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​عن سدير الصيرفي قال: دخلت أنا والمفضل بن عمر وأبو بصير وأبان بن تغلب على مولانا أبي عبد الله الصادق (عليه السلام)... وهو يبكي بكاء الواله الثكلى... ويقول:

​«سَيِّدِي غَيْبَتُكَ نَفَتْ رُقَادِي، وَضَيَّقَتْ عَلَيَّ مِهَادِي، وَابْتَزَّتْ مِنِّي رَاحَةَ فُؤَادِي، سَيِّدِي غَيْبَتُكَ أَوْصَلَتْ مُصَابِي بِفَجَائِعِ الْأَبَدِ...»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٣٥٢

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Sadir Al-Sayrafi, who said: Al-Mufaddal bin Umar, Abu Basir, Aban bin Taghlib, and I entered upon our master, Abu Abdullah Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him)... and he was weeping like a bereaved mother... saying:

​"My Master! Your occultation has banished my sleep, narrowed my resting place, and snatched away the comfort of my heart. My Master! Your occultation has joined my affliction with the tragedies of eternity..."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 352

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​عن الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)، في بيان مقامه الشامخ كآخر حجج الله على أرضه، وأنه أمانٌ لأهله ومحبيه:

​«أَنَا خَاتَمُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ، وَبِي يَدْفَعُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ الْبَلَاءَ عَنْ أَهْلِي وَشِيعَتِي.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٤٤١

​[English Translation]

​Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) said, illustrating his lofty station as the final proof of Allah on His earth, and that he is a sanctuary of safety for his family and his followers:

​"I am the seal of the successors, and through me, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, repels calamities from my family and my Shia."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 441

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​عن الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف):

«إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَنَا فَلَا فَاقَةَ بِنَا إِلَى غَيْرِهِ، وَالْحَقَّ مَعَنَا فَلَنْ يُوحِشَنَا مَنْ قَعَدَ عَنَّا.»

​المصدر: الغيبة للطوسي، ص ٢٨٥

​[English Translation]

​Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) said:

"Indeed, Allah is with us, so we have no need for anyone else. And the truth is with us, so we will not be distressed by whoever holds back from us."

​Source: Al-Ghayba by Al-Tusi, Page 285

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​عن الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف):

«مِنْ فَضْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَنْسَى التَّسْبِيحَ وَيُدِيرُ السُّبْحَةَ فَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ التَّسْبِيحُ.»

​المصدر: بحار الأنوار للمجلسي، ج ٥٣، ص ١٦٥، ح ٤

​[English Translation]

​Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) said:

"From the grace of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is that a man may forget the Tasbih (glorification) yet turn the prayer beads, so the Tasbih is recorded for him."

​Source: Bihar al-Anwar by Al-Majlisi, Vol. 53, Page 165, Hadith 4

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​من أهم الأحاديث المتفق عليها بين جميع المسلمين والتي تثبت هوية ونسب الإمام المهدي الموعود، عن أم المؤمنين أم سلمة (رضوان الله عليها) قالت: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ) يَقُولُ:

​«الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي، مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَةَ.»

​المصدر: سنن أبي داود (كتاب المهدي)، حديث ٤٢٨٤ / سنن ابن ماجه، حديث ٤٠٨٦

​[English Translation]

​From the most significant hadiths universally agreed upon by all Muslims, proving the identity and lineage of the promised Imam Al-Mahdi. Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) say:

​"The Mahdi is from my progeny, from the descendants of Fatima."

​Source: Sunan Abi Dawud (Book of Al-Mahdi), Hadith 4284 / Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 4086

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Sunni Sources

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​في سياق الحديث عن الفتن التي تسبق الظهور المبارك، عن حذيفة بن اليمان (رضوان الله عليه) يروي عن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) مراحل الفتن حتى بلوغ ذروتها قبل شروق شمس المهدي:

​«...ثُمَّ تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ مُظْلِمَةٌ، ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي فَيَمْلَأُهَا عَدْلاً كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْراً.»

​المصدر: الملاحم والفتن لابن طاووس، ص ٤٥

​[English Translation]

​In the context of speaking about the tribulations preceding the blessed reappearance, Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) the stages of tribulations until reaching their peak before the sunrise of the Mahdi:

​"...Then there will be a dark, black tribulation, after which a man from my Household will emerge and fill it [the earth] with justice just as it was filled with oppression."

