[Machine] I was sitting with him in the shade of the Kaaba, and he was addressing the people, saying, "We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a journey. So we stopped at a resting place, and among us were those who would strike their tents, and among us were those who were still in the process of packing, and among us were those who were confused when the caller of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for congregational prayer and said, 'Indeed, the congregational prayer is about to begin.' So I approached him while he was delivering his sermon to the people and saying, 'O people, there was never a prophet before me except that it was incumbent upon him to guide his nation to what he knew was good for them and to warn them of what he knew was evil for them. So verily, the well-being of this nation is in its early days, and its latter days will be afflicted with trials and tribulations that will come one after the other. When trials come, the believer will say, 'This is my destruction.' Then it will be lifted, only for another to come, and the believer will say, 'This is my destruction.' Then it will be lifted, only for another to come, and the believer will say, 'This is my destruction.' Then it will be lifted. So whoever wishes to be saved from the Fire and enter Paradise should let his death overtake him while he believes in Allah and the Last Day and brings to the people that which he himself desires to be brought to him. And whoever gives his pledge of allegiance to an Imam, giving him the clasp of his hand and the fruit of his heart, then let him obey him as much as he can.' He also once said, 'If anyone disputes with you, strike his neck!' When I heard that, I buried my head between my legs and said, 'Your cousin Mu'awiyah commands us to kill ourselves and to consume our wealth unlawfully while Allah says, 'And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever Merciful.' ' He then placed his hand on his forehead, and then he bent down, and then he raised his head and said, 'Obey him in obedience to Allah, and disobey him in disobedience to Allah.' I said, 'Did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' He said, 'Yes, I heard it with my own ears and kept it preserved in my heart, the words of Waki'.'
كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَهُ فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ يَقُولُ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلًا فَمِنَّا مَنْ يَضْرِبُ خِبَاءَهُ وَمِنَّا مَنْ هُوَ فِي جَشَرِهِ وَمِنَّا مَنْ يَنْتَضِلُ إِذْ نَادَى مُنَادِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةُ جَامِعَةٌ قَالَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ النَّاسَ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيٌّ قَبْلِي إِلَّا كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدُلَّ أُمَّتَهُ عَلَى مَا يَعْلَمُهُ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ وَيُنْذِرَهُمْ مَا يَعْلَمُهُ شَرًّا لَهُمْ أَلَا وَإِنَّ عَافِيَةَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ فِي أَوَّلِهَا وَسَيُصِيبُ آخِرَهَا بَلَاءٌ وَفِتَنٌ يَدْفُقُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا تَجِيءُ الْفِتَنُ فَيَقُولُ الْمُؤْمِنُ هَذِهِ مُهْلِكَتِي ثُمَّ تَنْكَشِفُ ثُمَّ تَجِيءُ فَيَقُولُ هَذِهِ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ تَجِيءُ فَيَقُولُ هَذِهِ هَذِهِ ثُمَّ تَنْكَشِفُ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَيَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَلْتُدْرِكْهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ وَهُوَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَأْتِي إِلَى النَّاسِ مَا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ وَمَنْ بَايَعَ إِمَامًا فَأَعْطَاهُ صَفْقَةَ يَدِهِ وَثَمَرَةَ قَلْبِهِ فَلْيُطِعْهُ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً مَا اسْتَطَاعَ أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ فَإِنْ جَاءَ أَحَدٌ يُنَازِعُهُ فَاضْرِبُوا عُنُقَ الْآخَرَ فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُهَا أَدْخَلْتُ رَأْسِي بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ ابْنَ عَمِّكَ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَقْتُلَ أَنْفُسَنَا وَأَنْ نَأْكُلَ أَمْوَالَنَا بَيْنَنَا بِالْبَاطِلِ وَاللهُ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ} قَالَ فَوَضَعَ جَمْعَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ ثُمَّ نَكَسَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ أَطِعْهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللهِ وَاعْصِهِ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللهِ قُلْتُ أَنْتَ سَمِعْتَ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَايَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