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.
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Explanation & Benefits
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