"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Verbally abusing a Muslim is immorality and fighting him is Kufr (disbelief).'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 69)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ»  

“Make the people pay attention.” Then he said: “Do not turn back into disbelievers after I am gone, striking one another’s necks.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3942)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَنْصَتَ النَّاسَ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «لَا تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Indeed, Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who pray, but he is still engaged in sowing discord amongst them."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ إِبْلِيسَ قَدْ يَئِسَ أَنْ يَعْبُدَهُ الْمُصَلُّونَ وَلَكِنَّهُ فِي التَّحْرِيشِ بَيْنَهُمْ»  

[Machine] The translation of the Arabic sentence is: On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "The example of someone who helps his people in a way that is not true is like a camel that falls into a well and is taken out by its own hump."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يُعِينُ قَوْمَهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ كَمَثَلِ بَعِيرٍ تَرَدَّى فِي بِئْرٍ فَهُوَ يُنْزَعُ مِنْهَا بِذَنَبِهِ»  

[Machine] I heard Jabir saying that the Prophet ﷺ passed by a group of people who were using a sword unsheathed among themselves. He said, "Did I not forbid you from this? Let him sheath it and then give it to his brother."  

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ يَتَعَاطَوْنَ سَيْفًا بَيْنَهُمْ مَسْلُولًا فَقَالَ «أَلَمْ أَزْجُرْكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا؟ لِيُغْمِدْهُ ثُمَّ يُنَاوِلْهُ أَخَاهُ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said, "The angels will curse one of you if he gestures towards his brother with a knife, even if he is his own brother from his father and mother."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْمَلَائِكَةُ تَلْعَنُ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَشَارَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ بِحَدِيدَةٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَخَاهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "If two Muslims meet and one of them kills his companion, then both of them will be in the Fire." Ahmad ibn Abdah also reported this hadith from another location, and Al-Mu'alla ibn Ziyad mentioned it as well.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ» وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ وَوَجَدْتُهُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ وَالْمُعَلَّى بْنُ زِيَادٍ  

The Prophet ﷺ prohibited to hand the drawn sword. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2588)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ «نَهَى عَنْ أَنْ يُتَعَاطَى السَّيْفُ مَسْلُولًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, the angels curse any one of you who points towards his brother with a piece of iron, even if he is his own brother through his father and mother."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَلْعَنُ أَحَدَكُمْ إِذَا أَشَارَ إِلَى أَخِيهِ بِحَدِيدَةٍ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَخَاهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَأُمِّهِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should gesture towards his brother with a weapon, for he may not know that Satan may take it out of his hand and cause harm to the one he intends to harm."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يُشِيرُ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى أَخِيهِ بِالسِّلَاحِ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي لَعَلَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْزِعُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَيَقَعُ فِيمَنْ يُنَاوَلُ»  

[Machine] "He saw a man throwing stones and said, 'Do not throw stones, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited it or disliked it. He said, 'It does not kill a game animal nor inflict injury upon an enemy, but it can break teeth and damage an eye.' After that, he saw him throwing stones again and said, 'Shall I inform you about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and you continue to throw? I will not speak to you like this and that.'"  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى رَجُلًا يَخْذِفُ قَالَ لَا تَخْذِفْ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ «نَهَى عَنِ الْخَذْفِ أَوْ قَالَ كَرِهَ الْخَذْفَ وَقَالَ » إِنَّهُ لَا يُصَادُ بِهِ صَيْدٌ وَلَا يُنْكَأُ بِهِ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكِنَّهَا قَدْ تَكْسِرُ السِّنَّ وَتَفْقَأُ الْعَيْنَ « ثُمَّ رَآهُ يَخْذِفُ فَقَالَ أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَنْتَ تَخْذِفُ؟ لَا أُكَلِّمُكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "How will you be, O Abdullah, when you remain in the midst of people's refuse?" He asked, "What are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He ﷺ said, "That is when they violate their trusts, break their agreements and become like this" - and he intertwined his fingers. He asked, "So what about me, O Messenger of Allah?" He ﷺ said, "You should do what you know, leave what you dislike, and live separate from the common people."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ»؟ قَالَ وَذَاكَ مَا هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ذَاكَ إِذَا مَرِجَتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَعُهُودُهُمْ وَصَارُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ بِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «تَعْمَلُ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَتَعْمَلُ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَتَدَعُ عَوَامَّ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abdullah ibn Amr, how will you be when you remain among the lowest of people?" He said, "And who are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Those are the ones who break their trusts, betray their covenants, and become like this." And he intertwined his fingers. He said, "So how do you see it, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "You must do what you know, forbid what you condemn, and prioritize yourself while leaving the common people."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ»؟ قَالَ وَذَاكَ مَا هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ذَاكَ إِذَا مَرِجَتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَعُهُودُهُمْ وَصَارُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ تَرَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «تَعْمَلُ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَتَدَعُ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَتَعْمَلُ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَتَدَعُ عَوَامَّ النَّاسِ»  

