References:

- Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v2, p86, v9, pp 74-75

- Sunan Abu Dawud, v2, p7

- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, pp 84,376; V3, p63

- al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn, by al-Hakim, v4, p557

- Jami' al-Saghir, by al-Suyuti, pp 2,160

- al-Urful Wardi, by al-Suyuti, p2

- al-Majma', by al-Tabarani, p217

- Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v9, p144

- Fat'h al-Bari fi Sharh Sahih al-Bukhari, by Ibn Hajar Asqalani, v7, p305

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p249

- al-Tathkirah, by al-Qurtubi, p617

- al-Hawi, by al-Suyuti, v2, pp 165-166

- Sharh al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah, by al-Zurqani, v5, p348

- Fat'h al-Mugheeth, by al-Sakhawi, v3, p41

- Kanz al-Ummal, v7 P186

- Iqd al-Durar Fi Akhbar al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, v12, Ch. 1,

- al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib al-Zaman, By Ganji al-Shafi'i, Ch. 12

- al-Fusool al-Muhimmah, by Ibn Sabbagh al-Maliki, Ch. 12

- Arjahul Matalib, by Ubaidallah Hindi al-Hanafi, p380

- Muqaddimah, by Ibn Khaldoon, p266

- and also in the works of Ibn Habban, Abu Nua'ym, Ibn Asakir, etc.

Also:

reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4085

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the

descendants of Fatimah (the Prophet's daughter).

references:

- Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4086

- al-Nisa'i and al-Bayhaqi, and others as quoted in:

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p249

Also:

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "We the children of Abd al-Muttalib are

the Masters of the inhabitants of the heaven: Myself, Hamza (RA), Ali

(AS), Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib (RA), al-Hasan (AS), al-Husain (AS), and al-

Mahdi (AS)."

references:

- Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4087

- al-Mustadrak, by al-Hakim, on the authority of Anas Ibn Malik

- al-Daylami

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p245

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "The Mahdi will appear in my Ummah. He

will appear for a minimum of 7 or a maximum of 9 years; at that time,

my Ummah will experience a bountiful favor like never before. It shall

have a great abundance of food, of which it need not save anything,

and the wealth at that time is in great quantities, such that if a man

asks the Mahdi to give him some, and the Mahdi (AS) will say: Here!

Take!"

reference: Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #5083

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "We (I and my family) are members of a

household that Allah (SWT) has chosen for them the life of the

Hereafter over the life of this world; and the members of my household

(Ahlul-Bayt) shall suffer a great affliction and they shall be

forcefully expelled from their homes after my death; then there will

come people from the East carrying black flags, and they will ask for

some good to be given to them, but they shall be refused service; as

such, they will wage war and emerge victorious, and will be offered

that which they desired in the first place, but they will refuse to

accept it till they pass it to a man from my family (Ahlul-Bayt)

appears to fill the Earth with justice as it has been filled with

corruption. So whoever reaches that (time) ought to come to them even

if crawling on the ice/snow since among them is the Vice-regent of

Allah (Khalifatullah) al-Mahdi."

references:

- Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, Tradition #4082,

- The History Tabari

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar, Ch. 11, section 1, pp 250-251

Also:

The Messenger of Allah said: "The world will not perish until a man

among the Arabs appears whose name matches my name."

reference: Sahih al-Tirmidhi, v9, p74

references:

- Sahih Muslim, English version, v4, chapter MCCV, p1508, Tradition #6961

- Sahih Muslim, Arabic version, Kitab al-Fitan, v4, p2234, Tradition #67

Similarly, we read in Sahih Muslim:

references:

- Sahih Muslim, English version, v4, chapter MCCV, p1508, Tradition #6964

- Sahih Muslim, Arabic version, Kitab al-Fitan, v4, p2235, Tradition #69

 It is also narrated:

In the end of the time, my Ummah will undergo very hard affliction

like never before, so that man can not find any way out. Then Allah

will appear a person from my progeny, that is my Ahlul-Bayt, who will

fill the earth with justice as it was filled with injustice. The

inhabitants of the earth and the inhabitants of the heaven love him.

