The Hadith of the Mahdi Being Rectified in One Night and the Term "The Expected Mahdi"
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is there an authentic hadith that Allah will rectify the Mahdi in one night?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is there an authentic hadith that Allah will rectify the Mahdi in one night?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the hadith has been reported regarding this. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible to use the term "the expected Mahdi"?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no obstacle, but "the expected one"—expected by whom?
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
They are waiting for the Mahdi, and their Mahdi, whom they call the Mahdi, is the Messiah al-Dajjal. The Shi'ah are waiting for the Mahdi, and the Mahdi in their belief is the one in the underground chamber. They claim this as a superstition, saying that he is held in the underground chamber of Samarra and that he will emerge at the end of time. It is a superstition with them. This is their expected Mahdi. As for the people of the Sunnah, the Mahdi in their belief is the one about whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us: that he is a man from the People of the House, from the descendants of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, whose name is like the name of the Messenger, and whose father's name is like the name of the Messenger's father, Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah. And that he will emerge at the end of time before the appearance of al-Dajjal. And that he will lead the ummah (Muslim community) and strive in the path of Allah. And that Allah will honor Islam and the Muslims through him, after the hardship and what their enemies inflicted upon them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is there an authentic hadith that Allah will rectify the Mahdi in one night?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is there an authentic hadith that Allah will rectify the Mahdi in one night?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the hadith has been reported regarding this. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it permissible to use the term "the expected Mahdi"?
The Shaykh:
Yes, there is no obstacle, but "the expected one"—expected by whom?
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
They are waiting for the Mahdi, and their Mahdi, whom they call the Mahdi, is the Messiah al-Dajjal. The Shi'ah are waiting for the Mahdi, and the Mahdi in their belief is the one in the underground chamber. They claim this as a superstition, saying that he is held in the underground chamber of Samarra and that he will emerge at the end of time. It is a superstition with them. This is their expected Mahdi. As for the people of the Sunnah, the Mahdi in their belief is the one about whom the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us: that he is a man from the People of the House, from the descendants of al-Hasan ibn 'Ali, whose name is like the name of the Messenger, and whose father's name is like the name of the Messenger's father, Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah. And that he will emerge at the end of time before the appearance of al-Dajjal. And that he will lead the ummah (Muslim community) and strive in the path of Allah. And that Allah will honor Islam and the Muslims through him, after the hardship and what their enemies inflicted upon them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب الشفاعة — youtube.com (47:50)
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