English Translation

Muhammad ibn Ja'far told us, Shu'bah told us, he said: I heard Zayd Abu al-Hawari say: I heard Abu al-Siddiq narrating from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, who said: We feared that there would be an innovation after our Prophet, so we asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he said: "The Mahdi will emerge among my nation, remaining five, or seven, or nine" — Zayd was uncertain — he said: I said, "What unit?" He said: "Years." Then he said: "He will send down abundant rain upon them, the earth will withhold nothing of its produce, and wealth will be heaped in piles. A man will come to him and say: 'O Mahdi, give me, give me!' And he will scoop into his garment as much as he is able to carry."