We went to Anas bin Malik and complained about the wrong we were suffering at the hand of Al- Hajjaj. Anas bin Malik said, "Be patient till you meet your Lord, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it. I heard that from the Prophet." (Using translation from Bukhārī 7068)  

«اصْبِرُوا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَأْتِي عَلَيْكُمْ يَوْمٌ أَوْ زَمَانٌ إِلَّا وَالَّذِي بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ حَتَّى تَلْقَوْا رَبَّكُمْ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If there was only one night remaining in this world, Allah would send a man from the family of the Prophet ﷺ to rule over it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَيْلَةٌ لَمَلَكَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "If there was only one night left in the world, a man from my family would rule it, and his name would be my name."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَوْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَيْلَةٌ لَمَلَكَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي * اسْمُهُ اسْمِي»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: A Muslim's best property will soon be sheep which he will take to the tops of the mountains and the places where the rain falls, fleeing with his religion from the civil strife (fitan). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4267)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرُ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غُنَيْمَةً يَتْبَعُ بِهَا سَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاضِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ»  

[Machine] An Arab man said, "O Messenger of Allah, does Islam have any limit?" He replied, "Yes, whoever Allah intends good for, He guides them to Islam, whether they are Arabs or non-Arabs." The man asked, "What then, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Then there will be trials like layers of darkness." The man said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, and by the One in whose hand is my soul, you will return to that state, holding onto the reigns of ignorance, striking each other's necks. The best people on that day will be a believer who isolates himself in a mountain pass, fearing Allah and leaving people to their harm."  

أَعْرَابِيٌّ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لِهَذَا الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ مُنْتَهًى؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ مَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا مِنْ عَرَبٍ أَوْ عَجَمٍ أَدْخَلَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ» قَالَ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ثُمَّ تَقَعُ فِتَنٌ كَالظُّلَمِ» قَالَ كَلَّا وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بَلَى وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِيهَا أَسَاوِدَ صُبًّا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ فَخَيْرُ النَّاسِ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُؤْمِنٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ مِنَ الشِّعَابِ يَتَّقِي اللَّهَ وَيَذَرُ النَّاسَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ»  

“Worship during the time of bloodshed is like emigrating to me.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3985)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَرْجِ كَالْهِجْرَةِ إِلَيَّ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: A Muslim's best property will soon be sheep which he will take to the tops of the mountains and the places where the rain falls, fleeing with his religion from the civil strife (fitan). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4267)  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرَ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمٌ يَتْبَعُ شَغَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There will be trials like the winds of summer, in which the one who sits is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is better than the one who walks. Whoever seeks to find shelter from them will be sheltered."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ كَرِيَاحِ الصَّيْفِ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمٌ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي مَنِ اسْتَشْرَفَ لَهَا اسْتَشْرَفَتْهُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked Abu Dharr, "What would you do if people were hungry to the point where you couldn't get up from your bed to go to your mosque?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Fast." Then he asked, "What would you do if people died to the point where your house was surrounded by corpses?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Be patient." Then he asked, "What would you do if people fought until the oil stone sank?" I said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Join those you are safe with." I asked, "What if they come to me?" He said, "Enter your house." I asked, "What if they come to me?" He said, "If you fear being dazzled by the sword's gleam, then throw your garment over your face, which will both protect you and him from sin." I asked, "Shouldn't I carry a weapon?" He replied, "Then you will share in the sin."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهُ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ تَفْعَلُ إِذَا جَاعَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى لَا تَسْتَطِيعَ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ فِرَاشِكِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِكَ»؟ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «تَعَفَّفْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا مَاتَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْبَيْتُ بِالْوَصِيفِ»؟ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «تَصْبرُ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ إِذَا اقْتَتَلَ النَّاسُ حَتَّى يَغْرَقَ حَجَرُ الزَّيْتِ»؟ قُلْتُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «تَأْتِي مَنْ أَنْتَ فِيهِ» فَقُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَتَى عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «تَدْخُلُ بَيْتَكَ» قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَتَى عَليَّ؟ قَالَ «إِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَبْهَرَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ طَائِفَةَ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِهِ» فَقُلْتُ أَفَلَا أَحْمِلُ السِّلَاحَ؟ قَالَ «إِذًا تَشْرَكُهُ»  

