“THE MAHDEE” excerpt from Book of the End by Ibn Kathir Who Will Come At The End Of Times; He Is One Of The Rightly-Guided Khaleefahs And Imams. But He Is Not The One Who Is Awaited By The Raafidah, Who Is Supposedly Now In A Vault In Saamiraa. There Is No Reality Or Basis To That Claim What we will mention here is related in Ahaadeeth from the Messenger of Allah SAW, Ahaadeeth which indicate that the Mahdee will come at the end of times, and I think that he will appear before Eesa Ibn Maryam A, descends, for that is implied in certain Ahaadeeth. ***Some Of What Is Related Concerning The Mahdee*** Alee RA related that the Messenger of Allah SAW said, Even if there remains from this world a single day, Allah SWT will send a man from us who will fill it with justice, just as it was filled with oppression. (Ahmad) And in another narration, Alee RA related that the Messenger of Allah A said, The Mahdee is from us — the family of the Prophet SAW; Allah SWT will rectify him in a single night. (Ahmad) And in yet another narration, as Alee RA was looking at his son, Al-Hasan RA, he said, Indeed this son of mine is a Sayyid (leader), which is what the Messenger of Allah SAW called him. There will emerge from his progeny a man who has the same name as your Prophet SAW; he will resemble him in character but not in appearance. (Abu Daawood) Abu Daawood As-Sijistaanee dedicated a book of his Sunan to Al-Mahdee. In it he began by mentioning the narration of Jaabir ibn Samarah, in which the Messenger of Allah SAW said, This religion will continue to remain standing until you will have had 12 Khaleefahs over you, all of whom the Nation gathered upon. And this is another narration: The religion will continue to remain honored until 12 Khaleefahs (have gone by). Jaabir ibn Samarah RA said, Upon hearing this, the people made Takbeer (i.e., they said, Allahuakbar, Allah is the Greatest) and were in an uproar. The Prophet SAW then said only a few words, after which I asked my father, What did he say? He told me that the Prophet SAW said, All of them are from the Quraish. According to another narration, when the Prophet SAW returned to his house, the Quraish went to him and asked, And then what will happen? The Prophet said, Then there will be “Faraj” (gaps through which evil is allowed to enter, when there will be gaps within the ranks of Muslims). Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Masood RA related that the Prophet SAW, said, Even if there remains from this world only a single day..Allah SWT would prolong that day until a man from me or from my descendents is sent; his name is the same as my name, and his fathers name is the same as my fathers name. (Abu Daawood) And this is an addition from the Hadeeth of Qatr: He will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it was filled with wrongdoing and oppression. And he SAW said in the Hadeeth of Sufyaan, The world will not come to an end until a man from my family rules the Arabs; his name is the same as my name. This is how Imam Ahmad narrated it. At-Tirmidhee related it through another chain and said that it is Hasan Saheeh. Abdullah RA related that the Prophet said, A man from the people of my household will lead, and his name will be the same as my name. (At-Tirmidhee) In a similar narration Abu Hurairah 4 related that the Prophet SAW said, Were there to be a single day left in this world, Allah SWT would prolong that day until a man from the people of my household would rule; his name is the same as my name. This Hadeeth is Hasan Saheeh. And Abu Saeed RA reported that the Messenger of Allah SAW said, The Mahdee is from me; he has a large forehead, a large and thin nose that has an upward slope in its middle area, and he will fill the earth with fairness and justice, just as it was filled with wrongdoing and oppression. He will rule for seven years. Umm Salamah RA reported that she heard the Messenger of Allah SAW, say, The Mahdee is from the people of my household, from the descendents of Faatimah RA. (Abu Daawood) Umm Salamah RA, the wife of the Prophet SAW, also related that the Prophet SAW said, There will be discord when a Khaleefah (ruler) dies. A man from the inhabitants of Madeenah will flee to Makkah, and people will come to him from the dwellers of Makkah. They will bring him out (from his home), yet he will be averse to what they want of him (either because of the trials associated with being leader or because he is fearing trials). Then they will pledge allegiance tohim between the Rukn (i.e. the Black Stone) and the Maqaam (the Station of Ibraaheem). An army will be sent to (attack) him from Sham (Syria and surrounding areas) and they will be swallowed up in Al-Baidaa — a place between Makkah and Al-Madeenah. When