Hadith No: 9
Ibn Khaldun - Tarikh Ibn Khaldun
Book One on the Nature of Civilization in Creation and the Environments of Bedouins and Urban Dwellers that Occur Within It, as well as Overcoming,
Acquisition and Livelihood, Crafts, Sciences, and Similar Matters, Along with Their Causes and Reasons
Chapter Three: From Book One on General States, Sovereignty, Caliphate,
Sultanate Ranks, and the Conditions That Arise in All of This, Including Principles and Complements
Fifty-Third Chapter: Regarding the Matter of the Fatimids and What People Believe About It, Unveiling the Truth Behind It -
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (389)
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- .... As for Al-Tirmidhi, he and Abu Dawood both transmitted, through their chains, to Ibn Abbas from the direction of Asim ibn Abi al-Najud, one of the seven reciters, to Zur ibn Hubaysh
from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "If there were only one day left in the world, Allah would prolong that day until He sends a man from me or my family, whose name matches my name" and whose father's name is the name of my father.
- .... This is the wording of Abu Dawood, and he did not comment on it but said in his famous message: That which he did not comment on in his book is sound.
And the wording of Al-Tirmidhi is: "The world will not pass away until an Arab man from my family rules" whose name matches my name, and in another wording:
"until a man from my family takes a position of authority," and both are good and authentic hadiths.