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Sunan Ibn Majah — Tribulations

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Supplication
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Interpretation of Dreams
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Tribulations
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Zuhd
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What is Sunan Ibn Majah Chapter 38 about?

Read Sunan Ibn Majah, Chapter 38: Tribulations. This chapter contains 173 source records; you are reading page 4. Open a narration to see its permanent reference, available translations and source information.

Topics in the narrations on this page

  • Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil
  • The words of Allah: "O you who believe! Take care of your own selves."
  • Punishments
  • Patience at the time of calamity

Collection history and compiler biographySources and methodology

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مَوْلَى أَبِي رُهْمٍ وَاسْمُهُ عُبَيْدٌ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ لَقِيَ امْرَأَةً مُتَطَيِّبَةً تُرِيدُ الْمَسْجِدَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَمَةَ الْجَبَّارِ أَيْنَ تُرِيدِينَ؟ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ الْمَسْجِدَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَلَهُ تَطَيَّبْتِ؟ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ وأَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ خَرَجَتْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ،‏‏‏‏ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ لَهَا صَلَاةٌ حَتَّى تَغْتَسِلَ .

Abu Hurairah met a woman who was wearing perfume and heading for the mosque. He said: “O slave woman of the Compeller, where are you headed?” She said: “To the mosque.” He said: “And have you put on perfume for that?” She said: “Yes.” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Any woman who puts on perfume then goes out to the mosque, no prayer will be accepted from her until she takes a bath.’”

It was narrated that Abu Barham's slave named Ubaid says

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ الْهَادِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ النِّسَاءِ تَصَدَّقْنَ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَكْثِرْنَ مِنَ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنِّي رَأَيْتُكُنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُنَّ جَزْلَةٌ:‏‏‏‏ وَمَا لَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ تُكْثِرْنَ اللَّعْنَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ،‏‏‏‏ مَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ نَاقِصَاتِ عَقْلٍ وَدِينٍ أَغْلَبَ لِذِي لُبٍّ مِنْكُنَّ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَمَا نُقْصَانُ الْعَقْلِ وَالدِّينِ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَمَّا نُقْصَانِ الْعَقْلِ:‏‏‏‏ فَشَهَادَةُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَعْدِلُ شَهَادَةَ رَجُلٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَهَذَا مِنْ نُقْصَانِ الْعَقْلِ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَمْكُثُ اللَّيَالِيَ مَا تُصَلِّي،‏‏‏‏ وَتُفْطِرُ فِي رَمَضَانَ،‏‏‏‏ فَهَذَا مِنْ نُقْصَانِ الدِّينِ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “O women, give in charity and pray a great deal for forgiveness, for I have seen that you form the majority of the people of Hell.” A woman who was very wise said: “Why is it, O Messenger of Allah, that we form the majority of the people of Hell?” He said: “You curse a great deal and you are ungrateful to your husbands, and I have never seen anyone lacking in discernment and religion more overwhelming to a man of wisdom than you.” She said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is this lacking in discernment and religion?” He said: “The lack of discernment is the fact that the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of one man; this is the lack of reason. And (a woman) spends several nights when she does not pray, and she does not fast in Ramadhan, and this is the lack in religion.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar رضی اللہ عنہا that

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ مُرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ،‏‏‏‏ وَانْهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ،‏‏‏‏ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَدْعُوا فَلَا يُسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ .

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil, before you call and you are not answered.’”

It was narrated that ‘Aishah رضی اللہ عنہا said

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ،‏‏‏‏ إِنَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ:‏‏‏‏ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ[ سورة المائدة آية 105] وَإِنَّا سَمِعْنَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوْا الْمُنْكَرَ لَا يُغَيِّرُونَهُ،‏‏‏‏ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَعُمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابِهِ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ أَبُو أُسَامَةَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى:‏‏‏‏ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ.

“Abu Bakr رضی اللہ عنہ stood up and praised and glorified Allah, then he said: ‘O people, you recite this Verse – “O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the (right) guidance no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.”[5:105] – but I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘If people see some evil but do not change it, soon Allah will send His punishment upon them all.’” (One of the narrators) Abu Usamah repeated: Indeed I heard that Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say.