people will see that (i.e. the honor accorded to Al-Mahdee), the Abdaal from Sham will come to him and the best people from Iraq will come and pledge allegiance to him. Then a man from the Quraish will appear; his uncles are from the children of Kalb. He will send an army to them but they (i.e. those who pledged allegiance) will be victorious over them... Wealth will be distributed and people will apply the Sunnah of their Prophet . Islam will achieve stability and firmness in the earth. That will last for seven years, after which the Mahdee will die and the Muslims will pray over him. (Abu Daawood) Alee RA related that the Prophet said, A (righteous) man will come out from behind the river (i.e. from countries that lie behind it), who is called Al-Haarith ibn Harraath. At the forefront of his army will be a man called Mansoor, who will strengthen and make firm the family (i.e. descendents) of Muhammad, just as the Quraish strengthened the Messenger of Allah g. It will be obligatory upon every Muslim to support him or (maybe he said) to answer him. (Abu Daawood) Abdullah ibn Al-Haarith ibn Juz Az-Zubaidee said, The Messenger of Allah SAW, said, A people from the East will come and they will strengthen and enable the Mahdee — i.e. they will strengthen his rule. (Ibn Maajah) ***What The Prophet SAW Said Concerning Some Of The Hardships*** That The People Of His Household Were To Undergo Alqamah related that Abdullah said, As we were with theMessenger of Allah SAW his eyes became bathed in tears and his color changed. I said, We still see something on your face (in terms of the Prophets sadness) that we dislike. The Prophet SAW; said, Allah has chosen for us, the people of this household, the Hereafter over this world. And indeed, after me (the people of) my house will face affliction, expulsion, and exile, until a people from the direction of the East will come with black flags. They will ask for bread but they will not be given it. They will fight and they will be made victorious. Then they will be given what they asked, but they will not accept it until they pass it (the matter of ruling) on to a man from the people of my household. He will fill it (i.e. the earth) with justice, just as it had been filled with oppression. Whoever from you reaches that, then go to them, even if you have to crawl on ice. (Ibn Maajah) The Hadeeth indicates that the Mahdee should come after the rule of Banu Abbaas and that he is from the people of the Prophets household, from the descendents of Faatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah A, and then from the descendents of Al-Hasan RA and Al-Husain RA. We pointed this out when we mentioned a Hadeeth related by Alee ibn Abee Taalib RA. And Allah SWT knows best. In a Hadeeth related by Thaubaan RA, the Messenger of Allah SAW said, At your treasure three will be killed, each of whom is the son of a Khaleefah (ruler). The matter will not be passed on to any one of them, and then the black flags from the East will appear, and they will fight you with such fierce fighting that no people have (ever) fought with. Thaubaan said, And then he mentioned something that I do not remember, after which he SAW, said, When you see him (i.e. the Mahdee), then pledge allegiance to him, even (if you have to come to him) by crawling on ice. For indeed he is the Khaleefah of Allah, the Mahdee. (Ibn Maajah) Ibn Maajah alone related it, and its chain is strong and authentic. The apparent meaning is that the treasure referred to in this context is the treasure of the Kabah. Three children of the Khaleefahs will be killed as they try to take it, and then near the end of times, Al-Mahdee will arrive. And he will come from the countries of the East and not from the vault of Saamiraa, as is claimed by some ignorant elements of the Raafidah, who say that he is in it now. They are waiting for him to come out at the end of times. This belief is irrational talk and strongly indicates that those who hold it have been forsaken; hence they speak madness that is inspired to them by the Shaitaan, for it is a belief that is not supported by any proof — not from the Quran, not from the Sunnah, not from sound logic, and not from Istihsaan. Abu Hurairah RA related that the Messenger of Allah g said, Black flags will emerge from Khuraasaan, and nothing will hold them back until they plant (their flags) in Eeliyaa (Jerusalem). (At- Tirmidhee) This Hadeeth is Ghareeb. And the black flags mentioned are not those that Abu Muslim Al-Khurasaanee came with when he overcame the Banu Umayyah government in the year 132 H. Rather, there are other black flags that will come with Al-Mahdee, whose name is Muhammad ibn Abdullah Al’Ulwee (from the descendents of Alee Al-Faatimee (from the