Worship in Times of Fitnah and Seeking Knowledge
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is worship in times of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) better than seeking knowledge? And is it true that it is like hijrah (migration) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There are hadiths on this, yes, there are hadiths on this. If fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs among the Muslims, the general fitnah, he should isolate himself from it and occupy himself with worship, and that this is like hijrah. This is hijrah; hijrah means leaving, so he leaves the fitnah and adheres to the Sunnah. He migrated from the fitnah to the Sunnah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is worship in times of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) better than seeking knowledge? And is it true that it is like hijrah (migration) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There are hadiths on this, yes, there are hadiths on this. If fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs among the Muslims, the general fitnah, he should isolate himself from it and occupy himself with worship, and that this is like hijrah. This is hijrah; hijrah means leaving, so he leaves the fitnah and adheres to the Sunnah. He migrated from the fitnah to the Sunnah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (58:03)
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