The Appearance of Hazrat Mahdi (as) Will Be at a Time When People Have Become Hopeless

Ikmaaluddin: Shaykh Saduq  (r.a.) has narrated  from his father  from Ali from his father Muhammad  bin Fadhl from his father from Mansur bin Saiqal that Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said:

“That time [of appearance of Mahdi] shall not come to pass but after you have become despondent and hopeless. No, I swear by Allah, till you are separated from each other. No I swear by Allah, till you are severely tested. No I swear by Allah, till the time that the unfortunate ones become unfortunate, while the fortunate ones become fortunate.”