“How will you be at a time that will soon come, when the good people will pass away and only the worst ones will be left, who will break their promises and betray their trusts, and they will differ while they were previously together like this,” – and he interlaced his fingers. They said: “What should we do, O Messenger of Allah, when that comes to pass?” He said: “Follow that which you know is true, and leave that which you dislike. Take care of your own affairs and turn away from the common folk.”  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ كَيْفَ بِكُمْ وَبِزَمَانٍ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ يُغَرْبَلُ النَّاسُ فِيهِ غَرْبَلَةً وَتَبْقَى حُثَالَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ فَاخْتَلَفُوا وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالُوا كَيْفَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ تَأْخُذُونَ بِمَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَتَدَعُونَ مَا تُنْكِرُونَ وَتُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى خَاصَّتِكُمْ وَتَذَرُونَ أَمْرَ عَوَامِّكُمْ  

[Machine] "To the Messenger of Allahﷺ how are you when you remain among the scum of the people?" He said, "I said, O Messenger of Allah, how is that?" He said, "When their promises are broken, their trusts are violated, and they act in such a manner." Then Prophet Yunus interlaced his fingers and described it. He said, "I said, what should I do at that, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Fear Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, and take what you know and leave what you condemn, and focus on your own affairs and those who are close to you."  

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ ؟ قَالَ إِذَا مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ يُونُسُ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ يَصِفُ ذَاكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا أَصْنَعُ عِنْدَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ اتَّقِ اللهَ ﷻ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّتِكَ وَإِيَّاكَ وَعَوَامَّهُمْ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: How will you do when that time will come? Or he said: A time will soon come when the people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive and their covenants and guarantees have been impaired and they have disagreed among themselves and become thus, interwining his fingers. They asked: What do you order us to do, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs and leave alone the affairs of the generality. Abu dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by 'Abd Allah bin 'Amr from the Prophet ﷺ through different chain. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4342)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ زَمَانٌ يُغَرْبَلُ النَّاسُ غَرْبَلَةً وَيَبْقَى حُثَالَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَكَانُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالُوا فَكَيْفَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «تَأْخُذُونَ مَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا تُنْكِرُونَ وَتُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى أَمْرِ خَاصَّتِكُمْ وَتَدَعُونَ أَمْرَ عَامَّتِكُمْ»  

[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»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "How would you be, O Abdullah bin Amr, if you were left among the riffraff of people?" Abdullah responded, "And what about them, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "That is when their promises and entrusted matters become insignificant and they become like this." And he intertwined his fingers. Abdullah asked, "So how about me, O Messenger of Allah?" The Prophet ﷺ replied, "You should do what you know is right, avoid what you know is wrong, focus on your personal affairs, and leave the common people."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو لَوْ بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ؟ » قَالَ وَذَاكَ مَا هُمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «ذَاكَ إِذَا مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَصَارُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ بِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «تَعْمَلُ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَتَدَعُ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَتَعْمَلُ بِخَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكِ وَتَدَعُ عَوَامَّ النَّاسِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Abdullah bin Amr, "How will you be if you remain among the people's scum, and their promises and trusts are mixed up, and they have become like this, and you are tangled in their affairs?" Allah and His Messenger know better, he said, "Do what you know and leave what you disapprove of. Be cautious of involving yourself in the religion of Allah and take care of your own self, and leave the common people."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو «كَيْفَ بِكَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَقَدْ مُزِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَصَارُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ ؟» قَالَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «اعْمَلْ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَإِيَّاكَ وَالتَّلَوُّنَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَعَلَيْكَ 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".  

"إِذَا رأيتُمَ الناسَ قد مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُم وَخَفَّتَ أماناتهم وكانوا هكذا -وشبّكَ بين أصابعه- ألْزِمَ بيتك وامْلِكْ عليك لسانَكَ وخُذْ بما تَعْرِفُ ودع ما تُنْكرُ، وَعَليكَ بأَمْر خاصِّةِ نفسِك، ودع أمْرَ 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".