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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al Mahdi, The Twelfth Khalifah In The Sahih Sunni Ahadith The Sunni Chase Of Shadows: Is The Mahdi Really From Imam Hasan? ==================================================================== There is a dispute between the Shi’ah Imamiyyah and some of the Ahl al-Sunnah about the identity of the Mahdi’s father. There are some Sunnis who agree with Shi’is that the true Mahdi is none other than Imam Muhammad b.
al-Hasan al-Askari, a descendant of Imam al-Husayn b. ‘Ali b. Abi Talib, ‘alaihim al-salam .[^1] By contrast, there are others from the majority of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah who claim that the Awaited Imam is none other than one Muhammad b. ‘Abd Allah al-Hasani. So, to most Sunnis, the progenitor of the Mahdi was Imam al-Hasan b. ‘Ali b. Abi Talib, ‘alaihim al-salam , and the name of his immediate father is ‘Abd Allah. Shaykh Ibn Taymiyyah (d.
728 H) is very emphatic on this point: فالمهدي الذي أخبر به النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم اسمه محمد بن عبد الله لا محمد بن الحسن وقد روى عن علي رضي الله عنه أنه قال هو من ولد الحسن بن على لا من ولد الحسين بن علي So, the Mahdi who was prophesied by the Prophet, peace be upon him, his name is Muhammad b. ‘Abd Allah, NOT Muhammad b. al-Hasan. Moreover, it has been narrated that ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said that he (the Mahdi) would be from the descendants of al-Hasan b.
‘Ali, NOT from the descendants of al-Husayn b. ‘Ali .[^2] Elsewhere, he quotes that athar of ‘Ali: ورواه أبو داود من طريق أبي سعيد وفيه يملك الأرض سبع سنين ورواه عن علي رضي الله عنه أنه نظر إلى الحسن وقال إن ابني هذا سيد كما سماه رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم وسيخرج من صلبه رجل يسمى باسم نبيكم يشبهه في الخلق ولا يشبهه في الخلق يملأ الأرض قسطا And Abu Dawud narrated it through the route of Abu Sa’id, and in it is: “he will rule the earth by kingdom for seven years.” He (Abu Dawud) also narrated it from ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, that he looked at al-Hasan and said, “This son of mine is a master, as he was named by the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.
A man, who will be named with the name of your Prophet, will rise from his offspring. He will resemble him (i.e. the Prophet) in character, but will not resemble him in creation. He will fill the earth with equity.”[^3] This riwayah is indeed in the Sunan of Abu Dawud (d.