​Source: Al-Malahim wa al-Fitan by Ibn Tawus, Page 45

​Note:

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*Sunni Source

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​عن الإمام علي الرضا (عليه السلام)، في حديث عظيم يحث فيه على فضيلة الصبر وانتظار الفرج، مستشهداً بآية قرآنية كريمة:

​«مَا أَحْسَنَ الصَّبْرَ وَانْتِظَارَ الْفَرَجِ، أَمَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ: {وَارْتَقِبُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌ}؟ فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالصَّبْرِ فَإِنَّهُ يَأْتِي عَلَى الْيَأْسِ، وَقَدْ كَانَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ أَصْبَرَ مِنْكُمْ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٦٤٥

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ali Al-Reza (peace be upon him), in a great hadith urging the virtue of patience and awaiting the relief, citing a noble Quranic verse:

​"How excellent are patience and awaiting the relief! Have you not heard the saying of the righteous servant: 'And watch, indeed I am with you, watching' [Quran 11:93]? Therefore, you must be patient, for it (the relief) comes upon despair, and indeed those who were before you were more patient than you."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 645

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​عن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) مبيناً صعوبة امتحان الغيبة، ومحذراً المنتظرين من تسلل الشكوك إلى قلوبهم:

​«وَالَّذِي بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيراً، لَيَغِيبَنَّ الْقَائِمُ مِنْ وُلْدِي بِعَهْدٍ مَعْهُودٍ إِلَيْهِ مِنِّي، حَتَّى يَقُولَ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ: مَا لِلَّهِ فِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ حَاجَةٌ، وَيَشُكَّ آخَرُونَ فِي وِلَادَتِهِ، فَمَنْ أَدْرَكَ زَمَانَهُ فَلْيَتَمَسَّكْ بِدِينِهِ، وَلَا يَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً بِشَكِّهِ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ١، ص ٥١

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) illustrating the difficulty of the test of occultation, and warning the awaiters against letting doubts creep into their hearts:

​"By the One who sent me with the truth as a bearer of glad tidings, the Qa'im from my descendants will certainly go into an occultation according to a covenant entrusted to him from me, until most people will say: 'Allah has no need for the family of Muhammad,' and others will doubt his birth. So, whoever reaches his time must hold firmly to his religion, and not allow Satan a way to reach him through his doubt."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 1, Page 51

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​عن الإمام الحسن العسكري (عليه السلام)، متحدثاً عن ابنه الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)، ومبيناً طوق النجاة الوحيد في زمن الغيبة القاسية:

​«وَاللَّهِ لَيَغِيبَنَّ غَيْبَةً لَا يَنْجُو فِيهَا مِنَ الْهَلَكَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ ثَبَّتَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَى الْقَوْلِ بِإِمَامَتِهِ، وَوَفَّقَهُ فِيهَا لِلدُّعَاءِ بِتَعْجِيلِ فَرَجِهِ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٣٨٤

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Al-Hasan Al-Askari (peace be upon him), speaking about his son, Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), and illustrating the only lifeline during the harsh era of occultation:

​"By Allah, he will go into an occultation during which no one will be saved from destruction except the one whom Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, makes firm in the belief in his Imamate, and whom He grants the success to supplicate for the hastening of his reappearance."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 384

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​عن سلمان المحمدي قال: دخلت على النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) وإذا الحسين (عليه السلام) على فخذيه، وهو يقبله ويقول في بيان عظمة ذريته وأبنائه:

​«أَنْتَ سَيِّدٌ ابْنُ سَيِّدٍ أَبُو سَادَةٍ، أَنْتَ إِمَامٌ ابْنُ إِمَامٍ أَبُو أَئِمَّةٍ، أَنْتَ حُجَّةٌ ابْنُ حُجَّةٍ أَبُو حُجَجٍ تِسْعَةٍ مِنْ صُلْبِكَ، تَاسِعُهُمْ قَائِمُهُمْ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ١، ص ٢٦٢

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Salman Al-Muhammadi who said: I entered upon the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), and Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) was on his lap. He was kissing him and saying, illustrating the greatness of his descendants and children:

​"You are a master, the son of a master, the father of masters. You are an Imam, the son of an Imam, the father of Imams. You are a Proof, the son of a Proof, the father of nine Proofs from your loins; the ninth of them is their Qa'im."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 1, Page 262

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​عن الإمام علي بن موسى الرضا (عليهما السلام) في تفسير قوله تعالى:

{وَاسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ * يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّيْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُرُوجِ} [ق: ٤١-٤٢]،

مبيناً معجزة النداء السماوي الذي يعلن بدء عصر الظهور:

​«يُنَادِي مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يَسْمَعُهُ جَمِيعُ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ بِالدُّعَاءِ إِلَيْهِ يَقُولُ: أَلَا إِنَّ حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ قَدْ ظَهَرَ عِنْدَ بَيْتِ اللَّهِ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ، فَإِنَّ الْحَقَّ مَعَهُ وَفِيهِ... وَهُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ الصَّيْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ ذَلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُرُوجِ} يَعْنِي خُرُوجَ وَلَدِيَ الْقَائِمِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ).»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٣٧٢

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ali bin Musa Al-Ridha (peace be upon them both) regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near - The Day they will hear the blast [Cry] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence" (Quran 50:41-42).

