حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرٌ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَزَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا يَوْمٌ لَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رَجُلًا مِنَّا يَمْلَؤُهَا عَدْلًا كَمَا مُلِئَتْ جَوْرًا قَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ رَجُلًا مِنَّا قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ مَرَّةً يَذْكُرُهُ عَنْ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الطُّفَيْلِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 773
It was narrated from Hajjaj: I heard 'Ali (RA) say: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "If there was only one day left of this world, Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, would send a man from us [Ahlul Bait] to fill it with justice as it was filled with injustice." Abu Nu'aim said: "A man from me." He said: On one occasion I heard him narrate it from Habeeb from Abut-Tufail from 'Ali (RA) from the Prophet (PBUH).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020