Al-Mahdi (a.s.)

however the reason which the supporters of the third view give is the sayings of exalted Allah:

(except «--» of lot; we will most surely deliver them all) where, as per the consensus of the exegetists, in this verse refers to those who have turned towards him and followed his path. thereafter he says: now, keeping in view all that has been said about it becomes apparent that its meaning, comprehensively fits them because they are his ahlul-bait. «zakat» (alms-tax) is forbidden for them and they have followed his religion and adhered to his path. ascribing them with «--» and naming them with this word is accidentally true.

«Mahdi is from the progeny of the
holy prophet»

abu dawoud, in the fourth volume of his «sahih» on age 87 has written a tradition which has been narrated by umm-salma from the holy prophet as such:

«Mahdi is from my progeny.»

in «esaaf ur-rhagebeen» page 147 a similar tradition from the holy prophet has been narrated by nesa'ee, ibn-maaja, baihaqi and others.(28)

ibn hajar in «sawa'eq» on page 98 writes: abu na'eem has brought a tradition from the holy prophet as such - «indeed, god will send a man from my progeny.» thereafter he said - «he shall fill the earth with justice.»

the same has also come in «es'aaf ur-rhagebeen» page 149.(29)

in the afore-mentioned book on page 97, the author writes: abu dawoud, tirmidhi and ibn-maaja have brought a tradition from the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) as such:- «if there remains not more than a day from the life of the earth, indeed god will make a man to appear from my progeny.»

in another tradition the holy prophet (s.a.w.a.) says: «he is from my progeny, the one who shall fill the earth with justice just as it had been filled with oppression.»