Silsilah as-Sahihah 58 — Trials are destined for this Ummah

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), he states that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Count all those who have accepted Islam." We said: O Messenger of Allah! Are you afraid for us, even though our number is between six hundred and seven hundred? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You do not know (the reality of the situation), perhaps you will fall into trials." The narrator says: Then we were tested to such an extent that one of us had to pray secretly (that is, due to certain reasons, he could not pray openly).