The Awaited Imām - Mahdī () by Tahir Ul Qadari

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TheAwaited Imm

Mahd()

Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

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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 ()

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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

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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

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Section 11

Circumstances Surrounding Imm M ahd s

Arrival

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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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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 () :

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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:

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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:

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.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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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.

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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.

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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.:

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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

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., 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.

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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.:

,,,

,.,

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.

:

.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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:,

:,

:. :, :.

:,

,:,

,,.:

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

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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. : ,

, ,

,

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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.


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.

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.

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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,38.,:

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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


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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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.:,

:.!,

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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. :

.!:,

.:

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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.

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.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. ,,

,

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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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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. :

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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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:

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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. ,,:

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,

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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.

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,

.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.


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

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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.


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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