Subay' ibn Khalid said: I came to Kufah at the time when Tustar was conquered. I took some mules from it. When I entered the mosque (of Kufah), I found there some people of moderate stature, and among them was a man whom you could recognize when you saw him that he was from the people of Hijaz. I asked: Who is he? The people frowned at me and said: Do you not recognize him? This is Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then Hudhayfah said: People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, and I used to ask him about evil. Then the people stared hard at him. He said: I know the reason why you dislike it. I then asked: Messenger of Allah, will there be evil as there was before, after this good which Allah has bestowed on us? He replied: Yes. I asked: Wherein does the protection from it lie? He replied: In the sword. I asked: Messenger of Allah, what will then happen? He replied: If Allah has on Earth a caliph who flays your back and takes your property, obey him, otherwise die holding onto the stump of a tree. I asked: What will come next? He replied: Then the Antichrist (Dajjal) will come forth accompanied by a river and fire. He who falls into his fire will certainly receive his reward, and have his load taken off him, but he who falls into his river will have his load retained and his reward taken off him. I then asked: What will come next? He said: The Last Hour will come.  

أَتَيْتُ الْكُوفَةَ فِي زَمَنِ فُتِحَتْ تُسْتَرُ أَجْلُبُ مِنْهَا بِغَالاً فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا صَدْعٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ جَالِسٌ تَعْرِفُ إِذَا رَأَيْتَهُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ رِجَالِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا فَتَجَهَّمَنِي الْقَوْمُ وَقَالُوا أَمَا تَعْرِفُ هَذَا هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَأَحْدَقَهُ الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَرَى الَّذِي تُنْكِرُونَ إِنِّي قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الْخَيْرَ الَّذِي أَعْطَانَا اللَّهُ أَيَكُونُ بَعْدَهُ شَرٌّ كَمَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَمَا الْعِصْمَةُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ السَّيْفُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَكُونُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لِلَّهِ خَلِيفَةٌ فِي الأَرْضِ فَضَرَبَ ظَهْرَكَ وَأَخَذَ مَالَكَ فَأَطِعْهُ وَإِلاَّ فَمُتْ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ بِجِذْلِ شَجَرَةٍ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ مَعَهُ نَهْرٌ وَنَارٌ فَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي نَارِهِ وَجَبَ أَجْرُهُ وَحُطَّ وِزْرُهُ وَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِي نَهْرِهِ وَجَبَ وِزْرُهُ وَحُطَّ أَجْرُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا قَالَ ثُمَّ هِيَ قِيَامُ السَّاعَةِ  

[Machine] "They sent me from Ma'a to Kufa to buy animals. So we arrived at the market and there was a man with a crowd gathered around him. As for my companion, he went to the animals, and as for me, I approached the man and it turned out to be Hudhayfah. I heard him saying, 'The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to ask him about good things, and I used to ask him about evil things. So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, is there evil after this good, as there was before?' He said, 'Yes.' I said, 'What protection is there from it?' He said, 'The sword.' So I think that Abu Tayyah said, 'The sword, I think.' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then there will be a truce between you and the smoke (of the Hour).' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then the callers to misguidance will emerge. So if you see at that time the caliph of Allah on the earth, then join him and stick to his group even if you have to crawl over ice. I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'Then the Dajjal will come out.' I said, 'By what will he be accompanied?' He said, 'He will be accompanied by a river or by water and fire. Whoever enters his river will have his reward, and what is due to him will be taken away, and whoever enters his fire will have his reward and what is due to him will be taken away.' I said, 'Then what?' He said, 'If you could acquire a horse and you did not mount it, you would surely regret it until the Hour starts.'"  

أَرْسَلُونِي مِنْ مَاهٍ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ أَشْتَرِي الدَّوَابَّ فَأَتَيْنَا الْكُنَاسَةَ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عَلَيْهِ جَمْعٌ قَالَ فَأَمَّا صَاحِبِي فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى الدَّوَابِّ وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ حُذَيْفَةُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ كَمَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَمَا الْعِصْمَةُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ السَّيْفُ أَحْسَبُ أَبُو التَّيَّاحِ يَقُولُ السَّيْفُ أَحْسَبُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ تَكُونُ دُعَاةُ الضَّلَالَةِ فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَلِيفَةَ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَالْزَمْهُ وَإِنْ نَهَكَ جِسْمَكَ وَأَخَذَ مَالَكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَرَهُ فَاهْرَبْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَوْ أَنْ تَمُوتَ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ بِجِذْلِ شَجَرَةٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ الدَّجَّالُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَبِمَ يَجِيءُ بِهِ مَعَهُ؟ قَالَ بِنَهَرٍ أَوْ قَالَ مَاءٍ وَنَارٍ فَمَنْ دَخَلَ نَهْرَهُ حُطَّ أَجْرُهُ وَوَجَبَ وِزْرُهُ وَمَنْ دَخَلَ نَارَهُ وَجَبَ أَجْرُهُ وَحُطَّ وِزْرُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ مَاذَا؟ قَالَ لَوْ أَنْتَجْتَ فَرَسًا لَمْ تَرْكَبْ فَلُوَّهَا حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ  

[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  

"عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِىِّ ﷺ كَانُوا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ

الْخَيْرِ، وَكُنْتُ أَسْأَلُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ؛ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ أُدْرِكَهُ، وَإِنِّى بَيْنَمَا أَنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ

ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! أَرَأَيْتَ هَذَا الْخَيْرَ الَّذِى أَعْطَانَا الله هَلْ بَعْدَهُ مِنْ شَرٍّ (*)؟ كَمَا

كَانَ قَبْلَهُ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قُلْتُ: فَمَا الْعِصْمَةُ مِنْهُ؟ قَالَ: السَّيْفُ، قُلْتُ: وَهَلْ لِلسَّيْفِ

مِنْ بَقِيَّةٍ؟ قَالَ: هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ (* *)، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله: وَمَا بَعْدَ الْهُدْنَةِ؟ قَالَ: دُعَاةٌ

لِلضَّلَالَةِ، فَإِنْ لَقِيتَ فِيهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَلِيفَةً فِى الأَرْضِ فَالْزَمْهُ، وَإِنْ أُخِذَ مَالُكَ، وَضُرِبَ ظَهْرُكَ، وَإِلَّا - وَفِى لَفْظٍ - فَإنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ خَلِيفَةٌ، فَاهْرَبْ فِى الأَرْضِ جِدَّ هَرَبِكَ، حَتَّى يُدْرِكَكَ الْمَوْتُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى أَصْلِ شَجَرَةٍ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! فَمَا بَعْدَ دُعَاةِ الضَّلَالَةِ؟ قَالَ: خُرُوجُ الدَّجَّالِ، قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ الله: وَمَا يَجئُ بِهِ الدَّجَّالُ؟ قَالَ: يَجِئُ بِنَارٍ وَنَهرٍ، فَمَنْ وَقَعَ فِى نَارِهِ وَجَبَ أَجْرُهُ، وَحُطَّ وِزْرُهُ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! فَمَا بَعْدَ الدَّجَّالِ؟ قَالَ: عِيسَى ابنُ مَرْيَمَ، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله! فَمَا بَعْدَ عِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ؟ قَالَ: لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَنْتَجَ فَرَسًا لَم يَرْكبْ ظَهْرَهَا حَتَّى تَقُومَ السَّاعَةُ".