English translation
3586. Narrated Hudhaifa: Once 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه said, "Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ regarding the Al-Fitnah (trial or affliction)?" Hudhaifa replied, "I remember what he said exactly." 'Umar said, "Tell (us), you are really a daring man!" Hudhaifa said, "Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, 'A man's Al-Fitnah (trial or afflictions) (i.e., wrong deeds) concerning his relation to his family, his property and his neighbours are expiated by his Salāt (prayer), Aṣ-Ṣadaqa (giving in charity) and enjoining Al-Ma'rūf (Islāmic Monotheism and all that Islām ordains) forbidding Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and all that Islām forbids).” ‘Umar said, “I don’t mean these but the Al-Fitnah that will be heaving up and down like waves of the sea.” Hudhaifa replied, “O chief of the believers! You need not fear that as there is a closed door between you and it.” ‘Umar asked, “Will that door be opened or broken?” Hudhaifa replied, “No, it will be broken.” ‘Umar said, “Then it is very likely that the door will not be closed again.” Later on the people asked Hudhaifa, “Did ‘Umar know what that door meant?” He said, “Yes, ‘Umar knew it as everyone knows that there will be night before tomorrow morning. I narrated to ‘Umar an authentic narration, not lies.” We dared not ask Hudhaifa; therefore we requested Masrūq who asked him, “What does the door stand for?” He said, “‘Umar.”