It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I passed by the place of Rabdhah, where a tent was pitched. I asked,“Whose tent is this?”Someone said,“This is the tent of Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him).”So I sought permission to enter the tent and went inside. I said,“May Allah’s mercy be upon you, what are you doing in this wilderness? It would have been better if you had stayed among the people and enjoined good upon them and forbade them from evil.”He said,“The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Soon there will be tribulation, discord, and differences, and if such circumstances arise, then take your sword and strike it against this Uhud mountain until it becomes blunt, break your arrow, cut the string of your bow, and sit in your house.”Now, this has happened (that is why I am sitting here). In another narration it is stated:“Strike your sword against the mountain and break it, then sit in your house until either a tyrant enters your house or Allah keeps you safe.”Whatever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said has come to pass, and I have acted upon what he commanded me. Then he had the sword hanging from the pole of the tent taken down, but when it was drawn from its sheath, it was a wooden sword. Then he said:“I have broken my sword in obedience to the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I have kept this only to frighten people.”