Sahih al-Bukhari · Book 93

كِتَاب الْفِتَنِ

The Book of Al-Fitan

87 hadith · 28 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

11- بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَةً لاَ تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْكُمْ خَاصَّةً}:(1) Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “And fear the Fitnah (trial and affliction) which affects not in particular (only) those among you who do wrong...” (V.8:25). And the warning of the Prophet against Al-Fitan.22- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا»:(2) Chapter. The statement of Prophet: “After me you will see things which you will disapprove of."33- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلاَكُ أُمَّتِي عَلَى يَدَيْ أُغَيْلِمَةٍ سُفَهَاءَ»:(3) Chapter. The statement of Prophet: “The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of foolish young men.”44- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ»:(4) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet: “Woe to the Arabs from the great evil that is nearly, approaching them."55- بَابُ ظُهُورِ الْفِتَنِ:(5) Chapter. The appearance of Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions).66- بَابُ لاَ يَأْتِي زَمَانٌ إِلاَّ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ مِنْهُ:(6) Chapter. No time will come but the time following it will be worse than it.77- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلاَحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»:(7) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.): “Whosoever takes up arms against us, is not from us.”88- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا، يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»:(8) Chapter. The statement of Prophet (p.b.u.h.): “Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the neck of one another.”99- بَابُ تَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقَائِمِ:(9) Chapter. There will be Fitnah (trial and affliction) during which a sitting person will be better than standing one.1010- بَابُ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا:(10) Chapter. If two Muslims meet (fight) each other with their swords.1111- بَابُ كَيْفَ الأَمْرُ إِذَا لَمْ تَكُنْ جَمَاعَةٌ:(11) Chapter. What a Muslim should do if there is no righteous group of Muslims.1212- بَابُ مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُكَثِّرَ سَوَادَ الْفِتَنِ وَالظُّلْمِ:(12) Chapter. Whoever disliked to increase the number of (those people who practice) Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions) and oppressions (against the believers).1313- بَابُ إِذَا بَقِيَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ:(13) Chapter. If a Muslim stays among the bad people.1414- بَابُ التَّعَرُّبِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ:(14) Chapter. To stay (in the desert) with the Bedouins during the periods of Al-Fitnah (trial and affliction).1515- بَابُ التَّعَوُّذِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ:(15) Chapter. To seek refuge with Allah from Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions).1616- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْفِتْنَةُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ»:(16) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.): "Al-Fitnah (trial and affliction) will appear from the east."1717- بَابُ الْفِتْنَةِ الَّتِي تَمُوجُ كَمَوْجِ الْبَحْرِ:(17) Chapter. Al-Fitnah (trial and affliction) that will move like the waves of the sea.1818- بَابٌ:(18) Chapter.1919- بَابُ إِذَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ عَذَابًا:(19) CHPATER. If Allah sends a punishment upon a nation.2020- بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ: «إِنَّ ابْنِي هَذَا لَسَيِّدٌ وَلَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُصْلِحَ بِهِ بَيْنَ فِئَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ»:(20) Chapter. The statement of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) about Al-Hasan bin Ali, "This son of mine is a chief, and Allah may make peace between two groups of Muslims through him."2121- بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ بِخِلاَفِهِ:(21) Chapter. If a person says something in the presence of some people and then goes out and says something different..2222- بَابُ لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُغْبَطَ أَهْلُ الْقُبُورِ:(22) Chapter. The Hour will not be established until the living wish to be in the place of the dead (i.e., in the place of the people in graves).2323- بَابُ تَغْيِيرِ الزَّمَانِ حَتَّى يَعْبُدُوا الأَوْثَانَ:(23) Chapter. Time will change until idols will be worshipped.2424- بَابُ خُرُوجِ النَّارِ:(24) Chapter. The coming of the Fire.2525- بَابٌ:(25) Chapter.2626- بَابُ ذِكْرِ الدَّجَّالِ:(26) Chapter. Information about Ad-Dajjal.2727- بَابُ لاَ يَدْخُلُ الدَّجَّالُ الْمَدِينَةَ:(27) Chapter. Ad-Dajjal will not be able to enter Al-Madina.2828- بَابُ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ:(28) Chapter. Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog people).

