When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality.

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذْ ذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ

When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4343)

بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ ذَكَرُوا الْفِتْنَةَ أَوْ ذُكِرَتْ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ

When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4343)

كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ أَوْ ذُكِرَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ «إِذَا النَّاسُ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَصَارُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ «أَمْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَاجْلِسْ فِي بَيْتِكَ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ»

When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4343)

كُنَّا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جُلُوسًا إِذْ ذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ أَوْ ذُكِرَتْ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَنَامِلِهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ «الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّةِ أَمْرِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ»

[Machine] While we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, if he mentioned Fitnah or it was mentioned in his presence, he would say, "When you see people breaking their covenant and trust becoming weak, and they act in this way." He would intertwine his fingers and say, "Then rise and take care of your affairs. Control your tongue and take what you know and leave what you do not. And be concerned with your own matters and leave the matters of the public."

بَيْنَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا ذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ أَوْ ذُكِرَتْ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاءَكَ؟ قَالَ «الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَأَمْلِكُ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ الْخَاصَّةِ وَدَعْ أَمَرَ الْعَامَّةِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "How will it be for you when you are left amongst the people's dregs, where their covenants and trusts have been broken, and they have become like this?" And he intertwined his fingers. He said, "What do you command me, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Hold onto what you know and leave what you reject, and focus on yourself and leave the common people."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «كَيْفَ بِكَ إِذَا بِكَ بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَوْمٌ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا وَصَارُوا هَكَذَا؟» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ مَا تَأْمُرُنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ عَلَيْكَ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَوَامَّهُمْ

When we were around the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (interwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4343)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَانَتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَصْنَعُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَعَلَنِي اللهُ فِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ «الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ»

"كَيفَ بِكَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ لي حُثَالة مِنْ النَّاسِ قَدْ، مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُم وَأَمَانَاتِهمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا - فَصَارُوا هَكَذَا - وَشَبَّكَ بَينَ أَصَابِعِهِ؟ قَال: الله وَرَسولُهُ أَعْلَمُ. قَال: اعْمَلْ بمَا تَعْرِفُ، وَدع مَا تُنْكِرُ، وَإياكَ وَالتَّلَوُّنَ فِي دِينِ الله، وَعَلَيكَ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ، وَدَعْ عَوَامَّهُمْ".

"إِذَا رأيتَ الناسَ قدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهودُهْم، وخفَّتْ أمَاناتُهم، وكانوا هكذا -وشبِّك بينَ أناملهِ- فالزمْ بيتَكَ، وامْلِكْ عليكَ لسانك، وخُذْ ما تَعِرفُ، ودعْ ما تُنكرُ، وعليكَ بخاصةِ أَمرِ نْفسِكَ، ودعْ عنك أمْر العامةِ".

"عَن عَبْدِ الله بْنِ عَمْرِو قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ إِذ ذَكرَ الْفتْنَةَ، أَوْ ذُكرَتْ عِنْدَهُ فَقَالَ: إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ مَرجت عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا - وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابعِهِ - فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْه فَقُلْتُ: كيْفَ أَفْعَلُ عنْدَ ذَلكَ - جَعَلَنى الله فِداكَ -؟ فَقَالَ لى: الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ، وَأَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ، فَخُذْ بمَا تَعْرفُ وَذَرْ مَا تنْكرُ، وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّة نَفْسِكَ، وَذَرْعَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ".