It was narrated from Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“The earth was
brought together for me so that I could see the east and the west,
and
I was given two treasures, the yellow (or the red) and the white
–
meaning gold and silver. And it was said to me: ‘Your dominion
will
extend as far as has been shown to you.’ I asked Allah for
three
things: That my nation would not be overwhelmed by famine that
would
destroy them all, and that they would not be rent by schism and
fight
one another, but it was said to me: ‘When I (Allah) issue My
decree it
cannot be revoked. But I will never cause your nation to be
overwhelmed by famine that would destroy them all, and I will not
gather their enemies against them (and destroy them) until they
annihilate one another and kill one another.’ Once they start to
fight
amongst themselves, that will continue until the Day of
Resurrection.
What I fear most for my nation is misguiding leaders.
Some tribes
among my nation will worship idols and some tribes among
my nation
will join the idolaters. Before the Hour comes there will
be nearly
thirty Dajjals (great liars), each of them claiming to be a
Prophet.
But a group among my nation will continue to adhere to the
truth and
be victorious, and those who oppose them will not harm
them, until the
command of Allah comes to pass.’”
“The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) woke up red in the face and said: ‘La ilaha illallah,
woe to the
Arabs from an evil that has drawn nigh. Today a hole has
been opened
in the barrier of Gog and Magog.’ And he gestured to
indicate the size
of the hole.” Zainab said: “I said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah! Will we be
destroyed when there are righteous
people among us?’ He said: ‘If sin
and evil deeds increase.’”
Chapter 9: Tribulations that will appear - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا رَاشِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي السَّائِبِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
" سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا إِلاَّ مَنْ أَحْيَاهُ اللَّهُ بِالْعِلْمِ " .
It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believer
in
the morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whom
Allah
grants knowledge.”
“We were sitting with ‘Umar
and he said: ‘Which of you has remembered a Hadith from the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning Fitnah?’” Hudhaifah said: “I
said: ‘I have.’ He said: ‘You are very bold.’ He said: ‘How?’
He said: ‘I heard him say: “The fitnah of a man with regard to
his family, his children and his neigbors are expiated by his
prayers, fasts, charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding
what is evil.” ‘Umar said: ‘This is not what I meant, rather I
meant that which moves like the waves of the sea.’” Hudhaifah
said: “Don’t worry about it, O Commander of the Believers! For
there is a closed door between you and them.” ‘Umar said: “Will
that door be broken or opened?” I said: “No, it will be broken.”
‘Umar said: “Then it will never be closed.’”
We asked Hudhaifah: “Did ‘Umar know what that door meant?” He said: "Yes, just as he knows that there will be night before morning, because I narrated to him a Hadith in which there are no errors.” We were afraid to ask him who the door was, so we said to Masruq: “Ask him." He said: “‘Umar.”
It was narrated that ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Abd Rabbil-Ka’bah said:
“I came to ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘As when he was sitting in
the shade of the Ka’bah, and the people were gathered around him,
and I heard him say: ‘While we were with the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) on a journey, he stopped to camp and some of us were pitching
tents, some were competing in shooting arrows and some were taking
the animals out to graze them. Then his caller called out: “As-Salatu
Jami’ah (prayer is about to begin).” So we gathered, and the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and addressed us. He said: “There
has never been a Prophet before me who was not obliged to tell his
nation of what he knew was good for them, and to warn against what he
knew was bad for them. With regard to this nation of yours, soundness
(of religious commitment) and well-being has been placed in its
earlier generations and the last of them will be afflicted with
calamities and things that you dislike. Then there will come
tribulations which will make the earlier ones pale into significance,
and the believer will say: ‘This will be the end of me,’ then
relief will come. Then (more) tribulations will come and the believer
will say: ‘This will be the end of me,’ then relief will come.
Whoever would like to be taken far away from Hell and admitted to
Paradise, let him die believing in Allah and the Last Day, and let
him treat people as he would like to be treated. Whoever gives his
oath of allegiance to a ruler and gives a sincere promise, let him
obey him as much as he can, and if another comes and challenges him,
let them strike the neck (i.e., kill) the second one.’” He the narrator said: “I raised my head among the people and said: 'I adjure you by Allah, did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' He ('Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As) pointed with his hand to his ears and said: I heard it directly from him and memorized it.'”
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) said:
“How will you be at a time that will soon come,
when the
good people will pass away and only the worst ones will be
left, who
will break their promises and betray their trusts, and they
will
differ while they were previously together like this,” – and
he
interlaced his fingers. They said: “What should we do, O
Messenger of
Allah, when that comes to pass?” He said: “Follow
that which you know
is true, and leave that which you dislike. Take
care of your own
affairs and turn away from the common folk.”
