The acceptance of Islam by Abdullah bin Masud (may Allah be pleased with him)

Al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I have seen myself as the sixth of six, when no Muslim had appeared on the face of the earth other than us.

It is narrated from al-Qasim bin Abd al-Rahman: The first to spread the Qur'an in Makkah from the blessed mouth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). The first to build a mosque in which prayer was offered was Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him). The first to give the call to prayer was Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him). The first to shoot an arrow in the path of Allah was Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). The first of the Muslims to be killed was Sayyiduna Mihja' (may Allah be pleased with him). The first person to race his horse in the path of Allah was Sayyiduna al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him). The first tribe to give charity on their own behalf was Banu Udhrah. And the first tribe to join the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was Juhaynah.