Hadith #85
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ قَالَ عِنْدَ فِتْنَةِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّهَ
ا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ الْقَاعِدُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَائِمُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ السَّاعِي قَالَ أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ بَيْتِي فَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ إِلَيَّ لِيَقْتُلَنِي قَالَ كُنْ كَابْنِ آدَمَ
Isnad Chain
قتيبة بن سعيد
ليث بن سعد
عياش بن عباس
بكير بن عبد الله
بسر بن سعيد
English Translation
Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (رضي الله عنه) said during the fitnah of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan: 'I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: There will be a tribulation in which the one sitting is better than the one standing, the one standing is better than the one walking, and the one walking is better than the one rushing.' He was asked: 'What if someone enters my house and stretches his hand to kill me?' He said: 'Be like the son of Adam [i.e., like Habil who did not fight back].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 8, Hadith 85
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 1523
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-37913