- .He knows all matters of religion, their meanings, and their attributes, as texts have indicated.

- .His entire family, young and old, will be imprisoned. This is known to the rulers.

- The ruler of Hijaz wants to arrest or kill him. This is also known to the rulers.

The texts are very numerous in the mentioned books. Whoever wants more should refer to them.

The character of the Mahdi: Some say that God might reform him in one night, that he might be corrupt, wicked, or heedless, and then God reforms him in one night into a righteous person.

Here are some texts:

- In summary: (Ali, may God be pleased with him, said, looking at his son Al-Hasan, "This son of mine is a master, as the Prophet, peace be upon him, named him. A man will come from his loins who will be named after your Prophet, resembling him in character but not in appearance." Then he mentioned the story of the earth being filled with justice.) (Abu Dawud)

- Regarding his justice: (The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said: The Hour will not come until the earth is filled with injustice and oppression, then someone from my descendants, or from my household, will come and fill it with justice and fairness.) (Al-Aqd by Al-Maqdisi), (He prevented the oppressed from reclaiming what was unjustly taken, even if it was a piece of food under a person's tooth, he would extract it and return it.) (Fath al-Bari)

- Regarding his humility, devotion, tranquility, dignity, and knowledge: (The Mahdi is devoted to God like a falcon spreading its wings.) (Fath al-Bari), (Abu Abdullah Al-Hasan bin Ali, peace be upon him, was asked: "How do you know the Imam Mahdi?" He said: "With tranquility and dignity." I said: "And how else?" He said: "By knowing the lawful and the unlawful.") (Al-Aqd by Al-Maqdisi) (Abu Ja'far Al-Baqir said: "...and God will grant him knowledge and not leave him to himself.") (Al-Aqd by Al-Maqdisi)

- Extreme shyness: (The Mahdi was sitting among his companions, and he was more shy than a virgin.) (Al-Aqd by Al-Maqdisi)

- Regarding his equal distribution of wealth among people: (Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali Al-Baqir said: "...When our Mahdi rises, he will distribute wealth equally and rule justly among the subjects.") (Al-Aqd by Al-Maqdisi)

- Speaking whatever one wishes, without fear: (Ali bin Abi Talib said: "The matter will reach a point where a man will speak whatever he wishes, fearing nothing.") (Fath al-Bari)

- His mercy towards the poor and his dealings with his state leaders and officials: (From Layth, from Tawus, he said: "A sign of the Mahdi is that he is severe with the officials, generous with wealth, and merciful to the poor.") (Fath al-Bari)

- He was not afflicted by sedition, nor did sedition afflict him: (From Ibn Abbas, he said: "I hope that days and nights will not pass until God sends forth from us, to the household, a young man who has not been afflicted by sedition, nor has sedition afflicted him, who will establish the affairs of this nation.") (Fath al-Dayn)

Therefore, what was previously said is not correct. This previous statement about reform contradicts the texts. The reform here is the reform of the state's affairs, politics, or that matters will be reformed for him. And God knows best.

The pledge of allegiance to the Mahdi is not permissible because his pledge of allegiance comes after the pledge of allegiance to others. This is not correct due to the general meaning of the hadith: The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said: "If two caliphs are pledged allegiance to, kill the latter of the two." As for the answer to who will fight the Mahdi, it is because he will come with a pledge of allegiance after the pledge of allegiance to a group of people in Hijaz and Sham, and as the narrations and texts report, they will be called Sufyanis, and they are more than one person.

The matter of rule belongs to the Mahdi by the command of heaven, by the command of God Almighty, by the command of the revelation that has clarified our religion and our worldly affairs. If he emerges and his cause is proven true, it is obligatory upon every Muslim to obey him. Obedience includes pledging allegiance and offering support. Even if he emerges among a people who love God and obey Him, they will willingly surrender power to him. However, they will fight him, and it will be inevitable for him to fight them, as they, in this case, are rebelling against the pure Sharia. What strengthens that this is the command of God is that when the Messiah Jesus descends, he will pray behind him and will not be a ruler over the Muslims, based on the texts and the wording: "Some of you are leaders over others." This hadith cannot be applied here because it is a general rule. It is the same with the command revealed from heaven. It is also the case with the precedence of obedience to the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, by the prophets before him, if he was sent in the time of one of them, as the verse is interpreted. In the Holy Quran, God Almighty says: {And when God took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], "Whatever I give you of the Book and wisdom, then there comes to you a messenger...}

1 Narrated by Muslim, Al-Hakim, Al-Bazzar, Al-Tabarani, Al-Bayhaqi, and Abu Dawud.