English narration
Narrated by حذيفة بن اليمان العبسي
While we were sitting in a circle in `Abdullah's gathering, Hudhaifa came and stopped before us, and greeted us and then said, "People better than you became hypocrites." Al-Aswad said I testify the uniqueness of Allah! Allah says "Verily! The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire." (4.145) On that `Abdullah smiled and Hudhaifa sat somewhere in the Mosque. `Abdullah then got up and his companions (sitting around him) dispersed. Hudhaifa then threw a pebble at me (to attract my attention). I went to him and he said, "I was surprised at `Abdullah's smile though he understood what I said. Verily, people better than you became hypocrite and then repented and Allah forgave them."
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا فِي حَلْقَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، فَجَاءَ حُذَيْفَةُ ، حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : "
لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَ النِّفَاقُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْكُمْ
" ، قَالَ الْأَسْوَدُ : " سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ سورة النساء آية 145 ، فَتَبَسَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، وَجَلَسَ حُذَيْفَةُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، فَتَفَرَّقَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَرَمَانِي بِالْحَصَا ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ : " عَجِبْتُ مِنْ ضَحِكِهِ ، وَقَدْ عَرَفَ مَا قُلْتُ ، لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَ النِّفَاقُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ كَانُوا خَيْرًا مِنْكُمْ ، ثُمَّ تَابُوا فَتَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ " .