Volume 4 Book 56 Hadith 803

Volume 4, Book 56, Number 803:
Narrated Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman:
The people used to ask Allah’s Apostle about good, but I used to ask him about evil for fear that it
might overtake me. Once I said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We were in ignorance and in evil and Allah has
bestowed upon us the present good; will there by any evil after this good?” He said, “Yes.” I asked,
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“Will there be good after that evil?” He said, “Yes, but it would be tained with Dakhan (i.e. Little evil).”
I asked, “What will its Dakhan be?” He said, “There will be some people who will lead (people) ac –
cording to principles other than my tradition. You will see their actions and disapprove of them.” I
said, “Will there by any evil after that good?” He said, “Yes, there will be some people who will invite
others to the doors of Hell, and whoever accepts their invitation to it will be thrown in it (by them).” I
said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Describe those people to us.” He said, “They will belong to us and speak our
language” I asked, “What do you order me to do if such a thing should take place in my life?” He said,
“Adhere to the group of Muslims and their Chief.” I asked, “If there is neither a group (of Muslims)
nor a chief (what shall I do)?” He said, “Keep away from all those different sects, even if you had to
bite (i.e. eat) the root of a tree, till you meet Allah while you are still in that state.”