Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 4430 — An indication of pardon

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Indeed, this Ummah is an Ummah upon which is the special mercy of Allah Almighty; there will be no (general) punishment upon it (in the Hereafter, like that of the other nations that were destroyed), except the (trials and mutual bloodshed) which it brings upon itself." (The narrator says:) I asked: How will this Ummah punish itself? He said: "Was the Battle of the Camel not (a horror and) a punishment? Was the Battle of Siffin not a punishment? And was the battle that took place at Nahrawan not a punishment?"
Musnad Abi Ya'la: 4430; Allamah al-Haythami mentioned in Majma' al-Zawa'id that all the narrators of this hadith are thiqat (trustworthy), and Shaykh al-Albani declared it sahih (authentic).