The Muslim's Position When Trials Are Prevalent
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: It has been reported that trials (fitan) will increase in the end times. What is the Muslim's position when trials are prevalent, and what is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the Muslim's position regarding the trials that will occur in the end times, and what the way out of them is, he said: The way out of them is in the Book of Allah the Exalted. It is the way out of the trials for whoever holds fast to it and proceeds upon its path. And from the Book of Allah is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is the second revelation after the Noble Qur'an. So whoever holds fast to the Book and the Sunnah when the trials appear, he will be saved from them by the permission of Allah and will emerge from them unharmed.
But this requires two things. The first thing is knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah. That is, he learns the Book and the Sunnah from the people of knowledge and the jurists of the religion. The second thing is that he asks Allah for steadfastness upon that, and adherence to the Book and the Sunnah, and safety from the callers to misguidance in the many and varied means in this time. So safety from them and the way out of them is by adhering to the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and what the Salaf of this Ummah were upon.
He (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that those who hold fast to his Sunnah when his Ummah is in corruption will have the reward of fifty of the Companions for each one of them. Because at the time of prayer, the Companions were strong and honored, and the supporters were many. And in the end times, the supporters will decrease and the ones who abandon [the truth] and the callers to misguidance will increase. So the one who holds fast to the Sunnah in this trial will have the reward of fifty of the Companions in his holding fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And this is a special virtue that does not negate the general virtue. The Companions are the best of the generations, the best of the generations after the Prophets. But in this specific trait, the one who holds fast to the religion will have the reward of fifty of the Companions. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! This questioner says: It has been reported that trials (fitan) will increase in the end times. What is the Muslim's position when trials are prevalent, and what is obligatory for him?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the Muslim's position regarding the trials that will occur in the end times, and what the way out of them is, he said: The way out of them is in the Book of Allah the Exalted. It is the way out of the trials for whoever holds fast to it and proceeds upon its path. And from the Book of Allah is the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It is the second revelation after the Noble Qur'an. So whoever holds fast to the Book and the Sunnah when the trials appear, he will be saved from them by the permission of Allah and will emerge from them unharmed.
But this requires two things. The first thing is knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah. That is, he learns the Book and the Sunnah from the people of knowledge and the jurists of the religion. The second thing is that he asks Allah for steadfastness upon that, and adherence to the Book and the Sunnah, and safety from the callers to misguidance in the many and varied means in this time. So safety from them and the way out of them is by adhering to the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and what the Salaf of this Ummah were upon.
He (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that those who hold fast to his Sunnah when his Ummah is in corruption will have the reward of fifty of the Companions for each one of them. Because at the time of prayer, the Companions were strong and honored, and the supporters were many. And in the end times, the supporters will decrease and the ones who abandon [the truth] and the callers to misguidance will increase. So the one who holds fast to the Sunnah in this trial will have the reward of fifty of the Companions in his holding fast to the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And this is a special virtue that does not negate the general virtue. The Companions are the best of the generations, the best of the generations after the Prophets. But in this specific trait, the one who holds fast to the religion will have the reward of fifty of the Companions. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/077 — archive.org (0:52)
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