The One Who Is Patient Upon His Religion During Fitan Is Like One Holding An Ember
Darussalam · Volume 4
31. Chapters On Al-Fitan From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 110
Source no. 2260 · Volume 5 · Page 260
Sahih
صحيح، الصحيحة (٩٥٧)
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2260. Anas bin Mālik narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "There shall come upon the people a time in which the one who is patient upon his religion will be like the one holding onto a burning ember." (Hasan) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb from this route. 'Umar bin Shākīr is a Shaikh from Al-Baṣrah, and more than one of the people of knowledge reported from him.
٢٢٦٠ - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْفَزَارِيُّ ابْنُ بِنْتِ السُّدِّيِّ الْكُوفِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ شَاكِرٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَأْتِي عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ الصَّابِرُ فِيهِمْ عَلَى دِينِهِ كَالْقَابِضِ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ شَاكِرٍ شَيْخٌ بَصْرِيٌّ قَدْ رَوَى عَنْهُ غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ.
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The Hadīth informs us that the Muslim Ummah shall pass through periods of time when wickedness, lewdness and sinfulness will hold sway in the society, and the believers shall find it extremely difficult to preserve their faith, and swim against the surging tide of worldly benefits and gains. Holding on to one's faith under those conditions would in fact be like holding a live coal in the palms of one's hands, which will be a highly challenging and trying task.