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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الفتن والملاحمTrials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)
باب فِي النَّهْىِ عَنِ السَّعْىِ، فِي الْفِتْنَةِChapter: The Prohibition Of Participating In The Tribulation.
Hadith 4259
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَرْوَانَ ، عَنْ هُزَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا ، وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا ، الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ ، وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي ، فَكَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ وَاضْرِبُوا سُيُوفَكُمْ بِالْحِجَارَةِ ، فَإِنْ دُخِلَ يَعْنِي عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ " .
Narrated Abu Musa al-Ashari: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Before the Last Hour there will be commotions like pieces of a dark night in which a man will be a believer in the morning and an infidel in the evening, or a believer in the evening and infidel in the morning. He who sits during them will be better than he who gets up and he who walks during them is better than he who runs. So break your bows, cut your bowstrings and strike your swords on stones. If people then come in to one of you, let him be like the better of Adam's two sons.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, to completely keep away from these tribulations.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The better son of Adam (alayhis salam) was the one who accepted being killed (i.e., Habil) and refrained from becoming a murderer.
The better son of Adam (alayhis salam) was the one who accepted being killed (i.e., Habil) and refrained from becoming a murderer.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4259
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In times of tribulation (fitnah), one should be extremely mindful of one’s faith (iman).
➋ It is better to take minimal part in tribulations, and complete withdrawal is best of all.
➌ It is wrong to bear enmity towards someone or to try to harm them merely because they belong to a certain sect, organization, group, or party; this is a kind of tribalism (asabiyyah) akin to the ignorance (jahiliyyah) of pre-Islamic times. It is essential to avoid this as much as possible.
➊ In times of tribulation (fitnah), one should be extremely mindful of one’s faith (iman).
➋ It is better to take minimal part in tribulations, and complete withdrawal is best of all.
➌ It is wrong to bear enmity towards someone or to try to harm them merely because they belong to a certain sect, organization, group, or party; this is a kind of tribalism (asabiyyah) akin to the ignorance (jahiliyyah) of pre-Islamic times. It is essential to avoid this as much as possible.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3961
