33/53. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2232 — Mahdi’s Rule and Generosity
Regarding The Mahdi's Life And His Giving
Mahdi Hadith About Rule and Generosity
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2232
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2232
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ زَيْدًا الْعَمِّيَّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيَّ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ خَشِينَا أَنْ يَكُونَ، بَعْدَ نَبِيِّنَا حَدَثٌ فَسَأَلْنَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " إِنَّ فِي أُمَّتِي الْمَهْدِيَّ يَخْرُجُ يَعِيشُ خَمْسًا أَوْ سَبْعًا أَوْ تِسْعًا " . زَيْدٌ الشَّاكُّ . قَالَ قُلْنَا وَمَا ذَاكَ قَالَ " سِنِينَ " . قَالَ " فَيَجِيءُ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَيَقُولُ يَا مَهْدِيُّ أَعْطِنِي أَعْطِنِي " . قَالَ " فَيَحْثِي لَهُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يَحْمِلَهُ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَأَبُو الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيُّ اسْمُهُ بَكْرُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَيُقَالُ بَكْرُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ .
Zaid bin Al-'Ammi Narrated from:
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.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2232In-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 75English translation : Vol. 4, Book 7, Hadith 2232
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2232
This Hadith mentions the Mahdi and gives a simple picture of his time. Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said they feared events after the Prophet, so they asked him. The Prophet said there would be a Mahdi in his Ummah who would live for five, seven, or nine years; the doubt came from Zaid. The Hadith then describes a man asking the Mahdi to give him, and the Mahdi filling the man’s garment with as much as he could carry. The core topic is Mahdi and generosity. The narration should be explained as it is, without forcing one exact number where the narrator reported doubt.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith mentions the Mahdi appearing in the Ummah.
- The reported period is five, seven, or nine years, with narrator doubt.
- The narration describes a scene of generous giving.
