[Machine] I went some time ago, and it was still covered until I reached Kufa, so I entered the mosque and there I saw a circle in which there was a man with a flaw among men, known for being from the people of Al-Hijaz. I asked, "Who is the man?" And the people said, "Don't you know him?" I said, "No." They said, "This is Hudhayfah ibn Al-Yaman, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." So I sat down and spoke to the people and he said, "People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, and I used to ask him about evil. The people disapproved of this, so he said to them, 'I will tell you what you disapprove of. Islam came when something came that was not like the pre-Islamic era. I was given understanding in the Quran, so men would come and ask about good, and I would ask about evil. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, will there be evil after this good, just as there was evil before it?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'Then what is immunity, O Messenger of Allah?' He said, 'The sword.' I said, 'Will there be any immunity after this sword?' He said, 'Yes, there will be Imarah on the path of those who are straight, and truce on the path of those who are unjust.' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then the callers of misguidance will come out. If Allah has a Khalifa on earth on that day, he should beat your back and take your wealth, so stay with him. Otherwise, die while you are clinging to a tree branch.' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then the Dajjal will emerge with a river and fire. Whoever falls into his fire, his reward will be obligatory and his sins will be erased. Whoever falls into his river, his sins will be obligatory and his reward will be erased.' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then the mahar will be introduced, and it will not be ridden until the Hour stands and there is a sound among men.' I asked, 'What is immunity from it?' He said, 'The sword.' Qatadah used to place it on the apostasy that existed during the time of Abu Bakr. And when he said, 'Imarah on the path of those who are straight,' he meant on the path of those who are on guidance. And when he said, 'truce on the path of those who are unjust,' he meant peace. And when he said, 'on the path of those who are on smoke,' he meant on the path of those who are on coal. 'Abd al-Razzaq was asked, 'Whose interpretation is this?' He said, 'It is attributed to Qatadah.'  

خَرَجْتُ زَمَانَ فُتِحَتْ تُسْتَرُ حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْكُوفَةَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحَلْقَةٍ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ صَدَعٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ حَسَنُ الثَّغْرِ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ أَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ؟ فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ أَوَ مَا تَعْرِفُهُ؟ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالُوا هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَعَدْتُ وَحَدَّثَ الْقَوْمَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ الْقَوْمُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنِّي سَأُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا أَنْكَرْتُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ جَاءَ الْإِسْلَامُ حِينَ جَاءَ فَجَاءَ أَمْرٌ لَيْسَ كَأَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَكُنْتُ قَدْ أُعْطِيتُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَهْمًا فَكَانَ رِجَالٌ يَجِيئُونَ فَيَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ فَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيَكُونُ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ كَمَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ شَرٌّ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَمَا الْعِصْمَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ السَّيْفُ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَهَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا السَّيْفِ بَقِيَّةٌ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ تَكُونَ إِمَارَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءٍ وَهُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَنْشَأُ دُعَاةُ الضَّلَالَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةٌ جَلَدَ ظَهْرَكَ وَأَخَذَ مَالَكَ فَالْزَمْهُ وَإِلَّا فَمُتْ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلِ شَجَرَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَعَهُ نَهَرٌ وَنَارٌ مَنْ وَقَعَ فِي نَارِهِ وَجَبَ أَجْرُهُ وَحُطَّ وِزْرُهُ وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي نَهَرِهِ وَجَبَ وِزْرُهُ وَحُطَّ أَجْرُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّمَاذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُنْتَجُ الْمُهْرُ فَلَا يُرْكَبُ حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ الصَّدْعُ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ الضَّرْبُ وَقَوْلُهُ فَمَا الْعِصْمَةُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ السَّيْفُ كَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَضَعُهُ عَلَى الرِّدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ فِي زَمَنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَوْلُهُ إِمَارَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءٍ يَقُولُ عَلَى قَذًى وَهُدْنَةٍ يَقُولُ صُلْحٌ وَقَوْلُهُ عَلَى دَخَنٍ يَقُولُ عَلَى ضَغَائِنَ قِيلَ لِعَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ مِمَّنِ التَّفْسِيرُ؟ قَالَ مِنْ قَتَادَةَ زَعَمَ  

