Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 2 of 2

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It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (&) said that he heard the
Messenger of Allah (g) say: "How will you be when the son of
Maryam descends and your leader is one of
It was narrated that Jibir ibn Abdullah (&) said that he heard
the Messenger of Allah (gg) say: "A group among my Ummah will
continue to fight for the truth and will prevail until the Day of
Resurrection. 'Eesa ibn Maryam will descend, and their leader will
say: 'Come and lead us in prayer,' but he will say: 'No, you are
leaders of one another,' as an honour from Allah to this
~mmah."~~~'
The hadiths, which are narrated in Bukhari and Muslim,
indicate two things:
(i) That when 'Eesa ibn Maryam (s) descends from heaven,
the one in charge of the Muslims will be one of them.
(ii) That their ruler will be there to lead the Muslims in prayer,
and the fact that he will ask 'Eesa (5s) to lead them in
prayer when he descends indicates that this ruler will be
righteous and guided.
There are other hadiths in the Sunans and Musnads and
elsewhere that explain these hadiths that appear in Bukhari and
Muslim, they indicate that the name of that righteous man will be
Muhammad ibn Abdullah and he will be called the Mahdi. The
reports of the Sunnah support and explain each another.
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri (&) said that the
Messenger of Allah (B) said: "He is one of us behind whom 'Eesa
ibn Maryam will pray."1083