Al-Mahdi (a.s.)

imam (a.s.) replied: goodness will be at that time when Mahdi emerges and will destroy such cruelties and oppressions.

the author of 'yanabi-ul-muwadda' narrates on page 491 from the book 'arba'een' of hafez abu na'eem isfahani that ali-ibn-abi talib (a.s.) said: 'i asked the messenger of Allah (s.a.w a.) as such: 'o messenger of Allah! is Mahdi from our progeny or from others?
the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) replied: rather he is from us. religion shall terminate by his hands just as it commenced from us. people shall be delivered from seditions through Mahdi just as they got delivered from polytheism through us. through Mahdi (a.s.)Allah will create a feeling of intimacy between their hearts (after hatred and sedition) just as he created intimacy amongst them through us after hatred and polytheism....

the author of es'aaf-ur-raghebeen on page 151 has narrated from ahmad and maawardi a tradition from the messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) as follows:

'glad-tidings be to you about Mahdi. he is from the quraish and from my progeny who shall emerge at the time of discord and strife amongst the people....

cruelty and oppression

ibn-hajar in 'sawa'eq' narrates (on page 99) from abul-qasim tabarani that the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:

'after me, shall come the caliphs. after the caliphs will come the rulers and after the rulers will come the kings. then oppressors will follow them and after them will emerge a man from my ahl-e-bayt who shall fill the earth with justice as it was filled with injustice....

the author of 'es'aaf-ul-raghebeen' has narrated (on page 148) a similar tradition from hakim.

anarchy

the author of 'eqdud-durar' in section 3, chapter 9 has narrated from hafiz abu na'eem who has narrated from ali-ibn-hallal who has narrated from his father as such: