Ibn ʿUmar came to us and a man said (to him), "What do you think about 'Qit-alal-Fitnah' (fighting caused by afflictions)." Ibn ʿUmar said (to him), "And do you understand what an affliction is? Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, and his fighting with them was an affliction, (and his fighting was) not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling."  

رَجُلٌ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِي قِتَالِ الْفِتْنَةِ فَقَالَ وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا الْفِتْنَةُ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِتْنَةً وَلَيْسَ كَقِتَالِكُمْ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ  

[Machine] O Abu Abdurrahman, what do you say about fighting in times of fitnah? Surely, Allah Almighty said, "And fight them until there is no fitnah." [Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 193] He said, "Woe to you, do you know what fitnah is? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ only fought against the polytheists, and entering into their religion was a fitnah, but it is not for you to fight for power."  

يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْقِتَالِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ؟ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَالَ {وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193] قَالَ وَيْحَكَ ‍ أَتَدْرِي مَا الْفِتْنَةُ؟ إِنَّمَا كَانَ رَسُولُاللهِ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ فِي دِينِهِمْ فِتْنَةً وَلَيْسَ بِقِتَالِكُمْ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ  

[Machine] To narrate to us a hadith or a good saying, a man from among us by the name of Al-Hakam spoke up and said, "O Abu Abdullah, what do you say about fighting during times of turmoil?" He replied, "May your mother be bereaved, do you know what turmoil is? Indeed, Muhammadﷺ used to fight against the polytheists, and entering into their midst or their religion was considered turmoil. It is not like your fighting for power."  

أَنْ يُحَدِّثَنَا حَدِيثًا أَوْ حَدِيثًا حَسَنًا فَبَدَرَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنَّا يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَكَمُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْقِتَالِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ؟ قَالَ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا الْفِتْنَةُ؟ إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ كَانَ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ فِيهِمْ أَوْ فِي دِينِهِمْ فِتْنَةً وَلَيْسَ كَقِتَالِكُمْ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ  

ʿAbdullah bin ʿUmar came to us and we hoped that he would narrate to us a good Hadith. But before we asked him, a man got up and said to him, "O Abu ʿAbdur-Rahman! Narrate to us about the battles during the time of the afflictions, as Allah says:-- 'And fight them until there is no more afflictions (i.e. no more worshipping of others besides Allah).'" (2.193) Ibn ʿUmar said (to the man), "Do you know what is meant by afflictions? Let your mother bereave you! Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, for a Muslim was put to trial in his religion (The pagans will either kill him or chain him as a captive). His fighting was not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7095)   

يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا يَمْنَعُكَ مِنَ الْقِتَالِ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ {وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193] قَالَ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ أَتَدْرِي مَا الْفِتْنَةُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ فِي دِينِهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَيْسَ يُقَاتِلُهُمْ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ  

[Machine] "Do you know what is the tribulation? May your mother lose you! Muhammad ﷺ used to fight against the polytheists, and entering into battle with them was a tribulation. Your fighting is nothing but for the sake of power."  

«وَهَلْ تَدْرِي مَا الْفِتْنَةُ؟ ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَكَانَ الدُّخُولُ فِيهِمْ فِتْنَةً وَلَيْسَ قِتَالُكُمْ إِلَّا عَلَى الْمُلْكِ»  

[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