Musnad Ahmad

Zirr bin Hubaish says that once I asked Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him), "At what time did you eat sahur with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied, "It was already morning, but the sun had not yet risen."

Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila says that once I went out towards a village with Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked for water, so a farmer brought water in a silver vessel. Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) struck the vessel on his face. We signaled to each other to remain silent, because if we asked him, he would never have told us about it. So we remained silent. After a while, he himself said, "Do you know why I struck this vessel on his face?" We replied, "No." He said, "I had forbidden him before as well (but he did not refrain)." Then he told us that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Do not drink anything in gold or silver vessels, and do not wear silk or brocade, because these things are for the disbelievers in this world and for you in the Hereafter."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once held the calf of his leg and said: The place for tying the lower garment is up to here. If you do not accept this, then let it hang a little below this. If you do not accept even this, then below the ankles the lower garment has no right.

Abu Qilabah says that once one of Hazrat Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the other, "What have you heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say regarding the phrase 'People say'?" The other replied, "I heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) say that this is the worst mount of a person."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I had the opportunity to spend the night in the house of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray; one corner of the blanket was on the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the other corner was on Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). She was in her "days" at that time, meaning she could not pray.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood among us and did not leave out any event that would occur until the Day of Judgment without describing it right there while standing. Whoever remembered it, remembered it, and whoever forgot it, forgot it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever sits in the middle of a circle has been declared accursed by the tongue of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once two men named Aqib and Sayyid came from Najran. They said to the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! Please send with us a trustworthy man." The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I will send with you such a trustworthy man who truly deserves to be called trustworthy." Upon hearing this, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) began to look around, raising their heads. Then the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him) with them.

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that once we went to Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Tell us about a person who is the closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in manners and character, so that we may learn these ways from him and listen to hadith from him." He replied, "In character and manners, the one who most resembled the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was Ibn Mas'ud."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, during a time of intense heat, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out and told the people that there was very little water, so no one should reach that place before me.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Once, at a place called "Ahjar al-Mara", I met Jibreel (peace be upon him), so I said to him, "O Jibreel! I have been sent to an unlettered nation in which there are men and women, boys and girls, and very old people who do not know how to read anything." So he said, "The Noble Qur'an has been revealed upon seven letters."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that one night I presented myself in the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I could join him in his prayer. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began the recitation, and his voice was neither too low nor too high—the best recitation, in which the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the verses of Allah to us slowly and clearly. Then he bowed for as long as he had stood, then after raising his head, he stood for as long as he had bowed, and after saying "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah" he said: "All praise is for Allah, Who is the Possessor of power and sovereignty, the Possessor of majesty and greatness." When he finished this long prayer, only a little of the night’s darkness remained.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting with Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Who among you remembers the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding tribulations?" I said, "I remember it just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You are very brave." I said, "The trials that befall a person regarding his family, wealth, children, and neighbors are expiated by prayer, zakat, enjoining good, and forbidding evil." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I am not asking about that. I am asking about the tribulation which will spread like the waves of the sea." I said, "O Commander of the Faithful! You do not need to worry about it. Between you and it, there is a closed door." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "Will the door be broken or opened?" I said, "It will be broken." Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Then it will never be closed again." We asked, "Did Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) know who the door was?" Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Yes! Just as he knew that night comes after day. I narrated the hadith to him, not a riddle." Then the awe of Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) prevented us from asking who the door was, so we said to Masruq, and he asked, and Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "The door was Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) himself."

