Hasan narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) had a brother who used to take an active part in the tribulations. He would forbid him, but he would not desist. One day, Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: I used to think that a little admonition and advice from me would be sufficient for you, but the situation is that I am seeing the opposite. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When two Muslims come out against each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, then both the killer and the killed will be in Hell. The Companions asked: O Messenger of Allah! The killer is in Hell, but what is the reason for the killed being in Hell? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He had intended to kill his opponent.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: When two Muslims raise weapons against each other, both of them are on the edge of Hell, and when one of them kills the other, both enter Hell.

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) said: Before the Day of Judgment, there will be "Harj." The companions asked: What is meant by "Harj"? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It means widespread killing. The companions asked: Will there be more killing than what we are doing now? These days, we kill more than seventy thousand people every year. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This killing does not refer to killing the polytheists, rather it means that you Muslims will kill each other. The companions asked: When this situation arises, where will our intellects go in those days? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The intellects of the people of that era will be taken away from them, and ignorant people will dominate the government, and the majority of them will consider themselves to be on the right, while they will not be upon anything of the religion. The narrator of the hadith, Affan, said: Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! If I and you face such a situation, then I see only one way of salvation for myself and for you, and that is that just as we enter the tribulation empty-handed, we should leave it without taking or giving anything, neither shedding blood nor taking wealth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sanabhi Ahmasi, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I will be present at the Pond of Kawthar before you, and I will take pride over other nations because of your great numbers, so do not fight among yourselves after me.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: I will take pride over other communities because of your great numbers, so do not let it happen that after me you turn into disbelievers and start striking each other's necks.

Saeed bin Jubair says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) came to us. We expected that he would narrate to us a hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) or tell us something good. One of us, a man named Hakam, hastened and said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! What do you say about fighting during the days of tribulation (fitnah)? He said: May your mother lose you! Do you know what fitnah is? Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to fight against the polytheists; at that time, joining the group of the polytheists or entering their religion was fitnah. That fighting was not like your fighting, which is fought for the sake of gaining power.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wabisa Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was in my house in Kufa when I heard a voice at the door: "Peace be upon you, may I come in?" I said: "And peace be upon you, yes, please come in." That person was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). I said: "O Abu Abdur Rahman! What time is this for a visit?" It was exactly midday. He said: "The day was feeling long for me, so I thought with whom should I spend time talking, (so I came to you)." Then he began narrating to me the Prophetic hadiths and I to him, and he narrated this hadith as well: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be tribulations; in those circumstances, the one who is asleep will be better than the one lying down, the one lying down will be better than the one sitting, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, the one standing will be better than the one walking, the one walking will be better than the one riding, and the one riding a camel will be better than the one fleeing on horseback. All those killed in these battles will be in Hell." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I asked: O Messenger of Allah! When will such circumstances arise?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the days of widespread killing." I asked: "When will there be widespread killing?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person will not trust the one sitting with him." I asked: "If I reach such a time, what do you command me to do?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Restrain your self and your hand, and stay inside your house." I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! If a quarrelsome person enters my house?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then go into one of the rooms of your house." I asked: "If he enters my room as well?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then enter the place where you pray and do this." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) grasped the edge of the closed fist of his left hand with the thumb of his right hand and said: "And say: 'Allah is my Lord,' until you die in that state."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon there will be tribulations; in them, the one lying down will be better than the one sitting, the one sitting will be better than the one standing, the one standing will be better than the one walking, and the one walking will be better than the one running to join the tribulations. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! What do you command me to do in such circumstances? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever has camels should busy himself with his camels, whoever has goats should occupy himself with his goats, whoever has land should engage himself with his land, and whoever has none of these should strike his sword on a stone and render its edge useless, and as much as possible, keep away from these tribulations; he should keep away from these tribulations as much as he can.

. (Second chain) After the last words of the above hadith, "he should stay away from these tribulations as much as possible," there is this addition: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Indeed, I have conveyed Your message; O Allah! Indeed, I have conveyed Your message. Upon hearing this, a man said: O Messenger of Allah! May Allah sacrifice me for you. If a man grabs my hand and forces me to stand with a particular row or group, and then someone strikes me with a sword and kills me, what will become of me? What is your opinion about this? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He will return with his sins and your sins, and he will be among the people of Hell.

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, regarding the turmoil that arose about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him): I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon there will be a turmoil; in it, the one who sits will be better than the one who stands, the one who stands will be better than the one who walks, and the one who walks will be better than the one who runs to take part in it. A man asked: If someone forcibly enters my house and raises his hand to kill me, what should I do? He replied: Adopt the conduct of the son of Adam (peace be upon him) (who himself was killed but did not raise his hand against the other).