Category: Ibn Majah

Anas bin Malik said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘My
nation will not unite on misguidance, so if you see them differing,
follow the great majority.’”

It was narrated that Mu’adh bin Jabal said: “The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) prayed one day, and made the prayer lengthy. When he
finished we
said (or they said): ‘O Messenger of Allah, you made
the prayer
lengthy today.’ He said: ‘I offered a prayer of hope
and fear. I asked
Allah for three things for my nation, and He
granted me two and
refused one. I asked Him not to let my nation be
destroyed by enemies
from without, and He granted me that. And I
asked Him not to let them
be destroyed by drowning, and He granted me
that. And I asked Him not
to let them be destroyed by fighting among
themselves, but He refused
that.’”

It was narrated from Thawban, the freed slave of the Messenger of
Allah (ﷺ), that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The earth was
brought together for me so that I could see the east and the west,
and
I was given two treasures, the yellow (or the red) and the white
–
meaning gold and silver. And it was said to me: ‘Your dominion
will
extend as far as has been shown to you.’ I asked Allah for
three
things: That my nation would not be overwhelmed by famine that
would
destroy them all, and that they would not be rent by schism and
fight
one another, but it was said to me: ‘When I (Allah) issue My
decree it
cannot be revoked. But I will never cause your nation to be
overwhelmed by famine that would destroy them all, and I will not
gather their enemies against them (and destroy them) until they
annihilate one another and kill one another.’ Once they start to
fight
amongst themselves, that will continue until the Day of
Resurrection.
What I fear most for my nation is misguiding leaders.
Some tribes
among my nation will worship idols and some tribes among
my nation
will join the idolaters. Before the Hour comes there will
be nearly
thirty Dajjals (great liars), each of them claiming to be a
Prophet.
But a group among my nation will continue to adhere to the
truth and
be victorious, and those who oppose them will not harm
them, until the
command of Allah comes to pass.’”

It was narrated that Zainab bint Jahsh said: “The Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) woke up red in the face and said: ‘La ilaha illallah,
woe to the
Arabs from an evil that has drawn nigh. Today a hole has
been opened
in the barrier of Gog and Magog.’ And he gestured to
indicate the size
of the hole.” Zainab said: “I said: ‘O
Messenger of Allah! Will we be
destroyed when there are righteous
people among us?’ He said: ‘If sin
and evil deeds increase.’”

It was narrated from Abu Umamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “There will be tribulation in which a man will be a believer
in
the morning and a disbeliever by evening, except the one to whom
Allah
grants knowledge.”

It was narrated that Hudhaifah said: “We were sitting with ‘Umar
and he said: ‘Which of you has remembered a Hadith from the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) concerning Fitnah?’” Hudhaifah said: “I
said: ‘I have.’ He said: ‘You are very bold.’ He said: ‘How?’
He said: ‘I heard him say: “The fitnah of a man with regard to
his family, his children and his neigbors are expiated by his
prayers, fasts, charity and enjoining what is good and forbidding
what is evil.” ‘Umar said: ‘This is not what I meant, rather I
meant that which moves like the waves of the sea.’” Hudhaifah
said: “Don’t worry about it, O Commander of the Believers! For
there is a closed door between you and them.” ‘Umar said: “Will
that door be broken or opened?” I said: “No, it will be broken.”
‘Umar said: “Then it will never be closed.’”
We asked Hudhaifah: “Did ‘Umar know what that door meant?” He said: “Yes, just as he knows that there will be night before morning, because I narrated to him a Hadith in which there are no errors.” We were afraid to ask him who the door was, so we said to Masruq: “Ask him.” He said: “‘Umar.”

It was narrated that ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Abd Rabbil-Ka’bah said: “I came to ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin ‘As when he was sitting in
the shade of the Ka’bah, and the people were gathered around him,
and I heard him say: ‘While we were with the Messenger of Allah
(ﷺ) on a journey, he stopped to camp and some of us were pitching
tents, some were competing in shooting arrows and some were taking
the animals out to graze them. Then his caller called out: “As-Salatu
Jami’ah (prayer is about to begin).” So we gathered, and the
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and addressed us. He said: “There
has never been a Prophet before me who was not obliged to tell his
nation of what he knew was good for them, and to warn against what he
knew was bad for them. With regard to this nation of yours, soundness
(of religious commitment) and well-being has been placed in its
earlier generations and the last of them will be afflicted with
calamities and things that you dislike. Then there will come
tribulations which will make the earlier ones pale into significance,
and the believer will say: ‘This will be the end of me,’ then
relief will come. Then (more) tribulations will come and the believer
will say: ‘This will be the end of me,’ then relief will come.
Whoever would like to be taken far away from Hell and admitted to
Paradise, let him die believing in Allah and the Last Day, and let
him treat people as he would like to be treated. Whoever gives his
oath of allegiance to a ruler and gives a sincere promise, let him
obey him as much as he can, and if another comes and challenges him,
let them strike the neck (i.e., kill) the second one.’” He the narrator said: “I raised my head among the people and said: ‘I adjure you by Allah, did you hear that from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)?’ He (‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘As) pointed with his hand to his ears and said: I heard it directly from him and memorized it.’”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of
Allah
(ﷺ) said: “How will you be at a time that will soon come,
when the
good people will pass away and only the worst ones will be
left, who
will break their promises and betray their trusts, and they
will
differ while they were previously together like this,” – and
he
interlaced his fingers. They said: “What should we do, O
Messenger of
Allah, when that comes to pass?” He said: “Follow
that which you know
is true, and leave that which you dislike. Take
care of your own
affairs and turn away from the common folk.”

It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said: “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.”

It was narrated from Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I
have been commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilaha
illallah. If they say: La ilaha illallah, then their blood and wealth
are protected from me, except for a right that is due from it, and
their reckoning will be with Allah.”