عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ، الْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْجَالِسِ، وَالْجَالِسُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ، وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي“، قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! فَمَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ قَالَ: ”مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَعْمَدْ إِلَى سَيْفِهِ فَلْيَضْرِبْ بِحَدِّهِ صَخْرَةً، ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ، ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنِ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاةَ“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon there will be tribulations; in them, 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, and the one walking will be better than the one running to join the tribulations. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! What do you command me to do in such circumstances? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has camels should busy himself with his camels, whoever has goats should occupy himself with his goats, whoever has land should engage himself with his land, and whoever has none of these should strike his sword on a stone and render its edge useless, and as much as possible, keep away from these tribulations; he should keep away from these tribulations as much as he can.