It was narrated that Qais bin Abu Hazim said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَذِيمَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَمَّا وَقَعَ فِيهِمُ النَّقْصُ،‏‏‏‏ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ يَرَى أَخَاهُ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ فَيَنْهَاهُ عَنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مَا رَأَى مِنْهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أَكِيلَهُ وَشَرِيبَهُ وَخَلِيطَهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَ بَعْضِهِمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَنَزَلَ فِيهِمُ الْقُرْآنُ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى لِسَانِ دَاوُدَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالنَّبِيِّ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا اتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَلَكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ سورة المائدة آية 78 ـ 81 ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ،‏‏‏‏ وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا،‏‏‏‏ حَتَّى تَأْخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيِ الظَّالِمِ،‏‏‏‏ فَتَأْطِرُوهُ عَلَى الْحَقِّ أَطْرًا .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the Children of Isral became deficient in religious commitment, a man would see his brother committing sin and would tell him not to do it, but the next day, what he had seen him do did not prevent him from eating or drinking with him, or mixing with him. So Allah made the hearts of those who did not commit sin like the hearts of those who did, and He revealed Qur’an concerning them and said: “Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of David and ‘Eisa, son of Maryam” until he reached: “And had they believed in Allah, and in the Prophet and in what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as their friends; but many of them are disobedient (to Allah).”[5:78-81] The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat up and said: No, not until they take the hand of the wrongdoer (i.e. restrain him] and force him to follow the right way.

It was narrated from Abu ‘Ubaidah that

حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ جَدْعَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ خَطِيبًا،‏‏‏‏ فَكَانَ فِيمَا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ رَجُلًا هَيْبَةُ النَّاسِ أَنْ يَقُولَ بِحَقٍّ إِذَا عَلِمَهُ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَبَكَى أَبُو سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ وَاللَّهِ رَأَيْنَا أَشْيَاءَ فَهِبْنَا.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up to deliver a sermon, and one of the things he said was: “Indeed, fear of people should not prevent a man from speaking the truth, if he knows it.” Then Abu Sa'eed رضی اللہ عنہ wept and said: By Allah, we have seen things that made us scared (and we did not speak up).

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا يَحْقِرْ أَحَدُكُمْ نَفْسَهُ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ يَحْقِرُ أَحَدُنَا نَفْسَهُ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَرَى أَمْرًا لِلَّهِ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ مَقَالٌ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ لَا يَقُولُ فِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ:‏‏‏‏ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي كَذَا كذا وَكَذَا،‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ خَشْيَةُ النَّاسِ،‏‏‏‏ فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَإِيَّايَ كُنْتَ أَحَقَّ أَنْ تَخْشَى .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No one of you should belittle himself.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how could anyone of us belittle himself?” He said: “If he sees something concerning which he should speak out for the sake of Allah but does not say anything. Allah will say to him on the Day of Resurrection: “What prevented you from speaking concerning such and such?” He will say: “Fear of the people.” (Allah) will say: “Rather you should have feared Me.”

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يُعْمَلُ فِيهِمْ بِالْمَعَاصِي،‏‏‏‏ هُمْ أَعَزُّ مِنْهُمْ وَأَمْنَعُ،‏‏‏‏ لَا يُغَيِّرُونَ،‏‏‏‏ إِلَّا عَمَّهُمُ اللَّهُ بِعِقَابٍ .

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no people among whom sins are committed when they are stronger and of a higher status (i.e. they have the power and ability to stop the sinners) and they do not change them, but Allah will send His punishment upon them all.’”

