[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Do not revert to misguidance after me, striking each other's necks.' This was reported in Sahih (authentic) narration of Qurratah."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي ضُلَّالًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ قُرَّةَ  

When two Muslims confront each other with their swords, both the slayer and the slain are doomed to Hell-Fire. (Using translation from Muslim 2888b)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "When two Muslims meet with their swords, both the killer and the one killed will be in Hell." I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what about the one who is killed?" He said, "He was eager to kill his companion."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ  

The people used to ask Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it might overtake me. Once I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! We were in ignorance and in evil and Allah has bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes." I asked, "Will there be good after that evil?" He said, "Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil)." I asked, "What will its Dakhan be?" He said, "There will be some people who will lead (people) according to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them." I said, "Will there by any evil after that good?" He said, "Yes, there will be some people who will invite others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them)." I said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Describe those people to us." He said, "They will belong to us and speak our language" I asked, "What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?" He said, "Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief." I asked, "If there is neither a group (of Muslims) nor a chief (what shall I do)?" He said, "Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah while you are still in that state." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3606)   

سَمِعْتُ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنَ الْيَمَانِ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَشَرٍّ فَجَاءَنَا اللهُ بِهَذَا الْخَيْرِ فَهَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَفِيهِ دَخَنٌ قُلْتُ وَمَا دَخَنُهُ؟ قَالَ قَوْمٌ يَسْتَنُّونَ بِغَيْرِ سُنَّتِي وَيَهْدُونَ بِغَيْرِ هَدْيِي تَعْرِفُ مِنْهُمْ وَتُنْكِرُ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ جَهَنَّمَ مَنْ أَجَابَهُمْ إِلَيْهَا قَذَفُوهُ فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ صِفْهُمْ لَنَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هُمْ مِنْ جِلْدَتِنَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِأَلْسِنَتِنَا قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي إِنْ أَدْرَكَنِي ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ تَلْزَمُ جَمَاعَةَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَإِمَامَهُمْ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ جَمَاعَةٌ وَلَا إِمَامٌ؟ قَالَ فَاعْتَزِلْ تِلْكَ الْفِرَقَ كُلَّهَا وَلَوْ أَنْ تَعَضَّ عَلَى أَصْلِ شَجَرَةٍ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَكَ الْمَوْتُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, it will be a tribulation or trials whereby the one who is asleep in it is better than the one who is awake, and the one who is walking in it is better than the one who is running, and the one who is sitting in it is better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing in it is better than the one who is walking. So whoever finds a refuge or a shelter from it, let him seek protection in it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ فِتَنٌ يَكُونُ النَّائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرًا مِنَ الْيَقْظَانِ وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي وَالْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْهَا مَلْجَأً أَوْ مَعَاذًا فَلْيَسْتَعِذْ بِهِ  

[Machine] The prophet of Allah ﷺ said: "There will be trials, and then there will be greater trials. Indeed, the one who walks in them is better than the one who runs towards them, and the one who sits in them is better than the one who stands in them, and the one who lies down in them is better than the one who sits. So when they come, let those who have livestock join their livestock, and let those who have land join their land, and let those who have camels join their camels." A man from the people said: "O Prophet of Allah, what about someone who has neither livestock nor camels, what should he do?" He said: "Let him take his sword and strike it against a rock, then let him hit the edge of it with a stone, then let him throw himself off with it, if he can, seeking to save himself. O Allah, have I conveyed (this message)? O Allah, have I conveyed (this message)?" Then a man said: "O Prophet of Allah, what if someone is taken against his will until he is brought to one of the two armies - 'Uthman doubtfully throws me, and a man kills me with his sword - what will be my status?" He said: "He will bear his sin and the sin of the one who forced him, and he will be among the people of the Fire."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ أَلَا فَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي إِلَيْهَا أَلَا وَالْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ فِيهَا أَلَا وَالْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِ أَلَا فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ أَلَا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ أَلَا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ غَنَمٌ وَلَا إِبِلٌ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ فَلْيَأْخُذْ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ لِيَعْمَدْ بِهِ إِلَى صَخْرَةٍ ثُمَّ لِيَدُقَّهُ عَلَى حَدِّهِ بِحَجَرٍ ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ بِهِ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ اللهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ اللهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أُخِذَ بِيَدِي مُكْرَهًا حَتَّى يُنْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى أَحَدِ الصَّفَّيْنِ أَوْ أَحَدِ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ عُثْمَانُ شَكَّ فَيَحْذِفُنِي رَجُلٌ بِسَيْفِهِ فَيَقْتُلُنِي مَاذَا يَكُونُ مِنْ شَأْنِي؟ قَالَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِهِ وَيَكُونُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abu Dharr, what will you do if the people become so exhausted that a man cannot even get up from his bed to go to the mosque?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Fast." Then he said, "O Abu Dharr, what will you do when death becomes so widespread that the house is filled with the deceased?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Be patient." Then he said, "O Abu Dharr, what will you do when killing becomes so rampant that the streets are filled with blood?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Follow those of them whom you know. I said, "I won't carry a weapon with me." He said, "Then you would be joining the people." But if you fear that the shine of the sword might dazzle you, then throw your garment over your face, for that would avert your and his sin." Abu Al-Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Al-Muqri informed us, Al-Hasan bin Muhammad bin Ishaq narrated to us, Yusuf bin Ya'qub narrated to us, Abu Al-Rabi narrated to us, Hammad bin Zaid narrated to us, from Abu Imran, from Al-Ash'ath bin Tarif, from Abdullah bin As-Samit, from Abu Dharr. He mentioned this narration with the same meaning, except that he said, "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, should I not take my sword and carry it on my shoulder?' He said, 'Then you would be joining the people (in fighting).' I said, 'So what do you command me to do?' He said, 'Stay in your house.' I said, 'What if someone enters my house?' He said, 'If you fear that the shine of the sword might dazzle you, then throw your garment over your face, for that would avert your and his sin.'" [Hadith 16799]  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا بَلَغَ النَّاسُ مِنَ الْجَهْدِ مَا يُعْجِزُ الرَّجُلَ أَنْ يَقُومَ مِنْ فِرَاشِهِ إِلَى مُصَلَّاهُ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ تَعَفَّفْ ثُمَّ قَالَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْمَوْتُ حَتَّى يَصِيرَ الْبَيْتُ بِالْعَبْدِ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ تَصْبِرُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا كَثُرَ الْقَتْلُ حَتَّى تَغْرَقَ أَحْجَارُ الزَّيْتِ بِالدِّمَاءِ؟ قُلْتُ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ تَلْحَقُ بِمَنْ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ لَا أَحْمِلُ مَعِيَ السِّلَاحَ؟ قَالَ لَا شَارَكْتَ الْقَوْمَ إِذًا وَلَكِنْ إِذَا خِفْتَ أَنْ يَبْهَرَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ ثَوْبَكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِهِ 16799 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ عَنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَفَلَا آخُذُ سَيْفِي فَأَضَعَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِي؟ قَالَ شَارَكْتَ الْقَوْمَ إِذًا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ الزَمْ بَيْتَكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ فَإِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَبْهَرَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ رِدَاءَكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِكَ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Before the Last Hour there will be commotions like pieces of a dark night in which a man will be a believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening, or a believer in the evening and infidel in the morning. He who sits during them will be better than he who gets up and he who walks during them is better than he who runs. So break your bows, cut your bowstrings and strike your swords on stones. If people then come in to one of you, let him be like the better of Adam's two sons. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4259)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي فَكَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا سُيُوفَكُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَإِنْ دُخِلَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ هَذَا الْمَعْنَى  

[Machine] He said, "O Messenger of Allah, what should I do if the worshipers differ?" He said, "Take out your sword and strike with it, then go back to your house until death or a sinful hand comes to you."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ الْمُصَلُّونَ؟ قَالَ تَخْرُجُ بِسَيْفِكَ إِلَى الْحَرَّةِ فَتَضْرِبَ بِهَا ثُمَّ تَدْخُلُ بَيْتَكَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَكَ مَنِيَّةٌ قَاضِيَةٌ أَوْ يَدٌ خَاطِيَةٌ  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ who said, "A man will come holding another man's hand and say, 'O Lord, this man killed me.' Allah will then ask, 'Why did you kill him?' He will reply, 'To establish honor for so-and-so.' Allah will say, 'Indeed, honor does not belong to so-and-so due to his sin.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ الرَّجُلِ فَيَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ هَذَا قَتَلَنِي قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ لِمَ قَتَلْتَهُ؟ فَيَقُولُ لِتَكُونَ الْعِزَّةُ لِفُلَانٍ فَيَقُولُ فَإِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لِفُلَانٍ بُؤْ بِذَنَبِهِ  

[Machine] "That I fight those who fight me, and I combat those who combat me. Indeed, they call me to fight the people of Sham. He said, 'Ransom yourself with your wealth.' I said, 'Indeed, they refuse except that I fight alongside them.' He said, 'A man informed me, and by Allah he did not lie to me, that the Prophet ﷺ said, 'On the Day of Judgment, the servant will come while being attached to a man, and he will say, 'O Lord, this man killed me.' Allah will say, 'Did you kill him on account of the wealth of so-and-so?' He will say, 'I killed him for the sake of Fulan's sovereignty.'"  

أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ مَنْ قَاتَلَ وَأُحَارِبَ مَنْ حَارَبَ وَإِنَّهُ يَدْعُونِي إِلَى قِتَالِ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ قَالَ افْتَدِهِ بِمَالِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُمْ أَبَوْا إِلَّا أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبَنِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ يَجِيءُ الْعَبْدُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَقَدْ تَعَلَّقَ بِالرَّجُلِ فَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ قَتَلَنِي هَذَا قَالَ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ ﷻ عَلَى مَا قَتَلْتَ هَذَا؟ فَيَقُولُ قَتَلْتُهُ عَلَى مُلْكِ فُلَانٍ  

[Machine] We sent the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition to Al-Hurqat. The enemy noticed us and fled, but we caught one of their men. When we covered him, he said, "There is no god but Allah." However, we still killed him. I felt doubtful about this incident, so I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked, "Who will testify for you on the Day of Judgment that there is no god but Allah?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he only said it out of fear of the sword and death." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Why didn't you tear open his heart to make sure?" I said, "Was it necessary for me to do that, O Messenger of Allah?" He asked, "Did you ever hear him say it for any other reason?" I replied, "No, by Allah. He kept repeating it until I wished I had never embraced Islam before that day." Abu Thubyan said, "I swear by Allah, I will not kill him until he is killed by Usama, who is called Dhu-l-Batayn." A man asked, "Didn't Allah say, 'Fight them until there is no more fitnah'?" Saad replied, "We have fought them until there is no more fitnah, and now you and your companions want us to continue fighting until there is fitnah again?"  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى الْحُرَقَاتِ فَنَذَرُوا وَهَرَبُوا فَأَدْرَكْنَا رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُ فَعَرَضَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا مَخَافَةَ السِّلَاحِ وَالْقَتْلِ قَالَ أَفَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ قَالَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا؟ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أُسْلِمْ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَأَنَا وَاللهِ لَا أَقْتُلُهُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ ذُو الْبُطَيْنِ يَعْنِي أُسَامَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللهُ {قَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193]؟ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَقَدْ قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ حَتَّى لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ  

[Machine] Two men came to him during the turmoil of Ibn Zubayr and said to him, "People have done what you see, and you are Ibn Umar bin Khattab, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so what prevents you from going out?" He said, "What prevents me is that Allah has forbidden me to shed the blood of my Muslim brother." They said, "Didn't Allah say, 'And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief, polytheism: i.e. worshipping others besides Allah) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allah Alone? [Surah Al-Anfal, 39]'." He said, "We have already fought until there is no more Fitnah and the religion is for Allah, but you want us to fight until there is Fitnah and the religion is for other than Allah?"  

أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ رَجُلَانِ فِي فِتْنَةِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَا إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدْ صَنَعُوا مَا تَرَى وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ؟ قَالَ يَمْنَعُنِي أَنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَيَّ دَمَ أَخِي الْمُسْلِمِ قَالَ أَوَ لَمْ يَقُلِ اللهُ ﷻ {وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ} [الأنفال 39]؟ قَالَ فَقَدْ قَاتَلْنَا حَتَّى لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ وَكَانَ الدِّينُ لِلَّهِ وَأَنْتُمْ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ لِغَيْرِ اللهِ  

