Hadith No: 1
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Several Narrators - Musnad Abī Sa'id al-Khudrī (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (21/22)
10779 - Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, who said: Shu'bah narrated to us, from whom I heard Zayd Abū al-Hawārī say: I heard Abū al-Siddiq narrating from Abū Sa'id al-Khudrī, who said: "We feared that something might occur after our Prophet, so we asked the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny)." He said: "The Mahdi will emerge in my Ummah in five, seven, or nine," Zayd the unsure one added. I asked, "What kind of things?" He replied, "Years." Then he said, "Rain will be sent down upon them from the sky in abundance, and the earth will not withhold anything of its vegetation. Wealth will be like heaps." He said, a man will come to him and say, 'O Mahdi, give me, give me,' and he will shuffle into his robe whatever he can carry."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 2
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Narrators - Musnad Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (r)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (37)
10933 - Abdullah ibn al-Razaaq narrated to us, saying: Ja'far narrated to us, from al-Mu'alli ibn Ziyaad, who said: al-'Alaa ibn Bashir narrated to us, from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "Shall I not give you glad tidings of the Mahdi? He will be sent in my Ummah during a time of اختلاف (differences) among the people and earthquakes, and he will fill the earth with justice and fairness, just as it has been filled with oppression and tyranny. He will be pleasing to the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth. He will distribute wealth in equal parts." A man said to him, "What are equal parts?" He replied, "Fairness among the people." He continued, "Allah will fill the hearts of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) with richness, and they will be content with his justice until he commands a caller who will announce, 'Whoever has a need for money, let him come forward.'" But no one among the people will stand up except one man, who will say, "Go to the sīdaan," meaning the treasurer, "and tell him that the Mahdi commands you to give me money." The treasurer will say to him, "Gather it." Then, when he places it in his lap and presents it, he will regret and say, "I was the most greedy of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) or was unable to provide what could have satisfied them." He will then return it, but it will not be accepted from him, and it will be said to him, "Are we not taking anything that was given to us?" It will be thus for seven years, or eight years, or nine years, and then there will be no good in living after him," or he said, "then there will be no good in life after him."

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 3
Ahmad ibn Hanbal - Musnad al-Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Remaining Musnad of the Abundant Scholars - Musnad Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (ra)
Volume: (3) - Page Number: (52)
11092 - Zayd ibn al-Habbab narrated to us, saying: Hammad ibn Zayd narrated to me, and al-Mu'alli ibn Ziyad al-Mu'li narrated to us, from al-Ala ibn Bashir al-Mazani, from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Shall I not give you good news of the Mahdi who will be sent in my Ummah?" He will come during a time of differences among the people and earthquakes, and he will fill the earth with justice and fairness, just as it has been filled with injustice and oppression. Both the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth will be pleased with him, and Allah will fill the hearts of the Ummah of Muhammad with wealth, so that no one will need anyone else. A caller will then announce: "Whoever has a need for wealth, let him come forth." A man will stand and say, "I do," and he will be told, "Go to the sadeen," meaning the guardian, "and tell him that the Mahdi has said to give you." So he will go to the sadeen and say this to him, and he will be told, "Just gather your thoughts." He will gather them, and when he secures what he needs, he will say, "I was the most greedy of the Ummah of Muhammad, or I was unable to give you what would suffice them." He will remain for seven years, or eight years, or nine years, and then there will be no good in life or existence after him. Zayd ibn al-Habbab narrated to us, saying: Ja'far ibn Sulayman narrated to me, and al-Mu'alli ibn Ziyad narrated to us, from al-Ala ibn Bashir al-Mazani, who was known to weep during remembrance and be courageous during encounters, from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, similar to this, adding: "He will feel regret and be brought by the sadeen, who will say to him, 'We will not accept anything we have given.'"

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Reference: Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Book 3

Hadith No: 4

Zaid bin Al-'Ammi said: "I heard Abu As-Siddiq An-Naji narrate a Hadith from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri who said: 'We feared events to occur after our Prophet, so we asked Allah's Prophet(s.a.w), and he said: "Indeed there will be a Mahdi who comes in my Ummah (ruling) living for five, or seven, or nine."- Zaid was the one in doubt- He said: "We said: What is that?" He said: "Years." He said: "A man will come to him and say: O Mahdi! 'Give to me, give to me! So he will fill in his garment whatever he is able to carry.'"

