Abdullah ibn Masud
أبو عبد الرحمن عبد الله بن مسعود بن غافل
Companion, died 28 AH in Kufa. Named in the chains of 964 narrations of the library, 166 in Bukhari, 73 in Muslim, 74 in Abu Dawud.
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28 AHhe died, in Kufa
Narrations he is named in
Bukhari166Muslim73Abu Dawud74Tirmidhi121Nasa'i112Ibn Majah99Muwatta12Darimi71Riyad as-Salihin65Bulugh al-Maram28Al-Adab Al-Mufrad25Shama'il6Mishkat111Nawawi's Forty1
Mishkat al-Masabih, page 1 of 4
Mishkat al-Masabih 46“Those who do not invoke another god along with God, or kill one whom God has declared inviolate without a just cause, or commit fornication…” 1
(Bukhari and Muslim.)
1 Quran, xxv, 68.Mishkat al-Masabih 62SahihThe Prophet said:, “There is none of you who does not have his partner from among the jinn and his partner from among the angels put in charge of him.” The hearers asked, “Does this also apply to you, messenger of God?” He replied, “It applies to me too, but…Mishkat al-Masabih 69HasanIbn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “The devil draws near to man, and so does the angel. The devil’s approach consists of promise of what is evil, and denial of what is true, whereas the angel’s approach consists of promise of what is good and…Mishkat al-Masabih 77SahihThe constituents of one of you are collected for forty days in his mother’s womb in the form of a drop, then they become a piece of congealed blood for a similar period, then they become a lump of flesh for a similar period. Then God sends to him an angel…Mishkat al-Masabih 106Ibn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “The one who buries her daughter alive and the one who is buried alive go to hell.”Mishkat al-Masabih 151SahihIbn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “There was no prophet whom God raised up among his people before me who did not have from among his people apostles and companions who held to his sunna and followed what he commanded; then they were succeeded by…Mishkat al-Masabih 161Abdallah ibn Masud told how God’s messenger drew a line for them and then said, “This is God’s path.” Thereafter he drew several lines on his right and left and said, “These are paths on each of which there is a devil who invites people to follow it.” And he…Mishkat al-Masabih 184SahihIbn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “God has propounded as a parable a straight path on the sides of which are walls with open doors over which curtains are hanging down. At the top of the path there is one who calls, ‘Go straight on the path and do…Mishkat al-Masabih 185‘If anyone follows someone’s custom let him follow the custom of one who is dead, for one cannot be sure of the living not being led astray. Those to follow are Muhammad’s Companions who were the most excellent among the people, purest in heart, most profound…Mishkat al-Masabih 194Sahiha man to whom God has given property, empowering
him to dispose of it on what is right; and a man to whom God has given
wisdom who acts according to it and teaches it.Mishkat al-Masabih 203Ibn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “No life is taken
unjustly without a portion of its blood being laid at the door of Adam’s
first son, because he was the first to introduce murder.” (Bukhari and
Muslim). We shall mention the tradition from…Mishkat al-Masabih 217Sahihsincere action for God’s sake, good counsel to Muslims, and hold-
ing fast to their community, for their invitation includes those who are
beyond them. Shafii transmitted it, also Baihaqi in al-Madkhal.
Ahmad, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah and Darimi…Mishkat al-Masabih 218SahihHe heard God’s messenger saying, “God
brighten a man who hears something from us and conveys it to others
as he heard it, for many a one to whom it is brought retains it better
than the one who heard it.”Mishkat al-Masabih 224The Prophet said:, “The Qur’an was
sent down in seven modes. Every verse in it has an external and an
internal meaning, and every interdiction has a source of reference.”
Baghawi transmitted it in Sharh as-sunna.Mishkat al-Masabih 249DaifIf the learned were to guard learning
and entrust it to those who are worthy of it, they would thereby, rule
their contemporaries. But they have bestowed it on worldly people to
get thereby some of their worldly goods, and have been despised by
them. I heard…Mishkat al-Masabih 257If any of you people knows anything he should
make it known, but if anyone does not know he should say that God
knows best, for saying this when one does not know is a part of knowledge. God said to His prophet, “Say, I do not ask you for any reward
for it…Mishkat al-Masabih 263God’s messenger said to him, “Acquire
knowledge and teach it to the people, learn the obligatory duties and
teach them to the people, learn the Qur’an and teach it to the people;
for I am a man who will be taken away, knowledge will be taken away,
dissensions…Mishkat al-Masabih 308SahihIbn Masud used to say, “Ablution is necessary when a man kisses his wife.”Mishkat al-Masabih 326DaifIbn Masud reported God’s messenger as saying, “Do not cleanse yourselves with excrement or bones, for that is the provision of your brethren among the jinn.”
Tirmidhi transmitted it, as also Nasai, but he did not mention “the provision of your brethren among…Mishkat al-Masabih 349SahihIbn Masud told that when the deputation of the jinn came to the Prophet that said, “Messenger of God, forbid your people to cleanse themselves with bone, animal dung, or charcoal, for in them God has provided provision for us.” So God’s messenger forbade them…Mishkat al-Masabih 397Abu Hurayrah, Ibn Masud and Ibn Umar reported the Prophet as saying, “He who performs ablution and mentions God’s name purifies his whole body, but he who performs ablution and does not mention God’s name is pure only where the ablution reached.”Mishkat al-Masabih 447SahihAbu Zaid quoted Abdallah ibn Masud as saying that on the night when the jinn listened to the Qur’an* the Prophet asked him what was in his skin vessel, and when he replied that he had some nabidh, he said, “It consists of fresh dates and pure water.”
*Lit…Mishkat al-Masabih 476Abdallah ibn Masud said that they used to pray with God’s messenger without performing ablution because of anything they had trodden on.Mishkat al-Masabih 525SahihA man kissed a woman and came and told the Prophet. Then God revealed, “And observe the prayer at the two ends of the day and the neighbouring parts of the night, for good deeds remove evil deeds (Al- Qur’an, 11:114).” The man asked God’s Messenger whether…Mishkat al-Masabih 527SahihI asked the Prophet which action is dearest to God and he replied, “Prayer at its proper time.” I asked what came next, and he replied that it was kindness to parents. I asked what came next and he replied that it was jihad in God’s path. He said, “He told me…Mishkat al-Masabih 533SahihAbdallah ibn Masud told of a man coming to the Prophet and saying, “Messenger of God, I sported with a woman on the outskirts of Medina, and I got what I wanted from her short of having intercourse with her. Now here I am, so decide what you wish about me.”…Mishkat al-Masabih 544SahihThe extent of the shadow when God’s Messenger prayed the noon prayer was three to five feet in summer and five to seven feet in winter.
Abu Dawud and Nasai transmitted it.Mishkat al-Masabih 589SahihThe Messenger of Allah said:, “The middle prayer is the afternoon prayer.”Mishkat al-Masabih 798HasanI cannot count how often I heard God’s Messenger reciting in the two rakas after the sunset prayer and in the two rakas before the dawn prayer, “Say, O unbelievers,” and “Say, He is God, one God.”
Tirmidhi transmitted it, and Ibn Majah transmitted it on Abu…Mishkat al-Masabih 826DaifWhen one of you bows and says three times while doing so, “Glory be to my mighty Lord”, his bowing is complete; and that is the least which effects this. When he prostrates himself and says three times while doing so, “Glory be to my most high Lord”, his…