[Machine] I visited Al-Yashkuri in a village of Bani Layth. He asked, "Who are you people?" We replied, "We are from Bani Layth." He then asked us, and we asked him, "We have come to ask you about the narration of Hudhayfah." He said, "I went with Abu Musa on a caravan, and the animals stopped in Kufa. So I sought permission for me and my companion, and we were granted permission. We arrived in Kufa early in the morning. I told my companion, 'I will enter the mosque, and when the market opens, I will meet you there.' I entered the mosque and found a group sitting as if beheaded, listening to a man speaking. I climbed over them, and a man approached me from the side. I asked, 'Who is this?' He said, 'You are Basri.' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'If you were from Kufa, you wouldn't have asked about this. This is Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman.' So I approached him and listened as he said, 'People used to ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about good, while I used to ask him about evil. I knew that I would never beat him in asking him about good, so I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there any evil after this good?" He said, "Yes, there will be turmoil." I asked again, "Is there any good after this evil?" He said, "Yes, but it will be tainted." I asked again, "Is there any evil after this good?" He said, "There will be misguided leaders who will invite to the gates of Hell, whoever responds to their call, while you will be on a path of righteousness. I asked again, "Is there any evil after this good?" He said, "Blindness will come on a nation, deafness as well. They will call to the gates of Hell, and you will be in a position where death is better than following any of them."  

أَتَيْتُ الْيَشْكُرِيَّ فِي رَهْطٍ مِنْ بَنِي لَيْثٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَنِ الْقَوْمُ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا بَنُو لَيْثٍ قَالَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ وَسَأَلَنَا 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 بَاكِرًا مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقُلْتُ لِصَاحِبِي إِنِّي دَاخِلٌ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا قَامَتِ السُّوقُ خَرَجْتُ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَإِذَا فِيهِ حَلْقَةٌ كَأَنَّمَا قُطِعَتْ رُءُوسُهُمْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَى حَدِيثِ رَجُلٍ قَالَ فَقُمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَامَ إِلَى جَنْبِي قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ أَبَصْرِيٌّ أَنْتَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُ لَوْ كُنْتَ كُوفِيًّا لَمْ تَسْأَلْ عَنْ هَذَا هَذَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَسْأَلُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْخَيْرِ وَأَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ الْخَيْرَ لَنْ يَسْبِقَنِي قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ يَاحُذَيْفَةُ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ (1 قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ قَالَ فِتْنَةٌ وَشَرٌّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةَ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ 1) قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الشَّرِّ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ هُدْنَةٌ عَلَى دَخَنٍ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَلَى أَقْذَاءٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ الْهُدْنَةُ عَلَى دَخَنٍ مَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ لَا تَرْجِعُ قُلُوبُ أَقْوَامٍ عَلَى الَّذِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ (2 قَالَ يَا حُذَيْفَةَ تَعَلَّمْ كِتَابَ اللهِ وَاتَّبِعْ مَا فِيهِ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَبَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ؟ 2) قَالَ فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ صَمَّاءُ عَلَيْهَا دُعَاةٌ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ النَّارِ وَأَنْتَ أَنْ تَمُوتَ يَا حُذَيْفَةُ وَأَنْتَ عَاضٌّ عَلَى جِذْلٍ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَتَّبِعَ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ  

[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»