English translation
[4640] 99 - (1788) It was narrated from Ibrâhîm At-Taimî that his father said: We were with Hudhaifah, and a man said: If I had met the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ I would have fought alongside him and striven hard. Hudhaifah said: Would you really have done that? I remember that we were with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on the night of Al-Ahzâb, and there was a strong wind and extreme cold. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allâh, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allâh, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Is there any man who will bring me news of the people, and Allâh, exalted and glorious is He, will join him with me on the Day of Resurrection?" We stayed quiet and none of us answered him. Then he said: "Get up, O Hudhaifah, and bring us news of the people." I had no alternative but to get up when he called me by name. He said: "Go and bring me news of the people, but do not provoke them against me." When I left him, it became as if I was walking in a heated bath, until I came to them. I saw Abû Sufyân warming his back against the fire, and I put an arrow in my bow and wanted to shoot him, but then I remembered the words of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ: "Do not provoke them against me." If I had shot I would have hit him. Then I came back, walking as if I were in a heated bath. When I reached him, I told him the news of the people, and when I had finished, I began to feel cold. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ gave me a spare cloak that he used to wear when he prayed, and I slept until morning, then when morning came he said: "Get up, O heavy sleeper!"