2nd

Hadith: (The Hour shall not come until a man from my progeny will rule. His name is like my name and

his father‟s name like my father‟s. This Hadith has been reported by Abu Amr Al Dani and Al Khatib Al Boghdady too,

they reported it through A‟sem Ibn Abi Al Ngood Musnad from Ibn Maso‟ud too, but it was not reported by shia‟a. 3rd

Hadith: (Al Mahdi‟s name is like my name and his father‟s name like my father‟s) the most important Sunni people

who had reported this Hadith are: Al Khatib Al Boghdady and Ibn Hagar, they reported it through A‟sem too from IbnMaso‟ud Musnad. It was reported by Ibn Tawoos from Ibn Hamad from Shia‟a. Other narrators are: Abi Na‟eem, Al

Tabrani, Ibn Abi Hatem and Ibn Hamad. These are the most important Ahadith in this matter, and those who reported

these Hadith has became the reference to the latter ones, nearly you would find one of them that didn‟t report through


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The 22nd

Hadith

His Equity

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon

him and his family), “Verily the earth will be beset with oppression and hostility.Then a man will rise from my Ahl al-Bait, who will fill it with equity and justice, as it

will be replete with tyranny, hostility, and oppression”1.

* * *

A‟sem Ibn A bi Al Ngood since he is main references as all scholars had stated. The previously mentioned Ahadith areunknown to most narrators though they stated that the narration of: (his name is like my name) without (and his father‟sname like my father‟s) is most common known. For example the first Hadith was narrated by Imam Ahmed in his

Musnad in many places without mentioning that subsequent. The same did Al Tirmizi and he said (in this: from Ali,

Abi Sa‟eed, Um Salma and Abi Hurayra, this is Hadith is Sahih Hassan). Also Al Tabrani has recorded the first Hadith

in more than ten different ways without this subsequent in the following numbered Ahadith: the same did the others likeIbn Abi Shaiba and Al Hakem and other narrators. The following statement from who had reported the first Hadith

make it more clear: Al Makdsi Al Shafa‟i said after reporting the Hadith from Abi Dawood: a group of Hadith scholarshas reported it in their books , including Imam Abu A‟isa Al Tirmizi in his Game‟ book, Imam Abu Dawood in his

Sunan, Al Hafez Abi Bakr Al Bayhki and Sheikh Abu Amr Al Dani, all of them has mentioned (his name is like my

name) without the subsequent (and his father‟s name like my father‟s). It‟s not possible that all these scholars have no

idea about this subsequent narrated through the route of A‟sem Ibn Abi Al Ngood, though they had reported these

Ahadith through the route of A‟sem himself, which indicates that they don‟t think that subsequent is not correct

otherwise they would have narrated it. We can‟t charge any of them that he had omitted it in purpose since thissubsequent has a significant importance when replying to the other party about the father‟s name of Al Mahdi (peace be

.upon him). Now it is clear that one of the narrators from A‟sem had added this subsequent to promote the idea that AlMahdi is Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Al Hassan or Ibn al Mansour the Abbasi caliph. Another proof of this, is the

fabricated Hadith to Abu Horyra which said the (Al Mahdi‟s name is Muhammad Ibn Abd Allah and he has a difficulty

in speech)! Al Abri has narrated this subsequent (and his father‟s name like my father‟s) (T 363 H) in (Al Bayan) by Al

kingy al Shafa‟I; Al Kingy has narrated from Abi al Hassan Al abri‟s book that is called (Manakb Al Shafa‟i), He said:(He mentioned this Hadith and he mentioned a subsequent in his narration: (If only a single day remains from the tenure

of this world, the Almighty Allah in that same day, will raise a person from my descendants or from my Ahul – Albaytwhose name is the same as mine and his father‟s name like my father‟s, he will fill the earth with equity and justice asit will be full of oppression and tyranny). Since all the previous three Ahadith narrated by A‟sem Ibn Abi Al Ngood,from Zar Ibn Hbish, from Abd Allah Ibn Maso‟ud, it is good to mention all Hadith‟s route which has been collected by

