The Shaykh was asked about the possibility of the Mahdi appearing in these times.
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I mean, is it possible for Allah to send the Mahdi to rule the earth and fill it with justice, while the Russians, the Americans, the weapons, and the disasters are still present?
The Shaykh : The disasters may befall them, why not.
The questioner : No, Professor, may Allah preserve you, speak to us about something meaningful.
The Shaykh : Amen, and by Allah, no one is immortal on earth.
The questioner : That is correct, my man, how can the Mahdi come out to rule the world and fill it with justice while these weapons exist? At that time, they would also be against the Mahdi.
The Shaykh : Why is the issue only about weapons?
The questioner : The weapons and the world must be there.
The Shaykh : Have you not read the verse that says:[Al-Hashr 59:2]
The questioner : Against the Jews.
The Shaykh : Whether they were Jews or Christians, the important thing is that our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) casts terror into their hearts so that they destroy their own homes with their own hands. The primary basis is the believers who attack them in their own homes, so Allah grants them victory through terror and fear, and through the other natural causes that Allah subdues for the believers. History may repeat itself.
The questioner : I mean, is it possible for this weapon to remain?
The Shaykh : It does not concern us whether the weapon remains.
The questioner : He said ...The Shaykh : He says, I saidThe Shaykh : He says against this statement I am making.
The Shaykh : ... It was reported from the Messenger that there are arrows in the sky, but it was not reported from the Messenger that all machines are disabled.
The questioner : No, is there really no clarification of that?
The questioner : There was a group of Juhayman who were said to be the Mahdi, of course they say ...
The Shaykh : Yes, I was working in ... because they were in Hajj that year, they used to frequent the tent where I was staying, and they would raise the topic of the Mahdi and his appearance.
The questioner : It was said that you stated he will appear in the last of time, and the war will be with swords and spears.
The Shaykh : No, I do not say that, but I say he will not appear in this time, because the Mahdi will not be able to do more than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He stayed among his people for twenty years until he was able to establish a community around him who fight in the cause of Allah. If the one who is to come today finds nine hundred million Muslims scattered here and there, then even to gather them on one idea, on purification and education, he needs many years. He, the hadith states that he will remain on earth for seven years, eight years, what can he achieve in that time? So this means, as I said in some of what I have written or lectured, that many Muslims today talk about the appearance of the Mahdi and the descent of Isa (peace be upon him), and they become despairing and give up, forgetting that everything they have is moving backward until the Mahdi appears and Isa (peace be upon him) descends. Therefore, this belief was met with two opposing positions:
The first belief is reliance upon it, and this is the belief of the majority of Muslims today, especially the common people. There is no ... until Isa descends and the Mahdi comes.
The Shaykh : The disasters may befall them, why not.
The questioner : No, Professor, may Allah preserve you, speak to us about something meaningful.
The Shaykh : Amen, and by Allah, no one is immortal on earth.
The questioner : That is correct, my man, how can the Mahdi come out to rule the world and fill it with justice while these weapons exist? At that time, they would also be against the Mahdi.
The Shaykh : Why is the issue only about weapons?
The questioner : The weapons and the world must be there.
The Shaykh : Have you not read the verse that says:
they destroyed their houses by their [own] hands
يخربون بيوتهم بأيديهمThe questioner : Against the Jews.
The Shaykh : Whether they were Jews or Christians, the important thing is that our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) casts terror into their hearts so that they destroy their own homes with their own hands. The primary basis is the believers who attack them in their own homes, so Allah grants them victory through terror and fear, and through the other natural causes that Allah subdues for the believers. History may repeat itself.
The questioner : I mean, is it possible for this weapon to remain?
The Shaykh : It does not concern us whether the weapon remains.
The questioner : He said ...The Shaykh : He says, I saidThe Shaykh : He says against this statement I am making.
The Shaykh : ... It was reported from the Messenger that there are arrows in the sky, but it was not reported from the Messenger that all machines are disabled.
The questioner : No, is there really no clarification of that?
The questioner : There was a group of Juhayman who were said to be the Mahdi, of course they say ...
The Shaykh : Yes, I was working in ... because they were in Hajj that year, they used to frequent the tent where I was staying, and they would raise the topic of the Mahdi and his appearance.
The questioner : It was said that you stated he will appear in the last of time, and the war will be with swords and spears.
The Shaykh : No, I do not say that, but I say he will not appear in this time, because the Mahdi will not be able to do more than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He stayed among his people for twenty years until he was able to establish a community around him who fight in the cause of Allah. If the one who is to come today finds nine hundred million Muslims scattered here and there, then even to gather them on one idea, on purification and education, he needs many years. He, the hadith states that he will remain on earth for seven years, eight years, what can he achieve in that time? So this means, as I said in some of what I have written or lectured, that many Muslims today talk about the appearance of the Mahdi and the descent of Isa (peace be upon him), and they become despairing and give up, forgetting that everything they have is moving backward until the Mahdi appears and Isa (peace be upon him) descends. Therefore, this belief was met with two opposing positions:
The first belief is reliance upon it, and this is the belief of the majority of Muslims today, especially the common people. There is no ... until Isa descends and the Mahdi comes.
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