The Muslim's Position on Fitnah (Trials, Discord, or Temptation) and How to Deal with Them

Question:
He says: I hope you will clarify the events and fitnah (trials, discord, or temptation) occurring in our time, and what the Muslim's position is regarding these fitnah, and how to deal with them, knowing that there is energy among the youth that must be directed in the correct way.

Answer:
Yes, deal with these fitnah by holding fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: and returning to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and sticking to the congregation of the Muslims. This is the obligatory duty during fitnah. When Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about those who are in fitnah, and he mentioned them, he said: What do you command me to do in that case?
He said: Stick to the congregation of the Muslims and their Imam. Stick to the congregation of the Muslims and their Imam. He said: What if they have no congregation and no Imam? He said: Then isolate yourself from all those groups. Isolate yourself from all those groups, even if you have to bite the root of a tree until death comes to you. This is death. A person avoids them, guards his tongue, and does not speak except with good and with knowledge. He does not prefer one group of Muslims over another, nor does he praise these or condemn the actions of those. Do not say to those in authority: "You are a partner in this." . It is obligatory for a person to hold his tongue and not speak except with good and with knowledge, and to isolate himself from these matters, and to stick to the account of Allah and the congregation of the Muslims. This is the obligatory duty. As for saying that these people are being misled, and so on, we do not know about the matters. We do not know what is behind these matters. But we ask Allah to guide the misguided among the Muslims, and to return them to the right path, and to return them to the truth, and to turn the plot of the enemies and the scheme of the wrongdoers back upon them. He is near and responsive. And may He rectify the affairs of the children of the Muslims. And upon those who were deceived by these matters, they should return to the congregation of the Muslims, and seek the correct knowledge that guides them. Knowledge, praise be to Allah, is easy and available. They should return to seeking knowledge, enter the institutes and colleges, and study the correct methodologies and the school of the Salaf al-Salih (the earliest generations). They will find the right path, if Allah wills. The Da'wah (Calling Others to Islam) Charitable Institution.