Al Fitan

Try one of these

626
مسند أحمد
الإمام أحمد بن حنبل (ت ٢٤١ هـ)

Musnad Ahmad 645

مسند علي بن أبي طالب (1) رضي الله عنه
ThemesMahdi
672
Musnad AhmadHadith 645Ungradedمسند أحمدرقم ٦٤٥مسند علي بن أبي طالب (1) رضي الله عنه

Not graded under this archive's policy. The verdicts recorded are listed.

حدثنا فضل بن دكين، حدثنا ياسين العجلي، عن إبراهيم بن محمد ابن الحنفية، عن أبيه، عن علي، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " المهدي منا أهل البيت، يصلحه الله في ليلة "

No translation yet. Arabic only.

Grading (tahqiq)

UngradedNo verdict recorded

Edition Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, ed. Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut et al., Mu'assasat al-Risala, 1995-2001 (OpenITI Shamela0025794); numbering of that edition. Al-Arna'ut's grading footnotes are not in the digital text.

Hadith commentary (sharh)

EN

Scholarly Commentary & Context

Synthesized commentary, isnad grading & cross-references

[Collection & Reference]: Narration #645 in Musnad Ahmad.

[Core Subject]: The Mahdi ('the rightly guided one') is a man from the Prophet's family, through Fatimah, who will lead the Muslims near the end of time and fill the earth with justice as it had been filled with oppression.

[Described Characteristics]: His name will match the Prophet's name and his father's name the Prophet's father's name (Muhammad ibn Abdullah). He has a broad forehead and a fine, high nose. He rules for seven years, wealth is plentiful in his time, and he gives it out by the handful without counting. Isa (AS) descends while he is about to lead the prayer.

[Timeline & Context]: He comes before the Dajjal, in the time of the great wars with the Romans, around the conquest of Constantinople and the descent of Isa (AS).

[Prophetic Practice]: Waiting for a rescuer is not the Sunnah. Work for justice where you are, and do not follow anyone who claims the title.

Commentaries by classical hadith scholars. The Arabic texts are shown as published.