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I had earlier posted a valid concern about the Identity of the Hidden Imam, many Sunni scholars believe him to be the Dajjal as predicted in Sunni Sources.

Infact i found this question from one of our Shia members @Ahmadi enthusiastically asking Jews for David's Law on Judaism forum so that he can prepare for his coming!:

Is there an English collection of judgements of the prophet David PBUH? I heard he had wonderful judgements and I am interested to study them. Are they available today?

http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/18849/is-there-an-english-collection-of-judgements-of-the-prophet-david#comment46237_18849

Shia Sources:

A narration attributed to Imam Abi Ja'far (Shia’s 5th Imam): " By Allah, as if I see him (Imam Mahdi) between Rukn & Maqam (of Kaba, Mecca), people are declaring allegiance (to the Mahdi) based on a new, powerful matter, a new Book (scripture), and a new authority from Heaven." (Al-Numani, Kitab al-Ghayba, p. 107)

“Imam Mahdi will bring new Sharia (divine law) and commandments.” (Al-Majlisi, Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 10, p. 597)

“Al-Qa’im (Imam Mahdi) will bring a new teaching, a new book and a new law.” (Al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 354 )

Ahmad ibn Mahran[ra]–Muhammad ibn Ali–Ibn Mahboob–Hishaam bin Salim–Ammar as Saabati reported: “I asked Imam Abu Abdullah [as]: ‘By what will you rule?’ He replied: ‘By the rule of God, and by the rule of David.’”(Kafi)

Al-Muntazar (the Awaited One, meaning Mahdi) will walk amongst the Arabs and kill them. (Baqir Al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 52, p. 318)

Sheikh al-Mufeed has reported in his Al-Irshaad based on al-Mufadhaal ibnu Umar that Imam Abu Abdullah [as] said: “With the Qa'im twenty seven men from the people of Moses (meaning Jews or Israelites), seven from Ahl Al-Kahf (People of the Cave), (prophet) Joshua bin Nun, (prophet) Solomon, Abu Dajana Al-Ansari, Al-Miqdad, Malik Al-Ahtar will come out and they will be his supporters." (Al-Mufeed Al-Tusi, Al-Irshaad p.402)

There are many other such citations available here which sum up :

  1. He will rule according to the system of the family of David, using the Talmud.
  2. His language will be Hebrew.
  3. His followers will be of the Jews and Israelites, for he is the king of the Jews.
  4. The Hidden Imam learns from the Talmud which is contained in the “Jafr.”

Sunni Sources:

“The Dajjal will be followed by 70,000 Jews of Isfahan, having on themselves Persian shawls.” [Sahih Muslim #5227]

It is reported here that there is a Taqqiyya Military Alliance between Israel and Iran. Why would the Jews be wrapped with Persian shawls? Today, Persia is Shia. Shouldn’t the Ahlus Sunnah be prepared to deal with this alliance between the Jews and the Persian Shia?

A scholar has quoted

The Shia ask Allah to hasten the coming of their Hidden Imam who is locked up and hidden somewhere. The Prophet (صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم) has promised that the Jewish Dajjal will also be locked away somewhere and hidden from the world, as reported in the narration of Tamim ad-Darri in Sahih Bukhari.

The following is the hadîth from Sunan al-Dârimî.

Muhammad Ibn al-cAlâ' told us that Ibn Numayr reported from Mujâlid from Ibn cAamir from Jâbir that cUmar Ibn al-Khattâb brought a copy of the Torah to the Prophet(P) and said: "O Apostle of God, this is a copy of the Torah." But [the Prophet] kept silent. Then cUmar started reading and the face of the Prophet kept changing. So, Abu Bakr interrupted him violently: "Don't you see the face of the Prophet(P)?" cUmar looked at the Prophet's face and said "May God preserve me from His anger and from the anger of his Apostle(P), we accepted God as Lord and Islâm as religion and Muhammad as prophet." Then the Prophet(P) said: "By the One Who owns Muhammad's soul, if Moses(P) appeared to you and you followed him and left me, you would go astray from the right path and if he were alive and reached [the time of] my prophethood he would have followed me. "

This states clearly the the religion as well as the scripture give to Moses(P) is abrogated after the advent of Qur'ân

Please consider it as a valid question and NOT a sectarian question as we all should inspect all the angles related to Dajjal as the prophet pbuh has deemed it to be worst fitna of all and a believer should research and know about him as much as possible.

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First let me grab your attention to the fact that Ha-ka-ma (حکم) in Arabic has two applications: to Judge and to rule. In short, no Ahlul Bayt --peace be upon them-- all were judging and ruling (at the times they were rulers of the Islamic society for example) according to the rules of Islam and obviously not the rules of Jews, even not the original incorrupted version of the rules brought to Israelite by Moses --peace be upon him.

Let bring you some Ahadeeth that explain the issue better:

source: بصائر الدرجات في فضائل آل محمد صلى الله عليهم، ج‏1، ص: 258,259

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ الْأَعْوَرِ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ الْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ: كُنَّا زَمَانَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع حِينَ قُبِضَ ع نَتَرَدَّدُ كَالْغَنَمِ لَا رَاعِيَ لَهَا فَلَقِينَا سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ مَنْ إِمَامُكَ قُلْتُ أَئِمَّتِي مِنْ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ هَلَكْتَ وَ أَهْلَكْتَ أَ مَا سمعته [سَمِعْتَ‏] وَ أَنْتَ مَعِي أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ وَ هُوَ يَقُولُ مَنْ مَاتَ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِمَامٌ مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةً أَ مَا تَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ خَلَّفَ وَلَدَهُ جَعْفَراً إِمَاماً عَلَى الْأُمَّةِ قُلْتُ بَلَى لَعَمْرِي قَدْ رَزَقَنِي اللَّهُ الْمَعْرِفَةَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَعْدَ مَا لَقِيتُهُ إِنَّ سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ قَالَ لِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَمُتْ مِنَّا مَيِّتٌ حَتَّى يُخَلِّفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ مِثْلَ عَمَلِهِ وَ يَسِيرُ بِمِثْلِ سِيرَتِهِ وَ يَدْعُو لي [إِلَى‏] مِثْلِ الَّذِي دَعَا إِلَيْهِ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يُمْنَعْ مَا أُعْطِيَ دَاوُدَ أَنْ أُعْطِيَ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا عُبَيْدَةَ إِنَّهُ إِذَا قَامَ قَائِمُ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص حَكَمَ بِحُكْمِ آلِ دَاوُدَ وَ كَانَ سُلَيْمَانُ لَا يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ بَيِّنَةً.

Abu Ubaidah said when Abu Ja3far [Imam Baqir] --peace be upon him-- was martyred we were like a herd of sheep left without pastor. Then I met Salim ibn Abu-Hafsah, he asked me O Aby Ubaidah, who is your Imam? I said my Imams are from the descendants of Muhammad --peace be upon him and his household, so he said you have then died and killed [the other people], didn't you hear while we were together at Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- when he said "whoever dies and has no Imam over himself he has passed away with the death of ignorance"? Didn't you know Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- appointed as his successor his son Ja3far --peace be upon him? I answered yes I swear to my life, Thereafter I was given knowledge about that by Allah. I told Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- about such a conservation, so said to me Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him: "Didn't you know that verily didn't pass away any of us unless he appointed as his successor one who behaves similar to him, moves regarding the inside state as him, invite to what he was inviting toward, O Abu Ubaidah! what was given to David was not prevented to be given to Solomonn, O Abu Ubaidah! verily when the Qa'im from the family of Muhammad [that is, Imam Mahdi] arises he will judge the same way the family of David were to judge, and Solomon [the successor of David in his family] was not asking people for their proofs and reasons"

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَا تَذْهَبُ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَجُلٌ مِنِّي رَجُلٌ يَحْكُمُ بِحُكُومَةِ آلِ دَاوُدَ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ يُعْطِي كُلَّ نَفْسٍ حُكْمها

Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- once said: "Dunya will not end unless will arise a man from my descendant who will judge with the judgement manner of the family of David, without asking for proofs and reasons, giving anyone his right."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ فُضَيْلٍ الْأَعْوَرِ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ عَنْهُ ع قَالَ: إِذَا قَامَ قَائِمُ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ حَكَمَ بِحُكْمِ دَاوُدَ وَ سُلَيْمَانَ لَا يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ بَيِّنَةً.

Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- said: "when the Qa'im of the family of Muhammad [that is, Imam Mahdi] arises he will judge the same way David and Solomon were judging, without asking people for proofs and reasons"

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَنْ تَذْهَبَ الدُّنْيَا حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ يَحْكُمُ بِحُكْمِ دَاوُدَ وَ لَا يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ بَيِّنَةً.

Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- once said: "Dunya will never end before a man from us Ahlul Bayt arises who judges with the judgement manner of David and not asking people for proofs and reasons"

you can find the same Ahadeeth in other books as well, like in Al-Kaafi. Now read the following Ahadeeth:

source: الكافي (ط - الإسلامية)، ج‏1، ص: 398

مُحَمَّدٌ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ السَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِمَا تَحْكُمُونَ إِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ قَالَ بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ وَ حُكْمِ دَاوُدَ فَإِذَا وَرَدَ عَلَيْنَا الشَّيْ‏ءُ الَّذِي لَيْسَ عِنْدَنَا تَلَقَّانَا بِهِ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ.

Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- was asked about how that they [Ahlul Bayt peace be upon them] judge when they judge, he answered based on the rules of Allah and on the manner of David, and when it comes to us an issue knowledge about which is not with us the Holy Spirit inspires it to us.

Note that no one claim any of the 14 infallibles, except for the holy prophet peace be upon him and his household, is a prophet or messenger, but they are the narrators (المحدثین) according to some other Ahadeeth. Also see the following Hadeeth:

source: كفاية الأثر في النص على الأئمة الإثني عشر، ص: 120-122

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ الْخَثْعَمِيُّ الْكُوفِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي بَعْضِ غَزَوَاتِهِ وَ قَتَلَ عَلِيٌّ ع أَصْحَابَ الْأَلْوِيَةِ وَ فَرَّقَ جَمْعَهُمْ وَ قَتَلَ عَمْرَو بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُمَحِيَّ وَ قَتَلَ شَيْبَةَ بْنَ نَافِعٍ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً قَدْ جَاهَدَ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ فَقَالَ لِأَنَّهُ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْهُ وَارِثُ عِلْمِي وَ قَاضِي دَيْنِي وَ مُنْجِزُ وَعْدِي وَ الْخَلِيفَةُ بَعْدِي وَ لَوْلَاهُ لَمْ يُعْرَفِ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمَحْضُ حَرْبُهُ حَرْبِي وَ حَرْبِي حَرْبُ اللَّهِ وَ سِلْمُهُ سِلْمِي وَ سِلْمِي سِلْمُ اللَّهِ أَلَا إِنَّهُ أَبُو سِبْطَيَّ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ مِنْ صُلْبِهِ يُخْرِجُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى الْأَئِمَّةَ الرَّاشِدِينَ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَهْدِيُّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فَقُلْتُ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَ أُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا الْمَهْدِيُّ قَالَ يَا عَمَّارُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ يُخْرِجُ مِنْ صُلْبِ الْحُسَيْنِ تِسْعَةً وَ التَّاسِعُ مِنْ وُلْدِهِ يَغِيبُ عَنْهُمْ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قُلْ أَ رَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ أَصْبَحَ ماؤُكُمْ غَوْراً فَمَنْ يَأْتِيكُمْ بِماءٍ مَعِينٍ يَكُونُ لَهُ غَيْبَةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ يَرْجِعُ عَنْهَا قَوْمٌ وَ يَثْبُتُ عَلَيْهَا آخَرُونَ فَإِذَا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ يَخْرُجُ فَيَمْلَأُ الدُّنْيَا قِسْطاً وَ عَدْلًا وَ يُقَاتِلُ عَلَى التَّأْوِيلِ كَمَا قَاتَلْتُ عَلَى التَّنْزِيلِ وَ هُوَ سَمِيِّي وَ أَشْبَهُ النَّاسِ بِي يَا عَمَّارُ سَتَكُونُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَاتَّبِعْ عَلِيّاً وَ حِزْبَهُ فَإِنَّهُ مَعَ الْحَقِّ وَ الْحَقَّ مَعَهُ يَا عَمَّارُ إِنَّكَ سَتُقَاتِلُ بَعْدِي مَعَ عَلِيٍّ صِنْفَيْنِ النَّاكِثِينَ وَ الْقَاسِطِينَ ثُمَّ تَقْتُلُكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَة ...

... for him will be a long occulation a group of people will loose their faith in him and return from him, and a group of people will remain firm on believing in him, so when he came at the end of times he will fill Dunya with justice and he will fight based on the hidden meanings of Qur'aan like I fought based on the appearance of Qur'aan ... [I only translated the related part]

In another place we have:

source: الغيبة( للنعماني)، النص، ص: 242

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الدَّيْلَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيماهُمْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَعْرِفُهُمْ وَ لَكِنْ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْقَائِمِ يَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيَخْبِطُهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ هُوَ وَ أَصْحَابُهُ خَبْطاً

Imam Sadiq --peace be upon him-- said about the saying of Allah that "the sinners will be known by their faces" that Allah knows them but it is revealed about Qa'im, he knows them by their faces so he and his companions will hit them with sword strongly.

