Is applying the hadiths of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) to reality part of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is mentioning the hadiths of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and applying them to reality, or to the events happening in this time, part of the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community? And what is your guidance regarding that?

Answer:
As for being certain that this is their interpretation and this is their time, that is not permissible. As for saying, “We fear that this may be their time” or “this may be their interpretation,” there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.