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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الفتنChapters on Tribulations
بَابُ : التَّثَبُّتِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِChapter: Standing firm during times of tribulation
Hadith 3961
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى اللَّيْثِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ , عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَرْوَانَ , عَنْ هُزَيْلِ بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ , 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 , وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْمَاشِي , وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السَّاعِي , فَكَسِّرُوا قِسِيَّكُمْ , وَقَطِّعُوا أَوْتَارَكُمْ , وَاضْرِبُوا بِسُيُوفِكُمُ الْحِجَارَةَ , فَإِنْ دُخِلَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْكُمْ فَلْيَكُنْ كَخَيْرِ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Before the Hour comes, there will be tribulation like pieces of black night, when a man will wake up as a believer but be a disbeliever by evening, or he will be a believer in the evening but will be a disbeliever by morning. And the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing will be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is walking will be better than the one who is running. So break your bows, cut their strings and strike your swords against rocks, and if anyone enters upon anyone of you, let him be like the better of the two sons of Adam. (i.e. the one killed, not the killer).”
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Brief Explanation
1؎: Those who said to their brother Qabil: “If you kill me, even then I will not kill you,”—the meaning of this is that in these tribulations, to fight and to kill Muslims is, in effect, to support the tribulation. Therefore, it is appropriate to remain quietly at home, and the more one involves oneself in action, the worse it is.
Explanation & Benefits
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
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
