Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “How will you be, O 'Abdullah, when you have in charge of you rulers who neglect the Sunnah and who delay the prayer from its proper time?" He said: What do you instruct me to do, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "Are you asking me what you should do? There is no obedience to any created being if it involves disobedience towards Allah, may He be glorified and exalted."

Al-Waleed bin al-Aizar bin Huraith said: I heard Abu ‘Amr ash-Shaibani say: The owner of this house - and he pointed to the house of 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) but he did not name him - said:

I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) which deed is dearest to Allah? He said: "Prayer offered on time." I said: Then which? He said: "Then honouring one's parents.” I said: Then which? He said: "Then jihad for the sake of Allah.” He told me about them and if I had asked him for more he would have told me more.

It was narrated that Abu Ishaq said: I heard Abu Ubaidah narrate that his father said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) often used to say: "O Allah, glory and praise be to You; O Allah, forgive me.” When the soorah "When there comes the Help of Allah (to you, O Muhammad (ﷺ) against your enemies) and the Conquest (of Makkah)" (an-Nasr 110:11) was revealed, he started saying: "O Allah, glory and praise be to You, O Allah, forgive me, for You are the Acceptor of repentance."

It was narrated from Khalid bin Ribʼi al-Asadi that he heard Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) say:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Your companion is the close friend of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted.”

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazeed said:

We performed Hajj with Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) during the caliphate of 'Uthman. When we stood in ‘Arafah, when the sun set, Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) said: If Ameer al Mu'mineen moves on now, he will have done the right thing. He said: I do not know which came first, the words of Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) or 'Uthman's moving on. The people rushed, but Ibn Masood moved at a measured pace until we came to Muzdalifah. Ibn Mas'ood led us in praying Maghrib, then he called for his supper and ate his supper, then he got up and prayed Isha'. Then he went to sleep until, when dawn first broke, he got up and prayed Fajr. I said to him: You do not usually pray at this hour! - he said: he used to pray when it got very light - and he said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on this day, in this place, praying at this hour.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) disapproved of us stayed up after 'Isha’.

It was narrated from Abu ‘Ubaidah, from his father, that

The Prophet (ﷺ) would, after the two rak'ahs (i.e., in the first tashahhud), be as if he were (sitting on) baked stones, I (the narrator) said: Until he got up? He said: Until he got up.

It was narrated that Abul-Ahwas said:

‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) used to say: Lying is not appropriate, either in earnest or in jest - on one occasion 'Affan said: in earnest, and no man should make a promise to a child and not fulfil it. He said: Verily Muhammad (ﷺ) said to us: "A man will continue to speak the truth until he is recorded with Allah as a speaker of truth, and a man will continue to tell lies until he is recorded with Allah as a liar."

It was narrated from 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) that

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "Labbaika Allahumma labbaiyk, labbaika la shareeka laka labbaik. Innal-hamda wan-ni’mata laka (Here I am, Ο Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Verily all praise and blessings are Yours).”

It was narrated that ‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:

Whilst the Prophet (ﷺ) was in some farmland, leaning on a palm tree branch, some of the Jews came to him and asked him about the spirit. He remained silent, then he recited this verse to them: "And they ask you (O Muhammad (ﷺ)) concerning the Rooh (the spirit). Say: "The Rooh (the spirit) is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little” (al-Isra' 17:85).

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The last person to enter Paradise will be a man. He will walk once, crawl once, and the Fire will rise above him once. When he has crossed it, he will turn to it and say: ‘Blessed be the One Who has saved me from you. Allah has given me that which was not given to anyone of the first and the last. Then a tree will be raised for him and he will say: 'O Lord, bring me close to this tree, so that I might seek its shade and drink from its water," Allah will say to him: "O son of Adam, perhaps if I give it to you, you will ask Me for something else.' He will say: ‘No, O Lord,’ and he will promise Him that he will not ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him, because he is seeing that which he has no patience to refrain from asking for. So He will bring him close to it and he will seek its shade and drink its water. Then (another) tree will be raised up for him that is more beautiful than the first one. He will say: 'O Lord, (bring me close to) this one, so I may drink from its water and seek its shade, and I will not ask You for anything else. He will say: 'O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else? Perhaps if I bring you close to it, you will ask Me for something else? And he will make a promise to Him not to ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him, because he is seeing that which he has no patience to refrain from asking for. So He will bring him close to it and he will seek its shade and drink its water. Then a tree will be raised up for him at the gate of Paradise, and it will be more beautiful than the first two. He will say: 'O Lord, bring me close to this tree, so that I might seek its shade and drink from its water, and I will not ask You for anything else.' He will say: ‘O son of Adam, did you not promise Me that you would not ask Me for anything else?" He will say: "Yes indeed, O Lord, (bring me close to) this one, and I will not ask You for anything else." He will say: ‘Perhaps if I bring you close to it, you will ask Me for something else?" And he will make a promise to Him not to ask Him for anything else, and his Lord will excuse him, because he is seeing that which he has no patience to refrain from asking for. So He will bring him close to it, and when He brings him close to it, he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise, and he will say: 'O Lord, admit me to it. He will say: 'O son of Adam, what will make you stop asking of Me? would it please you if I give you of Paradise the equivalent of the world and as much again?" He will say: 'O Lord, are you mocking me, when You are the Lord of the Worlds?” Ibn Mas'ood smiled and said: Why don't you ask me why I am smiling? They said: Why are you smiling? He said: Because the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) smiled, then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: "Why don't you ask me why I am smiling?" They said: Why are you smiling, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "Because the Lord smiled when he said, "Are you mocking me, when You are the Lord of the Worlds?" and He will say: “I am not mocking you, but I am able to do whatever l will."

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "For every betrayer there will be a banner on the Day of Resurrection.”

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) said:

On the day of Badr we were three men to one camel, and Abu Lubabah and 'Ali bin Abi Talib were the two who rode with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). It was the turn of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to walk, and they said: We will walk and let you ride. He said: "You are not stronger than me and I am not in Iess need of reward than you."

Abu Wa'il said: I heard 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) say:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) divided some booty one day and a man among the people said: This is a division (of booty) that was not done for the sake of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted! I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and told him about that. He got angry and I could see the signs of anger on his face. Then he said: "May Allah have mercy on Moosa, he was annoyed with more than this and he was patient.”

It was narrated from ‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) from

The Prophet (ﷺ) that he used to say: "O Allah, I ask You for piety, guidance, abstinence (from that which is haram and inappropriate) and independence of means.”

It was narrated from Abu "Ubaidah that his father said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrote concerning zakah on cattle. “When (the number of cattle) reaches thirty, a one year old, male or female, is due (as zakah), up to forty. When (the number) reaches forty, a two year old, male or female, is due (as zakah). If the number of cattle is great, then for every forty, a two year old cow is due (as zakah)."

An-Nazzal bin Sabrah said:

I heard a man reciting a verse differently than the way the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught it to me, so I took him by the hand and brought him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said: “Both of you are good; do not differ." To the best of my knowledge, or as Mis'ar narrated it to me, “For those who came before you differed concerning it, then they were doomed."

It was narrated that 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:

I heard a man reciting a verse differently than the way the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught it to me, so I took him by the hand and brought him to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), who said: “Both of you have done well.” And he got so angry that anger could be seen in his face. Shu'bah said: I think it most likely that he said: “Do not differ, for those who came before you differed concerning it, then they were doomed.”

AbuI-Ahwas said: ‘Abdullah used to say, narrating from the Prophet (ﷺ):

“If I were to take a close friend from among my ummah, I would have taken Abu Bakr as a close friend."

It was narrated from Zirr that a man said to ibn Mas’ood (رضي الله عنه):

How do you read this phrase: ma'in ghairi yasin or asin (in the verse, "water the taste and smell of which are not changed (ma'in ghairi asin)" (Muhammad 47:15))? `Abdullah said to him. Have you read all the Qur'an except this? He said: I recite al-Mufassal in one rak'ah. ‘Abdullah said: Do you recite Qur'an as you recite poetry (i.e., quickly)? I learned the pairs of soorahs that the Messenger of Allah used to recite together, pair by pair, from the beginning of al-Mufassal. And the beginning of al-Mufassal according to Ibn Mas'ood was (Soorat) ar-Rahman.