Hadith #335
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ شَقِيقٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَحْصُوا لِي كَمْ يَلْفِظُ الْإِسْلَامَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَتَ
خَافُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ مَا بَيْنَ السِّتِّ مِائَةِ إِلَى السَّبْعِ مِائَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْرُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ أَنْ تُبْتَلَوْا قَالَ فَابْتُلِينَا حَتَّى جَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَّا لَا يُصَلِّي إِلَّا سِرًّا
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English Translation
It was narrated from Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Count for me how many profess Islam.' We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, do you fear for us while we number between six hundred and seven hundred?' He said: 'You do not know — perhaps you will be put to trial.' Hudhayfa said: 'We were indeed put to trial until a man among us would only pray in secret.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 42, Hadith 335
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22173
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-58563