Al-Sunnah by Abu Bakr ibn al-Khallal

Volume 2 · Page 314

Translation · EN

Muhammad ibn 'Ali informed us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Athram narrated to us, saying: 'Umar ibn Jabalah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Marwan narrated to us, from Yunus, from Qatadah, who said: "If you were to awake in the likeness of the conduct of Mu'awiyah, most of you would say: 'This is the Mahdi.'"

Arabic (Source)

٦٦٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَثْرَمُ، قَالَ: ثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ، قَالَ: ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ ⦗٤٣٨⦘ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: " لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِي مِثْلِ عَمِلَ مُعَاوِيَةَ لَقَالَ أَكْثَرُكُمْ: هَذَا الْمَهْدِيُّ "

Al-Sunnah by Abu Bakr ibn al-Khallal

Volume 2 · Page 314

Translation · EN

Muhammad ibn 'Ali informed us, saying: Abu Bakr al-Athram narrated to us, saying: 'Umar ibn Jabalah narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Marwan narrated to us, from Yunus, from Qatadah, who said: "If you were to awake in the likeness of the conduct of Mu'awiyah, most of you would say: 'This is the Mahdi.'"

Arabic (Source)

٦٦٨ - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: ثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَثْرَمُ، قَالَ: ثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ جَبَلَةَ، قَالَ: ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ ⦗٤٣٨⦘ بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: " لَوْ أَصْبَحْتُمْ فِي مِثْلِ عَمِلَ مُعَاوِيَةَ لَقَالَ أَكْثَرُكُمْ: هَذَا الْمَهْدِيُّ "