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that once we went to Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him, "Tell us about a person who is the closest to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in manners and character, so that we may learn these ways from him and listen to hadith from him." He replied, "In character and manners, the one who most resembled the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was Ibn Mas'ud."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a certain path. While walking, we reached a place where rubbish was thrown. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and urinated as any one of you does. I started to move back, but the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Stay close." So I came close to his back. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water, performed ablution, and wiped over his leather socks.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up, the first thing he would do was use the miswak.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he met the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a market of Madinah Munawwarah. He slipped away and came back after taking a bath. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer does not become impure."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he met the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a market of Madinah Munawwarah. He slipped away and came back after taking a bath. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer does not become impure."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that I asked the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about everything, even about leveling pebbles during prayer. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Level it once, otherwise leave it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were sitting with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I do not know how long I will remain among you, so follow the two men who will be after me, and he pointed towards Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and hold firmly to the way of Ammar, and whatever Ibn Mas'ud tells you, affirm it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The tale-bearer will not enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that when speaking with my family, I could not control my tongue, although this did not happen with others. I mentioned this to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hudhaifa! Why are you negligent of seeking forgiveness? I myself repent and seek forgiveness from Allah a hundred times every day."

It came to the knowledge of Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) used to urinate in a bottle and used to say that if urine touched the body of the Children of Israel, they would cut off that part with scissors. Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I wish your companions would not be so strict. I remember that we were walking with the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). While walking, when we reached a place where rubbish was thrown, the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and urinated."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A people will come out of Hell when the fire has scorched them; they will be called "Jahannami" (the people of Hell).

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Sabi’ says that once the people sent me to buy an animal. We reached a gathering where many people were assembled around a man. My companion went towards the animals, while I went towards that man. Upon reaching there, I found out that he was Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him). I went close to him and heard him saying: People used to ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, and I used to ask about evil, because I knew that good could not go ahead leaving me behind. One day I submitted in the presence of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hudhaifah! Learn the Book of Allah and follow its commands (he said this three times). I repeated my question. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will be tribulation and evil. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said three times: Hudhaifah! Learn the Book of Allah and follow its commands. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will be a truce established upon smoke, and there will be unity upon filth. I submitted: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by a truce established upon smoke? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: People will not be pleased with this truce in their hearts. Then the same questions and answers occurred between me and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will come a tribulation that will make one blind and deaf. Upon it, there will be people appointed who will call towards the doors of Hell. O Hudhaifah! If you die in such a state that you are biting the trunk of a tree with your teeth, that is better than following any one of them. I asked: Then what will happen? He said: Then the Dajjal will emerge. I asked: What will be with him? He said: With him will be a river or water and fire. Whoever enters his river, his reward will be lost and his punishment will be certain, and whoever enters his fire, his reward will be certain and his sins will be forgiven. I asked: Then what will happen? He said: If your horse gives birth, you will not get the chance to ride its offspring before the Hour is established. Then the same questions and answers occurred between me and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There will come a tribulation that will make one blind and deaf. Upon it, there will be people appointed who will call towards the doors of Hell. O Hudhaifah! If you die in such a state that you are biting the trunk of a tree with your teeth, that is better than following any one of them. I asked: Then what will happen? He said: Then the Dajjal will emerge. I asked: What will be with him? He said: With him will be a river or water and fire. Whoever enters his river, his reward will be lost and his punishment will be certain, and whoever enters his fire, his reward will be certain and his sins will be forgiven. I asked: Then what will happen? He said: If your horse gives birth, you will not get the chance to ride its offspring before the Hour is established.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Narrated to us by ‘Abd al-Samad, narrated to me by my father, narrated to me by Abu al-Tayyah, narrated to me by Sakhr ibn Badr al-‘Ijli, from Subay‘ ibn Khalid al-Dub‘ai, and he mentioned similar in meaning, and said: "And his reward is reduced and his sin is reduced," he said: "Even if he strikes your back and takes your wealth."

Yunus narrated to us, Hammad narrated to us, from Abu al-Tayyah, from Sakhr, from Subay’ ibn Khalid al-Dubai’i, and he mentioned it, and said: "Even if he strikes your back and takes your wealth," and he said: "And his reward is diminished and his sin is diminished."

