Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/94)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

For this reason, there are many [liars](1) among the jinn and humankind who claim to be al-Khidr, and anyone who sees one of them believes him to be al-Khidr. There are [true accounts known to us](2) concerning this that would take too long to recount [here](3).

The same applies to [the Awaited](4) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan. A great many people each claim to be Muhammad ibn al-Hasan. Some declare this to a group(5) of people, while others conceal it and reveal it only to one or two individuals. Yet the falsehood of every one of them becomes evident, just as does the falsehood of anyone who claims to be al-Khidr.

[Response from several angles to the Rāfidi’s argument concerning the hadith of the Mahdi]

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As for his statement:

Ibn al-Jawzi narrated(6), through his chain of transmission, from Ibn Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“At the end of time, a man from among my descendants will emerge. His name will be the same as mine, and his honorific name will be the same as mine. He will fill the earth with justice just as it had been filled with oppression. He is the Mahdi.”

The reply may be given from several angles:

(1) “Among the liars” is omitted from (N), (M), and (W). (2) “Known to us” is omitted from (N), (M), and (W). (3) “Here” is omitted from (N), (M), and (W). (R), (H), and (S) read: “he mentioned it here.” (4) “The Awaited One” is omitted from (N), (M), and (W). (5) (N), (M), (H), and (R) read: “like his faction.” (6) (A) and (B) read: “said”; (S) and (R) read: “said and narrated”; (H) reads: “and narrated.”

وَلِهَذَا يُوجَدُ كَثِيرٌ [مِنَ الْكَذَّابِينَ] (١) مِنِ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ مِمَّنْ يَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ الْخَضِرُ وَيَظُنُّ مَنْ رَآهُ أَنَّهُ الْخَضِرُ، وَفِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْحِكَايَاتِ الصَّحِيحَةِ [الَّتِي نَعْرِفُهَا] (٢) مَا يَطُولُ وَصْفُهَا [هُنَا] (٣) . وَكَذَلِكَ [الْمُنْتَظَرُ] (٤) مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، فَإِنَّ عَدَدًا كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَدَّعِي كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنَّهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يُظْهِرُ ذَلِكَ لِطَائِفَةٍ (٥) مِنَ النَّاسِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَكْتُمُ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يُظْهِرُهُ إِلَّا لِلْوَاحِدِ أَوِ الِاثْنَيْنِ. وَمَا مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا مَنْ يَظْهَرُ كَذِبُهُ كَمَا يَظْهَرُ كَذِبُ مَنْ يَدَّعِي أَنَّهُ الْخَضِرُ. [الجواب عن كلام الرافضي على حديث المهدي من وجوه] فَصْلٌ. وَقَوْلُهُ: رَوَى (٦) ابْنُ الْجَوْزِيِّ بِإِسْنَادِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " «يَخْرُجُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ رَجُلٌ مِنْ وَلَدِي اسْمُهُ كَاسْمِي، وَكُنْيَتُهُ كُنْيَتِي، يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا، فَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْمَهْدِيُّ» " . فَيُقَالُ: الْجَوَابُ مِنْ وُجُوهٍ:.

(١) مِنَ الْكَذَّابِينَ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . (٢) الَّتِي نَعْرِفُهَا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . (٣) هُنَا: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . وَفِي (ر) ، (هـ) ، (ص) : ذَكَرَهُ هُنَا. (٤) الْمُنْتَظَرُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . (٥) ن، م، هـ، ر: كَطَائِفَتِهِ. (٦) أ، ب، قَالَ: رَوَى، ص، ر: قَالَ وَرَوَى، هـ: وَرَوَى.