(1) باب الْكَفِّ عَمَّنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"I have been commanded to fight the people until they say: Lailaha illallah. If they say it, then their blood and wealth areprotected from me, except for a right that is due from it, and theirreckoning will be with Allah."
It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Ihave been commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilahaillallah. If they say: La ilaha illallah, then their blood and wealthare protected from me, except for a right that is due from it, andtheir reckoning will be with Allah."
'Amr bin Aws narrated that his father, Aws, told him:
"We were
sitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was narrating to us and
reminding us, when a man came and spoke privately to him. He said:
'Take him away and kill him.' When the man turned away, the
Messenger
of Allah (ﷺ) called him back and said: 'Do you bear
witness that
none has the right to be worshiped but Allah?' He
said, 'Yes.' He
said: 'Then go and let him go, for I have been
commanded to fight the
people until they say: La ilaha illallah, then
if they do that, their
blood and wealth are forbidden to me.'"
It was narrated from Sumait bin Sumair, that 'Imran bin Husainsaid:
"Nafi' bin Azraq and his companions came and said: 'Youare doomed, O 'Imran!' He ('Imran) said: 'I am not doomed.'They said: 'Yes you are.' I said: 'Why am I doomed?' Theysaid: 'Allah says: "And fight them until there is no more Fitnah(disbelief and polytheism, i.e., worshipping others besides Allah),and the religion (worship) will be all for Allah Alone."[8:39] Hesaid: 'We fought them until they were defeated and the religion wasall for Allah Alone. If you wish, I will tell you a Hadith that Iheard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' They said: 'Did you(really) hear it from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' He said: 'Yes.I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he had sent an army ofthe Muslims to the idolaters. When they met them they fought themfiercely, and they (the idolaters) gave them their shoulders (i.e.,turned and fled). A man among my kin attacked an idolator man with aspear, and when he was defeated he said: "I bear witness that nonehas the right to be worshipped but Allah, I am a Muslim." But hestabbed him and killed him. He came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am doomed." He said "What isit that you have done?" one or two times. He told him what he haddone and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: "Why didn'tyou cut open his belly and find out what was in his heart?" Hesaid: "O Messenger of Allah, I wish I had cut open his belly andcould have known what was in his heart." He said: "You did notaccept what he said, and you could not have known what was in hisheart!" The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remained silent concerning him(that man), and a short while later he died. We buried him, but thefollowing morning he was on the surface of the earth. They said:"Perhaps an enemy of his disinterred him." So we buried him(again) and told our slaves to stand guard. But the following morninghe was on the surface of the earth again then we said: 'Perhaps theslaves dozed off.' So we buried him (again) and stood guardourselves, but the following morning he was on the surface of theearth (again). So we threw him into one of these mountain passes.'"
It was narrated from Sumait, from'Imran bin Husain who said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent uson a campaign, and a Muslim manattacked an idolater man." And hementioned the Hadith and added: "Andthe earth cast him out. TheProphet (ﷺ) was told about that and hesaid: 'The earth acceptsthose who are worse than him, but Allahwanted to show you how greatis the sanctity of La ilaha illallah.'"
(2) باب حُرْمَةِ دَمِ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَمَالِهِ
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: 'Is not the most sacredof yourdays this day, is not the most sacred of your months thismonth, isnot the most sacred of your lands this land? Your blood andyourwealth are as sacred to you as this day of yours in this monthofyours. Have I not conveyed (the message)?' They said: 'Yes."He said:'O Allah, bear witness.'"
It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:
"I saw theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) circumambulating the Ka'bah and saying:'How good you areand how good your fragrance; how great you areand how great yoursanctity. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul ofMuhammad, thesanctity of the believer is greater before Allah thanyour sanctity,his blood and his wealth, and to think anything butgood of him.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The whole of the Muslim is sacred to his fellow Muslim, hisblood, his wealth and his honor."
Fadalah bin 'Ubaid narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Thebeliever is the one from whom their (people's) wealth and lives aresafe, and the Muhajir is the one who forsakes mistakes and sins."
(3) باب النَّهْىِ عَنِ النُّهْبَةِ
It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"Whoever plunders openly is not one of us."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The adulterer, at the time he is committing adultery, is notabeliever; (the wine drinker) at the time he is drinking, is not abeliever; the thief, at the time he is stealing, is not a believer;the plunderer, at the time he is plundering with the people lookingon, is not a believer."
It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Whoever plunders is not one of us."
It was narrated that Tha'labah bin Hakam said:
"We came acrosssomeof the enemy's sheep and plundered them, and set up ourcooking pots.The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by the pots and ordered thatthey beoverturned, then he said: 'Plunder is not permissible.'"
(4) باب سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq disobedience and fightinghim is Kufr (ungratefulness to Allah).'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (disobedience) and fighting himisKufr (ungratefulness to Allah)."
It was narrated from Sa'd that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Verbally abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (disobedience) and fightinghimis Kufr."
(5) باب لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ
It was narrated from Jarir bin 'Abdullah that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage:
"Make the peoplepayattention." Then he said: "Do not turn back into disbelieversafter Iam gone, striking one another's necks."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Woe to you! Do not turn back into disbelievers after I amgone,striking one another's necks."
It was narrated from Sunabih Al-Ahmasi that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"I shall reach the Cistern (Haud) before you, and Iwillboast of your great numbers before the nations, so do not fightoneanother after I am gone.'"
(6) باب الْمُسْلِمُونَ فِي ذِمَّةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
It was narrated from Abu Bakr Siddiq that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Whoever offers the morning prayer, he is under theprotection of Allah, so do not betray Allah by betraying those whoareunder His protection. Whoever kills him, Allah will seek him outuntilHe throws him on his face into Hell."
It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever offers the morning prayer, he is under the protection ofAllah, the Mighty and Sublime."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The believer is more precious to Allah, the Mighty andSublime,than some of His angels."
(7) باب الْعَصَبِيَّةِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever fights under a banner of folly, supportingtribalism,or getting angry for the sake of tribalism, he dies in astate ofignorance."
'Abbad bin Kathir Ash-Shami narrated from a woman among them, calledFasilah, that she heard her father say:
"I asked the Prophet (ﷺ):'OMessenger of Allah, is it tribalism if a man loves his people?'Hesaid: 'No, rather tribalism is when a man helps his people to dowrong.'"
(8) باب السَّوَادِ الأَعْظَمِ
Anas bin Malik said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Mynation will not unite on misguidance, so if you see them differing,follow the great majority.'"
