Tribulations

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Chapter 11: When two Muslims confront one another with their swords

It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Whenone Muslim wields his weapon against his brother, both of them are atthe edge of Hell, and if one of them kills the other, they will bothenter it.”

It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Among the worst people in status before Allah on the Day ofResurrection will be a person who loses his Hereafter for the sake ofthis world.”

Chapter 12: Restraining one's tongue during times of tribulation

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said

“There will be a tribulation which will utterlydestroythe Arabs, and those who are slain will be in Hell. At thattime thetongue will be worse than a blow of the sword.”

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Beware of tribulations, for at that time the tongue will belike the blow of a sword.”

It was narrated that ‘Alqamah bin Waqqas said that a man passed byhim, who held a prominent position, and ‘Alqamah said to him

“Youhave kinship and rights, and I see you entering upon these rulers andspeaking to them as Allah wills you should speak. But i heard Bilalbin Harith Al-Muzani, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ),say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘One of you may speak aword that pleases Allah, and not know how far it reaches, but Allahwill record for him as pleasure, until the Day of Resurrection due tothat word. And one of you may speak a word that angers Allah, and notknow how far it reaches, but Allah will record against him his anger,until the Day he meets Him due to that word.”'Alqamah said: "So look, woe to you, at what you say and what you speak about, for there is something that I wanted to say but I refrained because of what I heard from Bilal bin Harith."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“A man may speak a word that angers Allah and not seeanythingwrong with it, but it will cause him to sink down in Hellthe depth ofseventy autumns.”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him saysomething good, or else remain silent.”

Sufyan bin ‘Abdullah Thaqafi said

“I said: ‘O Messenger ofAllah,tell me of something that I can adhere to.’ He said: ‘Say:“Allah ismy Lord,” then stand straight (adhere steadfastly toIslam).’ He said:‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing thatyou fear most for me?’The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took hold ofhis own tongue, then hesaid: ‘This.’”

It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal said

“I was with theMessengerof Allah (ﷺ) on a journey. One morning I drew close tohim when wewere on the move and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, tellme of an actionthat will gain me admittance to Paradise and keep mefar away fromHell.’ He said: ‘You have asked for somethinggreat, but it is easyfor the one for whom Allah makes it easy.Worship Allah and do notassociate anything in worship with Him,establish prayer, pay charity,fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to theHouse.’ Then he said: ‘Shall Inot tell you of the means ofgoodness? Fasting is a shield, andcharity extinguishes sin as waterextinguishes fire, and a man’sprayer in the middle of the night.’Then he recited: “Their sidesforsake their beds” until hereached: “As a reward for what they usedto do.”[32:16-17] Thenhe said: ‘Shall I not tell you of the head ofthe matter, and itspillar and pinnacle? (It is) Jihad.’ Then he said:‘Shall I nottell you of the basis of all that?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ Hetook holdof his tongue then said: ‘Restrain this.’ I said: ‘O ProphetofAllah, will we be brought to account for what we say?’ He said:‘May your mother not found you, O Mu’adh! Are people thrown ontotheirfaces in Hell for anything other than the harvest of theirtongues?’”

It was narrated from Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ), thatthe Prophet (ﷺ) said

“The words of the son of Adam count againsthim, not for him, except what is good and forbidding what is evil,andremembering Allah.”

It was narrated that Abu Sha’tha said

“It was said to Ibn ‘Umar:‘Weenter upon our rulers and say one thing, and when we leave wesaysomething else.’ He said: ‘At the time of the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), we used to regard that as hypocrisy.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

“Part of a person’s goodness in Islam is his leaving alonethatwhich does not concern him.”

Chapter 13: Isolating oneself

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said

“Thebest lifestyle is that of a man who holds onto the reins of his horsefor the sake of Allah, riding on its back. Every time he hears acommotion he rushes towards it, seeking death wherever he thinks hecan find it; and a man who tends sheep at the top of one of thesepeaks, or in the bottom of one of these valleys, establishing theprayer, paying the charity, and worshipping his Lord until theinevitable (death) comes to him and there is nothing between him andthe people except good.”

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that a man came to theProphet (ﷺ) and said

“Which of the people is best?” He said:“A manwho strives in Jihad in the cause of Allah with himself andhiswealth.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “A man in amountain pass whoworships Allah and leaves the people from hisevil.”

It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“There will be callers at the gates of Hell; whoeverresponds to them they throw them into it.” I said: “O MessengerofAllah, describe them to us.” He said: “They will be from ourpeople,speaking our language.” I said: “What do you command meto do, if Ilive to see that?” He said: “Adhere tothe main bodyof the Muslims andtheir leader. If there is no such body and noleader, then withdrawfrom all their groups, even if you bite ontothe trunk of a tree untildeath finds you in that state.”

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) said

“Soon the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheepwhich hefollows in the mountain peaks and places where rainfall isto befound, fleeing for the sake of his religion from tribulations.”

It was narrated from Hudhaifah bin Yaman that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said

“There will be tribulations at the gates of which willbecallers (calling people) to Hell. Dying when you are biting ontothestump of a tree will be better for you than following anyone ofthem.”

Abu Hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

“Thebeliever should not be stung from the same hole twice.”

It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said

‘The believer should not be stung from the same hole twice.’”

Chapter 14: Abstaining from matters that are not clear

While on the pulpit, pointing with this fingers towards his ears,Nu’man bin Bashir said

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)say:‘That which is lawful is plain and that which is unlawful isplain,and between them are matters that are not clear, about whichnot manypeople know. Thus he who guards against the unclear matters,he clearshimself with regard to his religion and his honor. But hewho fallsinto the unclear matters, he falls into that which isunlawful. Likethe shepherd who pastures around a sanctuary, all butgrazing therein.Every king has a sanctuary. And beware! Allah’ssanctuary is Hisprohibitions. Beware! In the body there is a pieceof flesh which, ifit is sound, the whole body will be sound, and ifit is corrupt, thewhole body will be corrupt. It is the heart.’”