That a man came to him (while two groups of Muslims were fighting) and said, "O Abu ʿAbdur Rahman! Don't you hear what Allah has mentioned in His Book: 'And if two groups of believers fight against each other...' (49.9) So what prevents you from fighting as Allah has mentioned in His Book?"' Ibn ʿUmar said, "O son of my brother! I would rather be blamed for not fighting because of this Verse than to be blamed because of another Verse where Allah says: 'And whoever kills a believer intentionally..." (4.93) Then that man said, "Allah says:-- 'And fight them until there is no more afflictions (worshipping other besides Allah) and the religion (i.e. worship) will be all for Allah (Alone)" (8.39) Ibn ʿUmar said, "We did this during the lifetime of Messenger of Allah ﷺ when the number of Muslims was small, and a man was put to trial because of his religion, the pagans would either kill or chain him; but when the Muslims increased (and Islam spread), there was no persecution." When that man saw that Ibn ʿUmar did not agree to his proposal, he said, "What is your opinion regarding ʿAli and ʿUthman?" Ibn ʿUmar said, "What is my opinion regarding ʿAli and ʿUthman? As for ʿUthman, Allah forgave him and you disliked to forgive him, and ʿAli is the cousin and son-in-law of Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Then he pointed out with his hand and said, "And that is his daughter's (house) which you can see." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4650)   

ذَكَرَ اللهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا} [الحجرات 9] فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تُقَاتِلَ كَمَا ذَكَرَ اللهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ؟ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَعْبُرُ بِهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ وَلَا أُقَاتِلُ أَحَبُّ إِلِيَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَعْبُرَ بِالْآيَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ قَبْلَهَا {وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ} [النساء 93] الْآيَةَ قَالَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ قَالَ {قَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193] قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَدْ فَعَلْنَاهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ كَانَ الْإِسْلَامُ قَلِيلًا وَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُفْتَنُ عَنْ دِينِهِ أَمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَوْ يُوْثِقُوهُ حَتَّى ظَهَرَ الْإِسْلَامُ وَلَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ؟ فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّهُ لَا يُوَافِقُهُ فِيمَا يُرِيدُ قَالَ فَمَا قَوْلُكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانَ ؓ ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ أَمَّا عُثْمَانُ فَقَدْ عَفَا اللهُ عَنْهُ فَكَرِهْتُمْ أَنْ تَعْفُوا عَنْهُ وَأَمَّا عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَتَنُهُ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ هَذَا بَيْتُهُ حَيْثُ تَرَوْنَ  

[Machine] "O Abu Abdullah, how do you view fighting in times of turmoil?" He said, "Do you know that turmoil would harm you, O Mother of yours? Muhammad ﷺ used to fight the polytheists, and entering into them or into their religion was a test, but it was not for the purpose of you fighting for power."  

يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي الْقِتَالِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ؟ قَالَ هَلْ تَدْرِي الْفِتْنَةَ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ؟ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ فِيهِمْ أَوْ قَالَ فِي دِينِهِمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَيْسَ بِقِتَالِكُمْ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ  

[Machine] One of them said to his companion, "Do you think there will still be someone better than this?" Then he said to a man, "Call him for us when he finishes his circumambulation." So when he finished his circumambulation and performed two units of prayer, their messenger came to them and said, "This is Abdullah ibn Zubayr and Abdullah ibn Safwan calling you." So he went to them, and Abdullah ibn Safwan said, "O Abu Abdur-Rahman, what prevents you from pledging allegiance to the Commander of the Faithful, meaning ibn Zubayr? The people of Al-Arood and the people of Iraq have already pledged allegiance to him, as well as the majority of the people of Sham (Greater Syria)." He replied, "By Allah, I will not pledge allegiance to you while you are wearing your swords on your shoulders, dripping with the blood of Muslims."  

أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ أَتُرَاهُ بَقِيَ أَحَدٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَذَا؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ادْعُهُ لَنَا إِذَا قَضَى طَوَافَهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى طَوَافَهُ وَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ أَتَاهُ رَسُولُهُمَا فَقَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَفْوَانَ يَدْعُوانِكَ فَجَاءَ إِلَيْهِمَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَفْوَانَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ تُبَايِعَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَدْ بَايَعَ لَهُ أَهْلُ الْعَرُوضِ وَأَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ وَعَامَّةُ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَا أُبَايِعُكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ وَاضِعُو سُيُوفِكُمْ عَلَى عَوَاتِقِكُمْ تَصَبَّبُ أَيْدِيكُمْ مِنْ دِمَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ  

[Machine] Wal-lahi ma kuntul-a'ti bay'ati fi furqatin wa la amna'uha min jamahatin.  

