
The Book Of Tribulations....
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"Yes." He said: "I knew that if you
were from Al-Küfah you would not
ask who this is." I drew closer, and
I heard Hudhaifah say: "The
people used to ask the Messenger
of Allah
about good, but I used
to ask him about evil, because I
knew that I had not missed out on
this good. I said: '0 Messenger of
Allah, will there be any evil after
this good?' He said: '0 Hudhaifah,
learn the Book of Allah and follow
what is in it,' three times. I said: '0
Messenger of Allah, will there be
any evil after this good?' He said:
'0 Hudhaifah, learn the Book of
Allah and follow what is in it." and
he quoted the
Ijadith. I
said: '0
Messenger of Allah, will there be
any evil after this good?' He said:
'Tribulation and evil.' I said: '0
Messenger of Allah, will there be
any good after this evil?' He said:
'0 Hudhaifah, learn the Book of
Allah and follow what is in it,'
three times. I said: '0 Messenger
of Allah, will there be any good
after this evil?' He said: 'A calm
upon smoke, and a group upon
dust.' I said: '0 Messenger of
Allah, the calm - what is it?' He
said: 'The hearts of the people will
not be restored to the way they
were.'
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I said: '0 Messenger of
Allah, will there be any evil after
this good?' He said: 'A tribulation
which will blind and deafen people
to the truth, in which there will be
callers at the gates of the Fire. If
you die, 0 Hudhaifah, clinging to
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Meaning, they will not be free of grudges and hatred.