Hadith #593
Arabic Text
قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ فِتَنًا كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يُصْبِحُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي كَافِرًا وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ كَافِرًا الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ السَّاعِي قَالُوا فَمَا تَأْمُرُنَا قَالَ كُونُوا أَحْلَاسَ بُيُوتِكُمْ
English Translation
He (the Messenger of Allah ﷺ) said: 'Indeed, there are tribulations ahead of you like pieces of the dark night. A man wakes up as a believer and by evening he is a disbeliever, and he goes to sleep as a believer and wakes up as a disbeliever. The one sitting during them is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one running.' They said: 'What do you command us?' He said: 'Be like the fixtures of your homes (i.e., stay home and avoid fitnah).'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 36, Hadith 593
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 18831
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-55221