Reference: https://x.com/rtwett_tm/status/1918727959365709977
سُئل ﺣﺬﻳﻔﺔ ﺑﻦ ﺍﻟﻴﻤﺎﻥ ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻨﻪ:
ﺃﻱ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﻦ ﺃﺷﺪ ؟
ﻗﺎﻝ : ﺃﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﺽ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻭﺍﻟﺸﺮ.
ﻓﻼ ﺗﺪﺭﻱ ﺃﻳﻬﻤﺎ ﺗﺮﻛﺐ.
📙 ﺣﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻭﻟﻴﺎﺀ ( ٧ / ٢٧١ )
— أخبار السلف الصالح (@rtwett_tm) May 3, 2025
Hilyatul-Awliyaa v7 p271
was asked:
‘Which of the trials (fitan) is the most severe?’
He replied: ‘That good and evil are [both] presented to you, and you do not know which one to choose.’

