Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ حَدَّثَنَا السَّفْرُ بْنُ نُسَيْرٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا فِي شَرٍّ فَذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِذَلِكَ الشَّرِّ وَجَاءَ بِالْخَيْرِ عَلَى يَدَيْكَ فَهَلْ بَعْدَ الْخَيْرِ مِنْ شَرٍّ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا هُوَ قَالَ فِتَنٌ كَقِطَعِ اللَّيْلِ الْمُظْلِمِ يَتْبَعُ بَعْضُهَا بَعْضًا تَأْتِيكُمْ مُشْتَبِهَةً كَوُجُوهِ الْبَقَرِ لَا تَدْرُونَ أَيًّا مِنْ أَيٍّ.
English Translation
Abu al-Mughirah told us, Safwan told us, al-Safr b. Nusayr al-Azdi and others told us, from Hudhayfah b. al-Yaman, that he said: "O Messenger of God, we were indeed in evil, then God removed that evil and brought good through your hands - is there any evil after this good?" He said: "Yes." He said: "What is it?" He said: "Tribulations like pieces of a dark night, following one after another, coming to you resembling one another like the faces of cattle - you will not know which is which."