Hadith 30551

Chapter 10

باب 10

(10) باب التَّثَبُّتِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ

(10) Chapter: Standing firm during times of tribulation
36
حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى اللَّيْثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَرْوَانَ، عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَىِ السَّاعَةِ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي فَكَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا بِسُيُوفِكُمُ الْحِجَارَةَ فَإِنْ دُخِلَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ ابْنَىْ آدَمَ " .

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)."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3961

In-book reference: Book 36, Hadith 36

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3961