Clarifying the miracle of the heavenly cry that announces the beginning of the reappearance era, he said:

​"A caller from the sky will call out, heard by all the people of the earth, inviting [them] to him, saying: 'Indeed, the Proof of Allah has appeared at the House of Allah, so follow him, for the truth is with him and in him.' ...

And this is the meaning of the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: 'The Day they will hear the blast [Cry] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence,' meaning the emergence of my son, the Qa'im (peace be upon him)."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 372

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​عن الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السلام) في تفسير قوله تعالى:

{وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ مَّعْدُودَةٍ} [هود: ٨]،

قال مبيناً الهوية الحقيقية لهذه الأمة ومبيناً سرّها:

​«الْأُمَّةُ الْمَعْدُودَةُ هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَهْدِيِّ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ، ثَلَاثُمِائَةٍ وَثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا كَعِدَّةِ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ، يَجْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ كَقَزَعِ الْخَرِيفِ.»

​المصدر: مجمع البيان للطبرسي، ج ٥، ص ٢١٩

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"And if We delay the affliction from them until a counted nation..." (Quran 11:8).

Explaining the true identity of this nation and its secret, he said:

​"The 'counted nation' are the companions of the Mahdi at the end of time, three hundred and thirteen men, equal to the number of the people of Badr. They will gather unto him in a single hour like the scattered clouds of autumn."

​Source: Majma' al-Bayan by Al-Tabarsi, Vol. 5, Page 219

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​عن رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله) في وصف الإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف)، وبيان التطابق العظيم بينه وبين جده المصطفى في الخَلق والخُلق وامتداد الرسالة:

​«الْمَهْدِيُّ مِنْ وُلْدِي، اسْمُهُ اسْمِي، وَكُنْيَتُهُ كُنْيَتِي، أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي خَلْقاً وَخُلُقاً، تَكُونُ لَهُ غَيْبَةٌ وَحَيْرَةٌ... فَيُقْبِلُ كَالشِّهَابِ الثَّاقِبِ، فَيَمْلَأُهَا قِسْطاً وَعَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَجَوْراً.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ١، ص ٢٨٦

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) describing Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance), and illustrating the profound resemblance between him and his grandfather in appearance, character, and the continuation of the mission:

​"The Mahdi is from my descendants. His name is my name, and his Kunya (title) is my Kunya.

He is the most similar of all people to me in appearance and character. He will have an occultation and a [period of] confusion...

At that time, he will come forward like a piercing meteor and fill it [the earth] with justice and equity just as it was filled with injustice and oppression."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 1, Page 286

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​عن الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السلام) في تفسير قوله تعالى:

{اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا}

[الحديد: ١٧]،

قال مبيناً أن الحياة الحقيقية للأمم هي بقيام العدل في عصر الظهور:

​«يُحْيِيهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى بِالْقَائِمِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ) فَيَعْدِلُ فِيهَا، فَتَحْيَا الْأَرْضُ بِالْعَدْلِ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا بِالظُّلْمِ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٦٦٨

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir (peace be upon him) regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its lifelessness" (Quran 57:17).

Explaining that the true life of nations is through the establishment of justice during the era of reappearance, he said:

​"Allah, the Exalted, will give it life through the Qa'im (peace be upon him), as he will act justly in it. Thus, the earth will come to life with justice after its death through oppression."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 668

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​عن الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السلام) فِي تفسير قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى:

{أَمَّن يُجِيبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ إِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ الْأَرْضِ}

[النمل: ٦٢]،

قَالَ مبيناً المصداق الأعظم لهذه الآية الكريمة:

​«نَزَلَتْ فِي الْقَائِمِ مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ (عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ)، هُوَ وَاللَّهِ الْمُضْطَرُّ إِذَا صَلَّى فِي الْمَقَامِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَدَعَا اللَّهَ فَأَجَابَهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوءَ وَيَجْعَلُهُ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ.»

​المصدر: تفسير القمي، ج ٢، ص ١٢٩

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"Is He [not best] who responds to the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth?"

(Quran 27:62).

Explaining the greatest manifestation of this holy verse, he said:

​"It was revealed concerning the Qa'im from the Family of Muhammad (peace be upon them).

By Allah, he is the distressed one. When he prays two units of prayer at the Station [of Abraham] and calls upon Allah, He will answer him, remove the evil, and make him the inheritor in the earth."