Khalid bin Khalid Yashkari says that when Tustar was conquered, I left from there and reached Kufa. I entered the mosque and there was a gathering; it seemed as if their heads had been cut off, they were listening to a man's hadith with great attention. I went and stood near them. Meanwhile, another man came and stood by my side. I asked him, "Who is this person?" He asked me, "Are you from Basra?" I said, "Yes!" He said, "I already understood that if you were from Kufa, you would not have asked about this person. This is Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him)." I went near him and heard him saying: "People used to ask the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about good, and I used to ask about evil, because I knew that good could not go ahead leaving me behind. One day I submitted in the court of the Messenger, 'O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'Hudhaifa! Learn the Book of Allah and follow its commands.' (He said this three times.) I repeated my question. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'There will be tribulation and evil.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said three times, 'Hudhaifa! Learn the Book of Allah and follow its commands.' I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! Will there be evil after this good?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'There will be reconciliation upon smoke and agreement upon filth.' I submitted, 'O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by reconciliation upon smoke?' The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'People will not be pleased with this reconciliation in their hearts.' Then the same questions and answers occurred between me and the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, 'A tribulation will come that will make one blind and deaf. There will be people appointed who will call towards the doors of Hell. O Hudhaifa! If you die in such a state that you are biting the trunk of a tree with your teeth, that is better than following any of them.' I asked, 'Then what will happen?' He said, 'Then the Dajjal will emerge.' I asked, 'What will be with him?' He said, 'With him will be a river or water and fire. Whoever enters his river, his reward will be lost and his punishment will be certain, and whoever enters his fire, his reward will be certain and his sins will be forgiven.' I asked, 'Then what will happen?' He said, 'If your horse gives birth, you will not get the chance to ride its offspring before the Hour is established.'"

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day he said, "O people! Why do you not ask me questions? People used to ask the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about good, and I used to ask about evil. Indeed, Allah Almighty sent His Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he invited people from disbelief to faith, called them from misguidance to guidance. Whoever was to accept his words, accepted this invitation, and by the blessing of truth, dead things became alive, and by the misfortune of falsehood, even living things became dead. Then the era of Prophethood ended, and the Caliphate upon the way of Prophethood was established."

Tha’labah bin Zahdam says that once we were in Tabaristan with Sa’id bin ‘As (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked the people, “Who among you has performed the Salat al-Khawf (prayer of fear) with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)?” Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied, “I have.” Then he ordered the people, so they put on their weapons. Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) then said, “If the enemy suddenly attacks you, it is permissible for you to fight.” Then he led one group in one rak’ah (unit of prayer). One row stood facing the enemy. Then these people (who prayed) retreated backwards to the place of those who were standing in front of the enemy, and those people came and stood behind the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led them in the second rak’ah. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) concluded the prayer with salam.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa bin Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: The tale-bearer will not enter Paradise.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the tribe of Mudar will not leave on earth any righteous servant of Allah without putting him into trial and destroying him, until Allah will impose upon them an army of His that will humiliate them, and not even the side of a mound will be able to save them. A man said to him, "Servant of Allah! You are saying this even though you yourself belong to the tribe of Mudar?" He replied, "I am only saying what the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has said."

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that once my mother asked me, "Since when have you been associated with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I told her an estimate of the time. She began to scold and reproach me harshly. I said to her, "Step aside, I am going to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); I will perform the Maghrib prayer with him and will not leave him until he seeks forgiveness for both you and me." So I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and performed the Maghrib prayer with him. After that, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the 'Isha prayer and then returned.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade wearing silk and brocade and using gold and silver utensils, and said: These things are for the disbelievers in this world and for us in the Hereafter.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever makes a promise to his brother with no intention of fulfilling it, it is as if he hands over his neighbor to a person of no worth.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I know more about what will happen with the Dajjal than even he does. He will have with him two flowing rivers, one of which will appear to have white water and the other will appear to be blazing. If any of you encounters that time, he should enter the river which appears to him as fire, immerse himself in it, then lower his head and drink its water, for it will be cool water. And the Dajjal’s left eye will be wiped out, over it will be a thick piece of skin, and between his two eyes will be written "Kafir" (disbeliever), which every Muslim, whether literate or illiterate, will be able to read.