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Reference: Sunan al-Tirmidhi Book 33 Tradition No. 75

Hadith No: 5

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said: "The Mahdi will be among my nation. If he lives for a short period, it will be seven, and if he lives for a long period, it will be nine, during which my nation will enjoy a time of ease such as it has never enjoyed. The land will bring forth its yield and will not hold back anything, and wealth at that time will be piled up. A man will stand up and say: 'O Mahdi, give me!' He will say: 'Take.'"

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Reference: Sunan Ibn Maajah Book 36 Tradition No. 158

Hadith No: 6
Al-Hakim al-Nisapuri - Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of Trials and Tribulations - The Mahdi will live for seven or eight years
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (557)
8716 - Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Mahbubi narrated to me in Merv: He said, Sa'id ibn Mas'ud narrated to us, al-Nadr ibn Shumayl narrated to us, Sulayman ibn Ubayd narrated to us, and Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "The Mahdi will emerge in the last of my Ummah. Allah will send him rain, the earth will produce its vegetation, and he will give out wealth freely. Livestock will abound, and the Ummah will prosper. He will live for seven or eight years," meaning, years. This hadith has a sound chain of transmission and they did not include it in either of the Sahihs.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 4

Hadith No: 7
Al-Hakim al-Nisapuri - al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn
Book of Trials and Catastrophes - The Mahdi will live seven or eight years
Volume: (4) - Page Number: (558)
8718 - Abdullah ibn Sa'd al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Ibrahim ibn Abi Talib, Ibrahim ibn Ishaq, and Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Hafiz narrated to us, saying: Nasr ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Marwan narrated to us, from Imarah ibn Abi Hafsah, from Zayd al-Ami, from Abi al-Siddiq al-Naji from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), who said: "There will be a Mahdi in my Ummah." If his life is short, he will last seven years, or else nine. My Ummah will enjoy a blessing during this time that they have never experienced before, the earth will be provided with all its bounty, nothing will be withheld from them, and on that day, wealth will be like a mound. A man will stand and say, 'O Mahdi, give me!' He will reply, 'Take.'
- The end of the Book of Trials: Al-Hakim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I have narrated what has reached my knowledge of the trials of the last times on the tongue of the Chosen One (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) with chains of narration appropriate to this book. As for the two Shaykhs (may Allah be pleased with them), they mentioned the terrors of the Day of Resurrection and Gathering as if it were included in the trials. I have followed the choice of Imam Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Khuzaymah (may Allah be pleased with him) in treating this separately from the trials and calamities. And Allah is the Granter of success in what I have chosen, and He is my sufficient guardian and excellent protector.

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Reference: Al-Mustadarak ala al-Saheehain Book 4

Hadith No: 8
Ibn Hibban - Sahih Ibn Hibban - The Book of History
Chapter on his (peace be upon him) informing about what will occur in his Ummah ... - Mention of the clarification that the Mahdi will resemble the creation of the Chosen One (peace be upon him)
Volume: (15) - Page Number: (237)
6825 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Aun al-Riyani narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn al-Mundhir narrated to us, saying: Ibn Fudzayl narrated to us, saying: Uthman ibn Shubrumah narrated to us, from Asim ibn Abi al-Najud, from Zar from Abdullah, who said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "A man will emerge from my Ummah whose name will coincide with my name," and his creation will resemble my creation, and he will fill it with equity and justice as it was filled with oppression and injustice.

