Tribulations

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.”

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.”

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?”

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood upandaddressed the people saying: ‘No, by Allah, I do notfear 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 amy either kill if overeaten or(at least) make theanimals sick, except if an animal east 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.’”

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.”

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.’”

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.”