Tribulations

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 weresitting with the Prophet (ﷺ) and he was narrating to us andreminding us, when a man came and spoke privately to him. He said:‘Take him away and kill him.’ When the man turned away, theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) called him back and said: ‘Do you bearwitness thatnone has the right to be worshiped but Allah?’ Hesaid, ‘Yes.’ Hesaid: ‘Then go and let him go, for I have beencommanded to fight thepeople until they say: La ilaha illallah, thenif they do that, theirblood 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.’”

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.”

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.’”

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.”

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.’”

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.”

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.’”

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.’”

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.”