صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الفتن وأشراط الساعةThe Book of Tribulations and Portents of the Last Hour
باب فَضْلِ الْعِبَادَةِ فِي الْهَرْجِ:Chapter: The Virtue Of Worship At Times Of Turmoil
Hadith 2948
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ ، عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . ح وحَدَّثَنَاه قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ الْمُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ ، رَدَّهُ إِلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ ، رَدَّهُ إِلَى مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، رَدَّهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الْعِبَادَةُ فِي الْهَرْجِ كَهِجْرَةٍ إِلَيَّ " ،
Yahya ibn Yahya narrated to us, he informed us: Hammad ibn Zayd, from Mu'alla ibn Ziyad, from Mu'awiyah ibn Qurrah, from Ma'qil ibn Yasar, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him... And Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, Hammad narrated to us, from al-Mu'alla ibn Ziyad, who traced it back to Mu'awiyah ibn Qurrah, who traced it back to Ma'qil ibn Yasar, who traced it back to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Worship during turmoil is like emigration to me."
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وحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو كَامِلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ .
The previous hadith is narrated through Abu Kamil from Hammad with the same chain.
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Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
To abstain from killing and bloodshed, that is, during times of tribulation (fitnah), to keep oneself away from turmoil and remain engaged in worship is akin to migrating towards Madinah.
1:
To abstain from killing and bloodshed, that is, during times of tribulation (fitnah), to keep oneself away from turmoil and remain engaged in worship is akin to migrating towards Madinah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2201
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ During times of tribulation and corruption, it is better to remain isolated than to participate in the turmoil. The best way to do this is to spend as much time as possible in worship.
➋ Monasticism (rahbaniyyah) is prohibited, but seclusion during times of tribulation is not included in monasticism, because monasticism means avoiding even permissible social interaction with people and engaging in such strictness in worship that it goes against the Sunnah. Whereas the purpose of this seclusion is to protect oneself from becoming involved in killing, bloodshed, and corruption. During this period, one may engage in recommended (nafl) acts of worship to such an extent that, apart from fulfilling the rights of oneself and one’s wife and children, one does not participate in any other doubtful activity.
➌ In migration (hijrah), one leaves one’s homeland, and in seclusion, one limits relations with the people of the homeland to protect oneself from their evils and mischief. In this respect, both actions are similar. And the reward for both is also very great.
➊ During times of tribulation and corruption, it is better to remain isolated than to participate in the turmoil. The best way to do this is to spend as much time as possible in worship.
➋ Monasticism (rahbaniyyah) is prohibited, but seclusion during times of tribulation is not included in monasticism, because monasticism means avoiding even permissible social interaction with people and engaging in such strictness in worship that it goes against the Sunnah. Whereas the purpose of this seclusion is to protect oneself from becoming involved in killing, bloodshed, and corruption. During this period, one may engage in recommended (nafl) acts of worship to such an extent that, apart from fulfilling the rights of oneself and one’s wife and children, one does not participate in any other doubtful activity.
➌ In migration (hijrah), one leaves one’s homeland, and in seclusion, one limits relations with the people of the homeland to protect oneself from their evils and mischief. In this respect, both actions are similar. And the reward for both is also very great.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3985
