Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #51727

On the authority of Abu Dharr, he said: I was riding behind the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, one day on a donkey. When we passed the houses of Medina, he said: “How are you, Abu Dharr?” If there is hunger in the city, do you get up from your bed and do not reach your mosque until hunger exhausts you? He said: I said: God and His Messenger Know. He said: “Be chaste, O Abu Dharr.” He said: “How is it, O Abu Dharr, when there is a death in the city and the slave reaches the house to the point that the grave is sold for the slave?” . He said: I said, God and His Messenger know best. He said: “Be patient, O Abu Dharr.” He said: “How are you, Abu Dharr, when there is killing in Medina? Are the oil stones covered in blood? He said: I said: God and His Messenger know best. He said: “You come from whomever you are from.” He said: I said: And wear weapons? He said: “You joined the people then.” I said: What should I do, O Messenger of God? He said: “If you fear that the beam of the sword will dazzle you, then throw the side of your garment over Your face will bear your iniquity and his iniquity.” Narrated by Abu Dawood