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Hadith 349

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: "سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا، وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا، إِلَّا مَنْ أَحْيَاهُ اللَّهُ بِالْعِلْمِ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Soon there will be so many tribulations that a person will be a believer in the morning and become a disbeliever by evening, except for the one whom Allah keeps alive with knowledge."
Hadith Reference سنن دارمي / مقدمه / 349
Hadith Grading تحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی): إسناده ضعيف لضعف علي بن يزيد، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 350]
Hadith Takhrij اس روایت کی سند علی بن یزید کی وجہ سے ضعیف ہے، لیکن اس کے شواہد موجود ہیں۔ دیکھئے: [ابن ماجه 3954] ، [المعجم الكبير 278/8، 7910] ، [كنز العمال 30883]
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Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Ahadith 341 to 349)

That is, due to knowledge, a person will remain protected from tribulations (fitan), and by tribulations are meant all kinds of tribulations which are also related to religion, faith, and creed. Therefore, a person must acquire knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

Our esteemed researcher has declared the mentioned narration weak in its chain, stating that the narration is authentic except for the last sentence (إِلَّا مَنْ أَحْياَءَ اللهُ بِالعِلم) — "except for the one whom Allah keeps alive through knowledge." Furthermore, this appears to be the opinion of other researchers regarding this hadith as well. See: (Da‘if Sunan Ibn Majah by al-Albani, no. 790, Maktabat al-Ma‘arif, Riyadh edition). Therefore, the mentioned narration is authentic except for the last sentence. And Allah knows best.


Informing about events that will occur in the future is a miracle of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and a proof of his prophethood.


The purpose of warning about tribulations (fitan) is that Muslims should be more mindful of safeguarding their faith in such circumstances.


Some sins are such that a person considers them insignificant, whereas they are actually those that expel one from Islam. Therefore, no sin should be considered insignificant.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3954