Al Mahdi

The Hadith Of Mahdi

The Ahadith about Imam MahdiAS Hadith No.1

"Whoever denies belief in the Dajjal, has certainly committed disbelief and whoever denies belief in the Mahdi, has certainly committed disbelief"

The above hadith of ProphetSLM has been reported in the following works of Islamic Scholars. Abu Bakr al-Askafi (263-352 H) narrated it in Fawa'id al-Akhbar The hadith Master Abu al-Qasim al-Suhayli (d.624 H) in his book Sharh al-Sirah The hadith Master Ibn Nasir al-Din al-Dimashqi (777-842 H) in his book 'Uqud al-Durar fi 'Ulum al-Athar ("The Pearl Necklaces in the Science of Reports") The hadith Master Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (849-911 H) in his treatise al-'Arf al-Wardi fi Akhbar al-Mahdi ("The Rose Fragrance Concerning the Reports on al-Mahdi") Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (909-974 H) in his fatwa titled al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi 'Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntazar ("The Brief Discourse on the Portents of the Awaited Mahdi") said that denial of the Mahdi entails kufr. It is clear from the above hadith that one who rejects Imam MahdiAS and does not believe in him has committed disbelief (kufr). This is the unanimous belief of all the scholars of the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamat.

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Hadith No.2 ThoubanRZ narrated that the ProphetSLM said that for your treasure (khilafat) three persons would fight. Every one of them would be the son of a khalifa. But none of them would get it. Then black flags would appear from the east. They shall massacre you, but no community would be able to kill them. Then, my master said something after this, which I have forgotten. He said when you see him make covenent (ba'it) with him even if you have to go crawling upon snow, because he is khalifa of Allah, Mahdi. (Musnad Ahmad, Mishkat al-Masabih, Sunan Ibn Majah) This hadith has also been reported by al Hakim (321-405 H) in Mustadrak, Abu Nu'aim Asfahani (334-430 H) in Huliyat ul Awliya and Ibn Katheer (700-774 H) in Kitab ul Fitan wal Malaahim. We know how difficult it is to crawl and travel from one place to another. Imagine how difficult it would be to crawl on snow. Even those in good physical shape would be dissuaded from undertaking the arduous journey. One would be willing to undertake such a task only if the stakes are high and if it is absolutely essential. And that is what the Holy ProphetSLM has conveyed to the Ummah in this hadith - that ba'it on MahdiAS is so essential that we have to do it " even if you have to go crawling on snow." The above two ahadith prove that the issue of MahdiAS is a very important issue in Islam. It is absolutely essential to believe and pledge fealty (ba'it) to the MahdiAS and one can ignore this at his own peril and at the risk of being thrown into hellfire.