Volume 9, Book 88, Number 203:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person
will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than a walking one, and the
walking one will be better than a running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflictions,
they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take
shelter in it.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 202:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a sitting person
will be better than a standing one, and the standing one will be better than the walking one, and the
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walking one will be better than the running one, and whoever will expose himself to these afflic –
tions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should
take shelter in it.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 201:
Narrated Jarir:
The Prophet said to me during Hajjat-al-Wada’, “Let the people keep quiet and listen.” Then he said
(addressing the people), “Beware! Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 200:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, “Beware! Do not renegade as (disbelievers) after me by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 199:
Narrated Abu Bakra:
Allah’s Apostle addressed the people saying, “Don’t you know what is the day today?” They replied,
“Allah and His Apostle know better.” We thought that he might give that day another name. The
Prophet said, “Isn’t it the day of An-Nahr?” We replied, “Yes. O Allah’s Apostle.” He then said, “What
town is this? Isn’t it the forbidden (Sacred) Town (Mecca)?” We replied, “Yes, O Allah’s Apostle.” He
then said, “Your blood, your properties, your honors and your skins (i.e., bodies) are as sacred to one
another like the sanctity of this day of yours in this month of yours in this town of yours. (Listen)
Haven’t I conveyed Allah’s message to you?” We replied, “Yes” He said, “O Allah! Be witness (for it). So
it is incumbent upon those who are present to convey it (this message of mine) to those who are ab –
sent because the informed one might comprehend what I have said better than the present audience
who will convey it to him.)” The narrator added: In fact, it was like that. The Prophet added, “Beware!
Do not renegade as disbelievers after me by striking (cutting) the necks of one another.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 198:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
I heard the Prophet saying, “Do not revert to disbelief after me by striking (cutting) the necks of
one another.”
Volume 9, Book 88, Number 197:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
The Prophet, said, “Abusing a Muslim is Fusuq (evil doing) and killing him is Kufr (disbelief).”
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Volume 9, Book 88, Number 196:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, “If anyone of you passed through our mosque or through our market while car –
rying arrows, he should hold the iron heads,” or said, “….. he should hold (their heads) firmly with his
hand lest he should injure one of the Muslims with it.”