It was narrated from ‘Ubaidullah bin Jarir رضی اللہ عنہ that his father said

حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ جَابِرٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ لَمَّا رَجَعَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُهَاجِرَةُ الْبَحْرِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا تُحَدِّثُونِي بِأَعَاجِيبِ مَا رَأَيْتُمْ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ فِتْيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ مَرَّتْ بِنَا عَجُوزٌ مِنْ عَجَائِزِ رَهَابِينِهِمْ،‏‏‏‏ تَحْمِلُ عَلَى رَأْسِهَا قُلَّةً مِنْ مَاءٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَمَرَّتْ بِفَتًى مِنْهُمْ،‏‏‏‏ فَجَعَلَ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ كَتِفَيْهَا،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ دَفَعَهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَخَرَّتْ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَانْكَسَرَتْ قُلَّتُهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا ارْتَفَعَتْ،‏‏‏‏ الْتَفَتَتْ إِلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُ،‏‏‏‏ يَا غُدَرُ إِذَا وَضَعَ اللَّهُ الْكُرْسِيَّ،‏‏‏‏ وَجَمَعَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ،‏‏‏‏ وَتَكَلَّمَتِ الْأَيْدِي وَالْأَرْجُلُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ،‏‏‏‏ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ أَمْرِي وَأَمْرُكَ،‏‏‏‏ عِنْدَهُ غَدًا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ صَدَقَتْ صَدَقَتْ،‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ يُقَدِّسُ اللَّهُ أُمَّةً لَا يُؤْخَذُ لِضَعِيفِهِمْ مِنْ شَدِيدِهِمْ .

“When the emigrants who had crossed the sea came back to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said: ‘Why don’t you tell me of the strange things that you saw in the land of Abyssinia?’ Some young men among them said: ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah. While we were sitting, one of their elderly nuns came past, carrying a vessel of water on her head. She passed by some of their youth, one of whom placed his hand between her shoulders and pushed her. She fell on her knees and her vessel broke. When she stood up, she turned to him and said: “You will come to know, O traitor, that when Allah sets up the Footstool and gathers the first and the last, and hands and feet speak of what they used to earn, you will come to know your case and my case in His presence soon.’” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘She spoke the truth, she spoke the truth. How can Allah purify any people (of sin) when they do not support their weak from their strong?’”

It was narrated that Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ دِينَارٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُصْعَبٍ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَايَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ،‏‏‏‏ أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ الْعَوْفِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَفْضَلُ الْجِهَادِ،‏‏‏‏ كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The best of jihad is a just word spoken to an unjust ruler.”

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا رَاشِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ عَرَضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ الْأُولَى فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَيُّ الْجِهَادِ أَفْضَلُ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْجَمْرَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ سَأَلَهُ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَلَمَّا رَمَى جَمْرَةَ الْعَقَبَةِ وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الْغَرْزِ لِيَرْكَبَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ ذِي سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ .

“A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the first pillar and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which Jihad is best?’ but he kept quiet. When he saw the second Pillar, he asked again, and he kept quiet. When he stoned ‘Aqabah Pillar, he placed his foot in the stirrup, to ride, and said: ‘Where is the one who was asking?’ (The man) said: ‘Here I am, O Messenger of Allah.’ He said: ‘A word of truth spoken to an unjust ruler.’”

It was narrated that Abu Umamah رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيل بْنِ رَجَاءٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ وعَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ . عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْرَجَ مَرْوَانُ الْمِنْبَرَ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَبَدَأَ بِالْخُطْبَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ:‏‏‏‏ يَا مَرْوَانُ،‏‏‏‏ خَالَفْتَ السُّنَّةَ،‏‏‏‏ أَخْرَجْتَ الْمِنْبَرَ فِي هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُخْرَجُ،‏‏‏‏ وَبَدَأْتَ بِالْخُطْبَةِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُبْدَأُ بِهَا،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ قَضَى مَا عَلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ رَأَى مِنْكُمْ مُنْكَرًا،‏‏‏‏ فَاسْتَطَاعَ أَنْ يُغَيِّرَهُ بِيَدِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَلْيُغَيِّرْهُ بِيَدِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِلِسَانِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَبِقَلْبِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَذَلِكَ أَضْعَفُ الْإِيمَانِ .

