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4196. It was narrated that ‘Abdur-Rahmān bin ‘Abd Rabb Al-Ka’bah said: “I came to ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Amr bin Al-‘Āsh while he was sitting in the shade of Ka’bah, and the people were gathered around him, and I heard him say: ‘While we were with the Messenger of Allāh on a journey, we stopped to camp, and some of us were pitching tents, some were competing in shooting arrows, and some were taking the animals out to race them. Then the caller of the Prophet ﷺ called out: Aṣ-Ṣalātu Jāmi’ah (prayer is about to begin). So we gathered, and the Messenger of Allāh 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
Ummah of yours, soundness (of religious commitment) 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 insignificance, 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 the Fire and admitted to Paradise, let him die believing in Allāh and the Last Day, and let him treat people as he would like to be treated. Whoever pledges to a ruler and gives him the grasp of his hand and the sincerity of his heart, then let him obey him as much as he can, and if another comes and challenges him, let them strike the neck of (i.e., kill) the second one.”
He said: “I drew near to him and said: ‘Did you hear the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say that?’ He said: ‘Yes,’ and quoted the Hadīth without interruption (in the chain).” (Sahīh)
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Commentary
1. ‘In its earliest generations’: We learn here, that the Companions were the most excellent people of their nation. Their religion was protected and secure.
2. ‘Pale into insignificance’ means the turmoil that follows would be substantially more massive than the previous one; the former turmoil would appear to be lighter in comparison with the latter, although in reality it would be immensely colossal, as is elaborated in the Hadīth.
