Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abd Rab al-Ka'bah narrates that I went to Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). He was sitting in the shade of the Ka'bah and people were gathered around him. I heard him say that on a journey we were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When we camped at a place, some of us started pitching tents, some began competing in archery, and some were engaged in looking after their livestock. Suddenly, the caller of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced, "As-Salat Jami'ah (the prayer is about to begin, gather together)." So we gathered, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up and delivered a sermon to us and said: "Indeed, there has never been a prophet before me except that it was a duty upon him from Allah to guide his ummah to that which he knew was good for them and to warn them against that which he knew was bad for them. Surely, the well-being of this ummah is in its first part, and its latter part will soon be afflicted with trials and matters which you will dislike. At that time, a trial will come, and the believer will say, 'This will destroy me,' then it will pass. Then another trial will come, and the believer will say, 'This will destroy me,' then it will pass. So whoever among you wishes to be saved from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, let his death come to him while he believes in Allah and the Last Day, and let him treat people as he would love to be treated by them. And whoever gives the pledge of allegiance to an imam, giving him the grasp of his hand and the sincerity of his heart, then let him obey him as much as he can. If another comes to dispute with him, then strike the neck of the latter." The narrator says: I put my head among the people and said, "I ask you by Allah, did you hear this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" The narrator says: He pointed with both his hands to his ears and said, "My ears heard it and my heart remembered it." The narrator says: I said, "Your cousin commands us to unjustly consume our wealth and to kill ourselves, even though Allah Almighty has said: 'Do not consume one another's wealth unjustly, nor take (cases) to the authorities so that you may consume a portion of the wealth of others sinfully while you know (the truth)' (to the end of the verse)." The narrator says: Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr joined both his hands and placed them on his forehead, then bowed his head for a while, then said: "Obey him in obedience to Allah Almighty, and disobey him in disobedience to Allah Almighty."

Abdullah bin Amr narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a narration similar to the above (mentioned narration), but Waki’ narrated it as follows: And soon the latter part of this Ummah will be afflicted with calamities and tribulations, in which they will weaken one another. And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever wishes that he be saved from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, then let death come to him... Then Waki’ narrated the rest of the narration similar to the one above.

Abu Bakrah narrates from the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, soon there will be a tribulation in which the one lying down will be better than the one sitting, and the one sitting will be better than the one standing, and the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one striving in it. A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what do you command me?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has camels should go to his camels, and whoever has goats should go to his goats, and whoever has land should go to his land, and whoever has none of these things should take his sword, strike its edge on a stone, and then he may find salvation.

It is narrated from Hazrat Sa’d that he says: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There will be a tribulation in which the one who sits will be better than the one who stands, and the one who stands will be better than the one who strives in it, and the one who strives in it will be better than the one who hastens in it.

Hazrat Khalid bin Sabee’ or Sabee’ bin Khalid says: I came to Kufa and drove cattle from there, and I was in its mosque when suddenly a person came and people gathered around him. I asked,“Who is he?”People said,“This is Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Yaman.”The narrator says: I sat with him, and he said: People used to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, and I used to ask him about evil. Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Yaman said: I asked,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the way to avoid this evil?”He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The sword.”I asked,“O Messenger of Allah, tell me, was there evil before this good in which we are, and will there be evil after it?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Yes.”I asked,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), will anything remain after the sword?”He said:“Yes, reconciliation.”I said,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what will happen after reconciliation?”He said:“Callers to misguidance. So if you see a caliph, then stay with him even if he strikes your back and takes your wealth. And if there is no caliph, then run away until death comes to you while you are eating from trees.”The narrator says: I asked,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what will happen after that?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“The emergence of Dajjal.”I asked,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what will Dajjal bring?”He said:“He will bring fire and torment. Whoever falls into his fire, his reward will be lost and sin will be upon him.”I asked,“O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), what will happen after Dajjal?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If any one of you has a foal, he will not ride on its back until the Day of Resurrection is established.”

Hazrat Yashkari narrates: I heard Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) saying that people used to ask the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, and I used to ask him about evil, and I had realized that good would never increase because of me. The narrator says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, will there be evil after this good?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him), learn the Book of Allah and follow the commands contained in it," three times (he said this). The narrator says: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, will there be good after this evil?" He replied: "O Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him), learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it," three times he said this. I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, will there be evil after this good?" He replied: "There will be a blind and deaf tribulation; there will be callers at the gates of Hell who will persist upon it. O Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him), if death comes to you in a state where you are eating the trunk of a tree, that is better than following any one of them."

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr narrates: We were around the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he mentioned tribulations, or it was mentioned to him. He says: The Prophet said, "When you see that people's promises are being broken and trusts are being taken lightly, and it becomes like this," and he interlaced his fingers. The narrator says: I stood up towards him and said, "What should I do at that time? May Allah sacrifice me for you." He said: "Adhere to your house, restrain your tongue, take what you know, and leave what you do not know, and it is obligatory upon you to focus on your own self and leave the affairs of the general people."

Hazrat Abu Saeed narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The 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; he will flee there from the tribulations to protect his religion.

Hazrat Hujayr bin al-Rabi‘ says: Hazrat ‘Imran bin Husayn said to me,“Go to your people and stop them from hastening in this matter.”I said,“I am appointed among them, but I am not their leader.”Hazrat ‘Imran bin Husayn said,“Convey this message from me to them: If I were an Abyssinian slave, defective, herding sheep on the top of a mountain until death overtook me, this would be more beloved to me than that I shoot an arrow in either of the two ranks, whether I hit the mark or err.”

Hazrat Zaid bin Wahb narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Surely, during tribulations, swords are both drawn and sheathed. Or surely, tribulation both ceases and arises. So if you are able that death comes to you at the time when it ceases, then do so.