Sahih Bukhari 4602

حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا فِي حَلْقَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، فَجَاءَ حُذَيْفَةُ ، حَتَّى قَامَ عَلَيْنَا فَسَلَّمَ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَ النِّفَاقُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ خَيْرٍ مِنْكُمْ ، قَالَ الْأَسْوَدُ : سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ : إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ سورة النساء آية 145 ، فَتَبَسَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، وَجَلَسَ حُذَيْفَةُ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَقَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ، فَتَفَرَّقَ أَصْحَابُهُ فَرَمَانِي بِالْحَصَا ، فَأَتَيْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ : عَجِبْتُ مِنْ ضَحِكِهِ ، وَقَدْ عَرَفَ مَا قُلْتُ ، لَقَدْ أُنْزِلَ النِّفَاقُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ كَانُوا خَيْرًا مِنْكُمْ ، ثُمَّ تَابُوا فَتَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ .

Narrated Al-Aswad: While we were sitting in a circle in `Abdullah's gathering, Hudhaifa came and stopped before us, and greeted us and then said, People better than you became hypocrites. Al-Aswad said: I testify the uniqueness of Allah! Allah says: Verily! The hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire. (4.145) On that `Abdullah smiled and Hudhaifa sat somewhere in the Mosque. `Abdullah then got up and his companions (sitting around him) dispersed. Hudhaifa then threw a pebble at me (to attract my attention). I went to him and he said, I was surprised at `Abdullah's smile though he understood what I said. Verily, people better than you became hypocrite and then repented and Allah forgave them.