Continuation of Hadith 257: Scholarly Analysis of the Narration: 'No Mahdi Except Jesus'

I say: such as the Hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud from the Prophet (ﷺ): "Even if there remained of this world but a single day, Allah would prolong that day until He raises a man from me, or from the people of my household, whose name corresponds to my name, and his father's name to my father's name, who will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it had been filled with oppression and tyranny." It was reported by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, and the latter said: It is a Hasan Sahih (good and authentic) Hadith. He further said: "And regarding this subject, there are narrations from 'Ali, Abu Sa'id, Umm Salamah, and Abu Hurayrah." He then narrated the Hadith of Abu Hurayrah and said: "Hasan Sahih." Here ends the quote.

And regarding this subject, narrations are also transmitted from Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Abu Umamah al-Bahili, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, Thawban, Anas ibn Malik, Jabir, Ibn 'Abbas, and others.

In Sunan Abi Dawud, it is narrated from 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): "That he looked at his son al-Hasan and said: 'Indeed, this son of mine is a master (Sayyid), just as the Prophet (ﷺ) named him, and from his loins will emerge a man who will be called by the name of your Prophet. He will resemble him in character, though he will not resemble him in physical appearance, and he will fill the earth with justice.'"

And on the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Al-Mahdi is from me; he will have a broad, clear forehead and a prominent, hooked nose. He will fill the earth with fairness and justice just as it was filled with tyranny and oppression, and he will rule for seven years."

Abu Dawud reported it with a good chain of transmission (isnad jayyid) from the Hadith of 'Imran ibn Dawar al-'Ammi al-Qattan, from Qatadah, from Abu Nadrah, from Abu Sa'id; and al-Tirmidhi reported something similar through another route from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from him.