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ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ بِأَنَّ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ عِنْدَ وُقُوعِ الْفِتَنِ كَسْرَ سَيْفِهِ، ثُمَّ الِاعْتِزَالَ عَنْهَا

ibnhibban:5965Abū Yaʿlá > Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Wakīʿ > ʿUthmān al-Shaḥḥām > Muslim b. Abū Bakrah from his father

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)  

ابن حبّان:٥٩٦٥أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ الشَّحَّامُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

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»  


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abudawud:4256ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > Wakīʿ > ʿUthmān al-Shaḥḥām > Muslim b. Abū Bakrah from his father

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.  

أبو داود:٤٢٥٦حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الشَّحَّامِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ يَكُونُ الْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرًا مِنَ الْجَالِسِ وَالْجَالِسُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ خَيْرًا مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرًا مِنَ السَّاعِي قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي قَالَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ قَالَ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَىْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى سَيْفِهِ فَلْيَضْرِبْ بِحَدِّهِ عَلَى حَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاءَ  

ahmad:20412Wakīʿ > ʿUthmān al-Shaḥḥām > Muslim b. Abū Bakarah from his father

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)   

أحمد:٢٠٤١٢حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ الشَّحَّامُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ الْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَالِسِ وَالْجَالِسُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي قَالَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى سَيْفِهِ فَلْيَضْرِبْ بِحَدِّهِ صَخْرَةً ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ  

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"إِنَّها ستكُونُ فِتنٌ، أَلَا ثُمَّ تكُون فتْنَةٌ، المضطجعُ فيها خيرٌ منَ الجالس، والجالسُ خيْرٌ مَنَ القائِم، والقائِمُ خيرٌ مِنَ الماشى، والماشى فيها خيرٌ من السَّاعى إِلْيها، أَلَا فإِذا نزلتْ أَوْ وَقَعتْ فمَنْ كانتْ له إِبِلٌ فلْيَلْحق بإِبله، ومَنْ كانتْ له غنمٌ فلْيلْحَق بغَنمه، ومَنْ كانتْ له أَرضٌ فلْيلْحَق بأَرْضه، ومن لم يكن له شئٌ من ذلك فلْيَعْمد إِلى سيْفهِ فيدُقَّ على حدِّه بحجرٍ، ثُمَّ لْينجُ إِنْ استطاع النجاءَ، اللهم هل بلَّغتُ اللهم هل بلغتُ".  

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