Al Hafez Abu Na‟eem and ended by A‟sem, all these narrations agreed about using the term (his name is like my name)

and none of them mentioned the term (his father‟s name is like my father‟s), this is what was stated by Al kingy alShafa‟i in his book(Al Bayan)”. He also said that: “some of the scholars of Hadith tried to validate this subsequent and

Al Kingy al Shafa‟i has mentioned some of these but he denied it by saying: (this in terpretation is overcastted and the

last say in this matter is: Imam Ahmed has narrated this Hadith in his Musnad [in] many places: (his name is like myname). So, the Hadith of (his father‟s name like my father‟s) can‟t be contradicted with those Ahadith that specify Al

Hassan (peace be upon him) as Al Mahdi‟s father, which were narrated by many ways from both parties and whichagree with the Hadith (his name is like my name) that was narrated from Ali (Peace be upon him), Ibn Maso‟ud, Abi

Sa‟eed, Huzaifah, Slaman, Abu Hurayra, Ibn Omr, Om Salma and others. Also the coincidence of using the term Ahul

Al Bayt (peace be upon them) from the progeny of the prince of the believers Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (peace be upon

him) to Imam al Hassan Al A‟skry (peace be u pon him). Also one hundred and twenty eight Sunni scholars, narrators

and historians have supported The Ahadith which indicate that Al Mahdi is from the progeny of Imam Al Hassan Al

A‟skry, which we have explained in detail including names and sayings and have arranged by centuries starting fromthe fourth Hijri century and ending with the fourteenth Hijri Century. This makes the Hadith: (his father‟s name like my

father‟s) if it was correct not very much supported as the other Hadith. Later when we discus that Al Mahdi is from the progeny of Al Hassan and Al Hussein (peace be upon them) we will clarify what is closely related to the correct name

of A H l Mahdi‟s father (peace be upon him)”. End of “Torathona” magazine report.1 Heliat Al Awlyaa 3\101, Okd Al Dorar: 19, Al Mu‟jam Al Awsat 8\217 H , Musnad al Bazar 8\257 – 258 H 3323.


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The 23rd

Hadith

His Character

„Abdullah says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family), “A man will rise from Ahl al-Bait; his name will be like mine and hischaracter will be like mine. He will fill the earth with equity and justice”1.

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The 24th

Hadith

His Munificence

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says, Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “In latter days when mischief manifest, a man will come who iscalled Al Mahdi. His grants will be so very pleasant”2.

* * *

The 25th

Hadith

His Knowledge of the Conduct of the Prophet

(peace and prayers be upon him and his family)

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “A man will rise from my Ahl al-Bait and act upon my conduct.

Allah will descend for him blessings (Al Baraka)3 from the heavens. The earth will

bring forth its bliss. Through him the earth will be beset by equity and justice, as it

will be replete with oppression and tyranny. He will rule over this Ummah for sevenyears and will disembark at Jerusalem”

4.

* * *

1 Al Mu‟jam Al Kabeer 10\136 – 137 H 10229, Musnad al Bazar 5\207 H 1808, Ibn Haban 8\291 H 6878.2 Musnad Ahmed 3\80, Musnaf Ibn Abi Shaiba 8\678 H 63, 185.

3 “Al Katr” (rain) in another narration.

4 Al Mu‟jam Al Awsat 1\421 H 1079, Al Sunan Al Wareda Fi Al Fetan for Al Dani: 263 H 585.


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The 26th

Hadith

His Coming and His Standards

Thawbān1says, The Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) said “When you see black standards coming from Khurasān then come tothem even if you have to crawl on snow, for the Vicegerent of God Al Mahdi

2 is

amidst them”3.

* * *

The 27th

Hadith

His Coming from the East

„Abdullah said4, we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be

upon him and his family) when a group of youths from the Children of Hāshim came.

When the Prophet saw them his eyes drowned in tears and his color changed. Thecompanions said

5, “We see in your visage something which we dislike.” He said,

“We, the Ahl al-Bait, Allah has chosen the hereafter for us over this world. MyHousehold will see trials, banishment, and ostracism after me, until a nation comes

from the east carrying black standards. They will demand the right and will bedenied. So they will wage wars and will be victorious and will be given what they

asked for. But they do not accept it until they proffer it to a man from my Household.He will fill the earth with equity and justice, as they have beset it by tyranny.Whoever reaches that time from amongst you must come to them even if he has to

crawl over ice6”

7.

* * *

1 He is Thawbān Ibn Bogdod also called Ibn Gehdar – the slave of messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him

and his family), His Patronym is Aba A‟ bd Allah also said it is Abu A‟ bd Al Rahman and the first is the most common

one. He is from Hemiar in Yemen also said He is from Al Srah (location between Mecca and Yemen). It was said thathe is from Sa‟ad Al A‟shira from Mezheg, he was enslav ed then prophet Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him

and his family) bought and freed him. He remained faithful to the prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily) and kept traveling and stayed inherent to the prophet until the prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) died, then He travelled to Sham and stayed In Hems till he died there in 54 A.H. Al Mu‟jam Al Kabeer 2\91 No.

172, Ma‟reft Al Sahaba for Abi Na‟eem 1\501 No. 422, Osd Al Ghaba 1\296 No. 624.2 I say: “for the Vicegerent of God Al Mahdi” this is may be mean his supporters, we have explained in the footnote of

the seventh Hadith that Imam Al Mahdi will come from Al Masjid Al Hram in Mecca Al Mokarama; revise it.3 Musnad Ahmed 5\277, Al Fetn for Na'eem Ibn Hamad: 188, Al Mustdrak Ala Al Sahihin 4\547 H 8531.

4 In other narrations “ „Abdullah Ibn Omr” and in another one “Ibn Maso‟ud”.

5 In other narrations they said: “O‟ Messenger of Allah,” and in another one: “I said”. 6 There is a subsequent: “ He is Al Mahdi” in another narration.

7 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1366 H 4082, Musnaf Ibn Abi Shaiba 8\697 H 18874, Musnad Al Bazar 4\354 – 355 H 1556 and

1557 page 310 H 1491, Musnad Al Shashy 1\347 H 329.


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The 28th

Hadith

Islam’s Honorability through Him

Hudhaifa says, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and

his family) say, “Pity for this Ummah from tyrannical rulers! How will they bemurdering and frightening the pious until one has to acknowledge obedience to them!

The God-fearing believer will put on with them on his tongue and (run away fromthem)

1 in his heart. When Allah, the Exalted, desires to render Islam honorable again,

He will break every hostile tyrant. And He is All-Powerful over anything He desiresand to set this Ummah right after its corruption”. He said (peace be upon him), “O‟

Hudhaifa, even if there should not remain but a single day from the world, Allah will prolong that day until a man from my Household rules. Fights will be waged on his

hands and Islam will become manifest. He will not violate His promise and He is

Swift in reckoning”2

.

* * *

The 29th

Hadith

The Leisure of the Ummah during the Reign of Al Mahdi

Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon

him and his family) said, “The Mahdi will be in my Ummah, if short for seven years, otherwise eight, or otherwise nine. My Ummah will enjoy leisure in the time of AlMahdi the like of which they have never enjoyed. The heavens will shower over them

bountifully and the earth will not leave3 any vegetation but to bring it forth”

4.

* * *

The 30th

Hadith

He is a Liege of the Paradise

Anas Ibn Mālik says, The Messenger of Allah ( peace and prayers be upon him andhis family) said, “We the sons of „Abd al-Mutallib are the lieges of the Paradise:

(I, my brother „Ali, my uncle Hamzah, Ja„far, Al Hassan, Al Hussein, and AlMahdi)

5”

1.

1 In another narration: “fix them”.

2 Okd Al Dorar: 62 – 63 from Abi Na‟eem in “Seft al Mahdi”.

3 In another narration "don't save".4 Al Fetn for Na‟eem Ibn Hamad: 223, O‟kd Al Dorar: 144 -145 from Al Tabrani in his “Mu‟jam” and Abi Na‟eem in

“Seft Al Mahdi”, Al Bayan Fi Akhbar Saheb Al Zaman: 519.5 In another narration: (I, Hamzah, „Ali, Ja„far, Al Hassan, Al Hussein, and Al Mahdi”.