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Reference: Saheeh Ibn Hibbaan Book 15

Hadith No: 9
Al-Tabarani - al-Mu'jam al-Awsat - Chapter on the letter Meem - Those Named Muhammad
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (311)
5406 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Khaithumah said: Abu Burayd al-Jarmi narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Marwan narrated to us from Hisham ibn Hassan from Muhammad ibn Sirin from Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "There will be a Mahdi in my Ummah." If his time is short, then it will be seven years; otherwise, eight years; otherwise, nine years. My Ummah will experience a blessing in which they have not experienced the like. Allah will send down rain upon them in torrents, and the earth will not withhold any vegetation. Wealth will be piled up, and a man will stand and say: 'O Mahdi, give me,' and he will reply: 'Take it.'" This hadith was not narrated from Hisham ibn Hassan from Muhammad ibn Sirin except by Muhammad ibn Marwan, and Abu Burayd uniquely narrated it. Meanwhile, Abdul-Qahir ibn Shu'ayb ibn al-Habhab and Yahya ibn Muslim al-Ta'ifi narrated it from Hisham ibn Hassan from al-Ala ibn Bashir from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri.

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Reference: Al-Mo'jam al-Awsat Book 5

Hadith No: 10
Al-Dani - Al-Sunan al-Waridah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawa'iluha wa al-Sa'ah wa Ashartaha - Chapter on What Has Been Narrated About the Mahdi
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (1035)
550 - Abd al-Rahman ibn Uthman narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Thabit narrated to us, saying: Sa'id ibn Uthman narrated to us, saying: Nasr ibn Marzuq narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Ma'bad narrated to us, saying: Khalid ibn Salam narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Mehran al-Bajjali, from 'Imarah ibn Abi Hafsah, from Zayd al-A'mi, from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "There will be a Mahdi in my Ummah." If his life is short, then seven years; or else eight; or else nine. My Ummah will experience a blessing in which they have never experienced anything like it before. The heavens willSend down rain upon them in abundance, and the earth will not withhold anything of its vegetation. Wealth will be plentiful with him, and a man will stand up and say, 'O Mahdi, give me!' He will reply, 'Take.'

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Waaredah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawaaeleha wa al-Saa'ah wa Ashraateha Book 5

Hadith No: 11
Al-Dani - Al-Sunan al-Waridah fi al-Fitani wa Ghawailuha wal-Sa'ah wa Ashartaha - Chapter on What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Mahdi
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (1054)
571 - Hamzah ibn Ali narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Juhani narrated to us in Damascus, saying: Muhammad ibn Khalaf al-Asqalani narrated to us, saying: Ubaydullah ibn Musa narrated to us, saying: Zaa'idah narrated to us from Asim, from Zur from Abdullah, who said: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "If only one day remained of this world, Allah would prolong that day until He sends a man from my ummah whose name coincides with my name and whose father's name coincides with my father's name."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Waaredah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawaaeleha wa al-Saa'ah wa Ashraateha Book 5

Hadith No: 12
Al-Dani - Al-Sunan al-Warida fi al-Fitan wa Ghawailiha wa al-Sa'ah wa Ashratuha - Chapter on What Has Been Narrated About the Mahdi
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (1063)
584 - Abdullah ibn Amr narrated to us, saying: I was told by Utbah ibn Harun, who said: Al-Fadl ibn Ubaydullah narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn Amr narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Salamah, from Abu al-Wasil, from Abu Umayyah al-Hubti, from Hasan ibn Yazid al-Sa'di, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "A man from my Ummah will emerge, acting according to my Sunnah. Allah will send down blessings upon him from the heavens, and the earth will bring forth its blessings for him. He will fill the earth with justice as it has been filled with oppression. He will work for seven years over this Ummah and will descend in Beyt al-Maqdis."

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Reference: Al-Sunan al-Waaredah fi al-Fitan wa Ghawaaeleha wa al-Saa'ah wa Ashraateha Book 5

Hadith No: 13
Al-Shashi - al-Musnad - Musnad Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (ra)
What Zur ibn Hubaysh, Abu Mariam al-Ghadari narrated from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Volume: (02) - Page Number: (111)
636 - Ibn Abi Khaythama narrated to us, stating: Ya'qub ibn Kab al-Antaki narrated to us, from my father, from Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Ghuniyya, from Asim, from Zur from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "The world will not come to an end until Allah sends a man from my ummah whose name will match my name."

