Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ said: The Mahdi will be of my family, of the descendants of Fatimah. Abdullah ibn Jafar said: I heard Abul Malih praising Ali ibn Nufayl and describing his good qualities.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب المهدى / 4284
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده حسن, مشكوة المصابيح (5453), أخرجه ابن ماجه (4086 وسنده حسن)
´It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Musayyab said:` "We were with Umm Salamah and we were discussing Mahdi. She said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Mahdi will be one of the descendents of Fatimah."
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues: What has been recorded in Shia narrations regarding the Mahdi, whether true or false, is not correct. For example: his being hidden in the cave of Samarra, his possession of Dhu’l-Fiqar Haidari, his having the original Qur’an with him, and so on.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4086