“Marwan brought out the pulpit on the day of ‘Eid, and he started with the sermon before the prayer. A man said: ‘O Marwan, you have gone against the Sunnah. You have brought out the pulpit on this day, and it was not brought out before, and you have started with the sermon before the prayer, and this was not done before.’ Abu Sa’eed رضی اللہ عنہ said: ‘As for this man, he has done his duty. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Whoever among you sees an evil action and can change it with his hand (by taking action), let him change it with his hand. If he cannot do that, then with his tongue (by speaking out); and if he cannot do that, then with his heart (by hating it and feeling that it is wrong), and that is the weakest of faith.’”

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي عُتْبَةُ بْنُ أَبِي حَكِيمٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَارِيَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ الشَّعْبَانِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَيْتُ أَبَا ثَعْلَبَةَ الْخُشَنِيَّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَيَّةُ آيَةٍ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ[ سورة المائدة آية 105] قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَأَلْتَ عَنْهَا خَبِيرًا،‏‏‏‏ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَلِ ائْتَمِرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنَاهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ،‏‏‏‏ حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتَ شُحًّا مُطَاعًا وَهَوًى مُتَّبَعًا،‏‏‏‏ وَدُنْيَا مُؤْثَرَةً،‏‏‏‏ وَإِعْجَابَ كُلِّ ذِي رَأْيٍ بِرَأْيِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَرَأَيْتَ أَمْرًا لَا يَدَانِ لَكَ بِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَعَلَيْكَ خُوَيْصَةَ نَفْسِكَ،‏‏‏‏ وَدَعْ أَمْرَ الْعَوَامِّ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنَّ مِنْ وَرَائِكُمْ أَيَّامَ الصَّبْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏الصَّبْرُ فِيهِنَّ مِثْلِ قَبْضٍ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ،‏‏‏‏ لِلْعَامِلِ فِيهِنَّ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ خَمْسِينَ رَجُلًا يَعْمَلُونَ بِمِثْلِ عَمَلِهِ .

“I came to Abu Tha’labah Al-Khushani رضی اللہ عنہ and said: ‘How do you understand this Verse?’ He said: ‘Which verse?’ I said: “O you who believe! Take care of your own selves. If you follow the (right) guidance, no hurt can come to you from those who are in error.”?[5:105] He said: ‘You have asked one who knows about it. I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it and he said: “Enjoin good upon one another and forbid one another to do evil, but if you see overwhelming stinginess, desires being followed, this world being preferred (to the Hereafter), every person with an opinion feeling proud of it, and you realize that you have no power to deal with it, then you have to mind your own business and leave the common folk to their own devices. After you will come days of patience, during which patience will be like grasping a burning ember, and one who does good deeds will have a reward like that of fifty men doing the same deed.”

It was narrated that Abu Umayyah Sha’bani said

حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَيْدٍ حَفْصُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ الرُّعَيْنِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قِيلَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ مَتَى نَتْرُكُ الْأَمْرَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِذَا ظَهَرَ فِيكُمْ مَا ظَهَرَ فِي الْأُمَمِ قَبْلَكُمْ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَمَا ظَهَرَ فِي الْأُمَمِ قَبْلَنَا،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْمُلْكُ فِي صِغَارِكُمْ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْفَاحِشَةُ فِي كِبَارِكُمْ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْعِلْمُ فِي رُذَالَتِكُمْ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ زَيْدٌ:‏‏‏‏ تَفْسِيرُ مَعْنَى قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ وَالْعِلْمُ فِي رُذَالَتِكُمْ :‏‏‏‏ إِذَا كَانَ الْعِلْمُ فِي الْفُسَّاقِ.

“It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, when should we stop enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil?’ He said: ‘When there appears among you that which appeared among those who came before you.’ We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what appeared among those that came before us?’ He said: ‘Kingship given to your youth, immorality even among the old, and knowledge among the base and vile.’”

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ جُنْدُبٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يُذِلَّ نَفْسَهُ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ وَكَيْفَ يُذِلُّ نَفْسَهُ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَتَعَرَّضُ مِنَ الْبَلَاءِ لِمَا لَا يُطِيقُهُ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The believer should not humiliate himself.” They said: “How could he humiliate himself?” He said: “By taking on a trial that he cannot deal with.”

It was narrated from Hudhaifah رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو طُوَالَةَ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا نَهَارٌ الْعَبْدِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَيَسْأَلُ الْعَبْدَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ،‏‏‏‏ حَتَّى يَقُولَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَ الْمُنْكَرَ أَنْ تُنْكِرَهُ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا لَقَّنَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا حُجَّتَهُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَبِّ،‏‏‏‏ رَجَوْتُكَ وَفَرِقْتُ مِنَ النَّاسِ .

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Allah will question His slave on the Day of Resurrection, until He says: “What kept you from denouncing evil when you saw it?” When Allah grants His slave a response, he will say: “O Lord, I hoped for Your mercy but I feared the people.”

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْهُ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ:‏‏‏‏ وَكَذَلِكَ أَخْذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ [سورة هود آية 102] .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Allah gives respite to the wrongdoer, then when He seizes him, He does not let him go.” Then he recited: “Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong.”[11:102]

It was narrated from Abu Musa رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ،‏‏‏‏ خَمْسٌ إِذَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ بِهِنَّ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ تُدْرِكُوهُنَّ،‏‏‏‏ لَمْ تَظْهَرِ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي قَوْمٍ قَطُّ،‏‏‏‏ حَتَّى يُعْلِنُوا،‏‏‏‏ بِهَا إِلَّا فَشَا فِيهِمُ الطَّاعُونُ وَالْأَوْجَاعُ،‏‏‏‏ الَّتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ مَضَتْ فِي أَسْلَافِهِمُ الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا،‏‏‏‏ وَلَمْ يَنْقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ،‏‏‏‏ إِلَّا أُخِذُوا بِالسِّنِينَ،‏‏‏‏ وَشِدَّةِ الْمَئُونَةِ،‏‏‏‏ وَجَوْرِ السُّلْطَانِ عَلَيْهِمْ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَمْ يَمْنَعُوا زَكَاةَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ إِلَّا مُنِعُوا الْقَطْرَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَوْلَا الْبَهَائِمُ لَمْ يُمْطَرُوا وَلَمْ يَنْقُضُوا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَعَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ،‏‏‏‏ فَأَخَذُوا بَعْضَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا لَمْ تَحْكُمْ أَئِمَّتُهُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَيَتَخَيَّرُوا مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ .

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) turned to us and said: ‘O Muhajirun, there are five things with which you will be tested, and I seek refuge with Allah lest you live to see them: Immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they commit it openly, but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them. They do not cheat in weights and measures but they will be stricken with famine, severe calamity and the oppression of their rulers. They do not withhold the Zakah of their wealth, but rain will be withheld from the sky, and were it not for the animals, no rain would fall on them. They do not break their covenant with Allah and His Messenger, but Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of what is in their hands. Unless their leaders rule according to the Book of Allah and seek all good from that which Allah has revealed, Allah will cause them to fight one another.’”

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar رضی اللہ عنہما said

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ حَاتِمِ بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي مَالِكٍ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَيَشْرَبَنَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَمْرَ،‏‏‏‏ يُسَمُّونَهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا،‏‏‏‏ يُعْزَفُ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمْ بِالْمَعَازِفِ وَالْمُغَنِّيَاتِ،‏‏‏‏ يَخْسِفُ اللَّهُ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ،‏‏‏‏ وَيَجْعَلُ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “People among my nation will drink wine, calling it by another name, and musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.”

It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ لَيْثٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْمِنْهَالِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ زَاذَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ يَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّاعِنُونَ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ دَوَابُّ الْأَرْضِ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah will curse them and those who curse will curse them.” He said: “The inhabitants of the earth.”