(9) باب مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ
It was narrated that Mu'adh bin Jabal said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) prayed one day, and made the prayer lengthy. When hefinished wesaid (or they said): 'O Messenger of Allah, you madethe prayerlengthy today.' He said: 'I offered a prayer of hopeand fear. I askedAllah for three things for my nation, and Hegranted me two andrefused one. I asked Him not to let my nation bedestroyed by enemiesfrom without, and He granted me that. And Iasked Him not to let thembe destroyed by drowning, and He granted methat. And I asked Him notto let them be destroyed by fighting amongthemselves, but He refusedthat.'"
It was narrated from Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"The earth wasbrought together for me so that I could see the east and the west,andI was given two treasures, the yellow (or the red) and the white–meaning gold and silver. And it was said to me: 'Your dominionwillextend as far as has been shown to you.' I asked Allah forthreethings: That my nation would not be overwhelmed by famine thatwoulddestroy them all, and that they would not be rent by schism andfightone another, but it was said to me: 'When I (Allah) issue Mydecree itcannot be revoked. But I will never cause your nation to beoverwhelmed by famine that would destroy them all, and I will notgather their enemies against them (and destroy them) until theyannihilate one another and kill one another.' Once they start tofightamongst themselves, that will continue until the Day ofResurrection.What I fear most for my nation is misguiding leaders.Some tribesamong my nation will worship idols and some tribes amongmy nationwill join the idolaters. Before the Hour comes there willbe nearlythirty Dajjals (great liars), each of them claiming to be aProphet.But a group among my nation will continue to adhere to thetruth andbe victorious, and those who oppose them will not harmthem, until thecommand of Allah comes to pass.'"
It was narrated that Zainab bint Jahsh said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) woke up red in the face and said: 'La ilaha illallah,woe to theArabs from an evil that has drawn nigh. Today a hole hasbeen openedin the barrier of Gog and Magog.' And he gestured toindicate the sizeof the hole." Zainab said: "I said: 'OMessenger of Allah! Will we bedestroyed when there are righteouspeople among us?' He said: 'If sinand evil deeds increase.'"
It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believerinthe morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whomAllahgrants knowledge."
It was narrated that Hudhaifah said:
"We were sitting with 'Umarand he said: 'Which of you has remembered a Hadith from theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning Fitnah?'" Hudhaifah said: "Isaid: 'I have.' He said: 'You are very bold.' He said: 'How?'He said: 'I heard him say: "The fitnah of a man with regard tohis family, his children and his neigbors are expiated by hisprayers, fasts, charity and enjoining what is good and forbiddingwhat is evil." 'Umar said: 'This is not what I meant, rather Imeant that which moves like the waves of the sea.'" Hudhaifahsaid: "Don't worry about it, O Commander of the Believers! Forthere is a closed door between you and them." 'Umar said: "Willthat door be broken or opened?" I said: "No, it will be broken."'Umar said: "Then it will never be closed.'"We asked Hudhaifah: "Did 'Umar know what that door meant?" He said: "Yes, just as he knows that there will be night before morning, because I narrated to him a Hadith in which there are no errors." We were afraid to ask him who the door was, so we said to Masruq: "Ask him." He said: "'Umar."
It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Abd Rabbil-Ka'bah said:
"I came to 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'As when he was sitting inthe shade of the Ka'bah, and the people were gathered around him,and I heard him say: 'While we were with the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) on a journey, he stopped to camp and some of us were pitchingtents, some were competing in shooting arrows and some were takingthe animals out to graze them. Then his caller called out: "As-SalatuJami'ah (prayer is about to begin)." So we gathered, and theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and addressed us. He said: "Therehas never been a Prophet before me who was not obliged to tell hisnation of what he knew was good for them, and to warn against what heknew was bad for them. With regard to this nation of yours, soundness(of religious commitment) and well-being has been placed in itsearlier generations and the last of them will be afflicted withcalamities and things that you dislike. Then there will cometribulations which will make the earlier ones pale into significance,and the believer will say: 'This will be the end of me,' thenrelief will come. Then (more) tribulations will come and the believerwill say: 'This will be the end of me,' then relief will come.Whoever would like to be taken far away from Hell and admitted toParadise, let him die believing in Allah and the Last Day, and lethim treat people as he would like to be treated. Whoever gives hisoath of allegiance to a ruler and gives a sincere promise, let himobey him as much as he can, and if another comes and challenges him,let them strike the neck (i.e., kill) the second one.'" He the narrator said: "I raised my head among the people and said: 'I adjure you by Allah, did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?' He ('Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As) pointed with his hand to his ears and said: I heard it directly from him and memorized it.'"
(10) باب التَّثَبُّتِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"How will you be at a time that will soon come,when thegood people will pass away and only the worst ones will beleft, whowill break their promises and betray their trusts, and theywilldiffer while they were previously together like this," – andheinterlaced his fingers. They said: "What should we do, OMessenger ofAllah, when that comes to pass?" He said: "Followthat which you knowis true, and leave that which you dislike. Takecare of your ownaffairs and turn away from the common folk."
It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"What will you do, O Abu Dharr, when death overwhelms thepeopleto such an extent that a grave will be equal in value to aslave?" Isaid: "Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me,or Allah andHis Messenger know best." He said "Be patient." Hesaid: 'What willyou do when famine strikes the people so that youwill go to the placewhere you pray and will not be able to return toyour bed, or you willnot be able to get up from your bed to go tothe place where youpray?" He said: "I said: 'Allah and HisMessenger know best, orwhatever Allah and His Messenger choose forme." He said: "You mustrefrain from forbidden things." Hesaid: "What will you do whenkilling befalls the people so thatHijaratuz-Zait*is covered withblood?" I said: "Whatever Allahand His Messenger choose for me." Hesaid: "Stay with those whomyou belong to." He said: "I said: 'OMessenger of Allah, shouldI not take my sword and strike those who dothat?'" He said:"Then you will be just like the people. Rather enteryour house."I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what if they enter myhouse?" Hesaid: "If you are afraid that the flashing of the swordwill dazzleyou, then put the edge of your garment over your face, andlet himcarry his own sin and your sin, and he will be one of thepeople ofthe Hellfire."
Abu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"BeforetheHour comes there will be Harj." I said: "O Messenger ofAllah, what isHarj?" He said: "Killing." Some of the Muslimssaid: "O Messenger ofAllah, now we kill such and such a number ofidolaters in one year."The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Thatwill not be like killing theidolaters, rather you will kill oneanother, until a man will kill hisneighbor and son of the cousin anda relative." Some of the peoplesaid: "O Messenger of Allah, willwe be in our right minds that day?"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "No, reason will be taken away frommost of the people atthat time, and there will be left theinsignificant people who haveno reason."
