It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him): My dear friend Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) told me: "The Hour will not be established until a man from my household comes out against these people (as a ruler), and he will strike them (with his power and strength) until they return to the truth." Bashir bin Nahik said: I asked: "For how long will he rule?" Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "Five and two." I asked again: "What is meant by five and two?" He said: "I do not know (whether seven years are meant or something else)."
The chain of this hadith is hasan (good); Ibn Hibban declared Isa bin Hilal al-Sadafi thiqah (trustworthy) and Imam al-Dhahabi called him salih al-hadith (fair in hadith), while al-Murajja bin Raja' al-Yashkuri is a saduq (truthful) narrator. Imam Abu Ya'la narrated it in his Musnad (6664).
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب الفتوح / 4486
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده صحيح » «أخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 12400، 12401، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 7617»