“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.”

“Whoever offers the morning prayer, he is under the protection ofAllah, the Mighty and Sublime.”

“The believer is more precious to Allah, the Mighty andSublime,than some of His angels.”

“Whoever fights under a banner of folly, supportingtribalism,or getting angry for the sake of tribalism, he dies in astate ofignorance.”

“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.’”

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Mynation will not unite on misguidance, so if you see them differing,follow the great majority.’”

“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.’”

“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.’”

“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.’”

“There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believerinthe morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whomAllahgrants knowledge.”

“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.”

“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.'”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.’”

“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).”

“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."

“There are no two Muslims who confront one another with theirswords,but both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.”

“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.’”