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Sunan Abi Dawud 4265 (Book 37, Hadith 26) #24555
The Severity of Civil Strife

SUMMARY: Civil strife will occur in the future and it will be more severe than physical violence.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet said: There will be civil strife which wipe out the Arabs, and their slain will go to Hell. During it the tongue will be more severe than blows of the sword. Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri transmitted it from Laith, from Tawus on the authority of Al-A'jam.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، يُقَالُ لَهُ زِيَادٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ تَسْتَنْظِفُ الْعَرَبَ قَتْلاَهَا فِي النَّارِ اللِّسَانُ فِيهَا أَشَدُّ مِنْ وَقْعِ السَّيْفِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ عَنِ الأَعْجَمِ

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strife  *  violence  *  tongue  *  fitnah  *  qatl  *  lisan

QUICK LESSONS:
Resolve conflicts peacefully, Be careful with words

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about a time in the future when civil strife will occur among the Arabs. It is said that this conflict will be more severe than physical violence, as it is described as being worse than blows of a sword. This means that words can have a greater impact on people than physical harm, and so we should be careful with our words and think before we speak. We should also strive to resolve conflicts peacefully rather than resorting to violence or verbal abuse.

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