Volume 9, Book 88, Number 216:
Narrated Shaqiq:
I heard Hudhaifa saying, “While we were sitting with ‘Umar, he said, ‘Who among you remembers
the statement of the Prophet about the afflictions?’ Hudhaifa said, “The affliction of a man in his fam –
ily, his property, his children and his neighbors are expiated by his prayers, Zakat (and alms) and
enjoining good and forbidding evil.” ‘Umar said, “I do not ask you about these afflictions, but about
those afflictions which will move like the waves of the sea.” Hudhaifa said, “Don’t worry about it, O
chief of the believers, for there is a closed door between you and them.” ‘Umar said, “Will that door
be broken or opened?” I said, “No. it will be broken.” ‘Umar said, “Then it will never be closed,” I said,
“Yes.” We asked Hudhaifa, “Did ‘Umar know what that door meant?” He replied, “Yes, as I know that
there will be night before tomorrow morning, that is because I narrated to him a true narration free
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from errors.” We dared not ask Hudhaifa as to whom the door represented so we ordered Masruq to
ask him what does the door stand for? He replied, “‘Umar.”
Volume 8, Book 75, Number 420:
Narrated Shaqiq:
While we were waiting for ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud). Yazid bin Muawiya came. I said (to him), “Will
you sit down?” He said, “No, but I will go into the house (of Ibn Mas’ud) and let your companion (Ibn
Mas’ud) come out to you; and if he should not (come out), I will come out and sit (with you).” Then
‘Abdullah came out, holding the hand of Yazid, addressed us, saying, “I know that you are assembled
here, but the reason that prevents me from coming out to you, is that Allah’s Apostle used to preach
to us at intervals during the days, lest we should become bored.”
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Book 76: To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Ri –
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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 518:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abdullah said, “I learnt An-Naza’ir which the Prophet used to recite in pairs in each Rak’a.” Then
Abdullah got up and Alqama accompanied him to his house, and when Alqama came out, we asked
him (about those Suras). He said, “They are twenty Suras that start from the beginning of Al-Mufas –
sal, according to the arrangement done be Ibn Mas’ud, and end with the Suras starting with Ha Mim,
e.g. Ha Mim (the Smoke). and “About what they question one another?” (78.1)
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 191:
Narrated Shaqiq:
Abu Mas’ud Al-Ansari said, “Allah’s Apostle, used to order us to give alms. So one of us would exert
himself to earn one Mud (special measure of wheat or dates, etc.,) to give in charity; while today one
of us may have one hundred thousand.” Shaqiq said: As if Abu Masud referred to himself.
Volume 1, Book 10, Number 503:
Narrated Shaqiq:
that he had heard Hudhaifa saying, “Once I was sitting with ‘Umar and he said, ‘Who amongst you
remembers the statement of Allah’s Apostle about the afflictions?’ I said, ‘I know it as the Prophet had
said it.’ ‘Umar said, ‘No doubt you are bold.’ I said, ‘The afflictions caused for a man by his wife,
money, children and neighbor are expiated by his prayers, fasting, charity and by enjoining (what is
good) and forbidding (what is evil).’ ‘Umar said, ‘I did not mean that but I asked about that affliction
which will spread like the waves of the sea.’ I (Hudhaifa) said, ‘O leader of the faithful believers! You
need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door between you and it.’ ‘Umar asked, Will the door be
broken or opened?’ I replied, ‘It will be broken.’ ‘Umar said, ‘Then it will never be closed again.’ I was
asked whether ‘Umar knew that door. I replied that he knew it as one knows that there will be night
before the tomorrow morning. I narrated a Hadith that was free from any mis-statement” The sub –
narrator added that they deputed Masruq to ask Hudhaifa (about the door). Hudhaifa said, “The door
was ‘Umar himself.”