descendents of Faatimah RA,), and Al-Husanee (from the descendents of Al-Hasan or Al-Husain). Allah SWT will rectify him in a single night — meaning that He SWT will forgive him, guide him, make him understand, and make him wise, after not having been of that description. Allah SWT will provide him with help from the people of the East, who will support him and establish his rule. Their flags will be black, a color which carries with it dignity. The flag of the Messenger of Allah was black, and it was called Al-lqaab. Khaalid ibn Waleed planted it in the ground in Ath-Thunayyah, which is eastern Damascus. This is when he came from Iraq...Similarly, when the Prophet, entered Makkah during its conquest, he wore a black helmet on his head; and according to another narration he SAW was wearing a black turban over his helmet. So the promised Mahdee who is to come at the end of times first comes from the East, and then people will pledge allegiance to him beside the Kabah. Abu Saeed Al-Khudree RA, reported that the Prophet SAW said, In my nation there will be the Mahdee. If his period is shortened, then (his rule is) for seven (years); otherwise, it is for nine (years). My nation will enjoy blessings the likes of which it had never previously heard of; the earth will give forth its fruits and none of it will be stored away. Wealth in those days will be abundant. A man will stand and say, 0 Mahdee, give me He will answer, Take’. (Ibn Maajah) Abu As-Sadeeq An-Naajee related that Abu Saeed Al-Khudree RA said, We feared that there would be a Hadath (something new but objectionable) and so we asked the Prophet SAW. He SAW, said, Indeed in my nation there is the Mahdee, and he will come out and live for 5 or 7 or 9. A man will go to him and say, 0 Mahdee, give me. He will throw handfuls into the mans garment, filling it with whatever the man is able to carry. (At-Tirmidhee) This Hadeeth is Hasan, and it has been related through other chains from the Prophet This indicates that after he appears, the Mahdee will at most live for another 9 years, and at the very least for 5 or 7 years. And perhaps he is the Khaleefah who throws handfuls of wealth to the people — and Allah SWT knows best. During his rule, crops will be plentiful, wealth will be abundant, his rule will be strong and victorious, his enemy will be subdued, and goodness during his days will be constant. In another narration, Abu Saeed reported that a man said, By Allah, no ruler comes to us except that he is more evil than the one before him. Abu Saeed replied, Had it not been for something I heard from the Messenger of Allah SAW, I would have said the same as you say. I heard the Messenger of Allah SAW say, Indeed, from your rulers will be a ruler who will throw handfuls of wealth without counting it. A man will come to him and ask (for charity). The man will spread out his garment while the ruler throws handfuls into it. The Messenger of Allah SAW, was wearing a coarse over-garment and was displaying what that man would do. He then gathered it at its shoulders and said, He will take it and leave. (Ahmad) Ahmad alone related it through this chain. Anas ibn Maalik RA said that he heard the Messenger of Allah SAW say, We, the children of Abdul-Muttalib, are the chiefs of the dwellers of Paradise — I, Hamzah, Alee, Jafar, Al-Hasan, Al-Husain, and Al-Mahdee. (Ibn Maajah) However, one of the narrators of this Hadeeth is unknown, and this Hadeeth is Munkar. In another narration, Anas ibn Maalik RA related that the Messenger of Allah SAW, said, The matter will not increase except in harshness, nor the world except in turning away, nor men except in miserliness and avarice. And the Hour will not arrive except upon the most evil of people. And Al-Mahdee is none other than Eesa ibn Maryam. (Ibn Maajah) This Hadeeth is known to be related by Muhammad Ibn Khaalid Al-Jundee As-Sinaanee, the Mudhdhin and Shaikh of Ash-Shaafiee. More than one narration has been related from him, and he is not unknown, as is claimed by Al-Haakim. In fact, it is related from Ibn Mueen that he ruled him to be trustworthy. Some narrators relate it in the form of a Mursal narration. At first glance, this last Hadeeth is in conflict with those Ahaadeeth we related, which establish that the Mahdee is not Eesa ibn Maryam and that the Mahdee will come before Eesa ibn Maryam descends — it seems that this is though, and Allah knows best. However, upon reflection, one should see that there is no contradiction. What is meant in the previous narration is that the true Mahdee, in the complete sense, is Eesa ibn Maryam AS; this does not negate the possibility of there being another Mahdee as well — and Allah SWT knows best.
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