We were in Abdullah's study circle when Hudhayfah came and stood before us. He greeted us, then said, "Hypocrisy was sent down upon a people who were better than you."Aswad said, "Glory be to Allah! Allah says, 'Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire' [Nisa 4:145]."Abdullah smiled. Hudhayfah then sat down in a corner of the mosque, and when Abdullah rose, his companions dispersed. He threw a pebble at me, so I came to him.Hudhayfah said, "I was surprised at his smile, for he understood what I meant. Hypocrisy was indeed sent down upon a people who were better than you, then they repented, and Allah accepted their repentance."
حدثنا عمر بن حفص حدثنا أبي حدثنا الأعمش قال حدثني إبراهيم
كنا في حلقة عبد الله فجاء حذيفة حتى قام علينا فسلم ثم قال لقد أنزل النفاق على قوم خير منكم قال الأسود سبحان الله إن الله يقول {إن المنافقين في الدرك الأسفل من النار} فتبسم عبد الله وجلس حذيفة في ناحية المسجد فقام عبد الله فتفرق أصحابه فرماني بالحصا فأتيته فقال حذيفة عجبت من ضحكه وقد عرف ما قلت لقد أنزل النفاق على قوم كانوا خيرا منكم ثم تابوا فتاب الله عليهم