A man from ‘Abd al-Qays...
A man from ‘Abd al-Qays, Mustawrid ibn Khaylān, asked the Messenger of Allāh*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* : who will be the Imām of the Muslims at that time? He*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* replied: that person will be from (my) children and he will be forty years old.
His face will be bright like a star and there will be a black beauty spot on his right cheek, and he will be dressed in two cotton gowns and it will seem as though he is exactly like one of the Children of Israel. He will rule for ten years, discover treasures from beneath the earth and conquer the cities ruled by the polytheists.” عن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلي الله عليه وآله وسلم قال: اسم المهدي محمد.
“‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (رضي الله عنهما) has related it from the Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* : he said: The name of Mahdī will be Muhammad.” Section 2 : The Day of Judgment will not arrive before the caliphate of Imām Mahdī (Peace Be Upon Him) عن عبد الله رضي الله عنه، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم: لا تذهب الدنيا حتى يملك العرب رجل من أهل بيتي، يواطئ اسمه اسمي.
“Related by ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (رضي الله عنهما) that the Messenger of Allāh’ (Peace Be Upon Him and His Household) said: the world will not seize to exist until someone from my family becomes the king of Arabia whose name will be the same as my name (ie Muhammad).” عن عبد الله رضي الله عنه، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم، قال: يلي رجل من أهل بيتي يواطئ اسمه اسمي. قال عاصم: وأخبرنا أبو صالح، عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال: لو لم يبق من الدنيا إلا يوم، لطوّل الله ذلك اليوم حتى يلي.
“‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd (رضي الله عنهما) narrates that the Prophet*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* said: one of my children will be the caliph and his name will be the same as mine.
“‘Āsim said: Abū Sālih related to us: Narrated by Abū Hurayrah (RA): even if only one day remains before the end of the world, Allāh will lengthen the day to the extent that that person (ie Mahdī) becomes the caliph.” عن أم سلمة رضي الله عنها، قالت: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم يقول: المهدي من عترتي من ولد فاطمة.
“Umm Salamah*(Allāh Be Pleased With Her)* says: I heard the Messenger of Allāh*(Peace Be Upon Him and His Household)* say: Mahdī will be from my family and he will be from the children of Fātimāh.” عن أبي نضرة، قال: كنا عند جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنهما، فقال: يوشك أهل الشام أن لا يجبى إليهم دينار ولا مدى. قلنا: من أين ذاك؟ قال: من قبل الروم.