I entered the mosque when 'Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba and the people had gathered around him. I betook myself to them and sat near him. (Now) Abdullah said: I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. We halted at a place. Some of us began to set right their tents, others began to compete with one another in shooting, and others began to graze their beasts, when an announcer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ announced that the people should gather together for prayer, so we gathered around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: It was the duty of every Prophet that has gone before me to guide his followers to what he knew was good for them and warn them against what he knew was bad for them; but this Umma of yours has its days of peace and (security) in the beginning of its career, and in the last phase of its existence it will be afflicted with trials and with things disagreeable to you. (In this phase of the Umma), there will be tremendous trials one after the other, each making the previous one dwindle into insignificance. When they would be afflicted with a trial, the believer would say: This is going to bring about my destruction. When at (the trial) is over, they would be afflicted with another trial, and the believer would say: This surely is going to be my end. Whoever wishes to be delivered from the fire and enter the garden should die with faith in Allah and the Last Day and should treat the people as he wishes to be treated by them. He who swears allegiance to a Caliph should give him the piedge of his hand and the sincerity of his heart (i. e. submit to him both outwardly as well as inwardly). He should obey him to the best of his capacity. It another man comes forward (as a claimant to Caliphate), disputing his authority, they (the Muslims) should behead the latter. The narrator says: I came close to him ('Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-'As) and said to him: Can you say on oath that you heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? He pointed with his hands to his ears and his heart and said: My ears heard it and my mind retained it. I said to him: This cousin of yours, Mu'awiya, orders us to unjustly consume our wealth among ourselves and to kill one another, while Allah says:" O ye who believe, do not consume your wealth among yourselves unjustly, unless it be trade based on mutual agreement, and do not kill yourselves. Verily, God is Merciful to you" (iv. 29). The narrator says that (hearing this) Abdullah b. 'Amr b. al-As kept quiet for a while and then said: Obey him in so far as he is obedient to God; and diqobey him in matters involving disobedience to God. (Using translation from Muslim 1844a)   

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَمِنَّا مَنْ يَنْتَضِلُ وَمِنَّا مَنْ هُوَ فِي مَجْشَرِهِ وَمِنَّا مَنْ يُصْلِحُ خِبَاءَهُ إِذْ نُودِيَ بِالصَّلَاةِ جَامِعَةً فَاجْتَمَعْنَا فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَقُولُ «لَمْ يَكُنْ قَبْلِي نَبِيٌّ إِلَّا كَانَ حَقًّا عَلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ يَدُلَّ أُمَّتَهُ عَلَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ وَيُنْذِرَهُمْ مَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ شَرٌّ لَهُمْ وَإِنَّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ جُعِلَتْ عَافِيَتُهَا فِي أَوَّلِهَا وَسَيُصِيبُ آخِرَهَا بَلَاءٌ فَتَجِيءُ فِتْنَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَيَقُولُ هَذِهِ مُهْلِكَتِي ثُمَّ تَجِيءُ فَيَقُولُ هَذِهِ مُهْلِكَتِي ثُمَّ تَنْكَشِفُ فَمَنْ أَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَيَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَلْتُدْرِكْهُ مَنِيَّتُهُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَلْيَأْتِ إِلَى النَّاسِ الَّذِي يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ وَمَنْ بَايَعَ إِمَامًا فَأَعْطَاهُ صَفْقَةَ يَدِهِ وَثَمَرَةَ قَلْبِهِ فَلْيُطِعْهُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ هَذَا ابْنُ عَمِّكَ مُعَاوِيَةُ يَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَأْكُلَ أَمْوَالَنَا بَيْنَنَا بِالْبَاطِلِ وَنُهْرِيقُ دِمَاءَنَا وَقَالَ اللَّهُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ} وَقَالَ {وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ} قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَطِعْهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ وَاعْصِهِ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ»  

“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).” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3961)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ لَفِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي كَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا بِسُيُوفِكُمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنْ دُخِلَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ بَيْتَهُ فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ»  

