حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَسْمًا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْطِ فُلَانًا فَإِنَّهُ مُؤْمِنٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ أَقُولُهَا ثَلَاثًا وَيُرَدِّدُهَا عَلَيَّ ثَلَاثًا أَوْ مُسْلِمٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ وَغَيْرُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهُ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَکُبَّهُ اللَّهُ فِي النَّارِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 378
Hudhaifa reported: We were in the company of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) when he said. Count for me those who profess al-Islam. We said: Messenger of Allah, do you entertain any fear concerning us and we are (at this time) between six hundred and seven hundred (in strength). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: You don't perceive; you may be put to some trial, He (the narrator) said: We actually suffered trial so much so that some of our men were constrained to offer their prayers in concealment.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020