Hadith on Fitnah: Practicing Sunnah like holding a hot ember

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “One holding fast to my Sunnah while my nation is in conflict is like one grasping a hot coal.

Source: Nawādir al-Uṣūl 1/119

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِسُنَّتِي عِنْدَ اخْتِلَافِ أُمَّتِي كَالْقَابِضِ عَلَى الْجَمْرِ

1/119 نوادر الأصول في أحاديث الرسول

6676 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الجامع

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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