The sky will bring down its water everywhere and the earth will bring

all what it can offer and will become green all over.

references:

- al-Sahih fi al-Hadith, by al-Hakim, as quoted in:

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p250

"al-Mahdi is from our Ahlul-Bayt, no doubt Allah will enforce his

appearance within a night (i.e., his coming is very unpredictable and

is very sudden)."

references:

- Sunan Ibn Majah, v2, p269

- Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, as quoted in:

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p250

Moreover, it is narrated that:

Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS) said: "When the 'Support' of the family of

Muhammad (al-Qa'im Aale Muhammad) rises Allah will unite the people of

east and the people of west."

references:

- Ibn Asakir, as quoted in:

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p252

Ibn Hajar wrote that:

Muqatil Ibn Sulayman and those who followed him among the (Sunni)

commentators of Quran said that the verse: "And he shall be a Sign for

(the coming of) the Hour" (Quran 43:61) was revealed about al-Mahdi.

reference: al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar, Ch. 11, section 1,

p247

 Also Ahmad Ibn Hanbal recorded:

The Prophet (PBUH&HF) said: "Allah will bring out from concealment al-

Mahdi from my Family and just before the Day of Judgment; even if only

one day were to remain in the life of the world, and he will spread on

this earth justice and equity and will eradicate tyranny and

oppression."

references:

- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, p99

- A close version has also been narrated in Sunan Abu Dawud, English

version, Ch. 36, Tradition #4270 narrated from Ali Ibn Abi Talib (AS).

It is narrated in Sahih Muslim that:

Jabir Ibn Abdillah al-Ansari (RA) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah

saying: "A group of my Ummah will fight for the truth until near the

day of judgment when Jesus, the son of Marry, will descend, and the

leader of them will ask him to lead the prayer, but Jesus declines,

saying: "No, Verily, among you Allah has made leaders for others and

He has bestowed his bounty upon them."

reference:

- Sahih Muslim, Arabic, part 2, p193

- Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v3, pp 45,384

- al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Ch. 11, section 1, p251

- Nuzool Isa Ibn Maryam Akhir al-Zaman, by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti, p57

Also al-Hafidh Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani mentioned that:

"The Mahdi is of this Ummah, and that Jesus (PBUH&HF) will come down

and pray behind him."

reference: Fat'h al-Bari, by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, v5, p362

reference: al-Sawa'iq al-Muhriqah, by Ibn Hajar, Ch. 11, section 1,

p234

Also Ibn Hajar quoted Abu al-Husain al-Ajiri saying:

The traditions of al-Mustafa (PBUH&HF) on the rising of al-Mahdi has

been transmitted via numerous authorities and is more than the level

of (being sufficient for) Mutawatir, describing that he is of his

Ahlul-Bayt, and will fill the earth with justice, and that Jesus (AS)

will come at the same time and he will assist Jesus for killing al-

Dajjal in the land of Palestine, and that he will lead this nation and

Jesus will pray behind him.

(1) "Kitab al-Mahdi," by Abu Dawud.

(2) "Alamat al-Mahdi," by Jalaluddin al-Suyuti.

(3) "al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar," by Ibn Hajar.

(4) "Al-Bayan fi Akhbar Sahib al-Zaman," by Allamah Abu Abdillah Ibn

Muhammad Yusuf al-Ganji al-Shafi'i.

(5) "Iqd al-Durar fi Akbar al-Imam al-Muntadhar," by Shaikh Jamaluddin

Yusuf al-Damishqi.

(6) "Mahdi Aale Rasool," by Ali Ibn Sultan Muhammad al-Harawi al-Hanafi.

(7) "Manaqib al-Mahdi," by al-Hafidh Abu Nu'aym al-Isbahani.

(8) "Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-Zaman," by al-Muttaqi al-Hindi.

(9) "Arba'in Hadith fi al-Mahdi," by Abdul Ala al-Hamadani.

(10) "Akhbar al-Mahdi," by al-Hafidh Abu Nu'aym.