hadith 8564–9729

Zayd bin Wahb said: We used to pray the Friday prayer with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), then go back and take the midday nap (qaylulah).

Abu Amr al-Shaybani said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) patrolling the mosque at night, and whatever figure (person) he saw in the mosque he would send back (out), except a man standing in prayer.

Huzayl bin Shurahbil said: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came to our mosque when the iqamah for the prayer had been called, and it was said to him: Go forward (and lead). He said: "Let your own imam go forward." We said: Our imam is not here. He said: "Let a man from among you go forward." So a man went forward and stood on a raised platform on the qiblah side of the mosque, and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) forbade him.

Huzayl bin Shurahbil said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) disliked leading the people in prayer while standing on a raised place.

Shaddad bin Ma'qil said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The first thing of your religion that you will lose is trustworthiness (amanah), and the last thing to remain will be the prayer; and there will be people who pray while they have no religion."

Al-Aswad bin Yazid, Alqamah and Masruq said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Fasting is from the sighting of the crescent moon to (the next) sighting of it; if it is hidden from you, then (complete) thirty days."

The father of Ibn Ayyash (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Some people of the neighbourhood and some of our neighbours have fasted today. He said: "On the basis of sighting the crescent moon?" He said: No. He said: "That I should leave a day of Ramadan unfasted (by not fasting, beyond doubt) and then make it up later is dearer to me than that I should fast a day of Sha'ban (with doubt)."

Abdullah bin Mirdas (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man from the neighbourhood came to me and said: I passed by my wife in the moonlight and she pleased me, so I had intercourse with her during the month of Ramadan, then I slept until morning came. I said: Go to Abdullah bin Mas'ud or Abu Hakim al-Muzani. And (there) was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), so I asked him, saying: I was in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) (should I fast)? He said: "You were in janabah, so the prayer was not permitted for you; then you took a ritual bath (ghusl), so the prayer became permitted for you, and fasting also became permitted for you, so fast."

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Mirdas (may Allah have mercy on him) that he came to the mosque of the neighbourhood after they had prayed the Fajr prayer and said to them - and that was in Ramadan -: I had relations with my wife, then sleep overcame me, so morning came and I had not taken a ritual bath; what do you say? The people said to him: In our view, your fast has been broken. He went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) (and came back) and said to them: I went to someone better than you, or more learned, and he (Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)) said: "Breaking the fast is only from food and drink, so complete your fast."

Al-Aswad bin Hilal said: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Abu Abd al-Rahman, I was in a state of janabah and did not take a ritual bath until morning came. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You were in janabah, so the prayer was not permitted for you; then you took a ritual bath, so the prayer became permitted for you, and fasting also became permitted for you." And that (happened) in Ramadan.

Yahya bin al-Jazzar narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "If I went to my wife at night, then deliberately left off the ritual bath until morning came, that would not prevent me from fasting, because I went to her while she was lawful for me."

It is narrated from Yahya bin al-Jazzar that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I went to my wife at night, then deliberately left off the ritual bath until morning came, that would not keep me from fasting, because I went to her while she was lawful for me."

Muhammad bin Sirin said that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I went to my wife at the beginning of the night, then reached the morning in a state of janabah, I would fast, because I went to her while she was lawful for me."

Abu Ubaydah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If I were in a state of janabah and went a whole month without finding water, I would not pray until I found water."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning a man who kisses (his wife) while fasting, that he said: "He should make up one day in its place." Sufyan said: "This is not acted upon."

Amr bin Shurahbil said that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), while fasting, used to embrace his wife (without intercourse) at midday.

A man said that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever leaves a day of Ramadan unfasted without any concession will meet Allah in that state, even if he were to fast his whole life; if Allah wills He will forgive him, and if He wills He will punish him."

Bilal bin al-Harith narrates something similar to this from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Ibrahim narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "(The breaking of) the fast is from what enters (the body), not from what comes out; and (the breaking of) ablution (wudu) is from what comes out, not from what enters."

The father of Amir bin Matir al-Shaybani said: We ate the pre-dawn meal (suhur) with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), then we went out and the iqamah for the prayer had been called.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "When food or drink is offered to one of you while he is fasting, let him say: I am fasting."

Al-Aswad said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Seek Laylat al-Qadr on the seventeenth night, the morning of which was (the battle of) Badr, or on the twenty-first night, or the twenty-third night."

Zirr bin Hubaysh said: I said, "O Abu al-Mundhir" - meaning I said to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) - "tell me about Laylat al-Qadr, for Ibn Umm Abd (Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)) says: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole year will find it." He said: "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abd al-Rahman; he knows that it is in Ramadan, but he kept the matter vague for the people so that they would not talk (about it). By the One who sent down the Book upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), it is indeed in Ramadan, and it is the twenty-seventh night." I said: O Abu al-Mundhir, how did you come to know that? He said: "By the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of; we have seen it and remembered it. By Allah, it is indeed that (night)" - he swore without saying 'In sha' Allah'. I asked Zirr: What is the sign? He said: "On that morning the sun rises as though it were a basin, with no strong rays."

