🌟 B) THE MUSLIM’S STANCE WHEN FITAN HAVE APPEARED:
🚩 1. Leaving the places where Fitan have appeared:
i) Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ said: ❝A time will soon come when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) SO AS TO FLEE WITH HIS RELIGION FROM AFFLICTIONS.❞ [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree]
ii) Migrating from places where a Muslim cannot practice his Deen openly.
iii) Migrating from places where sin is done in abundance.
iv) Migrating from places where Bid`ah is in abundance as it leads to Shubuhaat (doubts and confusion) in the Deen.
v) Not traveling to the lands of the Kuffaar as it leads to Shahawaat (base desires) and suppression of the Deen.
vi) Abandoning sinful and unrighteous people and gatherings.
vii) Abandoning things which leads to discord and Fitan like newspapers and magazines.
🚩 2. Protecting the tongue and refraining from talking about things which one has no knowledge of:
i) One should control the tongue in general and more so during the Fitan.
ii) Speaking during Fitan is more severe than the blows of the sword [Sunan Abu Dawood]
iii) The Fitnah of Ruwaibidhah (unqualified people) who speak in the matters of the people.
iv) Fitan cause many to go astray: {He (Moosaa عليه السلام) said: ❝O my Lord, if it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? IT IS ONLY YOUR TRIAL BY WHICH YOU LEAD ASTRAY WHOM YOU WILL, AND KEEP GUIDED WHOM YOU WILL. You are our Wali (Protector), so forgive us and have Mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive.❞} [Surah al-A`raaf (7): 155]
v) When the Fitnah appears, matters become doubtful as truth is mixed with falsehood and this creates a lot of confusion, the laymen therefore should take control of their tongue and should approach the scholars for proper guidance, as Allaah تعالى says: {When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people), if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them (directly). Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, you would have followed Shaitan (Satan), save a few of you.} [Surah al-Nisaa’ (4): 83]
vi) When the foolish speak, they only flame the fire through their rumors: {O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.} [Surah al-Hujooraat (49): 6]
vii) The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝It is enough of a lie for a man to narrate everything he hears.❞ [Saheeh Muslim]
viii) When the Fitnah appears, the fools rush in where even the wise fear to tread.
🚩 3. Sabr (patience and forbearance):
i) Imaan has two parts. Half of it is Sabr (patience) and the other half is Shukr (gratitude).
ii) The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allaah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him.❞[Saheeh Muslim]
iii) When Fitnah befalls, it is not easy and one is not delivered from it except through Taqwa and Sabr.
iv) Patience upon what Allaah has commanded.
v) Patience upon what Allaah has prohibited.
vi) Patience upon affliction and trials.
vii) Patience when the Muslims are weak and the Kuffaar have overpowered.
viii) Patience at the Fitnah of an unjust ruler.
🚩 4. Turning towards Allaah and seeking His protection:
i) Through Salaah (prayers).
ii) Through Tawbah (repentance) and Istighfaar (seeking forgiveness).
iii) Through constant Dhikr (remembrance).
iv) Through much supplication.
v) Seeking Allaah’s protection.
vi) Through enjoining good and forbidding evil. [The narration of Abu Bakr, Sunan al- Tirmidhee]
vii) Through sincere Faith and righteous deeds.
viii) Asking Allaah for firmness in the Deen during these trials. {“Our Lord, pour upon us patience and establish our feet firmly and give us victory over the disbelieving people.”}
[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 250]
🚩 5. Detachment and isolation:
i) A Muslim should mix with the people so that he can guide and admonish them and be patient at their harm, but when he sees that it is adversely affecting his Deen or that he cannot enjoin good or forbid evil then he should isolate himself.
ii) In the long Hadeeth of Hudhaifah, he asked: What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my lifetime? The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝ADHERE TO THE JAMAA`AH (MAIN BODY) OF MUSLIMS AND THEIR CHIEF.❞ I asked: If there is neither a Jamaa`ah nor a chief (what shall I do)? He ﷺ said:❝KEEP AWAY FROM ALL THOSE DIFFERENT SECTS, EVEN IF YOU HAD TO BITE (I.E. EAT) THE ROOT OF A TREE, TILL YOU MEET ALLAAH WHILE YOU ARE STILL IN THAT STATE.❞[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3606, 7084) and Saheeh Muslim (4553)]
iii) When asked what the means for salvation is, he ﷺ said: ❝That you control your tongue, suffice yourself your house, and cry over your sins.❞
[Sunan al-Tirmidhee and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]
iv) When things are not clear, then one should keep away from the different factions when there is infighting and killing amongst the Muslims.
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🚩 1. Leaving the places where Fitan have appeared:
i) Allaah’s Messenger ﷺ said: ❝A time will soon come when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take on the top of mountains and the places of rainfall (valleys) SO AS TO FLEE WITH HIS RELIGION FROM AFFLICTIONS.❞ [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree]
ii) Migrating from places where a Muslim cannot practice his Deen openly.
iii) Migrating from places where sin is done in abundance.
iv) Migrating from places where Bid`ah is in abundance as it leads to Shubuhaat (doubts and confusion) in the Deen.
v) Not traveling to the lands of the Kuffaar as it leads to Shahawaat (base desires) and suppression of the Deen.
vi) Abandoning sinful and unrighteous people and gatherings.
vii) Abandoning things which leads to discord and Fitan like newspapers and magazines.
🚩 2. Protecting the tongue and refraining from talking about things which one has no knowledge of:
i) One should control the tongue in general and more so during the Fitan.
ii) Speaking during Fitan is more severe than the blows of the sword [Sunan Abu Dawood]
iii) The Fitnah of Ruwaibidhah (unqualified people) who speak in the matters of the people.
iv) Fitan cause many to go astray: {He (Moosaa عليه السلام) said: ❝O my Lord, if it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? IT IS ONLY YOUR TRIAL BY WHICH YOU LEAD ASTRAY WHOM YOU WILL, AND KEEP GUIDED WHOM YOU WILL. You are our Wali (Protector), so forgive us and have Mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive.❞} [Surah al-A`raaf (7): 155]
v) When the Fitnah appears, matters become doubtful as truth is mixed with falsehood and this creates a lot of confusion, the laymen therefore should take control of their tongue and should approach the scholars for proper guidance, as Allaah تعالى says: {When there comes to them some matter touching (public) safety or fear, they make it known (among the people), if only they had referred it to the Messenger or to those charged with authority among them, the proper investigators would have understood it from them (directly). Had it not been for the Grace and Mercy of Allah upon you, you would have followed Shaitan (Satan), save a few of you.} [Surah al-Nisaa’ (4): 83]
vi) When the foolish speak, they only flame the fire through their rumors: {O you who believe! If a rebellious evil person comes to you with a news, verify it, lest you harm people in ignorance, and afterwards you become regretful to what you have done.} [Surah al-Hujooraat (49): 6]
vii) The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝It is enough of a lie for a man to narrate everything he hears.❞ [Saheeh Muslim]
viii) When the Fitnah appears, the fools rush in where even the wise fear to tread.
🚩 3. Sabr (patience and forbearance):
i) Imaan has two parts. Half of it is Sabr (patience) and the other half is Shukr (gratitude).
ii) The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. If prosperity attends him, he expresses gratitude to Allaah and that is good for him; and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him.❞[Saheeh Muslim]
iii) When Fitnah befalls, it is not easy and one is not delivered from it except through Taqwa and Sabr.
iv) Patience upon what Allaah has commanded.
v) Patience upon what Allaah has prohibited.
vi) Patience upon affliction and trials.
vii) Patience when the Muslims are weak and the Kuffaar have overpowered.
viii) Patience at the Fitnah of an unjust ruler.
🚩 4. Turning towards Allaah and seeking His protection:
i) Through Salaah (prayers).
ii) Through Tawbah (repentance) and Istighfaar (seeking forgiveness).
iii) Through constant Dhikr (remembrance).
iv) Through much supplication.
v) Seeking Allaah’s protection.
vi) Through enjoining good and forbidding evil. [The narration of Abu Bakr, Sunan al- Tirmidhee]
vii) Through sincere Faith and righteous deeds.
viii) Asking Allaah for firmness in the Deen during these trials. {“Our Lord, pour upon us patience and establish our feet firmly and give us victory over the disbelieving people.”}
[Surah al-Baqarah (2): 250]
🚩 5. Detachment and isolation:
i) A Muslim should mix with the people so that he can guide and admonish them and be patient at their harm, but when he sees that it is adversely affecting his Deen or that he cannot enjoin good or forbid evil then he should isolate himself.
ii) In the long Hadeeth of Hudhaifah, he asked: What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my lifetime? The Prophet ﷺ said: ❝ADHERE TO THE JAMAA`AH (MAIN BODY) OF MUSLIMS AND THEIR CHIEF.❞ I asked: If there is neither a Jamaa`ah nor a chief (what shall I do)? He ﷺ said:❝KEEP AWAY FROM ALL THOSE DIFFERENT SECTS, EVEN IF YOU HAD TO BITE (I.E. EAT) THE ROOT OF A TREE, TILL YOU MEET ALLAAH WHILE YOU ARE STILL IN THAT STATE.❞[Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (3606, 7084) and Saheeh Muslim (4553)]
iii) When asked what the means for salvation is, he ﷺ said: ❝That you control your tongue, suffice yourself your house, and cry over your sins.❞
[Sunan al-Tirmidhee and graded as “Saheeh” by Shaikh al-Albaanee]
iv) When things are not clear, then one should keep away from the different factions when there is infighting and killing amongst the Muslims.
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