Sunan Abu Dawud The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4285

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4285

حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ تَمَّامِ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنِّي أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَةِ أَقْنَى الأَنْفِ يَمْلأُ الأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا وَظُلْمًا يَمْلِكُ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ ‏"

Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The Mahdi will be of my stock, and will have a broad forehead a prominent nose. He will fill the earth will equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and he will rule for seven years.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4285).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( الْمَهْدِيّ مِنِّي ) : أَيْ مِنْ نَسْلِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي ( أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَة ) : قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : الْجَلَا مَقْصُورًا اِنْحِسَار مُقَدَّم الرَّأْس مِنْ الشَّعْر أَوْ نِصْف الرَّأْس أَوْ هُوَ دُون الصَّلَع , وَالنَّعْت أَجْلَى وَجَلْوَاء , وَجَبْهَة جَلْوَاء وَاسِعَة وَكَذَلِكَ فِي الْقَامُوس , فَمَعْنَى أَجْلَى الْجَبْهَة مُنْحَسِر الشَّعْر مِنْ مُقَدَّم رَأْسه أَوْ وَاسِع الْجَبْهَة : قَالَ الْقَارِي وَهُوَ الْمُوَافِق لِلْمَقَامِ ( أَقْنَى الْأَنْف ) : قَالَ فِي النِّهَايَة : اِلْقَنَا فِي الْأَنْف طُوله وَدِقَّة أَرْنَبَته مَعَ حَدَب فِي وَسَطه يُقَال رَجُل وَامْرَأَة قَنْوَاء اِنْتَهَى. قُلْت : لِلْأَرْنَبَةِ طَرَف الْأَنْف , وَالْحَدَب الِارْتِفَاع. قَالَ الْقَارِي : وَالْمُرَاد…

Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan حسن	The hadith	No. 4285
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4285
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 4285
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 4285

Other versions

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 5454

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God's messenger as saying, "The Mahdi will be of my stock and will have a broad forehead and a prominent nose. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and will rule for seven years." Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنِّي أجلى الْجَبْهَة وأقنى الْأَنْفِ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْمًا…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (2845)لَيَمْلأَنَّ الأَرْضَ قِسْطًا وَعَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا وَظُلْمًا

On the same subject

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2231

"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, then Allah would extend that day until he comes.'"

"‏ يَلِي رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي يُوَاطِئُ اسْمُهُ اسْمِي ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10898

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ عَنِ الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 10887

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri Arabic only

Sunan Abu Dawud 4285

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God's messenger as saying, "The Mahdi will be of my stock and will have a broad forehead and a prominent nose. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and will rule for seven years." Abu Dawud transmitted it.

On the same subject

"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, then Allah would extend that day until he comes.'"

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported God's messenger as saying, "The Mahdi will be of my stock and will have a broad forehead and a prominent nose. He will fill the earth with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and tyranny, and will rule for seven years." Abu Dawud transmitted it.

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"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, then Allah would extend that day until he comes.'"

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