Zirr said: I said to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): O Abu al-Mundhir, tell me about Laylat al-Qadr, for when our companion Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about it, he said: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole year will find it. He said: "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abd al-Rahman. By Allah, he knows that it is in Ramadan, but he disliked that people should rely (on it) - or he said: he wanted them not to rely on it. By Allah, it is indeed in Ramadan, and it is the twenty-seventh night" - he was swearing and not saying 'In sha' Allah'. I said: O Abu al-Mundhir, how did you come to know that? He said: "By the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of." Hammad said: I asked Asim: What is the sign? He said: "On the morning of that night the sun rises without strong rays, like a basin, until it rises high."

Zirr said: I said to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): Tell me about Laylat al-Qadr, for Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole year will find it. He said: "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abd al-Rahman; he knows that it is in Ramadan, but he kept the matter vague for the people so that they would not rely (on it). By Allah, it is the twenty-seventh night." I said: O Abu al-Mundhir, how did you come to know that? He said: "By the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of; so we counted and remembered that it is indeed that (night)." Asim said: I asked Zirr: What is that sign? He said: "The sun rising white, like a basin, without strong rays, until it rises high." The narrator said: I watched it like that many times.

Zirr bin Hubaysh said: I met Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) - and he was a somewhat stern man - and I said: O Abu al-Mundhir, may Allah have mercy on you, be gentle with me. And I asked him about Laylat al-Qadr, and he said: "It is in Ramadan, and it is the twenty-seventh night." I said: How did you come to know that? He said: "By the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of; we counted and remembered. By Allah, it is indeed that (night)" - he swore without saying 'In sha' Allah'.

Zirr bin Hubaysh narrates from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Laylat al-Qadr is the twenty-seventh night." I said: O Abu al-Mundhir, how did you come to know that? He said: "By the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of; I remembered it and counted. By the One who sent down the Book upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), it is the twenty-seventh night."

Zirr bin Hubaysh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I went in a delegation to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and met Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). I said to him: Narrate to me, for I have longed to meet you, and I have come only to meet you; so tell me about Laylat al-Qadr, for Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole year will find it - or will attain it. Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He knows that it is in Ramadan, but he wanted (its exact date) to remain vague for you, whereas it is the twenty-seventh night, on the basis of the sign that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told us of, which we remembered and came to know. the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to spend it continuously (in worship) until the pre-dawn time. A day before it and a day after it, he would climb up and look at the sun, and say: "On its morning the sun rises with no strong rays until it rises high."

Zirr said: A man said to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him): Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says about Laylat al-Qadr: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole year will find it. Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "May Allah have mercy on Abu Abd al-Rahman; he knows that it is in Ramadan, on the twenty-seventh night, but he wanted people not to rely (on it)."

Zirr bin Hubaysh said that Laylat al-Qadr was mentioned in the presence of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Whoever stands (in night prayer) the whole of Ramadan will find it. The narrator said: Then I came to Madinah and mentioned this to Sayyiduna Ubayy (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, I know which night it is: the night that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to stand in prayer." The narrator said: I asked him about that night, and he said: "The twenty-seventh night." Abdah said: "If the month was thirty days, we would stand (in prayer) for three nights after it, and if it was twenty-nine days, we would stand for two nights after it."

Zayd bin Wahb said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to lead us in prayer during Ramadan and would finish while it was still night.

Za'idah said: I said to Khusayf: Did Abu Ubaydah bin Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrate to you from his father that he said: "For twenty-five camels, a one-year-old she-camel (bint makhad) is due; if there is none, then a two-year-old male camel (ibn labun)"? He said: Yes.

Mina' said: People came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in the time of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: Give us our stipends. He said: "I have no stipend for you; your stipend is only from your fay' (spoils gained without fighting) and your jizyah, and charity (sadaqah) is for those entitled to it." When they kept coming back to him, he brought the keys (of the treasury) to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), threw them down (before him), and said: "I am not a treasurer."

Mujahid said that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about the wealth of orphans, and he said: "When they reach maturity, inform them how much zakah has become due on it; then if they wish they may pay it, and if they wish they may leave it."

Mujahid said that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The guardian of an orphan should keep count of the years (of his age); then when he reports that he has reached puberty, he should tell him: You owe zakah for such-and-such number of years."

Hubayrah bin Yarim narrates that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would give us our stipends, then take the zakah on it (at that very time).

Ibrahim narrates from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman asked him about her jewellery: is there zakah on it? He said: "When it reaches (the value of) two hundred dirhams, pay its zakah." She said: I have some orphans in my care; may I give it (the zakah) to them? He said: "Yes."

Ibrahim narrates that the wife of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Abu Abd al-Rahman! Is there zakah on my jewellery? He said: "Yes." She said: I have nephews who are orphans; may I spend it (the zakah) on them? He said: "Spend it on them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Whoever earns what is lawful, withholding the zakah makes it impure; and whoever earns what is unlawful, (paying) the zakah does not make it pure."

Abu Ubaydah narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "When one of you follows a funeral, let him take hold of all the sides of the bier, for that is of the Sunnah; then after that, if he wishes, let him carry more or leave it." (These are the words of Abu Nu'aym's narration.)
The same is also narrated through another chain: "When one of you follows the funeral, let him take hold of all the sides of the bier; then after that, if he wishes, let him carry more or leave it."
Through another chain: Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever follows a funeral, let him carry all the sides of the bier, for that is of the Sunnah; then after that, if he wishes, let him carry more."