Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 40295 — Reports on the tribulation

It is narrated from Shahr bin Hawshab that he said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions were sitting, and their voices rose. The narrator said: Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said: O son of Umm Abd, what are these voices? He said: O Abu Abdullah, they brought up the Dajjal, and we became afraid of him. Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah, I do not care whether I meet him or this black young goat. Abd al-Malik the narrator said: He said this about a young goat that was eating date stones at one side of the mosque. The narrator said: Sayyiduna Abdullah said to Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him): Why? To Allah be credited the excellence of your father! Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We are a believing people and he is a disbelieving man, and Allah Almighty will grant us victory and triumph over him. By Allah, he will not emerge until his emergence is more beloved to the Muslim man than the coolness of a drink in thirst. Sayyiduna Abdullah asked: For what reason? To Allah be credited the excellence of your father! Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Because of the severity of hardships and the calamities of evil.