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1 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1368 H 4087, Al Mustdrak A‟la Al Sahihin 3\233 H 4940.


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The 31st Hadith

His Kingdom

Abu Hurayra says, The Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) said, “If there should not remain but one night for the world, a man from myHousehold will rule therein”

1.

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The 32nd

Hadith

His Rule

Thawbān says, Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and hisfamily), “Three men, all of them sons of a caliph, will be killed before your treasure,which will not go to anyone of them. Then black standards will come and they will

massacre2 them, a massacre never done by any nation. Then the Caliph of God, Al

Mahdi, will come. When you hear him, come to him and pledge allegiance to him

even if you have to crawl on snow, for he is the Caliph of God, Al Mahdi”3.

* * *

The 33rd Hadith

His saying (peace be upon him):

When you hear him, come to him and pledge allegiance to him

Thawbān says, Said the Messenger of Allah ( peace and prayers be upon him and his

family), “Black standards will come from the direction of the east. It seems as theirhearts are blocks of iron (zobar)

4. Whoever hears about them must come to them and

pledge them allegiance, even if they have to crawl over ice”5.

* * *

1 Ibn Haban 7\576 H 5922, Sunan Al Tirmizi 4\438 Z H 2231 and so.

2 In another narration: "they will kill you".

3 Sunan Ibn Majah 2\1367 H 4084, Musnad Alroyani 1\251 H 637, Al Mustdrak A‟la Al Sahihin 4\510 H 8432.

4 Zobar : means big pieces, its plural is (Zobor) Allah the almighty said: (Give me blocks (Zobar) of iron) , Also Allahthe almighty said: (But they (men) have broken their religion among them into sects (zobora)); Look up the item

“Zobar” in Lesan Al A‟rab 6\12.5 Musnad Ahmed 5\277, Al Mustdrak A‟la Al Sahihin 4\547 H 8531, Dalael al Nebowa by Al Bayhki 6\516.


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The 34th

Hadith

Through Him Allah will Bring Hearts Together

A‟li Ibn Abi Taleb (peace be upon him) says, I said, “O‟ Messenger of Allah, is Al

Mahdi from us the Household of Muhammad or from the others?” He said [themessenger of Allah] (peace and prayers be upon him and his family), “Rather, he is

ours. Allah will complete the religion through him, as He opened it through us.Through us they are rescued from mischief, as they were rescued from polytheism.

Through us Allah will bring their hearts together as brothers after the hostility ofmischief, as He brought them together as brothers in their religion after the hostility

of polytheism”1.

* * *

The 35th

Hadith

His saying (peace be upon him): No Pleasure in Life after Al Mahdi

„Abdullah Ibn Mas„ūd says, said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “Even if there should not remain for this world but a single

night, Allah will prolong that night until a man from my Household becomes theruler. His name is my like my name and his father‟s name is like my father‟s. He will

fill it with equity and justice as it will be beset by oppression and tyranny. He willdistribute wealth equally. Allah will cast contentment in the hearts of this Ummah.He will rule for seven or nine years. There is no pleasure in life after Al Mahdi”

2.

* * *

1 Al Mu'jam Al Awsat 1\97 – 98 H 157, Al Fetn by Na‟eem Ibn Hamad: 229

2 Al Mu‟jam Al Kabeer 10\135 H 1022, Al Mu‟jam Al Awsat 2\48 H 1255, Musnad Al Shashy 2\109 H 632 to his

saying: “tyr anny”.


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The 38th

Hadith

His saying (peace be upon him):

Ours is the one that Jesus will pray behind him

Narrated (Abu Hurayra), Abu Sa„īd al-Khidri says, Said the Messenger of Allah(peace and prayers be upon him and his family), “Ours is the one that Jesus the son of

Mary will pray behind him”1.

* * *

The 39th

Hadith

He Converses with Jesus

Jābir Ibn „Abd Allah says, Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be uponhim and his family), “Jesus the son of Mary ( peace be upon him) will descend. Their

leader, Al Mahdi will say, „Come lead our prayers.‟ He will say, „Behold, there is acertain leader over us, as a token of dignity from Allah, the Exalted, for this

Ummah”2.

