Dahabi has also supported Hakim's point of view.

Dahabi has also supported Hakim's point of view.[^62] Mahdi (a.s) is from the descendants of Fatima (a.s) There is another set of traditions that considers Mahdi (a.s) as one of the descendants of Fatima (a.s). These traditions are as under: Abu Dawood, Ibn Maja and others say, using different wordings, that Um Salama says that she has heard the Holy Prophet (s) commenting on Mahdi, say: المهدی من عترتی من ولد فاطمه[^63] Mahdi is a member of my progeny and one of the descendants of Fatima (a.s).

Hakim Nayshaburi and Zahabi have narrated from Sa'eed bin Musayyib from Um Salama who says she heard the Holy Prophet commenting on Mahdi, say: نعم هو حق و هو من بنی فاطمه[^64] Yes he is (the manifestation of) truth and is from the progeny of Fatima (a.s). The author of al-Taj , has considered the chain used by Abu Dawood and Hakim Nayshaburi as authentic.

[^65] Mahdi is from the offspring of Imam Husain (a.s) There are many traditions that state that Mahdi is from the offspring of Imam Husain (a.s). Below are three specimens of such traditions: Tradition one The Holy Prophet (s) said: لو لم یبق من الدنیا الا یوم واحد لطول الله عزو جل ذلک الیوم حتی یبعث فیه رجلا من ولدی اسمه اسمی If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man (Hazrat Mahdi) from among my children, who is my namesake, appears.

Thereupon Salman Farsi stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah! Which of your children's offspring is he? The Messenger of Allah pated Imam Husain's shoulder saying: من ولدی هدا from the offspring of this child of mine.

Many figures including Abu al-Qasim Tabarani, Ibn Asakir Demishqi, Abu Na'eem Isfahani, Ibn Qayyim Jawziya, Yusuf bin Yahya Maqdisi, Sheikh al-Islam Juwaini and In Hajar Maki, author of a l-Sawaeq al-Muhriqa have mentioned this tradition in their books.[^66] Tradition Two During the last days of his life, the Holy Prophet (s), addressing his daughter, Fatima (a.s), said: ما یبکیک یا فاطمه!

اما علمت ان الله اطلع الی الارض اطلاعه فاختار منها اباک فبعثه نبیا ثم اطلع ثانیه فاختار بعلک فاوحی الی فانکحته ایاک و اتخدته وصیا اما علمت انک بکرامه الله ایاک زوجک اعلمهم علما و اکثرهم حلما و اقدمهم سلما O Fatima! Why do you weep? Do you not know that when Allah looked at the inhabitants of earth for the first time He chose your father as prophet from among them and when He looked at them for the second time, Hechose your husband?

He told me through revelation to marry you to him and I chose him as my successor.