Narrated Abu Sa`id:I heard from the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, "There will come a time upon the people when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and to the places of rainfall, run away with his religion (in order to save it) from afflictions
خSahih al-BukhariHadith 7088SahihNarrated by Abu Saʿid Al-Khudriصحيح البخاريرقم ٧٠٨٨
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرَ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمٌ، يَتْبَعُ بِهَا شَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ، يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ ".
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflictions
دSunan Abi DawudHadith 4267SahihNarrated by Abu Sa’id Al Khudriسنن أبي داودرقم ٤٢٦٧
Narrated Abu Sa’id Al Khudri :The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: A Muslim's best property will soon be sheep which he will take to the tops of the mountains and the places where the rain falls, fleeing with his religion from the civil strife (fitan)
هـSunan Ibn MajahHadith 3980SahihNarrated by It wasسنن ابن ماجهرقم ٣٩٨٠
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَكُونَ خَيْرَ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِ غَنَمٌ يَتْبَعُ بِهَا شَعَفَ الْجِبَالِ وَمَوَاقِعَ الْقَطْرِ يَفِرُّ بِدِينِهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ " .
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Soon the best wealth of a Muslim will be sheep which he follows in the mountain peaks and places where rainfall is to be found, fleeing for the sake of his religion from tribulations.”
نعKitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)vol. 1, p. 89UngradedNarrated by Abu Saʿid Al-Khudriكتاب الفتن لنعيم بن حمادج ١ ص ٨٩ · عن النبي صلي الله عليه وسلمما يستحب من خفة المال والولد في الفتن، وما يستحب يومئذ من المال وغير ذلك
Kitab al-Fitan of Nu'aym ibn Hammad: ungraded, and weak overall. Never established on its own.
يوشك أن يكون خير مال امرئ مسلم غنم يتبع بها شعف الجبال ومواقع القطر، يفر بدينه من الفتن
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflictions
نعKitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)vol. 2, p. 185Ungradedكتاب الفتن لنعيم بن حمادج ٢ ص ١٨٥ · عن ابن مسعودباب من كان يرى الاعتزال في الفتن
Kitab al-Fitan of Nu'aym ibn Hammad: ungraded, and weak overall. Never established on its own.
خير الناس في الفتنة أهل شاء سود، يرعين في شعف الجبال، ومواقع القطر، وشر الناس فيها كل راكب موضع، وكل خطيب مسقع
The best people in turmoil are black people who graze on the tops of the mountains and in the countryside, and the worst people in it are every rider in a place, and every preacher in a place.
نعKitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)vol. 2, p. 255UngradedNarrated by Abu Saʿid Al-Khudriكتاب الفتن لنعيم بن حمادج ٢ ص ٢٥٥ · عن النبي صلي الله عليه وسلمالمعقل من الفتن
Kitab al-Fitan of Nu'aym ibn Hammad: ungraded, and weak overall. Never established on its own.
يوشك أن يكون خير مال امرئ غنم يتبع بها شعف الجبال، أو شعب الجبال، أو مواقع القطر، يفر بدينه من الفتن
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflictions
نعKitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)vol. 2, p. 255UngradedNarrated by Abu Saʿid Al-Khudriكتاب الفتن لنعيم بن حمادج ٢ ص ٢٥٥ · عن ابي سعيد الخدريالمعقل من الفتن
Kitab al-Fitan of Nu'aym ibn Hammad: ungraded, and weak overall. Never established on its own.
يوشك أن يكون خير مال المسلم غنم يتبع بها شعف الجبال ومواقع القطر، يفر بدينه من الفتن
Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There will come a time when the best property of a Muslim will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and the places of rainfall so as to flee with his religion from the afflictions
Grades by collection
Sahih al-Bukhari451
Sahih Muslim464
Sunan Abi Dawud151
Jami' at-Tirmidhi338
Sunan an-Nasa'i50
Sunan Ibn Majah437
Muwatta Malik8
al-Mustadrak (al-Hakim)627
Musnad Ahmad716
Sunan ad-Darimi21
Kitab al-Fitan (Nu'aym ibn Hammad)1,988
SahihHasanDa'if (weak)Ungraded
Bukhari and Muslim are sahih by inclusion. For the others the bar follows al-Albani's verdict where he graded, then Zubair Ali Zai. Every verdict is on each card.