Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hasan narrates from Hazrat Muhammad bin Maslamah, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me a sword and said, "Fight the polytheists with it as long as they are fought. And when you see people begin to kill one another" (the narrator says) "or he said something similar to this, then take your sword and go to a rock and strike your sword on that rock until it breaks. Then sit in your house until either a wrongful hand reaches you or a decisive death comes to you."

Hazrat Abu Al-Mutawakkil Al-Naji narrates from Hazrat Abu Saeed Khudri, who said: Beware of blind fighting and the death of ignorance. The narrator says: I asked, "What is blind fighting?" He replied: When there is a call, "O so-and-so, O son of so-and-so." The narrator says: I asked, "What is meant by the death of ignorance?" He replied: That death comes to you in such a state that there is no Imam appointed over you.

It is narrated from Hasan that whoever is killed in blind fighting, his death is the death of ignorance.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Aamir narrates that when people divided into groups regarding criticism of Hazrat Usman, my father stood up, performed the night prayer, and then went to sleep. He says that he was told, "Stand up and ask Allah to grant you refuge from this tribulation, from which He granted refuge to the righteous." The narrator says that then he stood up and became ill, and after that he was not seen outside the house until he passed away.

Hazrat Suwaid bin Harith narrates from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: There will be a decline in (the practice of) Islam until Allah, Allah is no longer said. When this happens, the leaders of the religion will strike with their tails (meaning that people will follow their leaders in tribulation). When this happens, some people will rise who will gather like clouds in autumn, and by Allah, I know the name of their leader and even the places where their mounts will be made to sit.

Hazrat Saad bin Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Whoever separates himself from the congregation by even a handspan has removed the protection of Islam from his neck.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the leaders will be from the Quraysh, and whoever separates himself from the congregation even by a handspan has indeed removed the rope of Islam from his neck.

Hazrat Abu Wa'il narrates from Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar, he said: "What will be your condition at that time when a continuous trial (fitnah) will befall you, in which the young will grow up and the old will become aged? These people will consider it as Sunnah, and if anything is changed from it, it will be said that the Sunnah has been altered." The people asked, "When will this happen, O Abu Abdur Rahman?" So Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar replied: "When your reciters (of the Qur'an) will become many and your trustworthy people will become few, and your leaders will become many and your jurists will become few, and the world will be sought through deeds of the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him, may Allah honor his face) that he said: Allah Almighty has appointed five tribulations for this Ummah: first a general tribulation, then a specific tribulation, then a general tribulation, then a specific tribulation, then there will be such a tribulation that will surge like the waves of the sea, in which people will become like cattle.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Raja Al-Atarwi that he said: I heard Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbas delivering a sermon from the pulpit, saying: Whoever separates himself from the congregation by even a handspan dies the death of ignorance.

Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What will be your condition when you are asked for the truth and you give the truth, but your own right is withheld from you? It was submitted: Then we will be patient. He said: Then you will enter Paradise, by the Lord of the Ka'bah.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Salih Hanafi that a man came to Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) while both were sitting in the mosque, and the people of Kufa had expelled Saeed bin Al-Aas. That man said, "What has made you sit here, while the people have gone out? By Allah, we are upon the Sunnah." So both of them said, "How can you be upon the Sunnah when you have expelled your Imam? By Allah, you cannot be established upon the Sunnah until the ruler shows kindness and the subjects desire goodwill." The narrator says that the man asked them, "If the leader does not show kindness and the subjects desire goodwill, then what do you command us?" They replied, "We will go out and we will invite you as well."

Hazrat Yazid bin Suhaib Faqeer says: I have heard that no man hangs a sword around his neck during a tribulation except that he remains continuously in (Allah’s) displeasure until he puts it down.

It is narrated from Hazrat Umar that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering a sermon on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage: "On which day have I put on the Ihram?" He asked this question three times. The noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "On the day of Hajj." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, your blood, your wealth, and your honor are sacred to one another, just as the sanctity of this day (i.e., the day of Arafah), in this month, in this city. Beware, let not anyone commit a crime, and if anyone commits a crime, it is only against himself. Let not a father commit excess against his child, nor a child against his father. Beware, O my Ummah, have I conveyed (the message)?" The noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O Allah, bear witness." He said this three times.

Hazrat Ada bin Khalid bin Huzah says: I performed Hajj with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage. I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) standing in the stirrups (of the camel) and saying: Do you know what month this is? What city this is? (Then) he said: Indeed, your blood and your wealth are forbidden to one another, just as the sanctity of this day of yours, just as the sanctity of this month of yours, just as the sanctity of this city of yours. Have I conveyed (the message)? The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) replied: Yes. He said: O Allah, bear witness.

Hazrat Abu Bakrah narrates from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "What month is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best." The narrator says: He remained silent until we thought that he would give this month a name other than its usual name. Then he said: "Is it not Dhul-Hijjah?" We replied, "Yes, indeed." He then said: "What city is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best." He (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, and we thought that he would call this city by another name. Then he said: "Is it not the Sacred City?" We replied, "Yes, indeed." He then said: "What day is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) know best." The narrator says: He remained silent until we thought that he would give this day another name. Then he said: "Is it not the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr)?" We replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." Then he said: "Indeed, your blood, your wealth," Muhammad bin Sirin, the narrator, says: "I think he also said, 'and your honor,' are sacred to one another just as the sanctity of this day, in this city, in this month. And soon you will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds."

