(532) بَابُ: كَيْفَ يُجِيبُ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ: كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ؟
Sayf ibn Wahb reported that Abu't-Tufayl asked him, "How old areyou?" "Thirty-three years old," he replied. He said, "Shall I tell youa hadith which I heard from Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman? A man from Muharib ibnKhasafa called 'Amr ibn Sulay', a Companion, was my age on that day andI was your age. Hudhayfa came to us in the mosque and sat at the edge ofthe people. 'Amr went over until he was standing in front of him and asked,'How are you this morning (or evening), slave of Allah?' Hudhayfa said,'I praise Allah.' 'Amr said, 'What are these hadiths which have come tous from you?' Hudhayfa said, 'What have you heard from me, 'Amr?' He said,'Hadiths which I have not heard from anywhere else.' Hudhayfa said, 'ByAllah, if I were to relate to you all that I have heard, you would be herewith me until the middle of the night. 'Amr ibn Sulay', if you see Qaystaking control of Syria, then beware and again beware. By Allah, Qays willnot leave a believing slave of Allah without causing him to be in a stateof fear or killing him. By Allah, a time will come to you in which theflood will not be stopped.' He said, 'Then what will help you against yourpeople, may Allah have mercy on you?' He said, 'That is my business.' Thenhe sat down."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1135
In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 19
English translation: Book 45, Hadith 1135