کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

Look, the happiest people were when Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed, so they followed the example of this Ibn Umar, with the palm of his hand

The demise of the entire world is easier for Allah than the blood of a Muslim person shed unjustly

Hushaym told us, on the authority of Yunus bin Ubaid, on the authority of Humaid bin Hilal, he said: It was said to Saad during the days of those temptations: O Abu Ishaq, won’t you look into this matter, for you are one of the people of Badr, and you are the rest of the people of the Shura Council, and you have a situation? He said: “I am not more worthy of the caliphate in this shirt than I am, and I am not the one I am fighting until I am brought with a sword that distinguishes the believer from the infidel, and the infidel from the believer, and says: This is a believer, so do not kill him, and this is an infidel, so kill him.”

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned that there is a trial before the Hour

What do you think, if a son of Moses had requested that he be buried with his father and he was prevented, would they not have been wronged? This is the son of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him) and it is forbidden to be buried with his father. Your brother has advised that if you fear that there will be a fight, return me to the Muslim cemeteries.

Days and nights will not pass until the affairs of this nation gather around a man with a wide mouth and a large mouth, who eats and is not satisfied

This son of mine is a master, and through his hands Allah will reconcile two great groups of Muslims

O Abu Al-Hasan, by Allah, if you had taken the lion’s blade, you would have taken his other blade with you until we all perished or we all survived. As for this matter that you are in, by Allah, I would never enter into it with you.

Which of the two groups did you fight with, and you were killed in a flash

Stop this sheikh. Do not kill him, for only a little thing remains for him. I swear to Allah, if you kill him, Allah Almighty will draw his sword and not sheath it until the Day of Resurrection.

Yes, so stand with Allah’s blessing, but this is not the case

I am not happy that I am one of the seventy of Uthman’s killers and that I have the world and everything in it

By Allah, I did not kill Othman, nor did I order his killing

Abd al-Razzaq told us, on the authority of Muammar, on the authority of Ibn Tawus, on the authority of his father, he said: “When the strife of Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) occurred, a man said to his family: Bind me with iron, for I am insane. When Uthman was killed, he said: Leave me alone. Praise be to Allah, who cured me of madness and spared me from killing Uthman.”

Do not return astray after me, striking the necks of one another

Ibn Aliya told us, on the authority of Ayoub, on the authority of Ibn Sirin, he said: I was informed that Saad used to say: “I have fought since I know jihad, and I will not fight until you bring me a sword that has two eyes, a tongue, and two lips, and he says: This is a believer, and this is an unbeliever.”

Narrated Abu Musa:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever takes up arms against us, is not from us

It prevents me from the fact that Allah Almighty has forbidden the blood of my Muslim brother to me. We fought until there was no strife and the religion was for Allah. You want us to fight until there is strife and the religion is for other than Allah.

O Abu Dharr, did you see that people were killed until the stones of oil drowned in blood? What are you doing? You enter your house, you will come from whomever you are, if you associate with them, if you fear that the beam of the sword will dazzle you, then throw a portion of your cloak over your face, and he will bear your sin and his sin.

One of the greatest people about me is the singing of a man with the palm of his hand and his weapon

O Abu Hurairah, would you please kill all people and me with them? By Allah, if you killed one man, it would be as if you had killed all of mankind. By Allah, do not shed even a cup of blood except that you will increase your distance from Allah.

It was narrated that Abu Sa’eed said:“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: ‘Is not the most sacred of your days this day, is not the most sacred of your months this month, is not the most sacred of your lands this land? Your blood and your wealth are as sacred to you as this day of yours in this month of yours. Have I not conveyed (the message)?’ They said: ‘Yes.” He said: ‘O Allah, bear witness.’”

A man is still within the scope of his religion as long as he does not shed unlawful blood. If he shed unlawful blood, his modesty is removed from him.

We find Othman (may Allah be pleased with him) in the Book of Allah Almighty as a leader against the traitor and the murderer

I resolve that everyone who sees that I have to hear and obey him except the palm of his hand and his weapon, for the best of you is better than me than the palm of his hand and his weapon. Arise and ask Allah to protect you from the temptation from which Allah has protected the best of His servants.