'Udaisah bint Uhban said:
"When 'Ali bin Abu Talib came toBasrah, heentered upon my father and said: 'O Abu Muslim, will younot help meagainst these people?' He said: 'Of course.' So hecalled a slavewoman of his and said: 'O slave woman, bring me mysword.' So shebrought it, and he unsheathed it a span, and (I sawthat) it was madeof wood. He said: 'My close friend and yourcousin (ﷺ) advised me,if tribulation (Fitnah) arose among theMuslims, that I should take asword of wood. If you wish I will goout with you.' He said: 'I haveno need of you or of yoursword.'"
It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"Before the Hour comes, there will be tribulationlikepieces of black night, when a man will wake up as a believer butbe adisbeliever by evening, or he will be a believer in the eveningbutwill be a disbeliever by morning. And the one who is sitting willbebetter than the one who is standing, and the one who is standingwillbe better than the one who is walking, and the one who iswalking willbe better than the one who is running. So break yourbows, cut theirstrings and strike your swords against rocks, and ifanyone entersupon anyone of you, let him be like the better of thetwo sons ofAdam. (i.e. the one killed, not the killer)."
It was narrated that Abu Burdah said:
"I entered upon Muhammad binMaslamah and he said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Therewill be tribulation, division and dissension. When that comes, takeyour sword to Uhud and strike it until it breaks, then sit in yourhouse until there comes to you the hand of the evildoer (to kill you)or a predestined (natural) death.'""And that came to pass, and I did as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said."
(11) باب إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"There are no two Muslims who confront one another with theirswords,but both the killer and the slain will be in Hell."
It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both thekiller and the slain will be in Hell." They said: "O Messenger ofAllah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with theone who is slain?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion.'"
It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Whenone Muslim wields his weapon against his brother, both of them are atthe edge of Hell, and if one of them kills the other, they will bothenter it."
It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Among the worst people in status before Allah on the Day ofResurrection will be a person who loses his Hereafter for the sake ofthis world."
(12) باب كَفِّ اللِّسَانِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"There will be a tribulation which will utterlydestroythe Arabs, and those who are slain will be in Hell. At thattime thetongue will be worse than a blow of the sword."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Beware of tribulations, for at that time the tongue will belike the blow of a sword."
It was narrated that 'Alqamah bin Waqqas said that a man passed byhim, who held a prominent position, and 'Alqamah said to him:
"Youhave kinship and rights, and I see you entering upon these rulers andspeaking to them as Allah wills you should speak. But i heard Bilalbin Harith Al-Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'One of you may speak aword that pleases Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allahwill record for him as pleasure, until the Day of Resurrection due tothat word. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, and notknow how far it reaches, but Allah will record against him his anger,until the Day he meets Him due to that word."'Alqamah said: "So look, woe to you, at what you say and what you speak about, for there is something that I wanted to say but I refrained because of what I heard from Bilal bin Harith."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"A man may speak a word that angers Allah and not seeanythingwrong with it, but it will cause him to sink down in Hellthe depth ofseventy autumns."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him saysomething good, or else remain silent."
Sufyan bin 'Abdullah Thaqafi said:
"I said: 'O Messenger ofAllah,tell me of something that I can adhere to.' He said: 'Say:"Allah ismy Lord," then stand straight (adhere steadfastly toIslam).' He said:'O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing thatyou fear most for me?'The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold ofhis own tongue, then hesaid: 'This.'"
It was narrated that Mu'adh bin Jabal said:
"I was with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. One morning I drew close tohim when wewere on the move and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, tellme of an actionthat will gain me admittance to Paradise and keep mefar away fromHell.' He said: 'You have asked for somethinggreat, but it is easyfor the one for whom Allah makes it easy.Worship Allah and do notassociate anything in worship with Him,establish prayer, pay charity,fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to theHouse.' Then he said: 'Shall Inot tell you of the means ofgoodness? Fasting is a shield, andcharity extinguishes sin as waterextinguishes fire, and a man'sprayer in the middle of the night.'Then he recited: "Their sidesforsake their beds" until hereached: "As a reward for what they usedto do."[32:16-17] Thenhe said: 'Shall I not tell you of the head ofthe matter, and itspillar and pinnacle? (It is) Jihad.' Then he said:'Shall I nottell you of the basis of all that?' I said: 'Yes.' Hetook holdof his tongue then said: 'Restrain this.' I said: 'O ProphetofAllah, will we be brought to account for what we say?' He said:'May your mother not found you, O Mu'adh! Are people thrown ontotheirfaces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of theirtongues?'"
It was narrated from Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), thatthe Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"The words of the son of Adam count againsthim, not for him, except what is good and forbidding what is evil,andremembering Allah."
It was narrated that Abu Sha'tha said:
"It was said to Ibn 'Umar:'Weenter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave wesaysomething else.' He said: 'At the time of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Part of a person's goodness in Islam is his leaving alonethatwhich does not concern him."
(13) باب الْعُزْلَةِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Thebest lifestyle is that of a man who holds onto the reins of his horsefor the sake of Allah, riding on its back. Every time he hears acommotion he rushes towards it, seeking death wherever he thinks hecan find it; and a man who tends sheep at the top of one of thesepeaks, or in the bottom of one of these valleys, establishing theprayer, paying the charity, and worshipping his Lord until theinevitable (death) comes to him and there is nothing between him andthe people except good."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that a man came to theProphet (ﷺ) and said:
"Which of the people is best?" He said:"A manwho strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself andhiswealth." He said: "Then who?" He said: "A man in amountain pass whoworships Allah and leaves the people from hisevil."
It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"There will be callers at the gates of Hell; whoeverresponds to them they throw them into it." I said: "O MessengerofAllah, describe them to us." He said: "They will be from ourpeople,speaking our language." I said: "What do you command meto do, if Ilive to see that?" He said: "Adhere tothe main bodyof the Muslims andtheir leader. If there is no such body and noleader, then withdrawfrom all their groups, even if you bite ontothe trunk of a tree untildeath finds you in that state."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"Soon the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheepwhich hefollows in the mountain peaks and places where rainfall isto befound, fleeing for the sake of his religion from tribulations."