The verse quoted above is a part of the following verses:

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذَنبِهِ إِنسٌ وَلَا جَانٌّ / فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ / يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِ

On that day [Qiyamah or any specific time] no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin. / Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? / (For) the sinners will be known by their marks: and they will be seized by their forelocks and their feet. [55:39-41]

And last, only in one place I have seen explicitly stated that Imam Mahdi --peace be upon him-- will judge according to rules of Jews, see the following Hadeeth:

source: الغيبة( للنعماني)، النص، ص: 237,238

أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ الرَّازِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْبَاقِرِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ عَافَاكَ اللَّهُ اقْبِضْ مِنِّي هَذِهِ الْخَمْسَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَإِنَّهَا زَكَاةُ مَالِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع خُذْهَا أَنْتَ فَضَعْهَا فِي جِيرَانِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْمَسَاكِينِ مِنْ إِخْوَانِكَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا قَامَ قَائِمُ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ قَسَمَ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَ عَدَلَ فِي الرَّعِيَّةِ فَمَنْ أَطَاعَهُ فَقَدْ أَطاعَ اللَّهَ وَ مَنْ عَصَاهُ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَ الْمَهْدِيُّ مَهْدِيّاً لِأَنَّهُ يُهْدَى إِلَى أَمْرٍ خَفِيٍّ وَ يَسْتَخْرِجُ التَّوْرَاةَ وَ سَائِرَ كُتُبِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ غَارٍ بِأَنْطَاكِيَةَ وَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ التَّوْرَاةِ بِالتَّوْرَاةِ وَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْإِنْجِيلِ بِالْإِنْجِيلِ وَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الزَّبُورِ بِالزَّبُورِ وَ بَيْنِ أَهْلِ الْقُرْآنِ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَ تُجْمَعُ إِلَيْهِ أَمْوَالُ الدُّنْيَا مِنْ بَطْنِ الْأَرْضِ وَ ظَهْرِهَا فَيَقُولُ لِلنَّاسِ تَعَالَوْا إِلَى مَا قَطَعْتُمْ فِيهِ الْأَرْحَامَ وَ سَفَكْتُمْ فِيهِ الدِّمَاءَ الْحَرَامَ وَ رَكِبْتُمْ فِيهِ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَيُعْطِي شَيْئاً لَمْ يُعْطَهُ أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَ يَمْلَأُ الْأَرْضَ عَدْلًا وَ قِسْطاً وَ نُوراً- كَمَا مُلِئَتْ ظُلْماً وَ جَوْراً وَ شَرّا

It is quoted from Imam Baqir --peace be upon him-- that when the Qa'im of the Ahlul Bayt arises he will judge between the people with justice, so whoever that obeys him has obeyed Allah and whoever that disobeys him has disobeyed Allah, and he is reputed as Mahdi as he guides (Yahdi) toward the hidden massage, and will brought out to open the original Turah and the other scriptures of Allah from a cave at Antioch (Antakya) and judge between the people of Turah with the rules of Turah, and between the people of Injeel with the rules of Injeel, and between the people of Zabur with the rules of Zabur, and between the people of Qur'aan with the rules of Qur'aan ... [only the directly related parts are translated]

which obviously addresses a short time after his rise only as after his government settles there would exist no one unless he/she has converted to Islam according to this verse of Qur'aan:

وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ بِهِ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ ۖ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ شَهِيدًا

And there is not one of the followers of the Book but most certainly believes in this before his death, and on the day of resurrection he (Isa) shall be a witness against them. [4:159]

and this is also clear from the Sermon Imam --peace be upon him-- will give at the first day that he arise:

source: إلزام الناصب في إثبات الحجة الغائب عجل الله تعالى فرجه الشريف، ج‏2، ص: 213