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Reference: Almasnad Book 02

Hadith No: 14
Ibn Abi Shaybah - Al-Kitab al-Musannaf fi al-Ahadith wa al-Athar - Kitab al-Fitan - What Was Mentioned About the Trial of the Antichrist (Dajjal)
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (512)
37638 - Abu Mu'awiyah and Ibn Numayr from Musa al-Juhani from Zayd al-A'mi from Abu al-Siddiq al-Naji from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said, "There will be in my ummah the Mahdi, whether his life is long or short." He will rule for seven years, eight years, or nine years, and he will fill them with equity and justice just as they were filled with oppression. The heavens will rain with their rain, and the earth will bring forth its blessings. He said: My ummah will live in his time a life they have not lived before.

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Reference: Al-Musannaf Book 7

Hadith No: 15
Al-Mutqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa'l-Af'al
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (261)
38654 - "Indeed, there is a Mahdi from my Ummah who will emerge," he will live for five, seven, or nine years, and a man will come to him and say: "O Mahdi, give me, give me," and he will kneel and adjust his cloak for him as much as he can carry.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 14

Hadith No: 16
Al-Mutqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (273)
38700 - The Mahdi will appear in the last of my Ummah, whom Allah will provide with rain, and the earth will bring forth its vegetation. He will distribute wealth justly, livestock will abound, and the community will grow large. He will live for seven or eight years.
38701 - The Mahdi will emerge in my Ummah, living for five, seven, or nine years. Then, He will send down rain upon them in torrents, and the earth will not withhold any of its vegetation. Wealth will be piled up, and a man will come to him and say: "O Mahdi, give me, give me," and he will scatter into the man's garment whatever he can carry.

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 14

Hadith No: 17
Al-Mutaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-‘Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (14) - Page Number: (274/275)
38706 - "There will be a Mahdi in my Ummah," he said, "If his lifespan is short, then it will be seven years, otherwise eight, or nine years. My Ummah will enjoy a blessing during his time that they have never experienced before, both the righteous and the unrighteous. The sky will be sent down upon him in continuous, abundant rain, and the earth will not withhold anything of its vegetation. Wealth will accumulate, and a man will say, 'O Mahdi, give me,' and he will reply, 'Take.'"

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Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 14

Hadith No: 18
Al-Salihi al-Shami - Sabil al-Huda wa al-Rashad fi Seerat Khayr al-Ibad
Summary of the Chapters of His Miracles (peace be upon him) in His News of the Trials and Great Battles Occurring After Him
Chapter Thirty-Six: Regarding His (peace be upon him) Prophecy of the Emergence of the Mahdi
Volume: (10) - Page Number: (171)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And al-Tirmidhi narrated and said it was حسن from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Indeed, among my community, there will be the Mahdi" who will emerge and live for five, seven, or nine years - Zayd was in doubt - and a man will come to him and say: "O Mahdi, give me, give me," and he will sprinkle what he can carry into his garment.
- .... And Imam Ahmad narrated from Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him): that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The Mahdi will emerge in my community" for five, seven, or nine years. He said, "I asked, what will that be?" He said, "Years." Then Allah will send down rain upon them abundantly, and the earth will withhold nothing of its vegetation, and wealth will be in heaps. He said, a man will come to him and say: "O Mahdi, give me, give me," and he will sprinkle into his garment what he is able to carry.
- .... And al-Hakim narrated from him that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The Mahdi will emerge in my community," whom Allah will cause to drink rain, the earth will bring forth its plants, he will give money in abundance, livestock will increase, and the community will flourish. He will live for seven or eight years, meaning pilgrimage years.

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Reference: Sobol al-Huda wa al-Rashaad fi Seerah Khair al-'Ibaad Book 10

Hadith No: 19
Mohammed Bayoumi - Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her)
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (99)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... And from Abu Sa'id that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: "There will be the Mahdi in my Ummah," whether he stays for a shorter time of seven years or a longer time of nine. My Ummah will enjoy a blessing in it that they have never experienced before, which will provide its full yield and leave nothing behind. On that day, wealth will be like a heap (i.e., a large collection). A man will stand and say: "O Mahdi, give me," and he will reply: "Take." Ibn Majah narrated this.

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Reference: Al-Sayyedah Fatimah al-Zahra Book 1