ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ فَتْحَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِنَّمَا يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ بِعَقِبِ جَدَبٍ يَلْحَقُهُمْ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ rode on a donkey and asked me to join him on the back. Then he said, "O Abu Dharr, what do you think if the people suffer from severe hunger to the extent that they cannot go from their beds to their mosques, what would you do?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Fast." He then asked, "O Abu Dharr, what do you think if the people face a severe epidemic to the point that houses would be filled with dead bodies, what would you do?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Be patient." He then asked, "O Abu Dharr, what do you think if people start killing one another and blood flows in the streets, what would you do?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Stay in your house and close your door." I asked, "What if I am not allowed to do so?" He replied, "Join those who are like you." I asked, "Should I take my weapon with me?" He said, "If you fear that the sword might intimidate you, then cover your face with your robe, for that would deter both you and their aggression."
رَكِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِمَارًا وَأَرْدَفَنِي خَلْفَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ جُوعٌ شَدِيدٌ حَتَّى لَا تَسْتَطِيعَ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ فِرَاشِكَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِكَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ»؟ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «تَعَفَّفْ» قَالَ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ مَوْتٌ شَدِيدٌ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْبَيْتُ بِالْعَبْدِ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ » اصْبِرْ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَتَلَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا حَتَّى تَغْرَقَ حِجَارَةُ الزَّيْتِ مَوْضِعٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ الدِّمَاءِ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ «؟ قَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ » اقْعُدْ فِي بَيْتِكَ وَأَغْلِقْ عَلَيْكَ بَابَكَ « قَالَ » أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ أُتْرَكْ «؟ قَالَ » فَائْتِ مَنْ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ فَكُنْ فِيهِمْ « قَالَ فَآخُذُ سِلَاحِي؟ قَالَ » إِذًا تُشَارِكُهُمْ فِيهِ وَلَكِنْ إِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَرُوعَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَأَلْقِ طَرَفَ رِدَائِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِهِ «