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1277. Umm Mālik Al-Bahziyyah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ mentioned Fitnah, such that it was drawing near. She said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Who is the best of people during it?' He said: 'A man among his livestock, who pays what is due on them, and worships his Lord. And a man clutching the head of his horse, terrified of the enemy, and they terrified of him.'" (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] There are
narrations on this topic from Umm Mubash-shir, Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī and Ibn 'Abbās.
This Hadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb from this route. Al-Laith bin Abī Sulaim reported it from Tāwus, from Umm Mālik Al-Bahziyyah from the Prophet ﷺ.
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Commentary
The Hadīth is explicit on the point that in times of trial and tribulation i.e., in an era when Muslims are in conflict with one another, the best course for a believer is to retire to a place of isolation and spend his time there.