It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“What will you do, O Abu Dharr, when death overwhelms the
people
to such an extent that a grave will be equal in value to a
slave?” I
said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me,
or Allah and
His Messenger know best.” He said “Be patient.” He
said: ‘What will
you do when famine strikes the people so that you
will go to the place
where you pray and will not be able to return to
your bed, or you will
not be able to get up from your bed to go to
the place where you
pray?” He said: “I said: ‘Allah and His
Messenger know best, or
whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for
me.” He said: “You must
refrain from forbidden things.” He
said: “What will you do when
killing befalls the people so that
Hijaratuz-Zait*is covered with
blood?” I said: “Whatever Allah
and His Messenger choose for me.” He
said: “Stay with those whom
you belong to.” He said: “I said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah, should
I not take my sword and strike those who do
that?’” He said:
“Then you will be just like the people. Rather enter
your house.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what if they enter my
house?” He
said: “If you are afraid that the flashing of the sword
will dazzle
you, then put the edge of your garment over your face, and
let him
carry his own sin and your sin, and he will be one of the
people of
the Hellfire.”
Chapter 10: Standing firm during times of tribulation - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَوْفٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسِيدُ بْنُ الْمُتَشَمِّسِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ لَهَرْجًا " . قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْهَرْجُ قَالَ " الْقَتْلُ " . فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَقْتُلُ الآنَ فِي الْعَامِ الْوَاحِدِ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ كَذَا وَكَذَا . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لَيْسَ بِقَتْلِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَكِنْ يَقْتُلُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى يَقْتُلَ الرَّجُلُ جَارَهُ وَابْنَ عَمِّهِ وَذَا قَرَابَتِهِ " . فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَعَنَا عُقُولُنَا ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " لاَ تُنْزَعُ عُقُولُ أَكْثَرِ ذَلِكَ الزَّمَانِ وَيَخْلُفُ لَهُ هَبَاءٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ لاَ عُقُولَ لَهُمْ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ الأَشْعَرِيُّ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لأَظُنُّهَا مُدْرِكَتِي وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَايْمُ اللَّهِ مَا لِي وَلَكُمْ مِنْهَا مَخْرَجٌ إِنْ أَدْرَكَتْنَا فِيمَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا نَبِيُّنَا ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِلاَّ أَنْ نَخْرُجَ كَمَا دَخَلْنَا فِيهَا .
Abu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Before
the
Hour comes there will be Harj.” I said: “O Messenger of
Allah, what is
Harj?” He said: “Killing.” Some of the Muslims
said: “O Messenger of
Allah, now we kill such and such a number of
idolaters in one year.”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That
will not be like killing the
idolaters, rather you will kill one
another, until a man will kill his
neighbor and son of the cousin and
a relative.” Some of the people
said: “O Messenger of Allah, will
we be in our right minds that day?”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “No, reason will be taken away from
most of the people at
that time, and there will be left the
insignificant people who have
no reason.”
“When ‘Ali bin Abu Talib came to
Basrah, he
entered upon my father and said: ‘O Abu Muslim, will you
not help me
against these people?’ He said: ‘Of course.’ So he
called a slave
woman of his and said: ‘O slave woman, bring me my
sword.’ So she
brought it, and he unsheathed it a span, and (I saw
that) it was made
of wood. He said: ‘My close friend and your
cousin (ﷺ) advised me,
if tribulation (Fitnah) arose among the
Muslims, that I should take a
sword of wood. If you wish I will go
out with you.’ He said: ‘I have
no need of you or of your
sword.’”
It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari that the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) said:
“Before the Hour comes, there will be tribulation
like
pieces of black night, when a man will wake up as a believer but
be a
disbeliever by evening, or he will be a believer in the evening
but
will be a disbeliever by morning. And the one who is sitting will
be
better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing
will
be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is
walking will
be better than the one who is running. So break your
bows, cut their
strings and strike your swords against rocks, and if
anyone enters
upon anyone of you, let him be like the better of the
two sons of
Adam. (i.e. the one killed, not the killer).”
Chapter 10: Standing firm during times of tribulation - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، - أَوْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ شَكَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ - عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
" إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ وَفُرْقَةٌ وَاخْتِلاَفٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ فَأْتِ بِسَيْفِكَ أُحُدًا فَاضْرِبْهُ حَتَّى يَنْقَطِعَ ثُمَّ اجْلِسْ فِي بَيْتِكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ يَدٌ خَاطِئَةٌ أَوْ مَنِيَّةٌ قَاضِيَةٌ " . فَقَدْ وَقَعَتْ وَفَعَلْتُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ .
It was narrated that Abu Burdah said:
“I entered upon Muhammad bin
Maslamah and he said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There
will be tribulation, division and dissension. When that comes, take
your sword to Uhud and strike it until it breaks, then sit in your
house until there comes to you the hand of the evildoer (to kill you)
or a predestined (natural) death.’”
"And that came to pass, and I did as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said."
Chapter 11: When two Muslims confront one another with their swords - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ " إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ " .
It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the
killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of
Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the
one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’”
Chapter 11: When two Muslims confront one another with their swords - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
" إِذَا الْمُسْلِمَانِ حَمَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا عَلَى أَخِيهِ السِّلاَحَ فَهُمَا عَلَى جُرُفِ جَهَنَّمَ فَإِذَا قَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ دَخَلاَهَا جَمِيعًا " .
It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“When
one Muslim wields his weapon against his brother, both of them are at
the edge of Hell, and if one of them kills the other, they will both
enter it.”
Chapter 12: Restraining one's tongue during times of tribulation - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ الْجُمَحِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ زِيَادٍ، سِيمِينْ كُوشْ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
" تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ تَسْتَنْظِفُ الْعَرَبَ قَتْلاَهَا فِي النَّارِ اللِّسَانُ فِيهَا أَشَدُّ مِنْ وَقْعِ السَّيْفِ " .
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) said:
“There will be a tribulation which will utterly
destroy
the Arabs, and those who are slain will be in Hell. At that
time the
tongue will be worse than a blow of the sword.”
It was narrated that ‘Alqamah bin Waqqas said that a man passed by
him, who held a prominent position, and ‘Alqamah said to him:
“You
have kinship and rights, and I see you entering upon these rulers and
speaking to them as Allah wills you should speak. But i heard Bilal
bin Harith Al-Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),
say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘One of you may speak a
word that pleases Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allah
will record for him as pleasure, until the Day of Resurrection due to
that word. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, and not
know how far it reaches, but Allah will record against him his anger,
until the Day he meets Him due to that word.”
'Alqamah said: "So look, woe to you, at what you say and what you speak about, for there is something that I wanted to say but I refrained because of what I heard from Bilal bin Harith."
Chapter 12: Restraining one's tongue during times of tribulation - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُوسُفَ الصَّيْدَلاَنِيُّ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
" إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ لاَ يَرَى بِهَا بَأْسًا فَيَهْوِي بِهَا فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ سَبْعِينَ خَرِيفًا " .
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
“A man may speak a word that angers Allah and not see
anything
wrong with it, but it will cause him to sink down in Hell
the depth of
seventy autumns.”
“I said: ‘O Messenger of
Allah,
tell me of something that I can adhere to.’ He said: ‘Say:
“Allah is
my Lord,” then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to
Islam).’ He said:
‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that
you fear most for me?’
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold of
his own tongue, then he
said: ‘This.’”
“I was with the
Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. One morning I drew close to
him when we
were on the move and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tell
me of an action
that will gain me admittance to Paradise and keep me
far away from
Hell.’ He said: ‘You have asked for something
great, but it is easy
for the one for whom Allah makes it easy.
Worship Allah and do not
associate anything in worship with Him,
establish prayer, pay charity,
fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the
House.’ Then he said: ‘Shall I
not tell you of the means of
goodness? Fasting is a shield, and
charity extinguishes sin as water
extinguishes fire, and a man’s
prayer in the middle of the night.’
Then he recited: “Their sides
forsake their beds” until he
reached: “As a reward for what they used
to do.”[32:16-17] Then
he said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the head of
the matter, and its
pillar and pinnacle? (It is) Jihad.’ Then he said:
‘Shall I not
tell you of the basis of all that?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He
took hold
of his tongue then said: ‘Restrain this.’ I said: ‘O Prophet
of
Allah, will we be brought to account for what we say?’ He said:
‘May your mother not found you, O Mu’adh! Are people thrown onto
their
faces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of their
tongues?’”
Chapter 12: Restraining one's tongue during times of tribulation - كتاب الفتن
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِي، يَعْلَى عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، قَالَ قِيلَ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ إِنَّا نَدْخُلُ عَلَى أُمَرَائِنَا فَنَقُولُ الْقَوْلَ فَإِذَا خَرَجْنَا قُلْنَا غَيْرَهُ . قَالَ كُنَّا نَعُدُّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ النِّفَاقَ .
It was narrated that Abu Sha’tha said:
“It was said to Ibn ‘Umar:
‘We
enter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave we
say
something else.’ He said: ‘At the time of the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’”