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“Before
the
Hour comes there will be Harj.” I said: “O Messenger of
Allah, what is
Harj?” He said: “Killing.” Some of the Muslims
said: “O Messenger of
Allah, now we kill such and such a number of
idolaters in one year.”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That
will not be like killing the
idolaters, rather you will kill one
another, until a man will kill his
neighbor and son of the cousin and
a relative.” Some of the people
said: “O Messenger of Allah, will
we be in our right minds that day?”
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “No, reason will be taken away from
most of the people at
that time, and there will be left the
insignificant people who have
no reason.”
Sunan Ibn Majah Book 36, Hadith 34
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“What will you do, O Abu Dharr, when death overwhelms the
people
to such an extent that a grave will be equal in value to a
slave?” I
said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me,
or Allah and
His Messenger know best.” He said “Be patient.” He
said: ‘What will
you do when famine strikes the people so that you
will go to the place
where you pray and will not be able to return to
your bed, or you will
not be able to get up from your bed to go to
the place where you
pray?” He said: “I said: ‘Allah and His
Messenger know best, or
whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for
me.” He said: “You must
refrain from forbidden things.” He
said: “What will you do when
killing befalls the people so that
Hijaratuz-Zait*is covered with
blood?” I said: “Whatever Allah
and His Messenger choose for me.” He
said: “Stay with those whom
you belong to.” He said: “I said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah, should
I not take my sword and strike those who do
that?’” He said:
“Then you will be just like the people. Rather enter
your house.”
I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what if they enter my
house?” He
said: “If you are afraid that the flashing of the sword
will dazzle
you, then put the edge of your garment over your face, and
let him
carry his own sin and your sin, and he will be one of the
people of
the Hellfire.”
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“When ‘Ali bin Abu Talib came to
Basrah, he
entered upon my father and said: ‘O Abu Muslim, will you
not help me
against these people?’ He said: ‘Of course.’ So he
called a slave
woman of his and said: ‘O slave woman, bring me my
sword.’ So she
brought it, and he unsheathed it a span, and (I saw
that) it was made
of wood. He said: ‘My close friend and your
cousin (ﷺ) advised me,
if tribulation (Fitnah) arose among the
Muslims, that I should take a
sword of wood. If you wish I will go
out with you.’ He said: ‘I have
no need of you or of your
sword.’”