Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with both of them): (

The Shaykh : Then he began to tell him about the dispute that had arisen between him and Hudhayfah, saying: "Indeed, Hudhayfah... In this following hadith, there is actually an explanation of an aspect concerning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that most Muslims today do not know; indeed, some of them may consider it to be contrary to the status of prophethood and messengership. Therefore, I hope you will pay attention to what is being read to you, which clarifies this. Salman said: 'Indeed, Hudhayfah used to narrate certain matters, meaning from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his anger at certain people.' From this, Salman took issue with Hudhayfah. Salman was one in whom jurisprudence predominated, while in Hudhayfah, narration predominated. And there is no wonder in that, for Hudhayfah was the keeper of the secret of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he knew the names of the hypocrites, and he was known for that. But Salman took issue with him for sometimes narrating certain hadiths he had heard from the Messenger (peace be upon him); he did not accuse him of lying in them, but he criticized him for placing them in the wrong contexts. Salman said to Abu Qarah, to explain the reason for the coldness and distance between him and Hudhayfah: 'Indeed, Hudhayfah used to narrate certain matters which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his anger at certain people. So I was brought to him and asked about them, and I would say: Hudhayfah is more knowledgeable about what he says, and I dislike that there should be grudges between people.' This is part of Salman's etiquette with his brother in companionship, Hudhayfah. Because when someone came to him saying, 'Hudhayfah narrates from the Messenger (peace be upon him) such and such,' it was as if he was saying to him: 'What is your opinion, O Salman?' He did not say to him, 'Hudhayfah made a mistake' or 'he did not narrate well' or the like. Rather, he said: 'He is more knowledgeable; Hudhayfah is more knowledgeable about what he says.' But on the other hand, it was distressing to Salman that Hudhayfah would talk about things that would be a cause for creating hatred and grudges among people. Therefore, he said: 'Hudhayfah is more knowledgeable about what he says, and I dislike that there should be grudges between people.' So Hudhayfah was brought to him, and it was said to him: 'Salman does not believe you, nor does he deny what you say.' This is something that happens in history constantly and forever: people transmit from so-and-so to so-and-so, and so-and-so to so-and-so, and then souls flare up, and hatred and grudges are realized among people because of these transmissions. Salman said: 'So Hudhayfah came to me and said: O Salman, son of Salman's mother. This is their insult, attributing a man to his mother rather than his father. This is a mild form of insult, O Salman, son of Salman's mother. So he did not go beyond saying to him: O Hudhayfah, son of Hudhayfah's mother.' He said: 'O Salman, son of Salman's mother.' So I said: 'O Hudhayfah, son of Hudhayfah's mother, stop, or I will write to 'Umar about you.' 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the Fair Divider, was one whom Satan feared, let alone the believers who knew his status with Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). And so, when Hudhayfah addressed him with this mild form of address, O Salman, son of Salman's mother, he said to him: 'O Hudhayfah, son of Hudhayfah's mother, stop narrating hadiths that are a cause for sowing hatred and enmity among people,' or 'I will write to 'Umar,' meaning regarding you, so that he will hold you to your limit and discipline you. He said: 'So when I threatened him with 'Umar, he left me alone.'"
The point of Salman's stance toward Hudhayfah comes in Salman's saying: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: , in other narrations: , meaning: his deserving of it . This is a hadith narrated from the Messenger (peace be upon him) through a group of the Companions, and Salman is one of them, as are Umm Salama and the Lady Aisha. A group of the Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him) heard the Messenger (peace be upon him) say: . The meaning of this hadith is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), whom Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) chose with his prophethood and messengership and his supremacy over all the prophets and messengers, nevertheless did not, by this choice, cease to be a human being. Therefore, sometimes what happens to humans happened to him: the Messenger (peace be upon him) would become angry at a person for a reason and would curse and insult him. But that person, from whom came what came that disturbed the Messenger (peace be upon him), does not deserve this... In the books of jurisprudence, and this is a summary of that.