No blood will unjustly be shed and no sleeping person will...

No blood will unjustly be shed and no sleeping person will be woken up (unjustly).”[^2] Regarding the prevalence of security during the time of al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ), ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas said: “At that time, even the wolf will not harm the sheep; the lion will not devour the cow; the snake will not bite man; the mouse will neither gnaw leather bags nor take away anything from them.”[^3] The Commander of the Faithful ( ‘a ) said: “When our Qa’im rises up, the sky will send down its rain while the beasts of prey will reconcile with the other quadrupeds and harm human beings no more so much so that a woman from Iraq will go to Sham without worrying about a fierce animal or being afraid of it.”[^4] The same Imam ( ‘a ) also said: “The army of al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ) will crush the army of the A‘war ad-Dajjal, cleansing the earth of its existence.

Afterward, al-Mahdi will attain the leadership of the east and west, extending from Jabalqa to Jabarsa, including every country, and his government and rule will be stabilized.”[^5] Imam al-Mahdi ( ‘atfs ) will behave justly with the people to such an extent that sheep will graze beside wolves while children will play with scorpions without being harmed by them. The wicked will be exterminated while the good will remain.

It has been stated in a hadith : “The Day of Resurrection will not come to pass unless Hadrat ‘Isa comes down… And wolves will be among flocks of sheep like shepherd dogs while lions will be among a herd of camels as if they were young small camels.”[^6] Hudhayfah reports that he heard the Prophet of God (S) saying: “During the advent of Hadrat al-Qa’im… Birds will lay eggs in their own nests and so will the fishes in the sea.”[^7] Perhaps, it means that they will feel a sence of security, and with nothing to worry about, they will lay eggs in their nests and habitats.

Abu Amamah Bahili narrates: “One day the Messenger of Allah (S) delivered a sermon to us and at the end he (S) said: “The leader of the people at that time will be a righteous man… In that time, sheep and cows will not be attacked and animosities will be removed from hearts. Bridles will be removed from the mouths of animals. Children will put their hands in the mouths of fierce animals but the latter will not harm them.

Young animals will be put in front of lions and other beasts of prey and yet they will not be harmed.