It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"There will be tribulations at the gates of which willbecallers (calling people) to Hell. Dying when you are biting ontothestump of a tree will be better for you than following anyone ofthem."
Abu Hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Thebeliever should not be stung from the same hole twice."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
'The believer should not be stung from the same hole twice.'"
(14) باب الْوُقُوفِ عِنْدَ الشُّبُهَاتِ
While on the pulpit, pointing with this fingers towards his ears,Nu'man bin Bashir said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say:'That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful isplain,and between them are matters that are not clear, about whichnot manypeople know. Thus he who guards against the unclear matters,he clearshimself with regard to his religion and his honor. But hewho fallsinto the unclear matters, he falls into that which isunlawful. Likethe shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all butgrazing therein.Every king has a sanctuary. And beware! Allah'ssanctuary is Hisprohibitions. Beware! In the body there is a pieceof flesh which, ifit is sound, the whole body will be sound, and ifit is corrupt, thewhole body will be corrupt. It is the heart.'"
It was narrated from Ma'qil bin Yasar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Worship during the time of bloodshed is likeemigratingto me."
(15) باب بَدَأَ الإِسْلاَمُ غَرِيبًا
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Islam began as something strange and will go back to beingstrange, so glad tidings to the strangers.'"
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Islam began as something strange and will go back to beingstrange, so glad tidings to the strangers."
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Islam began as something strange and will go back to beingstrange, so glad tidings to the strangers." It was said: "Who arethestrangers?' He said: "Strangers who have left their familiesandtribes."
(16) باب مَنْ تُرْجَى لَهُ السَّلاَمَةُ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ
It was narrated from 'Umar bin Khattab that he went out one day tothe mosque of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he found Mu'adh binJabal sitting by the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ), weeping. He said:
"Why are you weeping?" He said: "I am weeping because ofsomethingthat I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). I heard theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: 'A little showing off is polytheismand whoevershows enmity towards a friend of Allah has declared waron Allah.Allah loves those who se righteousness and piety arehidden, thosewho, if they are absent, are not missed, and if theyare present, theyare not invited or acknowledged. Their hearts arelamps of guidanceand they get out of every trial and difficulty.'"
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"People are like a hundred camels; you can hardlyfind oneworth riding among them."
(17) باب افْتِرَاقِ الأُمَمِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Jews split into seventy-one sects and my nation willsplitinto seventy-three sects."
It was narrated from 'Awf binMalik that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said:
"The Jews split intoseventy-one sects, one of which will be inParadise and seventy inHell. The Christians split into seventy-twosects, seventy-one ofwhich will be in Hell and one in Paradise. Iswear by the One WhoseHand is the soul of Muhammad, my nation willsplit into seventy-threesects, one of which will be in Paradise andseventy-two in Hell."It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, who arethey?" He said: "Themain body."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
'The Children of Israel split into seventy-one sects, and mynation will split into seventy-two, all of which will be in Hellapartfrom one, which is the main body."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"You will most certainly follow the ways of those who camebefore you, arm's length by arm's length, forearm's length byforearm's length, hand span by hand span, until even if theyentered ahole of a mastigure (lizard) you will enter it too." Theysaid: "OMessenger of Allah, (do you mean) the Jews and theChristians?" Hesaid: "Who else?"
(18) باب فِتْنَةِ الْمَالِ
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upandaddressed the people saying: 'No, by Allah, I do not fear foryou, Opeople, but I fear the attractions of this world that Allahbringsforth for you.' A man said to him: 'O Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), doesgood bring forth evil?' The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) remained silentfor a while, then he said: 'What did yousay?' He said: 'I said, doesgood bring forth evil?' TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Good doesnot bring forth anythingbut good, but is it really good? Everythingthat grows on the banksof a stream may either kill if overeaten or(at least) make theanimals sick, except if an animal eats its fill ofKhadir* and thenfaces the sun, and then defecates and urinates,chews the cud andthen returns to graze again. Whoever takes wealth ina lawful manner,it will be blessed for him, but whoever takes it inan unlawfulmanner, his likeness is that of one who eats and it neversatisfied.'"
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'As that theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said:
"When the treasures of Persia andRome are openedfor you, what kind of people will you be?"'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awfsaid: "We will say what Allah hascommanded us to say." The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) said: "Orsomething other than that. You will competewith one another, thenyou will envy one another, then you will turnyour backs on oneanother, then you will hate one another, orsomething like that. Thenyou will go to the poor among the Muhajirunand appoint some of themas leaders of others."
It was narrated from 'Amr bin 'Awf, who was an ally of Banu 'AmirbinLu'ai and was present at (the battle of) Badr with theMessenger ofAllah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent'Ubaidah binJarrah to Bahrain to collect the Jizyah, and theProphet (ﷺ) hadmade a treaty with the people of Bahrain, and heappointed as theirgovernor 'Ala' bin Hadrami. Abu 'Ubaidancame with the wealth fromBahrain and the Ansar heard that Abu'Ubaidah had come, so theyattended the Fajr prayer with theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ). When theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) hadprayed, he went away, so they interceptedhim. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) smiled when he saw them, then hesaid:
'I think you haveheard that Abu 'Ubaidah has brought somethingfrom Bahrain?' Theysaid: 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Be ofgood cheerand hope for that which will make you happy. By Allah, I donot fearpoverty for you, rather I fear that you will enjoy ease andplentylike those who came before you, and that you will compete withoneanother as they did, and you will be destroyed as they were.'"
(19) باب فِتْنَةِ النِّسَاءِ
It was narrated from Usamah bin Zaid that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"I am not leaving behind me any tribulation that ismoreharmful to men than women."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"No morning comes but two angels call out: 'Woe to men fromwomen, and woe to women from men.'"
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)stood up to deliver a sermon and one of the things that he said was:
"This world is fresh and sweet, and Allah will make your successivegenerations therein, so look at what you do and beware of (thetemptations of) this world and beware of (the temptations of) women."
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"While the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) was sitting in the mosque, a woman from Muzainah (tribe)entered, trailing her garment in the mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) said:'O people, tell your women not to wear their adornments and showpridein the mosque, for the Children of Israel were not cursed untiltheirwomen wore adornments and walked proudly in their places ofworship.'"
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah met a woman who was wearing perfumeand heading for the mosque. He said:
"O slavewoman of theCompeller,where are you headed?" She said: "To the mosque." Hesaid: "And haveyou put on perfume for that?" She said: "Yes."He said: "I heard theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any womanwho puts on perfume then goesout to the mosque, no prayer will beaccepted from her until she takesa bath.'"