Opening leaves

First narrations

Bukhari · 7049أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، لَيُرْفَعَنَّ إِلَيَّ رِجَالٌ مِنْكُمْ ، حَتَّى إِذَا أَهْوَيْتُ لِأُنَاوِلَهُمُ اخْتُلِجُوا دُونِي ، فَأَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أَصْحَابِي ، يَقُولُ : لَا تَدْرِي مَا أَحْدَثُوا بَعْدَكَThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I am your predecessor at the Lake-Fount (Kauthar) and some men amongst you will be brought to me, and when I will try to hand them some water, they will be pulled away from me by force whereupon I 5 narratorsBukhari · 7050أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، فَمَنْ وَرَدَهُ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ ، وَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا ، لَيَرِدُ عَلَيَّ أَقْوَامٌ أَعْرِفُهُمْ وَيَعْرِفُونِي ، ثُمَّ يُحَالُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ ، قَالَ"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religi6 narratorsBukhari · 7051أَنَا فَرَطُكُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ، فَمَنْ وَرَدَهُ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ ، وَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ لَمْ يَظْمَأْ بَعْدَهُ أَبَدًا ، لَيَرِدُ عَلَيَّ أَقْوَامٌ أَعْرِفُهُمْ وَيَعْرِفُونِي ، ثُمَّ يُحَالُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ ، قَالَ"I will say those people are from me. It will be said, 'You do not know what changes and new things they did after you.' Then I will say, 'Far removed (from mercy), far removed (from mercy), those who changed (the religi6 narratorsBukhari · 7052إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً وَأُمُورًا تُنْكِرُونَهَا ، قَالُوا : فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : أَدُّوا إِلَيْهِمْ حَقَّهُمْ وَسَلُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّكُمْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)? (under5 narratorsBukhari · 7053مَنْ كَرِهَ مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا فَلْيَصْبِرْ ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ شِبْرًا مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever disapproves of something done by his ruler then he should be patient, for whoever disobeys the ruler even a little (little = a span) will die as those who died in the Pre-lslamic Period of 5 narratorsBukhari · 7054مَنْ رَأَى مِنْ أَمِيرِهِ شَيْئًا يَكْرَهُهُ فَلْيَصْبِرْ عَلَيْهِ ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَارَقَ الْجَمَاعَةَ شِبْرًا فَمَاتَ إِلَّا مَاتَ مِيتَةً جَاهِلِيَّةًThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever notices something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of the Muslims even for a span and then dies, he will die as 5 narratorsBukhari · 7055حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ ، قَالَ : " دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ وَهُوَWe entered upon 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you healthy. Will you tell us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet (ﷺ) and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) ca7 narratorsBukhari · 7057أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، اسْتَعْمَلْتَ فُلَانًا وَلَمْ تَسْتَعْمِلْنِي ؟ ، قَالَ : إِنَّكُمْ سَتَرَوْنَ بَعْدِي أَثَرَةً فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى تَلْقَA man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! You appointed such-and-such person and you did not appoint me?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "After me you will see rulers not giving you your right (but you sho5 narratorsBukhari · 7058كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فِي مَسْجِدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَمَعَنَا مَرْوَانُ ، قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ : سَمِعْتُ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ ، يَقُولُ :I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ) ) saying, "The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of young men from Quraish."4 narratorsBukhari · 7059لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَيْلٌ لِلْعَرَبِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ ، فُتِحَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ رَدْمِ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مِثْلُ هَذِهِ ، وَعَقَدَ سُفْيَانُ تِسْعِينَ أَوْ مِائَةً ، قِيلَ : أَنَهْلِكُ وَفِينَا الصَّالِحThe Prophet (ﷺ) got up from his sleep with a flushed red face and said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Woe to the Arabs, from the Great evil that is nearly approaching them. Today a gap has been made in 7 narratorsBukhari · 7060أَشْرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أُطُمٍ مِنْ آطَامِ الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَرَوْنَ مَا أَرَى ؟ ، قَالُوا : لَا ، قَالَ : فَإِنِّي لَأَرَى الْفِتَنَ تَقَعُ خِلَالَ بُيُوتِكُمْ كَوَقْعِ اOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) stood over one of the high buildings of Medina and then said (to the people), "Do you see what I see?" They said, "No." He said, "I see afflictions falling among your houses as rain drops fall."9 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7061يَتَقَارَبُ الزَّمَانُ ، وَيَنْقُصُ الْعَمَلُ ، وَيُلْقَى الشُّحُّ ، وَتَظْهَرُ الْفِتَنُ ، وَيَكْثُرُ الْهَرْجُ ، قَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، أَيُّمَ هُوَ ؟ ، قَالَ : الْقَتْلُ الْقَتْلُThe Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Time will pass rapidly, good deeds will decrease, miserliness will be thrown (in the hearts of the people) afflictions will appear and there will be much 'Al-Harj." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! W13 narrators·parallel chain