It was narrated from Bara’ bin ‘Azib رضی اللہ عنہما that

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عِيسَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ لَا يَزِيدُ فِي الْعُمْرِ إِلَّا الْبِرُّ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَا يَرُدُّ الْقَدَرَ إِلَّا الدُّعَاءُ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُحْرَمُ الرِّزْقَ بِالذَّنْبِ يُصِيبُهُ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Nothing increases one’s life span except righteousness and nothing repels the Divine decree except supplication, and a man may be deprived of provision by a sin that he commits.’”

It was narrated from Thawban رضی اللہ عنہ that

حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ الْمَعْنِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ الْأَمْثَلُ فَالْأَمْثَلُ،‏‏‏‏ يُبْتَلَى الْعَبْدُ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ صُلْبًا اشْتَدَّ بَلَاؤُهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي دِينِهِ رِقَّةٌ ابْتُلِيَ عَلَى حَسَبِ دِينِهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَمَا يَبْرَحُ الْبَلَاءُ بِالْعَبْدِ حَتَّى يَتْرُكَهُ يَمْشِي عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَطِيئَةٍ .

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets, then the next best and the next best. A person is tested according to his religious commitment. If he is steadfast in his religious commitment, he will be tested more severely, and if he is frail in his religious commitment, his test will be according to his commitment. Trials will continue to afflict a person until they leave him walking on the earth with no sin on him.’”

It was narrated from Mus’ab bin Sa’d that his father, Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas رضی اللہ عنہ , said

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُوعَكُ،‏‏‏‏ فَوَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَيْهِ،‏‏‏‏ فَوَجَدْتُ حَرَّهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ فَوْقَ اللِّحَافِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ مَا أَشَدَّهَا عَلَيْكَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ يُضَعَّفُ لَنَا الْبَلَاءُ وَيُضَعَّفُ لَنَا الْأَجْرُ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَشَدُّ بَلَاءً؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ،‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ الصَّالِحُونَ،‏‏‏‏ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَيُبْتَلَى بِالْفَقْرِ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُهُمْ إِلَّا الْعَبَاءَةَ يُحَوِّيهَا،‏‏‏‏ وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدُهُمْ لَيَفْرَحُ بِالْبَلَاءِ كَمَا يَفْرَحُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالرَّخَاءِ .

“I entered upon the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was suffering from a fever, I placed my hand on him and felt heat with my hand from above the blanket. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how hard it is for you!’ He said: ‘We (Prophets) are like that. The trial is multiplied for us and so is the reward.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, which people are most severely tested?’ He said: ‘The Prophets.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, then who?’ He said: ‘Then the righteous, some of whom were tested with poverty until they could not find anything except a cloak to put around themselves. One of them will rejoice at calamity as one of you would rejoice at ease.’”

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ،‏‏‏‏ وَهُوَ يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ،‏‏‏‏ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ،‏‏‏‏ وَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ .

“It is as if I can see the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), telling us the story of one of the Prophets: ‘His people beat him, and he was wiping the blood from his face and saying: “O Lord forgive my people, for they do not know.’”

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى،‏‏‏‏ وَيُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى،‏‏‏‏ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ،‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِالشَّكِّ مِنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِذْ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ لِيَطْمَئِنَّ قَلْبِي [سورة البقرة آية 260]،‏‏‏‏ وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ لُوطًا،‏‏‏‏ لَقَدْ كَانَ يَأْوِي إِلَى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَلَوْ لَبِثْتُ فِي السِّجْنِ طُولَ مَا لَبِثَ يُوسُفُ لَأَجَبْتُ الدَّاعِيَ .

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “We are more likely to express doubt than Ibrahim when he said: “My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead.’ He (Allah) said: ‘Do you not believe?’ He (Ibrahim) said: ‘Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in Faith.’[2:260] And may Allah have mercy on Lut. He wished to have a powerful support. And if i were to stay in prison as long as Yusuf stayed, I would have accepted the offer.’”

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ that