وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ آخَرَ بِنَحْوِهِ وَفِيهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ شَرٌّ كَمَا كَانَ قَبْلَهُ شَرٌّ قَالَ ”يَا حُذَيْفَةُ اقْرَأْ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَاعْمَلْ بِمَا فِيهِ“ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنِّي فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا اتَّبَعْتُهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ شَرًّا اجْتَنَبْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ هَلْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَالَ ”نَعَمْ فِتْنَةٌ عَمْيَاءُ عَمَّاءُ صَمَّاءُ وَدُعَاةُ ضَلَالَةٍ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ جَهَنَّمَ مَنْ أَجْلَبَهُمْ قَذَفُوهُ فِيهَا“
(Second chain) Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! Will there be an era of evil (and tribulation) after this good (i.e., guidance and Islam), just as there was before? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hudhayfah! Keep reciting the Book of Allah and keep acting upon it. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned away from me, but I repeated my question three times. I knew that if there would be good, I would follow it, and in case of evil, I would avoid it. Therefore, I asked again: Will there be an era of evil after this good? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, there will be blind tribulation, and in it there will be people who will be callers standing at the doors of Hell; whoever responds to them, they will throw him into Hell.