The sixth and seventh qualities are mentioned in the following Ayah. Allah (Exalted be He) says, And be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully and to be seen of men Allah (Exalted be He) has ordered the believers not to show off and not to fight the enemies boastfully. Rather, they should be sincere, truthful and humble in Jihad and ask Allah (Exalted be He) to grant them victory. Allah (Exalted be He) has mentioned and warned against a quality His enemies have, namely, averting people from His way. It is the disbelievers who averted people from the way of Allah (may He be Exalted )and sought to make it deviant. Unlike them, the believers are sincere, truthful, and humble in Jihad and call those who are deviant to the way of Allah and call people to the truth, guidance, and obedience to Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him). They can never be hypocrites or fight boastfully. Some people see this Fitnah, namely the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait as a doubtful matter. Some people think that it is better not to fight with either side. The same occurred during the first Fitnah which took place after the Prophet's (peace be upon him) death. It broke out between the peopel of the Levant (the region covering Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine) and the regions of Iraq because of the murder of `Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Those who had a grudge for Islam made their way into this Fitnah by means of stealth and the matter was completely chaotic. Owing to the unjust murder of `Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), severe Fitnah took place. People pledged allegiance to `Aly (may Allah be pleased with him)
as a Caliph. At the same time, Mu`awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and a group of people demanded that the murderers of `Uthman be brought to justice. Thus, the Fitnah intensified and Muslims were divided into two parties, one sided with Mu`awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and the people of the Levant and asked `Aly (may Allah be pleased with him) to surrender the murderers. The other party, which consisted of `Aly (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions asked Mu`awiyah and his supporters to calm down and be patient and he tried to settle matters peacefully. However, the matters worsened and two battles ensued: the Battle of the Camel and the Battle of Siffin. Some people at that time thought that it was better not to engage in this Fitnah. Some Sahabah joined neither `Aly nor Mu`awiyah.
Similarly, the current Fitnah caused people to become confused, especially that not all of them are well informed or know what to do; some of them may have their insight blurred and can not understand the truth due to their perplexity. This Fitnah is not one that should be deserted because the truth is clear. The basic rule is that only the imperspicuous Fitnah, in which the truth cannot be distinguished from falsehood, must be avoided. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, There will be afflictions (in the near future) during which a person who is sitting will be better than one who is standing, and the person who is standing will be better than one who is walking, and the person who is walking will be better than one who is running, and whoever exposes himself to these afflictions, they will destroy him. So whoever can find a place of protection or refuge from them, should take shelter in it. (Related in the two Sahih (authentic) books of AlBukhari and Muslimon the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)). He (peace be upon him) also said, Before the Last Hour there will be commotions like pieces of a dark night in which a man will be a believer in the morning and a disbeliever in the evening, or a believer in the evening and an disbeliever in the morning. He who sits during them will be better than he who gets up and he who walks during them is better than he who runs. So break your bows, cut your bowstrings, and strike your swords on stones. If people then come in to one of you, let him be like the better of Adam's