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What should we do that could lead to Imam Mahdi (as) appearing sooner?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1. Being pious in every act we do and every word we say.

2. Remembering the fact that our Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) is alive and he is informed about our acts and deeds and trying to always please him by obeying Allah (SWT).

3. Doing more good deeds and gifting the reward to Imam Al-Mahdi (AS). Pious believers gift all their reward to Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) and other Infallible.

4. Praying sincerely for Imam Al-Mahdi (AS)'s reappearance and keeping it as our first and upmost important need.

5. Preparing ourselves to serve our Imam (AS) in every possible way that we can including serving his followers and lovers and spreading his message to people.

And many other noble acts which can help us in this regard.

Wassalam.
Does the time of Dajjal's appearance happen before or after the Zuhur of Imam Mahdi, and how long is it predicted to last?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Dajjal or Antichrist will be before the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) and he will be killed by Imam Al-Mahdi(AS) or by Prophet Easa (Jesus) by order of the Imam Al-Mahdi (AS).

Wassalam.
I have read a tradition that Imam e Zaman (a) is aware of all our affairs. Isn't it better to not know anything about our pain and suffering rather than to know but not be able to do anything about it during the period of Ghayba?
Amina Inloes

Part of the responsibility of a leader is to know what is happening to his people. This is especially true for a divine leader (prophet, Imam). 

Not all human beings have the qualities necessary to be good leaders. Some people have the social, intellectual, and emotional capacity, foresight, initiative, wisdom, and planning and communication skills to be great leaders. Most people do not. But that is ok, because we only need a handful of great leaders. 

So, bearing this burden might be very difficult for the average person. However, the Imam is not an average person. Allah would not give the Imam this responsibility if he did not have the ability to bear it, as Allah says in the Qur'an that He does not burden with something beyond their capability. Because the Imam is at the highest level of spiritual perfection (as well as intellectual and emotional perfection), he has the capacity to handle many things that regular people cannot. Also, when people are truly at a high level of faith and have a deep and sincere connection with God, this enables them to bear things that other people cannot.

Still, of course, we should try our best to give the Imam a good report about our deeds and circumstances, and try to work as hard as we can to improve things around us!
Does Imam Mehdi (AS) already have a wife or wives? What kind of woman will be honoured to become his wife?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

We can not confirm nor totally deny this matter during the Ghaibah of the Imam (AS) as it is part of the personal life of Imam Al- Mahdi (AS) which is kept by Allah as secret and away from the public knowledge.

Some narrations mentioned his marriage and children but our leading scholars did not find such narrations authentic enough to establish a confirmed fact. Many leading scholars openly refused such narrations like Shaikh Al-Mufeed and Shaikh Al-Toosi and Shaikh Al-Bayadhi.

We have narrations refuting the claim of his marriage, such narrations are  mentioned in many books like Ethbaat al-Wasiyyah by al-Mas'oodi, page 201, and Al-Ghaibah by Shaikh Al-Toosi, page 134, and Dala'il al-Imamah by Al-Tabari, page 130, and Al-Irshad by Shaikh Al-Mufeed, page 366 (Arabic edition).

We may advise Mo'mineen to leave this personal matter of the life of the Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) to the Imam (AS) himself when he will come back to the public life.

Wassalam.