Who is al-Mahdi, and does he exist?
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The questioner: A second hadith. Shaykh, and whether... is there something like the issue of the music question, where there was an addition that you fear might be extra, so one thinks it is authentic?
The Shaykh: You, the second one, lighten it for him. About the hadith.
The questioner: Is al-Mahdi from the family of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And is his name Muhammad and his father's name 'Abd Allah?
The Shaykh : And so it is.
The questioner : Yes, fine. Is he alive, meaning, is he present?
The Shaykh : No, he is missing, not present until he is born as women give birth. That is the belief of the Shi'ah. Oh Allah.
The Shaykh: You, the second one, lighten it for him. About the hadith.
The questioner: Is al-Mahdi from the family of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And is his name Muhammad and his father's name 'Abd Allah?
The Shaykh : And so it is.
The questioner : Yes, fine. Is he alive, meaning, is he present?
The Shaykh : No, he is missing, not present until he is born as women give birth. That is the belief of the Shi'ah. Oh Allah.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 967 — d3watuna.com (52:20)
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