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Question: The occurrence of much trials and tribulations, as well as [serious] incidents and jealousy has been noted during these times – so is this from the signs of the Last Hour?
Response: No doubt; [the occurrence of] trials and tribulations are from the signs of the Last Hour – and there is no might nor power except with Allaah.
So the Muslim must ask Allaah for protection from the trials and tribulations; and when they occur, then he should not take part in them.
[Rather], he should distance himself from them and [instead] occupy himself with worship; and [engaging oneself in] worship during the period of pandemonium is equivalent to making hijrah to the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ – as [has been related] in the hadeeth.
[So] he should engage in worship, and not enter into and take part in the trials and tribulations – [rather] he should distance himself from them.
And when the Prophet ﷺ mentioned to Hudhayfah about what was going on of the trials and tribulations, and the presence of callers to it – callers at the gates of Hell, he said:
‘So what do you command me with if I should encounter that O Messenger of Allaah?’
[And] he said:
And this is from the greatest of that which protects [one] from the trials and tribulations – that the Muslim aligns himself to the jamaa’ah of the Muslims and the imaam of the Muslims.
[So] he said:
‘O Messenger of Allaah, and what if they have no jamaa’ah and no imaam?’
[And] he said:
Translation originally published on 16 February, 2015
