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.