Who is the expected Mahdi? (And the discussion concerns the Mahdi of the Shi'ah)
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The questioner : The expected Mahdi that they talk about... regarding the Mahdi, is the Mahdi the expected Mahdi that the Shi'ah talk about, or the Mahdi that they say is in the cave, who will come out after so many years or so many years?
The Shaykh : The Mahdi, my brother, of the Shi'ah is an illusion. The Mahdi of the Shi'ah is an illusion; he has no existence except in their minds. Have you heard of the Phoenix?
The questioner : No, by Allah, I have not heard of it.
The Shaykh : Ah, what is the verse of poetry? The Phoenix is a name without a body, and the loyal friend, you know, the loyal friend. In any case, the Mahdi of the Shi'ah is an illusion because they say he is inside the cave for so many years, and every day they prepare a group of soldiers, of warriors, of horsemen, and they go to the door of the cave to receive him, and so on. They remain in their misguidance, wandering about. As for the Mahdi who is promised in the authentic hadiths, including his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): So the Mahdi is Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah, a man from among the renewers about whom the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us by saying: So the Mahdi is nothing but an ordinary man, a scholar and a reformer. People follow him because of his knowledge and his righteousness. Therefore, in his time, people will see justice and will no longer see the injustice and oppression that Muslims are living through today in every land of Islam, with great regret. This Mahdi is a man from among the scholars and reformers; women will not give birth to anyone like him after the Companions and the Rightly Guided Caliphs.
The questioner : Before the descent of 'Isa...
The Shaykh : It is before, but he will meet him, as you heard just now. We mentioned that 'Isa will descend east of Damascus, and the prayer will have been established for the Mahdi. So when 'Isa sees him leading the prayer, he will say, "No, I will not take precedence over you, O community of Muhammad, as an honor for this community." Yes.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, before I ask about the evidence for what you mentioned, which is the saying of Allah, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:159]
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, as a witness, yes, Allah has spoken the truth.
The questioner : to our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : The Mahdi, my brother, of the Shi'ah is an illusion. The Mahdi of the Shi'ah is an illusion; he has no existence except in their minds. Have you heard of the Phoenix?
The questioner : No, by Allah, I have not heard of it.
The Shaykh : Ah, what is the verse of poetry? The Phoenix is a name without a body, and the loyal friend, you know, the loyal friend. In any case, the Mahdi of the Shi'ah is an illusion because they say he is inside the cave for so many years, and every day they prepare a group of soldiers, of warriors, of horsemen, and they go to the door of the cave to receive him, and so on. They remain in their misguidance, wandering about. As for the Mahdi who is promised in the authentic hadiths, including his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
The world will not end until Allah sends a man whose name matches my name and whose father's name matches my father's name, namely Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah. He will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it was filled with injustice and oppression. He will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it was filled with injustice and oppression. He will remain on the earth for seven years or eight years.
لا تنقضي الدنيا حتى يبعث الله رجلا يوافق اسمه اسمي واسم أبيه اسم أبي أي محمد بن عبد الله يملأ الأرض قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما يملأ الأرض قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلما يمكث في الأرض سبع سنوات أو ثمن سنواتIndeed, Allah will send for this community a renewer of its religion at the head of every hundred years.
إن الله يبعث لهذه الأمة من يجدد لها دينها على رأس كل مئة سنةThe world will not end until Allah sends a man whose name matches my name and whose father's name matches my father's name. He will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it was filled with injustice and oppression.
لا تنقضي الدنيا حتى يبعث الله رجلا يوافق اسمه اسمي واسم أبيه اسم أبي يملأ الأرض قسطا وعدلا كما ملئت جورا وظلماThe questioner : Before the descent of 'Isa...
The Shaykh : It is before, but he will meet him, as you heard just now. We mentioned that 'Isa will descend east of Damascus, and the prayer will have been established for the Mahdi. So when 'Isa sees him leading the prayer, he will say, "No, I will not take precedence over you, O community of Muhammad, as an honor for this community." Yes.
The questioner : Our Shaykh, before I ask about the evidence for what you mentioned, which is the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
And there is none from the People of the Scripture but that he will surely believe in Jesus before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness.
وإن من أهل الكتاب إلا ليؤمننّ به قبل موته ثم يوم القيامة يكون عليهم شهيداThe Shaykh : Yes, indeed, as a witness, yes, Allah has spoken the truth.
The questioner : to our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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