MashaAllah brother. You are answering all the questions perfectly.
I hope you are n't frightening other members. None of our members are attending
Here's about Hudhaifah RA
Because of Hudhayfah's ability to keep a secret, the Prophet, peace be on him, confided in him the names of the munafiqin. It was a weighty secret which the Prophet did not disclose to any other off his companions. He gave Hudhayfah the task of watching the movements of the munafiqin, following their activities, and shielding the Muslims from the sinister danger they represented. It was a tremendous responsibility. The munafiqin, because they acted in secrecy and because they knew all the developments and plans of the Muslims from within presented a greater threat to the community than the outright hostility of the kuffar.
From this time onwards. Hudhayfah was called "The Keeper of the Secret of the Messenger of Allah". Throughout his life he remained faithful to his pledge not to disclose the names of the hypocrites. After the death of the Prophet, the Khalifah often came-to him to seek his advice concerning their movements and activities but he remained tight-lipped and cautious.
Umar was only able to find out indirectly who the hypocrites were. If anyone among the Muslims died, Umar would ask:
"Has Hudhayfah attended his funeral prayer?"
If the reply was 'yes', he would perform the prayer. If the reply was 'no', he became doubtful about the person and refrained from performing the funeral prayer for him.
Once Umar asked Hudhayfah: "Is any of my governors a munafiq?" "One," replied Hudhayfah. "Point him out to me," ordered Umar. "That I shall not do," insisted Hudhayfah who later said that shortly after their conversation Umar dismissed the person just as if he had been guided to him.
This were the notes i got from a site MCS USC --- { i don't remember it exactly} But when i verified it , i got to know it from brother Abu Zaid that While returning from a Ghazwah, few Munafiqs tried to Martyre Prophet Mohammed PBUH. While passing through a very narrow place beneath a hill, Munafiqs decided to push a rock over Prophet, They were all masked and nobody knew who they were. But Allah SWT,revealed names of all these Munafiqs to Prophet Mohammed PBUH which he did not disclosed to anyone except Hudhaifah RA. This is the basic reason. However, there are many other traditions that indicate that Prophet saws also told many other secrets to Hudhaifah RA which were disclosed to else like list of names of the Munafiqs, signs of doomsday etc. Though first part of the above is authentic, second part is in doubt of its authenticity . if Hudhaifah RA is being told other secrets or not ?
Edited by seekshidayath - 02 May 2008 at 5:43pm