[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