Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ الشَّحَّامُ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتَنٌ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ فِتَنٌ أَلَا فَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ السَّاعِي إِلَيْهَا أَلَا وَالْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْقَائِمِ فِيهَا أَلَا وَالْمُضْطَجِعُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْقَاعِدِ أَلَا فَإِذَا نَزَلَتْ فَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِغَنَمِهِ أَلَا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَرْضٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِأَرْضِهِ أَلَا وَمَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ إِبِلٌ فَلْيَلْحَقْ بِإِبِلِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْقَوْمِ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَرَأَيْتَ مَنْ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ غَنَمٌ وَلَا أَرْضٌ وَلَا إِبِلٌ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ لِيَأْخُذْ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ لِيَعْمِدْ بِهِ إِلَى صَخْرَةٍ ثُمَّ لِيَدُقَّ عَلَى حَدِّهِ بِحَجَرٍ ثُمَّ لِيَنْجُ إِنْ اسْتَطَاعَ النَّجَاءَ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ اللَّهُمَّ هَلْ بَلَّغْتُ إِذْ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ أُخِذَ بِيَدِي مُكْرَهًا حَتَّى يُنْطَلَقَ بِي إِلَى أَحَدِ الصَّفَّيْنِ أَوْ إِحْدَى الْفِئَتَيْنِ عُثْمَانُ يَشُكُّ فَيَجْذِفَنِي رَجُلٌ بِسَيْفِهِ فَيَقْتُلَنِي مَاذَا يَكُونُ مِنْ شَأْنِي قَالَ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِهِ وَيَكُونُ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ.
English Translation
Rawh told us, Uthman al-Shahham told us, Muslim ibn Abi Bakrah told us, from his father, from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: "There will be tribulations, then there will be tribulations. Indeed the one who walks in them is better than the one who runs towards them; indeed the one who sits in them is better than the one who stands in them; indeed the one who lies down in them is better than the one who sits. So when they descend, whoever has sheep, let him attach himself to his sheep; whoever has land, let him attach himself to his land; whoever has camels, let him attach himself to his camels." A man from the people said: "O Prophet of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom, what about one who has no sheep, no land, and no camels - what should he do?" He said: "Let him take his sword, then go with it to a rock, and strike its edge with a stone, then let him try to save himself if he is able to escape. O Allah, have I conveyed it? O Allah, have I conveyed it?" Then a man said: "O Prophet of Allah, may Allah make me your ransom, what if my hand is seized and I am forced against my will to be taken to one of the two ranks or one of the two factions" - Uthman was uncertain - "and a man strikes me with his sword and kills me, what will become of my case?" He said: "He will bear your sin and his own sin, and he will be among the people of the Fire."