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مسند أحمد
الإمام أحمد بن حنبل (ت ٢٤١ هـ)

Musnad Ahmad 9073

مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه
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Musnad AhmadHadith 9073Ungradedمسند أحمدرقم ٩٠٧٣مسند أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه

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حدثنا يحيى بن إسحاق، قال: حدثنا ابن لهيعة، حدثنا أبو يونس، عن أبي هريرة، وحسن قال: حدثنا ابن لهيعة قال: حدثنا أبو يونس، عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: " ويل للعرب من شر قد اقترب، فتنا كقطع الليل المظلم، يصبح الرجل مؤمنا، ويمسي كافرا، يبيع قوم دينهم بعرض من الدنيا قليل، المتمسك يومئذ بدينه كالقابض على الجمر - أو قال: على الشوك - "، قال حسن في حديثه: " خبط الشوك "

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Edition Musnad al-Imam Ahmad, ed. Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut et al., Mu'assasat al-Risala, 1995-2001 (OpenITI Shamela0025794); numbering of that edition. Al-Arna'ut's grading footnotes are not in the digital text.

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[Collection & Reference]: Narration #9073 in Musnad Ahmad.

[Core Subject]: The Prophet ﷺ warned of trials (fitan) that will come like pieces of a dark night, one after another, so confusing that a man is a believer in the morning and a disbeliever by evening.

[Described Characteristics]: People sell their religion for a small worldly gain. In such trials, the one sitting is better than the one standing, and the one standing better than the one running toward it.

[Timeline & Context]: They began after the Prophet's ﷺ death and continue in waves.

[Prophetic Practice]: 'Hasten to good deeds before trials like pieces of a dark night.' Seek refuge from the trials, the seen and the unseen.

[Core Subject]: 'Islam began as something strange and will return to being strange as it began, so glad tidings to the strangers.'

[Described Characteristics]: Holding firmly to the religion becomes as hard as holding a burning ember. The one who holds on gets the reward of many.

[Timeline & Context]: It happens gradually and has no fixed place in the order of the signs.

[Prophetic Practice]: Patience is the key. Keep good company that helps you hold on.

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