​Source: Tafsir Al-Qummi, Vol. 2, Page 129

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​عن المفضل بن عمر قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السلام) في تفسير قوله تعالى:

{وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا}

[الزمر: ٦٩]،

مبيناً التجلي الأعظم لهذه الآية في عصر الظهور:

​«رَبُّ الْأَرْضِ يَعْنِي إِمَامَ الْأَرْضِ، فَقُلْتُ: فَإِذَا خَرَجَ مَا يَكُونُ؟

قَالَ: إِذَنْ يَسْتَغْنِي النَّاسُ عَنْ ضَوْءِ الشَّمْسِ وَنُورِ الْقَمَرِ وَيَجْتَزُونَ بِنُورِ الْإِمَامِ.»

​المصدر: تفسير القمي، ج ٢، ص ٢٥٣

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Al-Mufaddal bin Umar who said: I heard Abu Abdillah, Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord"

(Quran 39:69).

Clarifying the greatest manifestation of this verse during the era of reappearance, he said:

​"The Lord of the earth means the Imam of the earth. I asked: 'So when he emerges, what will happen?'

He replied: 'Then the people will dispense with the light of the sun and the light of the moon, and they will suffice with the light of the Imam.'"

​Source: Tafsir Al-Qummi, Vol. 2, Page 253

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​عن الإمام علي بن الحسين زين العابدين (عليهما السلام) وقد قرأ الآية الكريمة:

{وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ...}

[النور: ٥٥]،

قال مبيناً أن هذا الوعد العظيم يتحقق في عصر الظهور:

​«هُمْ وَاللَّهِ شِيعَتُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ، يَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ بِهِمْ عَلَى يَدَيْ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا، وَهُوَ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ.»

​المصدر: مجمع البيان للطبرسي، ج ٧، ص ٢٣٩

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​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ali bin Al-Hussein Zain Al-Abidin (peace be upon them both), upon reciting the holy verse:

"Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth..."

(Quran 24:55).

Explaining that this great promise will be fulfilled during the era of reappearance, he said:

​"By Allah, they are our Shia (followers), the People of the Household. Allah will do that for them at the hands of a man from us, and he is the Mahdi of this nation."

​Source: Majma' al-Bayan by Al-Tabarsi, Vol. 7, Page 239

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​عن الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السلام) في فضل الثبات على عقيدة الانتظار، مبشراً شيعته بمقام عظيم لمن يموت وهو ينتظر الفرج:

​«مَنْ مَاتَ مِنْكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مُنْتَظِراً لَهُ، كَانَ كَمَنْ كَانَ فِي فُسْطَاطِ الْقَائِمِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ).»

​المصدر: المحاسن للبرقي، ج ١، ص ١٧٣

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the virtue of remaining steadfast in the belief of awaiting, giving glad tidings of a great status to those who pass away while waiting for the relief:

​"Whoever among you dies upon this matter (Wilayah) while awaiting it, is like one who is in the tent of the Qa'im (peace be upon him)."

​Source: Al-Mahasin by Al-Barqi, Vol. 1, Page 173

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​عن أمير المؤمنين الإمام علي بن أبي طالب (عليه السلام) في تفسير قوله تعالى: {وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ} [القصص: ٥]

قال مبيناً الوعد الإلهي:

​«هُمْ آلُ مُحَمَّدٍ، يَبْعَثُ اللَّهُ مَهْدِيَّهُمْ بَعْدَ جَهْدِهِمْ، فَيُعِزُّهُمْ وَيُذِلُّ عَدُوَّهُمْ.»

​المصدر: الغيبة للشيخ الطوسي، ص ١٨٤

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be upon him), regarding the interpretation of the words of Allah, the Exalted:

"And We desired to show favor unto those who were oppressed in the earth, and to make them leaders and to make them the inheritors"

(Quran 28:5)

He said, clarifying the divine promise:

​"They are the Family of Muhammad. Allah will send their Mahdi after their hardship, so He will grant them glory and humiliate their enemy."

​Source: Al-Ghaybah by Al-Tusi, Page 184

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​[باللغة العربية]

​عن الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السلام) في فضل المنتظرين للإمام المهدي (عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف) في زمن الغيبة، والثابتين على ولايته:

​«طُوبَى لِشِيعَةِ قَائِمِنَا الْمُنْتَظِرِينَ لِظُهُورِهِ فِي غَيْبَتِهِ، وَالْمُطِيعِينَ لَهُ فِي ظُهُورِهِ، أُولَئِكَ أَوْلِيَاءُ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ.»

​المصدر: كمال الدين وتمام النعمة للشيخ الصدوق، ج ٢، ص ٣٥٧

​[English Translation]

​Narrated from Imam Ja'far Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding the merit of those who await Imam Al-Mahdi (may Allah hasten his reappearance) during his occultation, and who remain steadfast in his Wilayah:

​"Blessed are the Shia of our Qa'im, those who await his reappearance during his occultation, and those who obey him upon his appearance. Those are the friends of Allah, upon whom there shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."

​Source: Kamal al-Din wa Tamam al-Ni'mah by Al-Saduq, Vol. 2, Page 357

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