English translation
4244. It was narrated from Abū ‘Awānah, from Qatādah, from Naṣr bin ‘Āsim, that Subaī bin Khālid said: “I came to Al-Kūfah at the time when Tustar was conquered, to bring some mules from it. I entered the Masjid and saw some men of average stature. And there was a man sitting there who, if you saw him, you would recognize as being a man from the Hijāz. I said: ‘Who is this? The people frowned at me, and said: ‘Do you not recognize him? This is Hudhaifah bin Al-Yamān, the Companion of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.’ Hudhaifah said: ‘The people used to ask the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ about good, but I used to ask him about evil.’ And the people gazed at him. He said: ‘I understand why you find it strange. I said: “O Messenger of Allāh, do you think that after this good that Allāh has given to us, there will be any evil like there was before it?" He said: "Yes." I said: "What is the protection from that?" He said: "The sword." [Qutaibah said in his Hadīth: I said: "Will the sword have any say?" He said: "Yes." I said: "What?" He said: "A calm upon smoke." ][1] I said: "O Messenger of Allāh, then what will happen?" He said: "If Allāh, Most High, has a Khalifah in the earth and he strikes your back and takes your wealth (unlawfully), nevertheless obey him, otherwise die when you are clinging to the stump of a tree." I said: "Then what?" He said: "Then the Dajjāl will emerge, with a river and a fire. Whoever falls into his fire will be assured of his reward, and will be relieved of his burden (of sin), but whoever falls into his river will be assured of his burden (of sin) and deprived of his reward." I said: "Then what?" He said: "Then will come the onset of the Hour." (Hasan)