(34) باب خُرُوجِ الْمَهْدِيِّ
It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Three will fight one another for your treasure, each one ofthem theson of a caliph, but none of them will gain it. Then theblack bannerswill come from the east, and they will kill you in anunprecedentedmanner." Then he mentioned something that I do notremember, then hesaid: "When you see them, then pledge yourallegiance to them even ifyou have to crawl over the snow, for thatis the caliph of Allah,Mahdi." (ES)
Reference (ES): Sunan Ibn Majah 4084 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 36, Hadith 159 (ES)
English translation (ES): Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 4084 (ES)