Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Al-Fitan
14- بَابُ التَّعَرُّبِ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ:
(14) Chapter. To stay (in the desert) with the Bedouins during the periods of Al-Fitnah (trial and affliction).
2 hadith · references 7087–7088
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Bukhari · 7087حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ الْأَكْوَعِ ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى الْحَجَّاجِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا ابْنَ الْأَكْوَعِ ، ارْتَدَدْتَ عَلَىThat he visited Al-Hajjaj (bin Yusuf). Al-Hajjaj said, "O son of Al-Akwa`! You have turned on your heels (i.e., deserted Islam) by staying (in the desert) with the bedouins." Salama replied, "No, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ4 narratorsBukhari · 7088يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرَ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمٌ يَتْبَعُ بِهَا شَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ ، وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflict5 narrators