عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ وَابِصَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: إِنِّي بِالْكُوفَةِ فِي دَارِي إِذْ سَمِعْتُ عَلَى بَابِ الدَّارِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَلِجُ قُلْتُ: عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ فَلِجْ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ فَإِذَا هُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قُلْتُ: يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ! أَيَّةَ سَاعَةِ زِيَارَةٍ هَذِهِ وَذَلِكَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ؟ قَالَ: طَالَ عَلَيَّ النَّهَارُ فَذَكَرْتُ مَنْ أَتَحَدَّثُ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأُحَدِّثُهُ قَالَ: ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنِي قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ، النَّائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمُضْطَجِعِ وَالْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ الرَّاكِبِ وَالرَّاكِبُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمُجْرِي، قَتْلَاهَا كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ)) قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! وَمَتَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: ((ذَلِكَ أَيَّامَ الْهَرْجِ)) قُلْتُ: وَمَتَى أَيَّامُ الْهَرْجِ؟ قَالَ: ((حِينَ لَا يَأْمَنُ الرَّجُلُ جَلِيسَهُ)) قَالَ قُلْتُ: فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي إِنْ أَدْرَكْتُ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: ((اكْفُفْ نَفْسَكَ وَيَدَكَ وَادْخُلْ دَارَكَ)) قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ دَخَلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَيَّ دَارِي؟ قَالَ: ((فَادْخُلْ بَيْتَكَ)) قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ: ((فَادْخُلْ مَسْجِدَكَ وَاصْنَعْ هَكَذَا، وَقَبَضَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى الْكَوْعِ وَقُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wabisa Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was in my house in Kufa when I heard a voice at the door: "Peace be upon you, may I come in?" I said: "And peace be upon you, yes, please come in." That person was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). I said: "O Abu Abdur Rahman! What time is this for a visit?" It was exactly midday. He said: "The day was feeling long for me, so I thought with whom should I spend time talking, (so I came to you)." Then he began narrating to me the Prophetic hadiths and I to him, and he narrated this hadith as well: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be tribulations; in those circumstances, the one who is asleep will be better than the one lying down, the one lying down will be better than the one sitting, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, the one standing will be better than the one walking, the one walking will be better than the one riding, and the one riding a camel will be better than the one fleeing on horseback. All those killed in these battles will be in Hell." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I asked: O Messenger of Allah! When will such circumstances arise?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the days of widespread killing." I asked: "When will there be widespread killing?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person will not trust the one sitting with him." I asked: "If I reach such a time, what do you command me to do?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Restrain your self and your hand, and stay inside your house." I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If a quarrelsome person enters my house?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then go into one of the rooms of your house." I asked: "If he enters my room as well?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then enter the place where you pray and do this." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) grasped the edge of the closed fist of his left hand with the thumb of his right hand and said: "And say: 'Allah is my Lord,' until you die in that state."