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4256. Muslim bin Abī Bakrah narrated that his father said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘There will be a tribulation in which the one who is lying down will be better than the one who is sitting,
and the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, and the one who is standing will be better than the one who is walking, and the one who is walking will be better than the one who is running.' He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, what do you enjoin me to do?' He said: 'Whoever has camels (in the wilderness), let him go and stay with his camels, and whoever has sheep, let him go and stay with his sheep, and whoever has land, let him go and stay on his land.' He said: 'What about the one who does not have any of that?' He said: 'Let him take his sword and strike its edge on a rock, then let him escape if he can.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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Commentary
These narrations are seen to refer in specific to the events leading up to the martyrdom of 'Uthmān, may Allāh be pleased with him, and may be understood to apply generally to any political turmoil that results in bloodshed.