* * *

1 Okd Al Dorar: 25 from A bi Na‟eem in “Manakb al Hoda”, Kenz al O‟mal 14\266 H 38673.

2 Sahih Muslim 1\95, Musnad Ahmed 3\345 and 384, Musnad Abi Ya‟li 4\59 H 2078.


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The 40

th Hadith

His saying (peace be upon him) in Al Mahdi

„Abdullah Ibn al-„Abbās says, Said the Messenger of Allah ( peace and prayers be

upon him and his family), “Never shall perish an Ummah in the beginning of which Iam, in the end of which is Jesus the son of Mary, and at the middle of which is Al

Mahdi”1.

1 All of the following has reported it from Ibn „Abbās in this term: Ahmed in his “Musnad”, Abu Na‟eem in “A‟waleh”

and al Hakem in “Tarikh Nisabor” as in Kenz Al O‟mal 14\269 H 38682. I say: this Hadith is narrated through other

routes and in many terms that differ from this context .. In Al Fetn by Na ‟eem Ibn Hamad: 353, Ka‟b Al Ahbar says:Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) “how could an Ummah be perished in the

beginning of which I am and in the end of which is Jesus”. In Nawder Al Osool: 156 Alasl 122, in another narration:

(Jesus will come back during the lifetime of some people of this Ummah, they are just like you or may be better – three

times-, Allah won‟t dishonor An Ummah in the beginning of which I am and in the end of which is Jesus”. In TafseerAl Tabri 3\288 H 7133, Ka‟b Al Ahbar says: Said the Messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon him and his

family) “how could an Ummah be perished in the beginning of which I am and in the end of which is Jesus” . In alMustdrak A‟la Al Sahihin 3\43 H 4351 from Safwan Ibn Amr, from Abd Al Rahman Ibn Jābir Ibn Nafir from his father

said: the companions of prophet Muhammad (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) grieved severely uponMutaa martyrs‟, the prophet (peace and prayers be upon him and his family) said: Al Dajjāl will come during the

lifetime of people like you or may be better - three times - , Allah won‟t dishonor an Ummah in the beginning of

which I am and in the end of which is Jesus”. Al Hakem said: This is Hadith Hassan Sahih based on al Shaykhin terms.Fi Akhbar Al Dowal: 76: “ … and martyrs of my households in the middle of it”. So the previous Hadith doesn‟t mean

necessarily that there is a long period of time between the coming of Imam Al Mahdi (peace be upon him) and the

descending of Jesus (peace be upon him). Middle here means after first and before last. Regardless of the period of time between them both (peace be upon them), all the narrated Ahadith from messenger of Allah (peace and prayers be upon

him and his family) indicate that Al Imam will appear first, then Jesus descends and prays behind him and become oneof his supporters. Since middle is not a defined time period and it is an extension between the first and the last, presence

of Al Mahdi is in the middle is a clear proof that his life extends through this undefined time period; because earth

should have one of Allah Advocates‟ in any time. So this Hadith indicates the presence of Imam Al Mahdi (peace be

upon him), his birth and being alive through this period of time. This Hadith is supported by Hadith Al Thakalin and

other Ahadith. So what is the purpose that he (peace be upon him) is invisible and unknown? Abd Allah Ibn Al Fadl

says, said Al Hashmy Al Imam Al Sadek (peace be upon him): This invisibility is a must, I said: and why is that? Hesaid: It is for a purpose, we don‟t have the authority to disclose it! I said: what is the purpose of this invisibility? He said

the purpose can‟t be disclosed until his appearance, the same thing that happened when Muses didn‟t know the purposeof what Al Khedr did until the time of their separation.”O‟ Ibn Al Fadl, the whole thing is a secret of Allah‟s secrets,

once we become sure that Allah the almighty is Hakim (wise) we will believe that all his actions are full of wisdom

even if we don‟t know the purpose of it. Montkhab Al Anwar Al Modiah: 81.

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