وَاللهِ مَا كُنْتُ لِأُعْطِيَ بَيْعَتِي فِي فُرْقَةٍ وَلَا أَمْنَعُهَا مِنْ جَمَاعَةٍ  

[Machine] I set off, O father of Barzah, to this man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , to Abu Barzah Al-Aslami. He said, "So I set off with him until we entered his house, and there he was sitting in the shade of a high reed on a very hot day. So we sat with him, and my father began to offer him something to eat. He said, 'O Abu Barzah, don't you see?' He replied, and the first thing he said was that he said, 'I seek Allah's forgiveness that I have become angry with the people of Quraysh. Verily, you Arabs were in the state that you knew from your ignorance of poverty, humiliation, and misguidance. And indeed, Allah has granted you life through Islam and through Muhammad, ﷺ , until He has made you see what you see. And indeed, this worldly life which has corrupted you among yourselves. Indeed, that one in Sham, meaning Marwan, by Allah, he did not fight except for the sake of this worldly life. And indeed, that one in Makkah, by Allah, he did not fight except for the sake of this worldly life. And indeed, those around you, whom you call your readers, by Allah, they do not fight except for the sake of this worldly life.' He said, 'So when he did not leave anyone, my father said to him, 'So what do you command us then?' He said, 'Verily, I do not see the best of people today except a group wrapped up,' and he gestured with his hand the width of his stomach, 'from the people's wealth, the lightest in appearance and the heaviest in their blood.'"  

انْطَلِقْ لَا أَبَا لَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي دَارِهِ فَإِذَا هُوَ قَاعِدٌ فِي ظِلِّ عُلُوٍ لَهُ مِنْ قَصَبٍ فِي يَوْمٍ حَارٍّ شَدِيدِ الْحَرِّ فَجَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَأَنْشَأَ أَبِي يَسْتَطْعِمُهُ قَالَ يَا أَبَا بَرْزَةَ أَلَا تَرَى؟ قَالَ فَكَانَ أَوَّلَ شَيْءٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ إِنِّي أَحْتَسِبُ عِنْدَ اللهِ أَنِّي أَصْبَحْتُ سَاخِطًا عَلَى أَحْيَاءِ قُرَيْشٍ إِنَّكُمْ مَعْشَرَ الْعَرِيبِ كُنْتُمْ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّذِي قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِي جَاهِلِيَّتِكُمْ مِنَ الْقِلَّةِ وَالذِّلَّةِ وَالضَّلَالَةِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ نَعَشَكُمْ بِالْإِسْلَامِ وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بِكُمْ مَا تَرَوْنَ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا الَّتِي أَفْسَدَتْ بَيْنَكُمْ إِنَّ ذَاكَ الَّذِي بِالشَّامِ يَعْنِي مَرْوَانَ وَاللهِ مَا يُقَاتِلُ إِلَّا عَلَى الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّ ذَاكَ الَّذِي بِمَكَّةَ وَاللهِ إِنْ يُقَاتِلُ إِلَّا عَلَى الدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ حَوْلَكُمُ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَهُمْ قُرَّاءَكُمْ وَاللهِ إِنْ يُقَاتِلُونَ إِلَّا عَلَى الدُّنْيَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَدَعْ أَحَدًا قَالَ لَهُ أَبِي فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا إِذًا؟ قَالَ إِنِّي لَا أَرَى خَيْرَ النَّاسِ الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا عِصَابَةٌ مُلَبَّدَةٌ وَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ خِمَاصُ الْبُطُونِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ خِفَافُ الظُّهُورِ مِنْ دِمَائِهِمْ  

[Machine] "That I should not fight anyone who says there is no god but Allah. If you come to me with protection from Hell, I will fight alongside you." He said, "Then leave us." So, he left while saying [Al-Bahru Al-Wafir], "I am not a fighter against a man who prays to a different ruler from Quraysh, for his rule is his, and I bear the sin for my ignorance and recklessness. Shall I kill a Muslim without reason? Then my life is not worth living."  

أَنْ لَا أُقَاتِلَ أَحَدًا يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ جِئْتَنِي بِبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ قَاتَلْتُ مَعَكَ قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الوافر] وَلَسْتُ بِقَاتِلٍ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي عَلَى سُلْطَانٍ آخَرَ مِنْ قُرَيْشِ لَهُ سُلْطَانُهُ وَعَلَيَّ إِثْمِي مَعَاذَ اللهِ مِنْ جَهْلٍ وِطَيْشِ أَأَقْتُلُ مُسْلِمًا فِي غَيْرِ جُرْمٍ فَلَيْسَ بِنَافِعِي مَا عِشْتُ عَيْشِي