وَعَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَيْضًا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ”احْصُوا لِي كَمْ يَلْفِظُ الْإِسْلَامَ“ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَخَافُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ مَا بَيْنَ السِّتِّمِائَةِ إِلَى السَّبْعِمِائَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ ”إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ أَنْ تُبْتَلَوا“ قَالَ فَابْتُلِينَا حَتَّى جَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا سِرًّا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Count for me those who recite the Kalimah of Islam. We said: O Messenger of Allah! Do you fear anything concerning us, when our number is between six hundred and seven hundred? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You do not know, perhaps trials may befall you. Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Thus, we were tested in such a way that a man had to perform prayer in hiding.