کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

Sedition arose and the companions of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, were available

Itab bin Bashir told us, on the authority of Khaseef, on the authority of Mujahid, on the authority of Aisha, (may Allah be pleased with her). She said: “I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, while Uthman was in front of him, conversing with him. I did not recognize anything from his statement except Uthman’s words: Unjust and hostile, O Messenger of Allah, unjust and hostile. I did not know what it was until Uthman was killed, then I learned that the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, only intended to kill him. Aisha said: And I did not like it to reach Othman is nothing but something similar to him reached me, except that Allah knew that I did not like to kill him, and if I had liked to kill him, I would have killed him.” That was when he shot her howdah with arrows until it became like a hedgehog.

Peace be upon you, mother. What has brought you out against us with the hypocrites of Quraysh?

Waki` told us, on the authority of Sufyan, on the authority of Mansur, on the authority of Ibrahim, and Khalid al-Hadha, on the authority of al-Hasan, who said: Ali, (may Allah be pleased with him), said: “I hope that Talhah and al-Zubair and I will be among those whom Allah Almighty said: {brothers on beds facing one another} [Al-Hijr: 47].”

If we are not them, then who are they?

Ibn Mahdi told us, on the authority of Mahdi bin Maimun, on the authority of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Abi Yaqoub, he said: My uncle Dhabtham told me, on the authority of Sulaiman bin Surad, he said: I was informed on the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali Dharu, of a statement that Ali cursed and insulted, so I rode to him, and came to him when he raised his hand from the camel, and I met Al-Hassan bin Ali and said: I was informed of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali Dharu, of a statement that Ali cursed and insulted me with. Then I rode a horse to him and came to him to apologize to him or to repudiate him. He said: O Suleiman, by Allah, this was more hateful to the Commander of the Faithful than the blood of a Sunni woman. The Commander of the Faithful wanted a matter, so things proceeded with it, but he found no solution, and I will suffice for you, Commander of the Faithful.

Ibn Mahdi told us, on the authority of Abu Awanah, on the authority of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn al-Muntashir, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Ubaid ibn Nudhaila, on the authority of Suleiman ibn Sard, he said: I came to Ali when he finished the camel, and when he saw me, he said: “O Ibn Sard, you slowed down and shifted and waited, how do you see Allah doing?” I said: O Commander of the Faithful, this is a difficult time, and Allah has left some matters in which you know your enemy from your friend, so when he got up, I said to Al-Hassan ibn Ali: I do not see that you have spared me anything, and I was keen to bear witness with him, so he said: This one says to you what you say, and he said to me on the Day of the Camel when the people were walking towards each other: O Hasan, may your mother be bereaved of you, or your mother may make you miserable, and by Allah, I do not see any good after this.”

If Othman had directed me to Sarar, I would have listened to him and obeyed

By Allah, I wish I had never mentioned a word to Uthman, and that I had lived in this world with flawless leprosy, and that Uthman’s finger pointing to the sky was better than the earth rising from me.

How are you when so much of this happens to you? Perhaps you are evil and intrigued by it

There will be division, strife, and disagreement. If that happens, break your sword, stay at home, and take a wooden sword.

I witnessed the skulls, but I was not pierced with a spear, nor struck with a sword. I wished they had been cut off from here, but I had not witnessed it.

The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, did not entrust us with anything that he did not entrust to all people

Whoever was idle in that time, or took treasure or property out of fear of circles, will meet Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection greatly disappointed.

A camel with a mask on that day is better than a camel yielding one hundred thousand

The best money on that day is a good weapon, and a good horse that the servant will ride wherever he goes

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

The happiest person in the face of temptation is the one who lives on the top of a mountain, isolated from the evils of people

The best people in turmoil are a man who takes the head of his horse and frightens the enemy, or a man who is isolated and performs Allah’s rights upon him

The best people in times of turmoil are a man who eats from the droppings of his sword for the sake of Allah, and a man with a lofty head who eats from the messengers of his sheep.

O people, make up your mind, for by Allah, we have never taken their lists to a matter that terrifies us without making it easy for us to do a matter we know except this matter of yours, for it only increases in severity and confusion. For I saw myself on the day of Abu Jandal, and if I had found helpers against the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ, I would have denied it.

You do not know what they did after you

Al-Hakam bin Nafi’ told us, on the authority of Jarrah, on the authority of Artah, he said: “The Sufyani kills everyone who disobeys him, saws them, and cooks them in pots for six months. He said: And the two Easts and the two Wests will meet.”

After me, among the caliphs, there will be several captains of Musa

It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir b. Samura that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:This order will continue to be dominant until there have been twelve Caliphs. The narrator says: Then he said something which I could not understand, and I said to my father: What did he say? My father told me that he said that all of them (Caliphs) would be from the Quraish