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Sunan Abi Dawud 4343 (Book 39, Hadith 53) #24634
Staying Away from Commotion and Chaos

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of staying away from commotion and chaos, controlling one's tongue, and attending to one's own affairs.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: When we were around the Messenger of Allah , he mentioned the period of commotion (fitnah) saying: When you see the people that their covenants have been impaired, (the fulfilling of) the guarantees becomes rare, and they become thus (intertwining his fingers). I then got up and said: What should I do at that time, may Allah make me ransom for you? He replied: Keep to your house, control your tongue, accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs, and leave alone the affairs of the generality.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ خَبَّابٍ أَبِي الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عِكْرِمَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ حَوْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِذْ ذَكَرَ الْفِتْنَةَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُ النَّاسَ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَخَفَّتْ أَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ أَفْعَلُ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْزَمْ بَيْتَكَ وَامْلِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَخُذْ بِمَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِأَمْرِ خَاصَّةِ نَفْسِكَ وَدَعْ عَنْكَ أَمْرَ الْعَامَّةِ

TOPICS
commotion  *  covenants  *  guarantees  *  house  *  tongue  *  approve  *  disapprove  *  affairs

QUICK LESSONS:
Stay in your home; control your tongue; accept what you approve; attend to your own affairs; leave alone the affairs of the generality .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As who was around the Messenger of Allah. In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad is discussing a period of commotion or fitnah. He advises people to stay in their homes during such times and control their tongues by only accepting what they approve of and leaving alone what they disapprove of. Additionally, he encourages them to attend to their own affairs instead of getting involved in the matters concerning others. The main values taught in this hadith are self-control, restraint from interfering with other people’s matters, being mindful with one’s words as well as staying away from chaos or commotions that can lead to negative consequences for oneself as well as others around them.

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