Imam Muslim narrated from Abū Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Hasten to perform righteous deeds before tribulations come like pieces of a dark night. A man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening, or a believer in the evening and a disbeliever by morning, selling his religion for some worldly gain.” (1)
Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—awoke one night in alarm, saying: “Glory be to Allah! How many treasures Allah has sent down, and how many tribulations He has sent down! Who will awaken the occupants of the chambers—meaning his wives—so that they may pray? Many a woman clothed in this world will be naked in the Hereafter.”
It was narrated by al-Bukhārī. (2)
Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-Ās—may Allah be pleased with them both—said: The herald of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—called out, “Gather for prayer!” We assembled before the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—and he said: “There was no prophet before me but that it was incumbent upon him to direct his nation to the best of what he knew for them and to warn them against the worst of what he knew for them. The well-being of this nation of yours has been placed in its earliest generations, while its later generations will be afflicted by trials and by matters you will condemn. Then a tribulation will come, and one of them will make