Tribulations

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It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Among the worst in standing before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a servant who sacrifices his Hereafter for another person’s worldly gain.’

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It was narrated from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘There will be a tribulation that will sweep through the Arabs, and those killed in it will be in the Fire. The tongue in it will be more harmful than the sword’s blow.’

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Beware of tribulations, for the tongue’s blow during them is like a sword strike.’

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‘Alqamah ibn Waqqas said: ‘A man of standing passed by me, and I said to him, “You are a kinsman and have a claim upon me. I see you visiting these rulers and speaking before them as Allah enables you to speak. I heard Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘One of you may speak a word that pleases Allah, not realizing how far it will reach, and Allah will record His good pleasure for him on account of it until the Day of Resurrection. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, not realizing how far it will reach, and Allah will record His anger against him on account of it until the Day he meets Him.’” ‘Alqamah said, “So consider carefully, woe to you, what you say and what you speak about. There are many words I have refrained from saying because of what I heard from Bilal ibn al-Harith.”’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘A man may speak a word that incurs Allah’s anger, not thinking it to be wrong, and because of it he plunges into the Fire of Hell to a depth of seventy autumns.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent.’

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It was narrated that Sufyan ibn ‘Abdullah al-Thaqafi said: ‘I asked, “Messenger of Allah, tell me something I can hold fast to.” He said, “Say, ‘My Lord is Allah,’ then remain steadfast.” I asked, “What do you fear most for me?” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his own tongue and said, “This.”’

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It was narrated from Mu‘adh ibn Jabal that he said: ‘I was traveling with the Prophet ﷺ. One morning, as we were moving, I drew close to him and said, “Messenger of Allah, tell me of an act that will admit me to Paradise and keep me far from the Fire.” He said, “You have asked about something tremendous, but it is easy for one for whom Allah makes it easy: worship Allah and associate nothing with Him; establish prayer; give zakah; fast Ramadan; and perform pilgrimage to the House.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and a man’s prayer in the depths of the night.” Then he recited, “Their sides withdraw from their beds,” until he reached, “as a reward for what they used to do.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you the head of the matter, its pillar, and its highest peak? It is striving in Allah’s cause.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you what underlies all of that?” I said, “Yes.” He took hold of his tongue and said, “Restrain this.” I asked, “Prophet of Allah, will we be held accountable for what we say?” He said, “May your mother be bereaved of you, Mu‘adh! What throws people face-first into the Fire, if not the harvest of their tongues?”’

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It was narrated from Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The words of the son of Adam count against him, not in his favor, except for enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, and remembering Allah, the Almighty.’

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It was narrated from Abu Sha‘tha that someone said to Ibn ‘Umar: ‘We visit our rulers and say one thing, then when we leave, we say something different.’ He said, ‘In the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘Part of a person’s excellence in Islam is leaving what does not concern him.’

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It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet ﷺ said: ‘The best ways of life for people include a man holding the reins of his horse in Allah’s cause and riding swiftly on its back. Whenever he hears an alarm or cry of fear, he rushes toward it, seeking death or being killed wherever it may be found; and a man with a small flock on one of these mountain peaks or in one of these valleys, who establishes prayer, gives zakah, and worships his Lord until death comes to him, while bringing nothing but good to people.’

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It was narrated from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked, ‘Who among people is best?’ He said, ‘A man who strives in Allah’s cause with his person and his property.’ He asked, ‘Then who?’ He said, ‘A person in one of the mountain passes who worships Allah, the Almighty, and leaves people safe from his harm.’

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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘There will be callers at the gates of Hell; whoever responds to them, they will cast him into it.’ I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, describe them to us.’ He said, ‘They will be people from among us, speaking our language.’ I asked, ‘What do you command me to do if I live to see that?’ He said, ‘Adhere to the Muslim community and its leader. If they have neither a community nor a leader, then keep away from all those factions, even if you must bite onto the trunk of a tree, until death comes to you in that state.’

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Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘It will soon come to pass that a Muslim’s best property will be sheep, which he takes to the mountain peaks and to places where rain falls, fleeing with his religion from tribulations.’

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Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘There will be tribulations with callers at their gates, calling people to the Fire. It would be better for you to die while biting onto the stump of a tree than to follow any one of them.’

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Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘A believer is not stung from the same hole twice.’

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Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘A believer is not stung from the same hole twice.’

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Al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir said from the pulpit, pointing with his fingers toward his ears: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah say: “What is lawful is clear, and what is unlawful is clear. Between them are ambiguous matters that many people do not know. Whoever avoids the ambiguous matters safeguards his religion and his honor; whoever falls into ambiguous matters falls into what is unlawful, like a shepherd grazing near a protected pasture who is liable to graze in it. Every king has a protected pasture, and Allah’s protected pasture is what He has forbidden. Truly, there is a morsel of flesh in the body: if it is sound, the whole body is sound; and if it is corrupt, the whole body is corrupt. It is the heart.”’

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Ma‘qil ibn Yasar reported that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Worship during a time of turmoil and bloodshed is like emigration to me.’