It is narrated from Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar that he said: The Messenger of Allah said, "Worship during times of tribulation is like migrating to me."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ahnaf bin Qais that he said: I was sitting in the mosque of Madinah when a man came and said that none of the people sitting in the circles would see him except that they would run away from him, until he came to the circle in which I was. So I remained seated and the other people ran away. I asked, "Who are you?" He replied, "Abu Dharr, a companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." I asked, "Why do people run away from you?" He said, "Because I stop them from accumulating treasures." Hazrat Ahnaf bin Qais says: I said, "Indeed, our grants have reached a large number and have become elevated. Do you fear for us because of them?" He replied, "Not at this time, but soon they will become the price of your religion. At that time, avoid these grants."

Hazrat Muawiyah bin Thalabah narrates: I came to Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah and said, "Indeed, Mukhtar's messengers have come to us and kept inviting us." The narrator said: He (Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah) said to me, "Do not fight, for I dislike being the worst among this Ummah," or he said, "I should go to them upon a way other than theirs."

Hazrat Zubair bin Adi said: Ibrahim said to me, "Protect yourself from being killed along with the turmoil (fitnah)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Wa'il that Hazrat Abu Musa and Abu Mas'ud came to Hazrat Ammar while he was calling people to fight. Both of them said, "Since you accepted Islam, we have not seen anything more disliked from you than this matter—your hastiness in this affair." In response, Hazrat Ammar said, "Since you accepted Islam, I have not seen anything more disliked from you in my view than your laziness in this matter." The narrator states that Hazrat Ammar gave each of them a set of clothes to wear.

Hazrat Harith bin Hubaysh Asadi said: Hazrat Saeed bin Aas gave me some gifts and sent me to the people of Madinah, and he gave preference to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in the gifts. The narrator said: Hazrat Saeed bin Aas said to me, "Say to him: Your cousin sends you greetings and says, 'I have not sent more to anyone than I have sent to you, except for what is in the treasury of the Commander of the Faithful.'" Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The thing that grieves me the most is the inheritance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Otherwise, if I were to possess it, I would shake it off like shaking dust off a piece of liver meat."

Hazrat Ameela narrates from Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood that he said: Hazrat Ibn Masood used to say to us during the caliphate of Hazrat Umar, "Surely, there will soon be tribulations, tribulations, and it will be sufficient for a person that when he sees something disliked, he dislikes it, so that Allah the Exalted knows that indeed he is one who dislikes that matter."

It is narrated from Hazrat Tawoos that he said: I asked Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), "Should I stop my leader from disobedience?" He replied, "No, there will be discord." Tawoos said: I submitted, "What if he commands me to commit a sin?" He said, "At that time (you can stop him)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair that he said: A man asked Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), "Should I enjoin good upon my leader?" He replied, "If you must enjoin good (amr bil ma'ruf), then do so between yourself and him (privately)."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that he said: When you go to a believer who is a leader, do not advise him in front of the people.