Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ إِذَا بَقِيتَ فِي حُثَالَةٍ مِنْ النَّاسِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِذَا مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَكَانُوا هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ يُونُسُ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ يَصِفُ ذَاكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا أَصْنَعُ عِنْدَ ذَاكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَخُذْ مَا تَعْرِفُ وَدَعْ مَا تُنْكِرُ وَعَلَيْكَ بِخَاصَّتِكَ وَإِيَّاكَ وَعَوَامَّهُمْ.
English Translation
Isma'il narrated from Yunus from al-Hasan that Abdullah ibn Amr said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to me: How will you be when you remain among the dregs of people? I said: O Messenger of Allah, how is that? He said: When their covenants and trusts become confused, and they become like this — and Yunus interlaced his fingers, describing that. I said: What should I do then, O Messenger of Allah? He said: Fear Allah the Almighty, hold on to what you recognize (as good), leave what you find objectionable, attend to your own affairs, and beware of the affairs of the common people.