It is narrated from Hazrat Jabir that the Prophet said: "Which city is the greatest in sanctity?" Hazrat Jabir says, "We replied, 'Our month.'" Hazrat Jabir states that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, your blood and your wealth are forbidden to one another, just as the sanctity of this day, in this city, in this month."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb that on the day of Jar‘ah, when it was said to Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him), "Why do you not go out with the people?" Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, "What thing would make me go out with them when I know that, even among themselves, they have not shed as much blood as is drawn by cupping? And many things have been mentioned regarding Jar‘ah. I do not like that, in exchange for them... I should get the things that are in your house. Surely, the trial looks towards the person who raises his head to look at the trial." (The day of Jar‘ah refers to the day when the people of Kufa went out to visit Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqqas, and Hazrat Uthman appointed him as governor, then appointed Hazrat Abu Musa Ash‘ari as governor.)

Hazrat Zar bin Hubaish narrates from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I wish that I had a hundred men with hearts like gold. I would climb upon a rock and narrate to them such a hadith that after its narration, no trial would ever harm them. Then I would quietly leave from there, so that I would not see them and they would not see me.

Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari narrates from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: If I were to tell you the things that I know, you would split into three groups against me: one group would fight me, another would support me, and the third would deny me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Any person whom a group follows, victory and success cause corruption in him, except for two men. One of them has already become prominent and the other is still striving in this matter. The one who has become prominent is Hazrat Umar, and the one who is still striving is Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with them).

Hazrat Harith Azdi narrates from Hazrat Ibn Hanfiyyah that he said: May Allah have mercy on the person who restrained his hand, controlled his tongue, made himself independent (from others), and stayed in his house. For him is the same reward as that for which he intended, and on the Day of Judgment, he will be with the one whom he loved. Beware, indeed deeds reach them faster than the swords of Muslims. Be aware and beware, there is a return for the truth. Whenever Allah wills, He brings it.

Hazrat Qais Sanabhi narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: I will be at the flowing reservoir ahead of you as a forerunner, and indeed, I will take pride over other communities because of your abundance, so do not fight among yourselves after me.

Hazrat Qais narrates from Hazrat Sanabahi Ahmasi, and he from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), a narration similar to the one mentioned above.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage: Destruction be upon you, do not turn back to disbelief after me such that you start striking each other's necks (or do not become disbelievers after me such that you start striking each other's necks).

It is narrated from Hazrat Jarir that the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to me: Make the people quiet, then at that time he said: It should not happen that you turn into disbelievers after me, striking each other's necks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Jarir that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage: Make the people quiet, and he said: Do not turn back to disbelief after me, striking the necks of one another.

It is narrated from Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: I will be your predecessor at the Pond, and some people will be disputed with me there, then I will be overpowered regarding them. I will say, "O my Lord, these are my companions." It will be said, "Indeed, you do not know what new things they invented after you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Kawthar is a river which Allah Almighty has promised me. There is abundant goodness upon it. It is my pond upon which my Ummah will come on the Day of Resurrection. Its vessels are as numerous as the stars. Some people from among them (i.e., from my Ummah) will be prevented from it. I will say, 'O my Lord, these are from my Ummah.' Then it will be said by Allah, 'You do not know what innovations they introduced (in religion) after you.'"

It is narrated from Hazrat Umm Salamah that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying from this pulpit that I will reach the Pond of Kawthar before you, so I will be at the Pond. Suddenly, some groups will pass by after you. I will call them: Come here! A caller will call out and say: Beware! They changed (the religion) after you. I will say: Beware! Stay away, stay away.

Hazrat Murrah narrates from one of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us and said: Beware! I will reach the Pond before you. I will see you and, due to your abundance, I will take pride over other communities. Therefore, do not blacken my face (meaning: do not grieve me).

Hazrat Abu Al-Bakhtari narrates that Hazrat Umar looked towards Hazrat Abu Musa and said: Indeed, among the people there is hatred regarding their ruler. I seek refuge with Allah from being overtaken by such hatred. And beware of hidden, concealed enmity, of preferred sins, and of desires that are followed. Soon, the tribes will be called, and this will be due to the incitement of Satan. So if this happens, there will be swords everywhere and killing will occur. They will say: O people of Islam, O people of Islam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ubayy bin Ka'b that I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: Whoever joins with the tribes, mention him with evil, do not call him by his kunyah.

Hazrat Abi narrates a similar tradition from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Umar said: Whoever joins the tribes, then mention him with evil, or he said: disgrace him.

Hazrat Talha bin Ubaidullah bin Kuraiz narrates: Hazrat Umar wrote to the commanders of the armies that when the tribes call each other (for battle), strike them with the sword until they accept the invitation to Islam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Salih that he said: Whoever says, "O descendants of so-and-so," indeed he is calling towards the gatherings of the Fire.

It is narrated from Hazrat Masruq that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Never let me find you in such a state that you turn back as disbelievers after me, striking the necks of one another. No person will be held accountable for the crime of his brother, nor for the crime of his father.

Hazrat Khaythamah narrates from Hazrat Abdullah: Surely, there will soon be tribulations and doubtful matters, so it is necessary for you (at that time) to have dignity. Thus, being a follower in goodness is better than being a leader in evil.