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"O women, give in charity and pray a great dealforforgiveness, for I have seen that you form the majority of thepeopleof Hell." A woman who was very wise said: "Why is it, OMessenger ofAllah, that we form the majority of the people of Hell?"He said: "Youcurse a great deal and you are ungrateful to yourhusbands, and I havenever seen anyone lacking in discernment andreligion moreoverwhelming to a man of wisdom than you." She said:"O Messenger ofAllah, what is this lacking in discernment andreligion?" He said:"The lack of discernment is the fact that thetestimony of two womenis equal to the testimony of one man; this isthe lack of reason. And(a woman) spends several nights when she doesnot pray, and she doesnot fast in Ramadhan, and this is the lack inreligion."
(20) باب الأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىِ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ
It was narrated that 'Aishah said:
"I heard the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) say: 'enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil,before youcall and you are not answered.'"
It was narrated that Qais bin Abu Hazim said:
"Abu Bakr stood upand praised and glorified Allah, then he said: 'O people, yourecite this Verse – "O you who believe! Take care of your ownselves. If you follow the (right) guidance no hurt can come to youfrom those who are in error."[5:105] – but I heard the Messengerof Allah (ﷺ) say: 'If people see some evil but do not change it,soon Allah will send His punishment upon them all.'"(One of the narrators) Abu Usamah repeated: "Indeed I heard that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say."
It was narrated from Abu 'Ubaidah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"When the Children of Isral became deficient in religiouscommitment, a man would see his brother committing sin and would tellhim not to do it, but the next day, what he had seen him do did notprevent him from eating or drinking with him, or mixing with him. SoAllah made the hearts of those who did not commit sin like the heartsof those who did, and He revealed Qur'an concerning them and said:"Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed bythe tongue of David and 'Eisa, son of Maryam" until he reached:"And had they believed in Allah, and in the Prophet and in what hasbeen revealed to him, never would they have taken them (thedisbelievers) as their friends; but many of them are disobedient (toAllah)."[5:78-81]The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat up and said: "No, not until they take the hand of the wrongdoer (i.e. restrain him] and force him to follow the right way."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) stood up to deliver a sermon, and one of the things hesaid was:
"Indeed, fear of people should not prevent a man from speakingthe truth, if he knows it."Then Abu Sa'eed wept and said: "By Allah, we have seen things that made us scared (and we did not speak up)."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"No one of you should belittle himself." They said: "OMessengerof Allah, how could anyone of us belittle himself?" Hesaid: "If hesees something concerning which he should speak outfor the sake ofAllah but does not say anything. Allah will say tohim on the Day ofResurrection: "What prevented you from speakingconcerning such andsuch?" He will say: "Fear of the people."(Allah) will say: "Ratheryou should have feared Me."
It was narrated from 'Ubaidullah bin Jarir that his father said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'There is no people amongwhom sins arecommitted when they are stronger and of a higher status(i.e. theyhave the power and ability to stop the sinners) and theydo not changethem, but Allah will send His punishment upon themall.'"
It was narrated that Jabir said:
"When the emigrants who hadcrossedthe sea came back to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said:'Why don'tyou tell me of the strange things that you saw in theland ofAbyssinia?' Some young men among them said: 'Yes, OMessenger ofAllah. While we were sitting, one of their elderly nunscame past,carrying a vessel of water on her head. She passed by someof theiryouth, one of whom placed his hand between her shoulders andpushedher. She fell on her knees and her vessel broke. When shestood up,she turned to him and said: "You will come to know, Otraitor, thatwhen Allah sets up the Footstool and gathers the firstand the last,and hands and feet speak of what they used to earn, youwill come toknow your case and my case in His presence soon.'"The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'She spoke the truth, she spokethe truth. How canAllah purify any people (of sin) when they do notsupport their weakfrom their strong?'"
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"The best of jihad is a just word spoken to anunjustruler."
It was narrated that Abu Umamah said:
"A man came to the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) at the first pillar and said: 'O Messenger of Allah,whichJihad is best?' but he kept quiet. When he saw the secondPillar, heasked again, and he kept quiet. When he stoned 'AqabahPillar, heplaced his foot in the stirrup, to ride, and said: 'Whereis the onewho was asking?' (The man) said: 'Here I am, OMessenger of Allah.' Hesaid: 'A word of truth spoken to anunjust ruler.'"
It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"Marwan broughtoutthe pulpit on the day of 'Eid, and he started with the sermonbeforethe prayer. A man said: 'O Marwan, you have gone against theSunnah.You have brought out the pulpit on this day, and it was notbroughtout before, and you have started with the sermon before theprayer,and this was not done before.' Abu Sa'eed said: 'As forthis man, hehas done his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say: 'Whoeveramong you sees an evil action and can change it withhis hand (bytaking action), let him change it with his hand. If hecannot do that,then with his tongue (by speaking out); and if hecannot do that, thenwith his heart (by hating it and feeling that itis wrong), and thatis the weakest of faith.'"
(21) باب قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ}
It was narrated that Abu Umayyah Sha'bani said:
"I came to AbuTha'labah Al-Khushani and said: 'How do you understand thisVerse?' Hesaid: 'Which verse?' I said: "O you who believe!Take care of your ownselves. If you follow the (right) guidance, nohurt can come to youfrom those who are in error."?[5:105] He said:'You have asked one whoknows about it. I asked the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) about it and hesaid: "Enjoin good upon one another andforbid one another to do evil,but if you see overwhelmingstinginess, desires being followed, thisworld being preferred (tothe Hereafter), every person with an opinionfeeling proud of it, andyou realize that you have no power to dealwith it, then you have tomind your own business and leave the commonfolk to their owndevices. After you will come days of patience,during which patiencewill be like grasping a burning ember, and onewho does good deedswill have a reward like that of fifty men doingthe same deed."
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"It was said: 'OMessengerof Allah, when should we stop enjoining what is good andforbiddingwhat is evil?' He said: 'When there appears among youthat whichappeared among those who came before you.' We said: 'OMessenger ofAllah, what appeared among those that came before us?'He said:'Kingship given to your youth, immorality even among theold, andknowledge among the base and vile.'"
It was narrated from Hudhaifah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The believer should not humiliate himself." They said:"Howcould he humiliate himself?" He said: "By taking on atrial that hecannot deal with."
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say:'Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection,until Hesays: "What kept you from denouncing evil when you sawit?" When Allahgrants His slave a response, he will say: "OLord, I hoped for Yourmercy but I feared the people."