[Machine] "We came to Al-Yashkuri in the town of Bani Layth, and he asked us, 'From which people are you?' We said, 'We are the sons of Layth.' So he asked us, and the people asked him, 'We have come to you to ask you about the narration of Hudhayfah.' He said, 'We accompanied Abu Musa on a journey from some of his expeditions. The animals were exhausted in Al-Kufah, so I sought permission for myself and my companion, and we were granted permission. So we arrived in Al-Kufah early in the morning, and I said to my companion, 'I will enter the mosque, and when the market opens, I will come out to you.' I entered the mosque and found a group of people sitting in a circle, as if their heads had been cut off, listening to the speech of a man. So I approached them, and a man came towards me, and I asked, 'Who is this?' He said, 'Are you Basri?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I knew that if you were from Kufa, you wouldn't ask about this. This is Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman.' So I got closer to him and listened to him saying, 'People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I used to ask him about evil. And I knew that good would not be ahead of me. So I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'There will be tribulations and evil.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this evil that is good?' He said, 'There will be a truce during which people will acquire wealth.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is a truce on a burning coal?' He said, 'It will cause people's hearts to return to their previous state.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it.' I repeated the same question three times, and he gave the same response each time. Then I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'There will be a blind, deaf fitnah (tribulation) with callers at the gates of Hellfire. If I die, O Hudhayfah, and you are holding onto the root of a dry stick, it is better for you than following any of them."  

أَتَيْنَا الْيَشْكُرِيَّ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ فَقَالَ مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَقُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلَنَا وَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكُ عَنْ حَدِيثِ حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَافِلِينَ مِنْ بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ قَالَ وَغَلَتِ الدَّوَابُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَقَدِمْنَا الْكُوفَةَ بَاكِرًا مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحَلْقَةٍ كَأَنَّمَا قُطِعَتْ رُءُوسُهُمْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي فَقُلْتُ لِلرَّجُلِ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ أَبَصْرِيُّ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّكَ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسْأَلْ عَنْ هَذَا هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَمْ يَسْبِقْنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ فَقَالَ «يَا حُذَيْفَةُ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ» يَقُولُهَا لِي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ وَشَرٌّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ ‍ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ «لَا تَرْجِعُ قُلُوبُ أَقْوَامٍ عَلَى الَّذِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «يَا حُذَيْفَةُ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ فَإِنْ مُتَّ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جَذْرِ خَشَبَةٍ يَابِسَةٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْبَعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] "O Commander of the faithful, open the door so that the people may enter. Do you think that I am from a people who recite the Quran, but their recitation does not go beyond their throats? They pass through religion like an arrow passes through its target, and then they do not return to it until the arrow returns on top of it? They are the worst of creation and creatures, and I swear by the One in whose hand is my soul, if you commanded me to sit, I would not stand, and if you commanded me to stand, I would not be able to, even if you tied me to a camel, I would not release myself until you release me. Then he sought permission from him to come to the monastery, and he granted him permission. So he came to it and found a slave leading them, and they said, "Abu Dharr." So the slave retreated, and he was told, "Go forward." So he said, "My beloved ﷺ advised me with three things: to listen and obey, even if an Abyssinian slave, whose limbs were mutilated, becomes the leader; and when you cook a stew, increase Its water, then give some to your neighbors with good conduct, and pray at the appointed time, for if you come to the Imam and he has prayed, you have fulfilled your prayer, and if not, it is a voluntary prayer for you."  

يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ افْتَحِ الْبَابَ حَتَّى يَدْخُلَ النَّاسُ أَتَحْسِبُنِي مِنْ قَوْمٍ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ؟ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ السَّهْمُ عَلَى فُوقِهِ؟ هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَقْعُدَ لَمَا قُمْتُ وَلَوْ أَمَرْتَنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ قَائِمًا لَقُمْتُ مَا أَمْكَنَتْنِي رِجْلَايَ وَلَوْ رَبَطْتَنِي عَلَى بَعِيرٍ لَمْ أُطْلِقْ نَفْسِي حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَنْتَ الَّذِي تُطْلِقُنِي ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الرَّبَذَةَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَأَتَاهَا فَإِذَا عَبْدٌ يَؤُمُّهُمْ فَقَالُوا أَبُو ذَرٍّ فَنَكَصَ الْعَبْدُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَقَدَّمْ فَقَالَ أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي ﷺ بِثَلَاثٍ «أَنْ أَسْمَعَ وَأُطِيعَ وَلَوْ لِعَبْدٍ حَبَشِيٍّ مُجَدَّعِ الْأَطْرَافِ وَإِذَا صَنَعْتُ مَرَقَةً فَأَكْثِرْ مَاءَهَا ثُمَّ انْظُرْ جِيرَانَكَ فَأَنِلْهُمْ مِنْهَا بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَصَلِّ الصَّلَاةَ لِوَقْتِهَا فَإِنْ أَتَيْتَ الْإِمَامَ وَقَدْ صَلَّى كُنْتَ قَدْ أَحْرَزْتَ صَلَاتَكَ وَإِلَّا فَهِيَ لَكَ نَافِلَةٌ»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There will be a period of commotion in which the one who lies down will be better than the one who sits, and the one who sits is better than the one who stands, and the one who stands is better than the one who walks, and the one who walks is better than the one who runs (to it). He asked: What do you command me to do, Messenger of Allah? He replied: He who has camels should remain with his camels, he who has sheep should remain with his sheep, and he who has land should remain with his land. He asked: If anyone has more of these, (what should he do)? He replied: He should take his sword, strike its edge on a stone, and then escape if he can. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4256)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ يَكُونُ الْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرًا مِنَ الْجَالِسِ وَالْجَالِسُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرًا مِنَ السَّاعِي» قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى سَيْفِهِ فَلْيَضْرِبْ بِحَدِّهِ عَلَى صَخْرَةٍ ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ»  

We were one day in the company of 'Umar that he said: Who amongst you has preserved in his mind most perfectly the hadith of Messenger of Allah ﷺ in regard to the turmoil as he told about it? I said: It is I. Thereupon he said: You are bold (enough to make this claim). And he further said: How? I said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There would (first) be turmoil for a person in regard to his family, his property, his own self, his children, his neighbours (and the sins committed in their connection) would be expiated by fasting, prayer, charity, enjoining good and prohibiting evil. Thereupon 'Umar said: I do not mean (that turmoil on a small scale) but that one which would emerge like the mounting waves of the ocean. I said: Commander of the Faithful, you have nothing to do with it, for the door is closed between you and that. He said: Would that door be broken or opened? I said: No, it would be broken. Thereupon he said: Then it would not be closed despite best efforts. We said to Hudhaifa: Did Umar know the door? Thereupon he said: Yes, he knew it (for certain) just as one knows that night precedes the next day. And I narrated to him something in which there was nothing fabricated. Shaqiq (one of the narrators) said: We dared not ask Hudhaifa about that door. So we requested Masruq to ask him. So he asked him and he said: (By that door, he meant) 'Umar. (Using translation from Muslim 144d)  

أَيُّكُمْ يَحْفَظُ حَدِيثَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَنَا قَالَ إِنَّكَ لَجَدِيرٌ أَوْ لَجَرِيءٌ فَكَيْفَ قَالَ؟ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «فِتْنَةُ الرَّجُلِ فِي نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ وَجَارِهِ يُكَفِّرُهَا الصِّيَامُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا أُرِيدُ إِنَّمَا أُرِيدُ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَوْجِ الْبَحْرِ فَقُلْتُ وَمَا لَكَ وَلَهَا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ؟ إِنَّ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهَا بَابًا مُغْلَقًا قَالَ فَيُكْسَرُ الْبَابُ أَمْ يُفْتَحُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلْ يُكْسَرُ قَالَ ذَلِكَ أَحْرَى أَنْ لَا يُغْلَقَ أَبَدًا قَالَ قُلْنَا لِحُذَيْفَةَ هَلْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ مَنِ الْبَابُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ كَمَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ دُونَ غَدٍ اللَّيْلَةَ إِنَّ حُذَيْفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا حَدِيثًا لَيْسَ بِالْأَغَالِيطِ قَالَ فَهِبْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَ حُذَيْفَةَ مَنِ الْبَابُ فَقُلْنَا لِمَسْرُوقٍ سَلْهُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ  

I have not left after me any (chance) of turmoil more injurious to men than the harm done to the men because of women. (Using translation from Muslim 2740)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ»  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ , "Woe unto women who wear red and yellow attire."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «وَيْلٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ مِنَ الْأَحْمَرَيْنِ الذَّهَبِ وَالْمُعَصْفَرِ»  

I have not left after me any (chance) of turmoil more injurious to men than the harm done to the men because of women. (Using translation from Muslim 2740)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ»  

“I am not leaving behind me any tribulation that is more harmful to men than women.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3998)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَخْوَفَ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ»