If there were only one day left for the world, that day would be lengthened until a man [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from among my Ahl al-Bayt, will be sent; just as the earth is filled with cruelty, HE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE.(Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/92)
The lord of believers (as) says:"... THE IMAM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL BETTER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FALSE. HE WILL DO AWAY WITH FALSE LAWS. HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL PREVENT DANGERS AND NEUTRALIZE YOUR UNJUST RULERS AND WILL CLEANSE THE WORLD OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HONEST. HE WILL ACT WITH EQUITY AND BUILD A MERCIFUL SCALE OF JUSTICE AMONG YOU... If you wait, you will be rewarded and YOU WILL REALIZE THAT HE IS DEFINITELY THE ONE WHO WILL SALVAGE YOUR RIGHTS and take revenge for the injustice inflicted upon you. I swear by the name of Allah, that Allah is with the truly devout and those who do good.”(Kitab al Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Pubcations, collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 182)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) is one of my people, andHE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH TRUTH AND JUSTICE, just as it is now filled with cruelty and torture. (Sunan Abu Dawud, 5/93)
This (Amr) [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE, just as people previously filled it with cruelty. (Sunan Ibn Majah, 10/348)
The world filled with oppression and tyranny WILL OVERFLOW WITH JUSTICE AFTER HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] COMES. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 20)
During the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), justice will prevail to such an extent that every possession taken by force will be returned to his owner. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 23)
314 people, including women, will swear allegiance to Hazrat Mahdi (as), and all tyrants will be overthrown before him. HIS TIME WILL BE SO JUST THAT THE DEAD IN THE TOMB WILL ENVY THE LIVING... (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 22)
People will be gathered around Hazrat Mahdi (as) as honey bees cluster around their sovereign. HE WILL FILL THE EARTH THAT WAS ONCE FULL OF CRUELTY WITH JUSTICE. HIS JUSTICE WILL BE AS SUCH THAT HE WILL NOT WAKE A SLEEPING PERSON OR EVEN SHED ONE DROP OF BLOOD.THE EARTH WILL RETURN TO THE AGE OF BLISS. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 29)
HIS [HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS)] JUSTICE WILL COVER ALL PLACESand he will rule among people with the Sunnah of the Prophet (saas). He will even also call for one who is in need to be brought forward, and when that command is obeyed only one person will come. (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 20)
Hear the glad tidings of Hazrat Mahdi (as). He is one from Quraysh and from my Ahl al-Bayt. He will appear at a time when people are in disputes and social upheaval. HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE AND COMPASSION, WHEN BEFORE HIM IT WAS FILLED WITH CRUELTY AND OPPRESSION. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 13)
... HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL POSSESS THE EARTH AND FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE, JUST AS IT HAS BEEN FILLED WITH OPPRESSION AND CORRUPTION. So whoever of you reaches him SHOULD COME AND JOIN HIM EVEN IF CRAWLING ON THE SNOW, since he is the Mahdi.(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir az-Zaman, p. 14)
Once the Earth is full of cruelty and enmity, one [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] from my Ahl al-Bayt will emerge. HE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE, JUST AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH OPPRESSION ANDENMITY. (Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi Alamat al-Mahdi Akhir al-zaman, p. 11)
After me...WILL COME ONE (THE MAHDI) FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT, AND HE WILL FILL THE WORLD WITH JUSTICE. (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, p. 518, No. 4)
The Judgment Day will not take place until the world is filled with cruelty and enmity. THEN ONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT AND MY LINE WILL COME AND FILL THE WORLD WITH JUSTICE AND HONESTY.(Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Hibban, Hakim)
“Even if only one day remains from the life of this world, Allah will certainly prolong that day until He sends a man from my Ahl al-Bayt [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] whose name is compatible with mine. He will fill the earth with justice and fairness that was previously filled with cruelty and oppression with truth and justice instead.” (Sunan at-Tirmidhi; Sunan Abu Dawud; Nasai, al-Bayhaqi; Dala'il al-Nubuwwa; Abu Amr Ad-Dani)
There is no doubt that the Earth will be filled with injustice and oppression. When it is filled with oppression and cruelty, ALLAH WILL SEND ONE FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT WHOSE NAME IS MINE AND WHOSE FATHER'S NAME IS MY FATHER'S, AND HE WILL FILL THE WORLD WITH JUSTICE AND EQUITY in the same way that it was previously filled with injustice and sorrow. (Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Vol. 2, p. 346, No. 6)
“Even if only one day remains from the life of this world, ALLAH will certainly prolong that day until HE SENDS ONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT WHOSE NAME IS COMPATIBLE WITH MY FATHER'S NAME TO FILL THE EARTH WITH TRUTH AND JUSTICE where it was previously filled with oppression and injustice. (Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
Hazrat MahdI (As) Will Come As A Just Judge… (Ibn Hajar al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar fi `Alamat al-Mahdi al-Muntadhar, p. 31)
It is narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Even if nothing but a day were left to the world, ALLAH WOULD DEFINITELY SEND SOMEONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT TO FILL IT WITH JUSTICE where it was previously filled with tyranny." (Sunan Abu Dawud)
Even if only one day were left to the world, Almighty Allah WOULD PROLONG THAT DAY IN ORDER TO SEND ONE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] FROM MY AHL AL-BAYT WHOSE NAME IS COMPATIBLE WITH MY FATHER'S NAME TO FILL THE EARTH WITH TRUTH AND JUSTICE where it was previously filled with oppression and injustice.(Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)
O Abbas, Allah began this matter with me. He will end it with one of your line. THAT YOUNG MAN (THE MAHDI) WILL AGAIN FILL THE WORLD WITH JUSTICE THAT WAS FORMERLY FILLED WITH TYRANNY... (Ammar Ibn Yathir, Great Portents of the Judgment Day, 498/1)
THE WORLD WITH BE FILLED WITH JUSTICE INSTEAD OF OPPRESSION AND TORTURE. HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL DISTRIBUTE ALL THINGS WITH EQUAL MEASURES OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE.Thus in the same way that the inhabitants of the earth and sky be pleased with him, so the birds in the air, savage animals in the forests and even fish in the sea will be delighted with him. (Jalaluddin as-Suyuti, Kıyamet alametleri, Olum ve Dirilis [Portents of the Judgment Day, Death and Resurrection], p. 175)
From Abu Hamza of Somali: One day I sat beside Imam Muhammad Bakr. After those around him had dispersed, he turned to me and said: "O Abu Hamza! One of the laws that will never change is the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as)... HE WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE AND EQUALITY AFTER IT WAS FILLED WITH OPPRESSION AND CRUELTY... (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 90-91)
The lord of believers (as) says:"... THE IMAM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL BETTER KNOW WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FALSE. HE WILL DO AWAY WITH FALSE LAWS. HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL PREVENT DANGERS AND NEUTRALIZE YOUR UNJUST RULERS AND WILL CLEANSE THE WORLD OF THOSE WHO ARE NOT HONEST. HE WILL ACT WITH EQUITY AND BUILD A MERCIFUL SCALE OF JUSTICE AMONG YOU... If you wait, you will be rewarded and YOU WILL REALIZE THAT HE IS DEFINITELY THE ONE WHO WILL SALVAGE YOUR RIGHTS and take revenge for the injustice inflicted upon you. I swear by the name of Allah, that Allah is with the truly devout and those who do good.”(Kitab al Ghaybat, [Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51], Ansariyan Pubcations, collected by: Muhammad Baqr al-Majlisi, Iran-Qum, 2003, p. 182)
From Abd al-Khayr: I heard Ali ibn Abi Talib say: "The Messenger of Allah (saas) told me: "His [HAZRAT MAHDI'S (AS)] name is my name. HE WILL APPEAR WHEN THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH CRUELTY AND OPPRESSION AND FILL IT WITH JUSTICE AND EQUALITY." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, pp. 97-98)
Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari says: "AND IN THE SAME WAY THE WORLD IS FILLED WITH OPPRESSION, INJUSTICE AND EVIL, HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL FILL IT WITH JUSTICE, EQUALITY AND RADIANCE."(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 278)
Ali ibn Omar, grandson of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, says: Imam Abu Abdullah Jaffar Sadik says: "THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)], WHO IS ONE OF MY CHILDREN...WILL FILL THE WORLD WITH JUSTICE AND EQUALITY THAT IS FILLED WITH OPPRESSION AND CRUELTY." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 217)
From Ishaq ibn Galib: Imam Jaffar Sadik said this in his sermon about the nature and qualities of Hazrat Mahdi (as):"HE WILL APPLY JUSTICE WITH HIS BROAD RADIANCE AND WIDE CURE, WITH A CLEAR, TRUE AND APPARENT DECLARATION." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 267)
From Ibn Abu Hamza: "HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] HAS BEEN GIFTED WITH THE QUALITIES OF JUSTICE, COMPASSION AND GOODNESS."(Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 287)
Hisham ibn Salih said: Imam Jaffar Sadik said:
"All classes of people will rule the people until the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as). So that nobody will be able to say, 'If we ruled we would implement justice'. THEN THE QAIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL APPEAR WITH TRUTH AND JUSTICE." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 322)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HOLD NOBODY SUPERIOR TO ANYBODY ELSE. (Al-Mahdi al-Maw'ud, vol. 1, pp. 264, 275, 277, 285, 287, 288, 311, 318, vol. 2, p. 11)
Fazl ibn Yessar states; I heard Imam Jaffar Sadik say: "I SWEAR TO ALLAH THAT IN THE SAME WAY HEAT AND COLD FILL THEIR HOMES, SO THE JUSTICE OF HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL FILL THEIR HOMES." (Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Numani, al-Ghaybah al-Numani, p. 351)
Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be from my Ahl al-Bayt and from my line.HE [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WILL FILL THE EARTH WITH JUSTICE. (Al-Sharani, Mukhtasar Tazkirah al-Qurtubi, p. 438, (816))
HAZRAT MAHDI’S (AS) JUSTICE WILL BE SO GREAT THAT NO WRONG WILL BE DONE TO ANYONE, IN ANY MATTER, IN ANY WAY. (Al-Kafi, Vol. 4, p. 427)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HOLD NOBODY SUPERIOR TO ANYBODY ELSE. (Al-Mahdi Al-Ma’wud, Vol. 1, pp. 264, 275, 277, 285, 287, 288, 311, 318, Vol. 2, p. 11)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL HOLD NOBODY SUPERIOR TO ANYBODY ELSE. (Al-Mahdi Al-Ma’wud, Vol. 1, pp. 264, 275, 277, 285, 287, 288, 311, 318, Vol. 2, p. 11)
In Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) legal judgments and pronouncements, in Hazrat Mahdi’s (as) government, NOT THE SLIGHTEST OPPRESSION OR INJUSTICE WILL BE INFLICTED ON ANYONE, AND NOBODY WILL BE WRONGED.(Al-Mahdi Al-Mawud, Vol. 1, pp. 280, 283, 284)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) WILL LEAVE THE SCALES AND BALANCES OF JUSTICE AMONG THE PEOPLE AND THUS NOBODY WILL BEOFFENDED. (Al-Mahdi Al-Mawud, Vol. 1, pp. 280, 283, 284)
When Hazrat Mahdi (as) appears, HE WILL ERADICATE OPPRESSION AND INJUSTICE AND FILL THE WHOLE WORLD WITH JUSTICE. (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 146)
HAZRAT MAHDI (AS) IS THE SUN WHO WILL DO AWAY WITH ALL TROUBLES AND OPPRESSION. When he bestows goodness he is fertile rain. (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, p. 188)
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri narrates that the Prophet (saas) said from the pulpit: “The promisedHAZRAT MAHDI (as) from the Ahl Al-baytWILL APPEAR IN THE END TIMES. THE SKY WILL POUR ITS RAIN ON HIM AND THE EARTH WILL SPROUT ITS PLANTS.After people have filled the world with oppression, he will fill it with justice.” (Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 51, p. 74, Al-Hurr al-Amili, Ithbat al-Hudat, Vol. 7, p. 9)
The Courthouses and the Prisons Will Be Emptied in the Time of Hazrat Mahdi (as)
- Our Prophet (saas) reveals in the hadiths that immediately prior to the visible appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) there will be an increase in crime levels and diversity of crime. They are each portents of the End Times.
- The hadiths describe how murders will rise, adultery will increase, there will be a rise in cases of suicide, bribery will be widespread and there will be increases in many similar offenses during the End Times.
- Since lovelessness and distrust are widespread, one of the important signs of the End Times, the slightest disagreement can give rise to serious disputes, as a result of which serious crimes may be perpetrated.
- As a result, prisons today are full to capacity. The courthouses are also overflowing on a daily basis.
- The judges, prosecutors and wardens who work in the courthouses and prisonsARE THEREFORE IMPRISONED IN A WAY BETWEEN FOUR WALLS IN NARROW, DARK CELLS. They have to work in these dismal places from morning till night. They have to make the most equitable decisions that may be affecting people’s whole lives under these very difficult conditions.
- It is essential, in terms of the work these valuable people do, that they should be under no physical or psychological pressure. It is essential that they should be calm and free of stress if they are to make the most accurate decisions in line with good conscience. It is vitally important that these people be given the finest means available.
