Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood

It was narrated that `Abdullah said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No soul is killed unlawfully, but there is a share of the sin on the first son of Adam, because he was the first one to set the precedent of killing."

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:

No one of you should give a share of himself to the Shaitan by thinking that it is obligatory to leave to the right only (after finishing the prayer). Most of the time I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) leave to his left.

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

On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “What do you think (we should do with) these prisoners?" Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, they are your people and your family; keep them alive and give them respite, and perhaps Allah may cause them to repent. 'Umar said: O Messenger of Allah, they drove you out and disbelieved you, bring them forth and strike their necks. ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah said: O Messenger of Allah, find a valley with a lot of wood and put them there, then set it alight. Al-‘Abbas said: Then you will have severed your ties of kinship with them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) went in and did not give them any answer. Some people said: He will follow the suggestion of Abu Bakr. Others said: He will follow the suggestion of ʼUmar; others said: He will follow the suggestion of ‘Abdullah bin Rawahah. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and said: Allah may make some men's hearts so soft that they are softer than milk, and He may make some men's hearts so hard that they are harder than rock. Your likeness, O Abu Bakr, is that of Ibraheerm (as) who said: ‘But whoso follows me, he verily, is of me. And whoso disobeys me, still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful’ (Ibraheem 14:36) and your likeness, O Abu Bakr, is that of Eesa who said: 'If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily, You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the AllWise (al-Ma'idah 5:118). And your likeness, O Umar, is that of Nooh who said: 'My Lord! leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!' (Nooh 7:26), and your likeness, O ‘Umar, is that of Moosa, who said: My Lord, ‘harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see the painful torment' (Yoonus 10.38). You are poor, so none of them should be set free except in return for a ransom or his neck should be struck.” ‘Abdullah said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, except Suhail bin Baida', for I heard him speak well of Islam. He remained silent, and I was never more afraid that a rock would fall on me from heaven except on that day, until he said: “Except Suhail bin Baida." Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, revealed the words: “It is not for a Prophet (ﷺ) that he should have prisoners of war (and free them with ransom) until he had made a great slaughter (among his enemies) in the land. You desire the good of this world (i.e. the money of ransom for freeing the captives), but Allah desires (for you) the Hereafter. And Allah is All-Mighty, All-wise. Were it not a previous ordainment from Allah, a severe torment would have touched you for what you took” (al-Anfal 8:67-68).

Abu Mu'awiyah - meaning Ibn 'Amr - told us: Za'idah told us…

And he narrated a similar report, except that he said: "Except Suhail Ibn Baida’.” And he said with regard to the words of Abu Bakr: Abu Bakr said: O Messenger of Allah, your family, your origin, your people; pardon them, for perhaps Allah will save them through you from the Fire. He said: And 'Abdullah bin Rawahah said: O Messenger of Allah, you are in a valley with a great deal of wood; set it on fire then throw them into it. And al-'Abbas said: May Allah cutoff your ties of kinship.

A similar report was narrated from al-A'mash, except that he said:

‘Abdullah bin Jahsh said: O Messenger of Allah, (they are) the enemies of Allah, they disbelieved you, persecuted you, expelled you and fought you; you are in a valley with a great deal of wood, so gather a great deal of firewood for them, then set it on fire and burn them. And he said: Sahl lbn Baida’.

It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ood that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) set the diyah for accidental killing in fifths.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He is not poor (miskeen) who goes around begging or will be happy with a date or two or with a mouthful or two. Rather the poor man (miskeen) is the one who is reluctant to ask people for anything (out of dignity) and no one realises his situation so that they might give him some charity."

It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazeed said: 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:

I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offer any prayer that was not on time except in two cases: Maghrib and 'Isha' in Muzdalifah, and he prayed Fajr on that day before the time when he usually prayed it (but after ascertaining that dawn had broken).

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “I enjoin you to be truthful, for truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man may continue to tell the truth until he is recorded with Allah as a speaker of truth. And beware of lying, for lying leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to Hell. A man may continue to tell lies and endeavour to tell lies, until he is recorded with Allah as a liar."

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I will reach the Cistern ahead of you, and I will plead concerning some people then I will have to give them up. I will say: 'O Lord, my companions!' It will be said: "You do not know what they did after you were gone.”

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “There will be rulers over you and you will see selfishness (i.e., they will not give you your dues)." They said: O Messenger of Allah, what should those of us who live to see that do? He said: “Pay your dues and ask Allah for that which is due to you.”

Zaid bin Wahb said: I heard Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) say:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: "After I am gone, you will see selfishness (on the part of others) and things that you disapprove of." We said: What do you instruct us to do? He said: "Give them their dues, and ask Allah for what is due to you."

It was narrated that Harithah bin Mudarrib said: ‘Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said to Ibn an-Nawwahah:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "Were it not that you are an envoy, I would have killed you." (Abdullah continued:) But today, you are not an envoy; O Kharashah, get up and strike his neck.” So he got up and struck his neck.

It was narrated that Yusair bin Jabir said:

A red wind blew in Koofah, and there came a man who had nothing to say except: O ‘Abdullah bin Mas'ood, the Hour has come. He sat up, as he had been reclining, and said: The Hour will not begin until shares of inheritance are not distributed and there is no rejoicing over war booty. He said. An enemy will gather against the people of Islam and the people of islam will gather against them... And he narrated the hadeeth. The cry will reach therm: The Dajjal has taken your place among your offspring. So they will throw aside whatever is in their hands and will go there, sending ten horsemen ahead of them as scouts. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I know their names, and the names of their fathers, and the colours of their horses. They will be the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time, or among the best horsemen on the face of the earth at that time."

It was narrated that Humaid bin ‘Abdur-Rahman said: Ibn Mas’ood (رضي الله عنه) said:

I was never kept away from any conversation (of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with someone else) or from such and such, or from such and such. - Ibn ‘Awn (one of the narrators) said: He forgot one and I forgot one - I (Ibn Mas'ood) came to him (the Prophet (ﷺ)) when Malik bin Murarah ar-Rahawi was with him and I caught up with the end of their conversation, when he was saying O Messenger of Allah, I have been given a share of the camels (i.e., booty) and I would not like anyone to have been given more than me, not even two shoelaces or more, is that injustice? He said: "No, that is not injustice; rather injustice is rejecting the truth and looking down on people."

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

When I tell you of a hadeeth from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), then think of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as being the best, the most guided and the most pious.

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

I prayed one night with The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he kept standing until I thought of doing something bad. We said: What was that? He said: I thought of sitting down and leaving him.

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Trading insults with a Muslim is an evil action and fighting him is kufr.” I said to Abu Wa'il: Did you hear that from Abdullah? He said: Yes.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There is no one among you who has not been allocated his companion from among the jinn and his companion from among the angels.” They said: Even you, O Messenger of Allah? He said: "Even me, but Allah helped me against him, so he does not tell me to do anything except that which is right and proper."

Abu ‘Ubaidah narrated that his father said:

We were sitting in the mosque of al-Khaif on the night of Arafat, before the day of Arafat, when we heard the hissing of a snake. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Kill it.” we got up and it entered a crack in a rock. A palm branch was brought and fire was lit on it, and we took a stick and removed some of the rock, but we did not find it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Let it be, Allah saved it from your mischief as He saved you from its mischief."