What is the authenticity of the hadiths regarding the black flags?
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The questioner : Hadiths about the black flags, are there any authentic hadiths?
The Shaykh : No, there is no authentic hadith regarding the black flags.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : All of them, my brother, revolve around a single narration with multiple wordings.
The Shaykh : No, there is no authentic hadith regarding the black flags.
The questioner :
When you see the black flags coming out from the direction of Khurasan, go to them even if you have to crawl on the snow, for among them is the Caliph of Allah, the Mahdi.
إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ الرَّايَاتِ السُّودَ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ قِبَلِ خُرَاسَانَ فَائْتُوهَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا عَلَى الثَّلْجِ، فَإِنَّ فِيهَا خَلِيفَةَ اللَّهِ الْمَهْدِيَّThe Shaykh : All of them, my brother, revolve around a single narration with multiple wordings.
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