| The narrator Yazid ibn Khalid then recited the verse: "If thou dost stretch they hand against me to slay me | If you, Hudhayfah, die adhering to a stump, it will be better for you than following any of them |
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| He replied: Keep to your houses | He asked: If anyone has more of these, what should he do? He mentioned civil strife fitnah and expressed its gravity |
When Uthman was slain, I recollected this tradition.
| He said: You must show endurance | As regards the verse "if a man kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell" He said: If a man knows the command of Islam and intentionally kills a believer, his repentance wil not be accepted |
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| He said: "Except the one who is ashamed of his sin | Khalid then said to us: Ibn AbuZakariyya transmitted a tradition to us from Umm ad-Darda' on the authority of AbudDarda' from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who said: A believer will continue to go on quickly and well so long as he does not shed unlawful blood; when he sheds unlawful blood, he becomes slow and heavy-footed |
When that happens, expect the Antichrist Dajjal that day or the next.
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