... و سيّدنا القائم مسند ظهره إلى الكعبة و يقول: يا معشر الخلائق، ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى آدم و شيث، فها أنا ذا آدم و شيث ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى نوح و ولده سام، فها أنا ذا نوح و سام ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى إبراهيم و إسماعيل، فها أنا ذا إبراهيم و إسماعيل ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى موسى و يوشع، فها أنا ذا موسى و يوشع، ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى عيسى و شمعون فها أنا ذا عيسى و شمعون، ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى محمّد صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلم و أمير المؤمنين عليه السّلام فها أنا ذا محمّد و أمير المؤمنين، ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى الحسن و الحسين عليه السّلام فها أنا ذا الحسن و الحسين، ألا و من أراد أن ينظر إلى الأئمّة من ولد الحسين عليه السّلام فها أنا ذا الأئمّة، أجيبوا إلى مسألتي فإنّي أنبئك بما نبئتم به و ما لم تنبّئوا به، و من كان يقرأ الكتب و الصحف فليسمع منّي ثمّ يبتدئ بالصحف التي أنزلها اللّه على آدم و شيث و يقول أمّة آدم و شيث هبة اللّه: هذه و اللّه هي الصحف حقّا و لقد أرانا ما لم نكن نعلمه فيها و ما كان خفي علينا و ما كان سقط منها و بدل و حرّف، ثمّ يقرأ صحف نوح و صحف إبراهيم و التوراة و الإنجيل و الزبور فيقول أهل التوراة و الإنجيل و الزبور: هذه و اللّه صحف نوح و إبراهيم حقّا و ما اسقط منها و ما بدّل و حرّف منها هذه و اللّه التوراة الجامعة و الزبور التام و الإنجيل الكامل و إنّها أضعاف ما قرأنا منها ثمّ يتلو القرآن فيقول المسلمون: هذا و اللّه القرآن حقّا الذي أنزل اللّه على محمّد صلّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلم و ما اسقط منه و حرّف و بدّل‏ ...

... and our chief Qa'im [when he arises he] will lean against Ka3bah and say: "O group of people, whoever that wants to look at Adam and Sheith look at me I am the most alike of the people to Adam and Sheith, whoever that wants to look at Noah and Saam look at me I am the most alike of the people to Noah and Saam, whoever that wants to look at Ibrahim and Ismaa3eel look at me I am the most alike of the people to Ibrahim and Isma3eel, whoever that wants to look at Moses and Yushe3 look at me I am the most alike of the people to Moses and Yushe3, whoever that wants to look at Jesus and Sham3un look at me I am the most alike of the people to Jesus and Sham3un, whoever that wants to look at Muhammad --peace be upon him and his household-- and the commander or the believers --peace be upon him-- look at me I am the most alike of the people to Muhammad and the commander or the believers, whoever that wants to look at Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain --peace be upon them-- look at me I am the most alike of the people to Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain, whoever that wants to look at the Imams from the descendant of Al-Hussain --peace be upon him-- look at me I am the most alike of the people to the Imams, come to me for me to inform you of what they have informed and what what they have not informed, and whoever has read the Heavenly book and scriptures come and hear their books from me", then he starts to recite the scriptures Allah revealed down to Adam and Sheith until the people of Adam and Sheith say: "By Allah this is truly the scripture of Adam and Sheith, it showed to us what we didn't know in it and what was left hidden from us and what was removed from it or changed from it", then he recites the scriptures of Noah and Ibrahim and Turah and Injeel and Zabur until the people of Turah and Injeel and Zabur say: "By Allah these are truly the scriptures of Noah and Ibrahim and nothing has been removed from it or changed from it, by Allah this Turah is complete, the Zabur is complete, the Injeel is complete, and these contain more than we have read from them before, then he recites Qur'aan and the Muslims say: "Truly it is Qur'aan as revealed by Allah to Muhammad --peace be upon him and his household-- and nothing has been removed or changed from it" ...

So you see if there is no religion other than Islam your question would loose its validity, there would be no rule other than rules of Islam on the desk for anyone to judge based on it!

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when the real mahdi will come Jews and christis will unite as muslims inshallah so the question of even looking at torah\injeel does not arise! – Ali Jan 28 at 4:07
also you have not given the grade of hadith sahih\daeef – Ali Jan 28 at 4:22
@aliabbas, obviously the union will not be established immediately, even it doesn't happen unless Jesus will also come from the Heaven: "لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ" which means "... Those who disbelieved from among the followers of the Book and the polytheists could not have separated (from the faithful) until there had come to them the clear evidence" [98:1] – owari Jan 28 at 6:09
i got this answer in a positive which means the shia mahdi will rule by the jewish scriptures from the last hadith you mentioned, And i agree it would be your belief, but there are strong chances of that person beoing the dajjal, coz he will be followed by jews who would be attracted by the dajjals rule using jewish scriptures! You cannot deny this possibility either Allahualam – Ali Jan 28 at 6:38
@Ali, note the beginning part of that Hadeeth "and our chief Qa'im [when he arises he] will lean against Ka3bah and say", it is when Imam has just appeared in open, he is introducing himself, people of the book should know that he is aware of their religions and scriptures better than themselves. And last but by no means least he will prove for them from their own books that they must convert to Islam if they are really submitted to God. Jews who would follow Dadjal are not submitted to God. It's quite obvious, I don't see any ambiguity here. – owari Jan 29 at 4:21

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