Whoever can at this time keep himself…

nd its falling on ears does not make it old. Whoever speaks according to it, speaks truth and whoever acts by it is forward (in action). A man stood up and said: O Amir al-mu'minin, tell us about this disturbance and whether you enquired about it from the Holy Prophet. Thereupon Amir al-mu'minin said: When Allah, the Glorified sent down the verse: Alif lam mim. What! Do people imagine that they will be let off on (their) saying: "We believe! " and they will not be tried? (Qur'an, 29: 1-2) I came to know that the disturbance would not befall us so long as the Prophet (peace and blessing of Allah be upon him and his progeny) is among us. So I said, "O Prophet of Allah, what is this disturbance of which Allah, the Sublime, has informed you? " He replied, "O ‘Ali, my people will create trouble after me. " I said, "O Prophet of Allah, on the day of Uhud, when people had fallen martyrs and I was not among them, and that was distressing for me, did you not say to me, 'cheer up, as martyrdom is for you hereafter? '" The Prophet replied, "Yes it is so, but what about your enduring at present? " I said, "O Prophet of Allah, this is not an occasion for endurance, but rather an occasion for cheering up and gratefulness. " Then he said: "O ‘Ali, people will fall into mischief through their wealth, will show obligation to Allah on account of their faith, will expect His mercy, will feel safe from His anger and regard His unlawful matters as lawful by raising false doubts and by their misguiding desires. They will then hold lawful (the use of) wine by calling it barley water, a bribe by calling it a gift, and taking of usurious interest by calling it sale. " I said, "O Prophet of Allah, how should I deal with them at the time, whether to hold them to have gone back in heresy or just in revolt. " He said, "In revolt. "