Hudhayfah on Fitnah: Worst tribulation to not know good or evil

‘Amir reported: Hudhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, was asked, “Which trial is the worst?” Hudhayfah said, “It is when good and evil are before you and you do not know which of them to follow.”

Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 37569

عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ حُذَيْفَةُ رضي الله عنه أَيُّ الْفِتْنَةِ أَشَدُّ قَالَ أَنْ يُعْرَضَ عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرُ وَالشَّرُّ لَا تَدْرِي أَيَّهُمَا تَتْبَعُ

37569 مصنف ابن ابي شىيبه

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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