Rabi’ says: I heard a man at the funeral of Sayyiduna Hudhayfah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: I heard the man lying on this bier narrate, he once said: After hearing a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I do not feel any discomfort; if you fight among yourselves, I will enter my house, and if anyone (an oppressor) enters my house, I will say: Here you go (kill me), and then return with your sin and mine.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: After me, soon there will be differences and the like; if you have the ability to keep away from them, then do so.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "A time will come upon you when a person will be given a choice between two things: either he endures (people's taunts, reproach, and oppression) or he becomes a partner in sin. Whoever reaches such a time, let him endure (the taunts and reproach) rather than become a partner in sin."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Before the Day of Judgment, there will be tribulations like pieces of a dark night descending, (and the situation will become so severe that) a man will be a believer in the morning, but by evening he will have become a disbeliever. Similarly, a man will be a believer in the evening, but by morning he will have become a disbeliever. In such circumstances, the one who is sitting will be better than the one who is standing, 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 towards that tribulation, i.e., taking part in it. In such circumstances, you should break your bows, cut their strings, and strike your swords on stones to break them, and if an oppressor enters your house and commits excesses, then you should become like the better son of Adam (peace be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we heard him say: Before the Day of Judgment, tribulations will spread like pieces of a dark night, (the situation will be so severe that) a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening, or a believer in the evening and a disbeliever by morning. People will sell their share (of religion) for a small portion of worldly goods. Hasan says: By Allah! We have seen such people, their faces are like those of humans, but they are devoid of intellect, and they have bodies but lack understanding. They are as senseless as moths drawn to fire and as greedy as flies. They take two dirhams in the morning and two dirhams in the evening, and they sell their religion for the price of a goat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Destruction is for the Arabs because of an evil that has drawn near; that is, tribulations will arise like pieces of a dark night. (Due to the severity of these tribulations) a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening; people will sell their religion for a small portion of worldly goods. In those days, the example of one who acts upon the religion will be like that of a person who holds a burning ember or a thorn in his fist. Hasan, in his narration, said: the leaves of a thorn.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A time will come upon the people when the most virtuous among them will be the one who stands ready, holding the reins of his horse in the way of Allah. As soon as he hears the call for jihad, he mounts his horse and seeks death in places where its chances are greatest. Or, the one who resides in a mountain pass, regularly performs prayer, pays zakat, and deals with people only in goodness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A time is near when the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheep, which he will take to the tops of mountains and places where rain falls, grazing them and thus protecting his religion from tribulations."