Narrated Abu Musa al-Ashari: The Prophet ﷺ said: Before you 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. He who sits during them will be better than he who gets up, and he who gets up during them is better than he who walks, and he who walks during them is better than he who runs. They (the people) said: What do you order us to do? He replied: Keep to your houses.
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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.
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.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3961