Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/525)

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and grant him peace, said:

‘There will be civil strife (1) in which the one who sits will be better than the one who stands, the one who stands better than the one who walks, and the one who walks better than the one who runs. Whoever exposes himself to it will be drawn into it, and whoever finds a refuge during it should seek shelter there.’” (2).

Abū Bakrah (3) also narrated it in the two Sahīh collections, with the following wording:

“‘When it descends—or occurs—whoever has camels should go to his camels, whoever has sheep should go to his sheep, and whoever has land should go to his land.’

He said: A man then asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what about someone who has neither camels, nor sheep, nor land?’

He replied, ‘He should take his sword and strike its edge with a stone, then escape if he can. O Allah, have I conveyed the message? O Allah, have I conveyed the message?’

A man then asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, what if I am forced and taken to one of the two battle lines—or one of the two factions—and a man strikes me with his sword, or an arrow comes (4) and kills me?’

He replied, ‘He will bear (5) his sin and yours, and will be (6) among the people of the Fire.’” (7).

A similar hadith is also known from Sa‘d ibn Abī Waqqās and other Companions. The Companions who narrated these hadiths, such as Sa‘d ibn Abī Waqqās, Abū Bakrah, Usāmah ibn Zayd, Muhammad ibn Maslamah, and Abū Hurayrah,

(1) ن, م: fitan (“tribulations”). (2) This hadith was cited earlier, 1:539. (3) ن, س: Abū Bakr; this is an error. (4) م: bi-sahmin (“with an arrow”). (5) ن, س: tabū’u (“you will bear”); this is an error. (6) ن, س: fatakūnu (“and you will be”); م: fayakūnu (“and he will be”). (7) This hadith is narrated with similar wording from Muslim ibn Abī Bakrah, may Allah be pleased with him, in Muslim, 4:2212–2213 (Book of Tribulations, chapter on tribulations descending like falling raindrops).

وَسَلَّمَ: " سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ (١) الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي، وَمَنْ يَسْتَشْرِفْ لَهَا تَسْتَشْرِفْ لَهُ وَمَنْ وَجَدَ فِيهَا مَلْجَأً فَلْيَعُذْ بِهِ» " (٢) . وَرَوَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ (٣) فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِيهِ: " «فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ، أَوْ وَقَعَتْ فَمَنْ كَانَ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ " قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ وَلَا غَنَمٌ وَلَا أَرْضٌ؟ قَالَ: " يَعْمَدُ إِلَى سَيْفِهِ فَيَدُقُّ عَلَى حَدِّهِ بِحَجَرٍ، ثُمَّ لْيَنْجُ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاءَ، اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ؟ " فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أُكْرِهْتُ حَتَّى يُنْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى أَحَدِ الصَّفَّيْنِ، أَوْ إِحْدَى الْفِئَتَيْنِ فَضَرَبَنِي رَجُلٌ بِسَيْفِهِ، أَوْ يَجِيءُ سَهْمٌ (٤) فَيَقْتُلُنِي؟ فَقَالَ: " يَبُوءُ (٥) بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِكَ، وَيَكُونُ (٦) مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ» " (٧) . وَمِثْلُ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ مَعْرُوفٌ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَغَيْرِهِ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ وَالَّذِينَ رَوَوْا هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثَ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ مِثْلُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ وَأَبِي بَكْرَةَ، وَأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،

(١) ن، م: فِتَنٌ (٢) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ فِيمَا مَضَى ١/٥٣٩ (٣) ن، س: أَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ (٤) م: بِسَهْمٍ (٥) ن، س: تَبُوءُ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٦) ن، س: فَتَكُونُ، م: فَيَكُونُ (٧) الْحَدِيثُ بِأَلْفَاظٍ مُقَارِبَةٍ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي: مُسْلِمٍ ٤/٢٢١٢ - ٢٢١٣ (كِتَابُ الْفِتَنِ، بَابُ نُزُولِ الْفِتَنِ كَمَوَاقِعِ الْقَطْرِ) .