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Forty Hadiths from Imam al-Ridha on Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him)
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Forty Hadiths from Imam al-Ridha on Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him)
Hadith One
The Lineage of Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him)
Imam al-Mahdi is al-Hujjah ibn al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja‘far ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them all). Imam ‘Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (peace be upon him) said:
“The righteous successor from the progeny of Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali is the Master of the Age, and he is al-Mahdi (peace be upon him).”
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Hadith Two
Imam al-Mahdi’s Birth Was Concealed
Narrated by Ayyub ibn Nuh, who said: I said to Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (peace be upon him):
“I hope that you are the one entrusted with this matter, and that Allah will bring it to you without the sword, for allegiance has been pledged to you and coins have been struck in your name.”
He replied: “There is none among us to whom letters are addressed, fingers pointed, questions asked, and wealth delivered, except that he is either assassinated or dies in his bed—until Allah brings forth for this matter a young man from among us whose birth and upbringing are concealed, though his lineage is not concealed.”
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[1] Tārīkh Mawālīd al-A’immah, p. 200; Kashf al-Ghummah, vol. 3, p. 265; al-Fusūl al-Muhimmah, p. 292.
Hadith Three
Prohibition of Explicitly Naming Him (peace be upon him)
Narrated by al-Rayyān ibn al-Salt, who said: I heard al-Ridha (peace be upon him) say:
“The Rising One (al-Qā’im), al-Mahdi ibn al-Hasan—his body will not be seen, and no one shall name him by his name after his occultation until he appears, declares his name, and all creation hears it.”
We said to him: ‘Our master, what if we say: the Master of the Occultation, the Master of the Age, and al-Mahdi?’ He replied: ‘All of that is permissible without restriction. I only forbade you from explicitly stating his name so that his name remains hidden from our enemies and they do not recognize him.’
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And also from him, he said: I heard Abu al-Hasan al-Ridha (peace be upon him) being asked about the Rising One, and he said:
“His body will not be seen, and his name will not be mentioned.”
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I say: This narration is one of the reports that prohibit explicitly stating his name. The scholar al-Majlisi mentioned thirteen hadiths from nine of the Infallibles concerning the prohibition of naming Imam al-Mahdi with his noble name. However, when considering other narrations that explicitly mention his name…
[2] al-Kāfī, vol. 1, p. 241; al-Ghaybah by al-Nu‘mānī, p. 168; Kamāl al-Dīn, vol. 2, p. 370; A‘lām al-Warā, p. 407; Kashf al-Ghummah, vol. 2, p. 314.
[3] al-Hidāyah al-Kubrā, p. 364; Mustadrak al-Wasā’il, vol. 12, p. 285.
[4] al-Kāfī, vol. 1, p. 333; Kamāl al-Dīn, vol. 2, p. 270; Ithbāt al-Wasiyyah, p. 226; Wasā’il al-Shī‘ah, vol. 11, p. 486; Ithbāt al-Hudāt, vol. 3, p. 49; Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 51, p. 33.