(22) باب الْعُقُوبَاتِ
It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
'Allah gives respite to the wrongdoer, then when He seizes him, Hedoes not let him go." Then he recited: "Such is the Seizure ofyourLord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they aredoingwrong."[11:102]
It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said:
"The MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) turned to us and said: 'O Muhajirun, there are fivethingswith which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allahlest youlive to see them: Immorality never appears among a people tosuch anextent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseasesthat werenever known among the predecessors will spread among them.They do notcheat in weights and measures but they will be strickenwith famine,severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. Theydo notwithhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheldfrom thesky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall onthem. Theydo not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger,but Allahwill enable their enemies to overpower them and take someof what isin their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to theBook ofAllah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed,Allah willcause them to fight one another.'"
It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash'ari that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"People among my nation will drink wine, calling it byanother name, and musical instruments will be played for them andsinging girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth toswallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs."
It was narrated from Bara' bin 'Azib that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Allah will curse them and those who curse will cursethem." He said: "The inhabitants of the earth."
It was narrated from Thawban that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Nothing increases one's life span except righteousness andnothingrepels the Divine decree except supplication, and a man maybedeprived of provision by a sin that he commits.'"
(23) باب الصَّبْرِ عَلَى الْبَلاَءِ
It was narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that his father, Sa'd binAbuWaqqas, said:
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, which peopleare mostseverely tested?' He said: 'The Prophets, then the nextbest and thenext best. A person is tested according to his religiouscommitment.If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he willbe tested moreseverely, and if he is frail in his religiouscommitment, his testwill be according to his commitment. Trials willcontinue to afflict aperson until they leave him walking on theearth with no sin on him.'"
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:
"I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ) whenhewas suffering from a fever, I placed my hand on him and felt heatwithmy hand from above the blanket. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah,howhard it is for you!' He said: 'We (Prophets) are like that.The trialis multiplied for us and so is the reward.' I said: 'OMessenger ofAllah, which people are most severely tested?' Hesaid: 'TheProphets.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, then who?'He said: 'Thenthe righteous, some of whom were tested with povertyuntil they couldnot find anything except a cloak to put aroundthemselves. One of themwill rejoice at calamity as one of you wouldrejoice at ease.'"
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:
"It is as if I can see theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ), telling us the story of one of theProphets:'His people beat him, and he was wiping the blood fromhis face andsaying: "O Lord forgive my people, for they do notknow.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"We are more likely to express doubt than Ibrahim when hesaid:"My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead.' He(Allah) said: 'Doyou not believe?' He (Ibrahim) said: 'Yes (Ibelieve), but to bestronger in Faith.'[2:260] And may Allah havemercy on Lut. He wishedto have a powerful support. And if i were tostay in prison as long asYusuf stayed, I would have accepted theoffer.'"
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
On the Day of Uhud, a molarof the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was broken and he was wounded. Bloodstarted pouring down his face, and he started to wipe his face andsay: "How can any people prosper if they soak the face of theirProphet with blood when he is calling them to Allah?" Then Allahrevealed: "Not for you is the decision."[3:128]
It was narrated that Anas said:
"One day, Jibril (as) came to theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was sitting in a sorrowful statewithhis face soaked with blood, because some of the people of Makkahhadstruck him. He said: 'What is the matter with you?' He said:'Thesepeople did such and such to me.' He said: 'Would youlike me to showyou a sign?' He said: 'Yes, show me.' He lookedat a tree on the farside of the valley and said: 'Call that tree.'So he called it, and itcame walking until it stood before him. Hesaid: 'Tell it to go back.'So he told it, and it went back toits place. Then the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said: 'That issufficient for me.'"
It was narrated from Hudhaifah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Count for me all those who have uttered (the word of)Islam."We said: "O Messenger of Allah, do you fear for us whenwe numberbetween six and seven hundred?" The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:"You do not know, perhaps you will be tested."
It was narrated from Ubayy bin Ka'b that on the night when he (ﷺ)was taken on the Night Journey (Isra'), the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)noticed a good fragrance and said:
"O Jibril, what is thisgoodfragrance?" He said: "This is the fragrance of the grave ofthehairdresser and her two sons and her husband." He said: "Thatbeganwhen Khadir, who was one of the nobles of the Children ofIsrael, usedto pass by a monk in his cell. The monk used to meet himand he taughthim Islam. When Khadir reached adolescence, his fathermarried him toa woman. He taught her and made her promise not toteach it to anyone.He used not to touch women, so he divorced her,then his fathermarried him to another woman, and he taught her andmade her promisenot to teach it to anyone. One of them kept thesecret but the otherdisclosed it, so he fled until he came to anisland in the sea. Twomen came, gathering firewood, and saw him. Oneof them kept the secretbut the other disclosed it and said: 'Ihave seen Khadir.' It wassaid: 'Who else saw him besides you?'He said: 'So-and-so.' (The otherman) was questioned but he keptsilent. According to their religion,the liar was to be killed. Thewoman who had kept the secret gotmarried, and while she was combingthe hair of Pharoah's daughter, shedropped the comb and said: 'MayPharoah perish!' (The daughter) toldher father about that. Thewoman had two sons and a husband. (Pharoah)sent for them, and triedto make the woman and her husband give uptheir religion, but theyrefused. He said: 'I am going to kill you.'They said: 'Itwould be an act of kindness on your part, if you killus, to put usin one grave.' So he did that." When the Prophet (ﷺ)was takenon the Night Journey (Isra'), he noticed a good fragranceand askedJibril about it and he told him."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The greatest reward comes with the greatest trial. WhenAllahloves a people He tests them. Whoever accepts that wins Hispleasurebut whoever is discontent with that earns His wrath."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The believer who mixes with people and bears their annoyancewith patience will have a greater reward than the believer who doesnot mix with people and does not put up with their annoyance."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"There are three things, whoever has them has found the tasteoffaith (One of the narrators) Bundar said: 'The sweetness offaith;When he loves a man and only loves him for the sake of Allah.WhenAllah and His Messenger are more beloved to him than anythingelse;and when being thrown into the fire is dearer to him than goingbackto disbelief after Allah has saved him from it."
It was narrated from Abu Darda' that my close friend (ﷺ) advisedme:
"Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut andburned. Do not neglect any prescribd prayer deliberately, for whoeverneglects it deliberately no longer has the protection of Allah. Anddonot drink wine, for it is the key to all evil."
(24) باب شِدَّةِ الزَّمَانِ
Mu'awiyah said:
"I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: 'There isnothingleft of this world except trials and tribulations.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"There will come to the people years of treachery, when theliarwill be regarded as honest, and the honest man will be regardedas aliar; the traitor will be regarded as faithful, and the faithfulmanwill be regarded as a traitor; and the Ruwaibidah will decidematters.' It was said: 'Who are the Ruwaibidah?' He said: 'Vileandbase men who control the affairs of the people.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, this world will notpassaway until a man will pass by a grave, and will roll on it andsay:'Would that I were in the place of the occupant of thisgrave!' Andthe reason for that will not be any religious motive,rather it willbe because of calamity."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"You will be picked over just as (good) dates are selected(separated) from its bad ones. So the best of you will be taken andthe worst of you will be left, so die if you can."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Adhering to religion will only become harder and worldlyaffairs will only become more difficult, and people will only becomemore stingy, and the Hour will only come upon the worst of people,andthe only Mahdi (after Muhammad (ﷺ)) is 'Eisa bin Maryam."
(25) باب أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"I and the Hour have been sent like these two," and he helduphis two fingers together.
It was narrated that Hudhaifah bin Asid said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ)looked out at us from a room, when we were talking about the Hour. Hesaid: 'The Hour will not begin until there are ten signs: Dajjal,(False Christ), the smoke, and the rising of the sun from the west.'"
'Awf bin Malik Al-Ashja'i said:
"I came to the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) during the campaign of Tabuk, when he was in a tent madeofleather, so I sat in front of the tent. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'Enter, O 'Awf.' I said, 'All of me, O Messengerof Allah?' Hesaid: 'All of you.' Then he said: 'O 'Awf,remember six things (thatwill occur) before the Hour comes, one ofwhich is my death.' I wasvery shocked and saddened at that. Hesaid: 'Count that as the first.Then (will come) the conquest ofBaitul-Maqdis (Jerusalem); then adisease which will appear among youand cause you and your offspringto die as martyrs and will purifyyour deeds; then there will be(much) wealth among you, so that if aman were to be given one hundredDinar he would still bedissatisfied; and there will be tribulationamong you that will notleave any Muslim house untouched;* then therewill be a treatybetween you and the Romans, then they will betray youand marchagainst you with eighty banners, under each of which will betwelvethousand (troops).'"
It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"The Hour will not begin until you kill your ruler andfight one another with swords, and your world is inherited by theworst of you."
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)came out one day to the people, and a man came to him and said:'OMessenger of Allah, when will the Hour be?' He said: 'Theone who isasked about it does not know more than the one who isasking. But Iwill tell you of its portents. When the slave womangives birth to hermistress, that is one of its portents. When thebarefoot and nakedbecome leaders of the people, that is one of itsportents. Whenshepherds compete in constructing buildings, that isone of itsportents. (The Hour) is one of five (things) which no oneknows exceptAllah.' Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited thewords: "Verily,Allah, with Him (alone) is the knowledge of theHour, He sends downthe rain, and knows that which is in the wombs.(to the end of theVerse)."[31:34]
It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:
"Shall I not tell you aHadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), which no onewill tell you after me? I heard it from him (saying): 'Among theportents of the Hour are that knowledge will be taken away andignorance will prevail, illegal sex will become widespread and winewill be drunk, and men will disappear and women will be left, untilthere is one man in charge of fifty women."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Hour will not begin until the Euphrates uncovers amountainof gold and people fight over it, and out of every ten, ninewill bekilled.'"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Hour will not begin until wealth becomes abundant andtribulations appear, and Harj increases." They said: "What isHarj, OMessenger of Allah?" He said: "Killing, killing,killing," threetimes.
(26) باب ذَهَابِ الْقُرْآنِ وَالْعِلْمِ .
It was narrated that Ziyad bin Labid said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ)mentioned something and said: 'That will be at the time whenknowledge(of Qur'an) disappears.' I said: 'O Messenger ofAllah, how willknowledge disappear when we read the Qur'an andteach it to ourchildren, until the Day of Resurrection?' He said:'May your mother bebereft of you, Ziyad! I thought that you werethe wisest man in Al-Madinah. Is it not the case that these Jews andChristians read theTawrah and the Injil, but they do not act uponanything of what is inthem?'"
It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Islam will wear out as embroidery on a garment wearsout, until no one will know what fasting, prayer, (pilgrimage) ritesand charity are. The Book of Allah will be taken away at night, andnot one Verse of it will be left on earth. And there will be somepeople left, old men and old women, who will say: "We saw ourfathers saying these words: 'La ilaha illallah' so we say themtoo." Silah said to him: "What good will (saying): La ilahaillallah do them, when they do not know what fasting, prayer,(pilgrimage) rites and charity are?" Hudhaifah turned away fromhis. He repeated his question three times, and Hudhaifah turned awayfrom him each time. Then he turned to him on the third time and said:"O Silah! It will save them from Hell," three times.
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Just before the Hour, there will be days when knowledge willdisappear, ignorance will become widespread and there will be muchHarj. And Harj means killing."
It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"After you days will come when ignorance will become widespread,knowledge will disappear and there will be much Harj." They said:"OMessenger of Allah, what is Harj?" He said: "Killing."
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah in a Marfu' report (meaning,attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ)):
"Time will pass quickly,knowledgewill decrease, miserliness will be cast into people'shearts,tribulations will appear and there will be much Harj." Theysaid: "OMessenger of Allah, what is Harj?" He said: "Killing."
(27) باب ذَهَابِ الأَمَانَةِ
It was narrated that Hudhaifah said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)told us two Ahadith, one of which I have seen, and I am still waitingfor the other. He told us: 'Honesty was preserved in the roots ofmen's hearts' – (One of the narrators) Tanafisi said: 'Meaningin the middle of men's hearts' – 'Then the Qur'an wasrevealed and we learned (it) from the Qur'an and the Sunnah.'Then he told us about its disappearance, saying; 'A man will go tosleep and honesty will be taken away from his heart, and only itstrace will remain, like spots without color. Then he will go to sleepagain and the remainder of the honesty will also be taken away (fromhis heart) and leaving a trace like a blister, as when an embertouches your foot and raises a blister which has nothing inside.'"Then Hudhaifah picked up a handful of pebbles and rolled them on hisleg. He said: "People will engage in business with one another, butthere will hardly be any honest persons among them. Then it will besaid that in such and such a tribe there is an honest man, and a manwill be admired for his intelligence, good manners and strength, butthere will not be even a mustard seed of faith in his heart.""There was a time when I did not mind dealing with anyone of you, for if he was a Muslim, his religion would prevent him from cheating; and if he was a Christian, his Muslim ruler would prevent him from cheating. But today I cannot deal except with so-and-so and so-and-so."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"WhenAllah wants to destroy a person, He takes away modesty from him, youwill only see him with the wrath of Allah upon him, and he will behated by people. When you only see him with the wrath of Allah uponhim, and hated by people, then honesty will be taken away from him,and when honesty is taken away from him, you will only see him as atraitor who is called such by others. When you only see him as atraitor who is called such by others, then mercy will be taken awayfrom him, and when mercy is taken away from him, you will only seehimas rejected and accursed, and when you only see him as rejectedandaccursed, then the bond of Islam will be taken away from him."
(28) باب الآيَاتِ
It was narrated that Hudhaifah bin Asid, Abu Sarihah, said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked out from a room, when we were talkingabout the Hour. He said: 'The Hour will not begin until ten signsappear: The rising of the sun from the west (place of its setting);Dajjal; the smoke; the beast; Gog and Magog people; the appearance of'Eisa bin Maryam(as), the earth collapsing three times - once in theeast, one in the west and one in the Arabian Peninsula; and fire thatwill emerge from the plain of Aden Abyan and will drive the people tothe place of Gathering, stopping with them when they stop at nightandwhen they stop to rest at midday."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"Hasten to do good deeds (before) six things (happen): Therising of the sun from the west (place of its setting), the smoke,thebeast of the earth, Dajjal (False Christ), that which will happentoeach of you (death); and that which will happen to all people (theDayof Resurrection)."
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that Abu Qatadah said:
"TheMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The (lesser) signs (will come)aftertwo hundred (years).'"
It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"My nation will pass through five stages. For forty years(theywill be) people of righteousness and piety. Then those whofollowthem, for the next one hundred and twenty years, will bepeople whoshow mercy to one another and uphold ties with oneanother. Then thosewho follow them for the next one hundred andsixty years will bepeople who will turn their backs on one anotherand sever ties withone another. Then there will be Harj after Harj(killing). Seekdeliverance, seek deliverance."
(29) باب الْخُسُوفِ
It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Justbefore the Hour comes there will be transformations, the earthcollapsing, and Qadhf. (i.e. the throwing of stones perhaps as ameansof punishment – maybe it refers to landslides)."
It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Atthe end of my nation there will be the earth collapsing,transformations, and Qadhf."
It was narrated from Nafi' that a man came to Ibn 'Umar and said:
"So-and-so sends his Salam to you." He said: "I have heard thathe hasintroduced innovations (into Islam). If he has indeedintroducedinnovations, then do not convey my Salam to him, for Iheard theMessenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'There will be among mynation – oramong this nation – transformations, the earthcollapsing, and Qadhf.'That was concerning Ahlul-Qadar."
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said:
"There will be among my nation collapsing of theearth,transformations, and Qadhf."
(30) باب جَيْشِ الْبَيْدَاءِ
Hafsah narrated that she heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
"Aninvading army will come towards this House until, when they are inBayda', the middle of them will be swallowed up by the earth, andthefirst of them will call out to the last of them, and they will beswallowed up, until there is no one left of them except a fugitivewhowill tell them of what happened to them." When the army ofHajjajcame, we thought that they were (the ones mentioned in thisHadith). Aman said: "I bear witness that you did not attribute alie to Hafsahand that Hafsah did not attribute a lie to the Prophet(ﷺ)."
It was narrated from Safiyyah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"People will not stop attacking this House until an army attacks,until when they are in Baida', the first and the last of them willbeswallowed by the earth, and the middle of them will not besaved.'" Isaid: "What if there are those among them who wereforced (to join thearmy)?" He said: "Allah will resurrect themaccording to what is inthe hearts."
It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) mentionedthe army that would be swallowed up by the earth, and Umm Salamahsaid: 'O Messenger of Allah, perhaps there will be some among themwho were forced (to join them)?' He said: 'They will beresurrected according to their intentions.'"
(31) باب دَابَّةِ الأَرْضِ
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said:
"The Beast will emerge and will have with it the seal ofSulaiman bin Dawud and the staff of Musa bin 'Imran (as). It willmakethe faces of the believers shine with the staff, and will markthenoses of the disbelievers with the seal, until the inhabitants ofacluster of houses will gather together; then one will say 'Obeliever!' And to another 'O disbeliever.'"
'Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father said:
"TheMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) took me to a place in the desert, nearMakkah, wherethere was arid land surrounded by sand. The Messengerof Allah (ﷺ)said: 'The Beast will emerge from this spot – spanby a span. (i.e,the size of that spot).'"
(32) باب طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ مِنْ مَغْرِبِهَا
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:
"I heard the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) say: 'The Hour will not begin until the sun rises fromthewest (i.e. the place of its setting). When it rises, the peoplewillsee it, and everyone on (earth) will believe, but that will beat atime when faith will not benefit anyone who did not believebefore.'"
It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr that the Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) said:
"The first signs to appear will be at the risingof the sun from the west and the emergence of the Beast to thepeople, at forenoon.'"'Abdullah said: "Whichever of them appears first, the other will come soon after." 'Abdullah said: "I do not think it will be anything other than the sun rising from the west."
It was narrated from Safwan bin 'Assal that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"Towards the west (i.e., the place of the setting ofthesun) there is an open door, seventy years wide. That door willremainopen for repentance until the sun rises from this direction.When itrises from this direction, faith will not benefit any soulthat didnot believe before or earn anything good through its faith."
(33) باب فِتْنَةِ الدَّجَّالِ وَخُرُوجِ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَخُرُوجِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ
It was narrated that Hudhaifah said:
"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)said: 'The Dajjal (False Christ) is blind in his left eye andhasabundant hair. With him will be a Paradise and a Hell, but hisHell isParadise and his Paradise is Hell.'"
It was narrated that Abu Bakr Siddiq said:
"The Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) told us: 'Dajjal will emerge in a land in the east calledKhorasan, and will be followed by people with faces like hammeredshields.'"
It was narrated that Mughirah bin Shu'bah said:
"No one askedtheProphet (ﷺ) about Dajjal more than I did." (One of thenarrators)Ibn Numair said (in his version): "(No one asked)more difficultquestions than I did." - "He said to me:'What are you asking abouthim?' I said: 'They say he will have foodand drink with him.' Hesaid: 'He is too insignificant before Allahfor that.'"