[Machine] "We came to Al-Yashkuri in the town of Bani Layth, and he asked us, 'From which people are you?' We said, 'We are the sons of Layth.' So he asked us, and the people asked him, 'We have come to you to ask you about the narration of Hudhayfah.' He said, 'We accompanied Abu Musa on a journey from some of his expeditions. The animals were exhausted in Al-Kufah, so I sought permission for myself and my companion, and we were granted permission. So we arrived in Al-Kufah early in the morning, and I said to my companion, 'I will enter the mosque, and when the market opens, I will come out to you.' I entered the mosque and found a group of people sitting in a circle, as if their heads had been cut off, listening to the speech of a man. So I approached them, and a man came towards me, and I asked, 'Who is this?' He said, 'Are you Basri?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'I knew that if you were from Kufa, you wouldn't ask about this. This is Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman.' So I got closer to him and listened to him saying, 'People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I used to ask him about evil. And I knew that good would not be ahead of me. So I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'There will be tribulations and evil.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this evil that is good?' He said, 'There will be a truce during which people will acquire wealth.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is a truce on a burning coal?' He said, 'It will cause people's hearts to return to their previous state.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it.' I repeated the same question three times, and he gave the same response each time. Then I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there anything after this good that is evil?' He said, 'There will be a blind, deaf fitnah (tribulation) with callers at the gates of Hellfire. If I die, O Hudhayfah, and you are holding onto the root of a dry stick, it is better for you than following any of them."  

أَتَيْنَا الْيَشْكُرِيَّ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ فَقَالَ مِمَّنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ فَقُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلَنَا وَقَالُوا إِنَّا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكُ عَنْ حَدِيثِ حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَافِلِينَ مِنْ بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ قَالَ وَغَلَتِ الدَّوَابُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ قَالَ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبِي أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَقَدِمْنَا الْكُوفَةَ بَاكِرًا مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِحَلْقَةٍ كَأَنَّمَا قُطِعَتْ رُءُوسُهُمْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي فَقُلْتُ لِلرَّجُلِ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ أَبَصْرِيُّ أَنْتَ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّكَ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسْأَلْ عَنْ هَذَا هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَمْ يَسْبِقْنِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ فَقَالَ «يَا حُذَيْفَةُ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ» يَقُولُهَا لِي ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ وَشَرٌّ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ ‍ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ «لَا تَرْجِعُ قُلُوبُ أَقْوَامٍ عَلَى الَّذِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «يَا حُذَيْفَةُ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ» ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ فَإِنْ مُتَّ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جَذْرِ خَشَبَةٍ يَابِسَةٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتْبَعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»  

[Machine] "Who are these people?" we asked. They replied, "We are the sons of Layth." So, we asked them and asked again. Then we said, "We have come to ask you about the story of Hudhayfah." They said, "We joined Abu Musa's caravan, and the animals became tired in Kufa, so I and my companion sought permission from Abu Musa, and he granted us permission. So, we entered Kufa." I said to my companion, "When the market opens, I will come out to you." He said, "I entered the mosque, and there was a circle of people listening to the speech of a man. So, I stood among them, and then a man came and stood next to me." I said to him, "Who is this?" He said, "Are you Basri?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I knew that you would not ask about this if you were a Kufan." This is Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman. So, I approached him and heard him saying, "People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I asked him about evil. And I knew that good will not surpass me." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it three times." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "O Hudhayfah, learn the Book of Allah and follow what is in it three times." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this evil, is there any good?" He said, "A truce in which there is deception and a group upon misguidance within it." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, after this good, is there any evil?" He said, "A blind and deaf trial with callers to the gates of Hell, and it is better for you, O Hudhayfah, to die while you have a piece of bread in your hand than to follow any one of them."  

«مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟» قُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلْنَا ثُمَّ قُلْنَا أَتَيْنَاكَ نَسْأَلُكَ عَنْ حَدِيثِ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ «أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ أَبِي مُوسَى قَافِلِينَ وَغَلَتِ الدَّوَابُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ أَنَا وَصَاحِبٌ لِي أَبَا مُوسَى فَأَذِنَ لَنَا فَقَدِمْنَا الْكُوفَةَ» فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلُ الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكِ قَالَ «فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ حَلْقَةٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي» فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ «أَبَصْرِيٌّ أَنْتَ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «قَدْ عَرَفْتُ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسَلْ عَنْ هَذَا» هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ «هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءِ فِيهَا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ «تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ «فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَأَنْ تَمُوتَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ»