Musnad Ahmad 21445

Translation

✧ I was behind the Prophet ﷺ when we left the outskirts of Madinah. He said: 'O Abu Dharr, pray the prayer at its proper time. If you come and the imam has already prayed, you will have secured your prayer before that. If you come and he has not prayed, pray with him, and your prayer will be a supererogatory prayer for you, and you will have secured your prayer.' O Abu Dharr, what do you think if people become so hungry that you cannot reach your mosque due to exhaustion, or cannot return to your bed due to exhaustion? What will you do?' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'Keep yourself chaste.' He said: 'O Abu Dharr, what do you think if people die until a house is sold for a slave? What will you do?' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'Be patient.' He said: 'O Abu Dharr, what do you think if people are killed until the stones of Zayt are flooded with blood? What will you do?' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'Enter your house.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what if someone enters upon me?' He said: 'Go to the one you belong to.' I said: 'And should I carry a weapon?' He said: 'Then you would have shared in it.' I said: 'What should I do, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'If you fear that the flash of the sword will overwhelm you, throw a part of your cloak over your face, so that he bears your sin and his own sin.'

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