It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was praying in the mosque when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came in, and with him were Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). I began reciting Surah al-Nisa and recited it (with great excellence and fluency). When I finished the prayer and sat, I first praised and glorified Allah Almighty and sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then began supplicating for myself. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (hearing my supplication) said: 'Ask, and you will be given.' Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to the Companions): 'Whoever would like to recite the Noble Qur'an with the same freshness with which it was revealed, let him recite it according to the recitation of Ibn Umm Abd (Abdullah bin Mas'ud).'" Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Then I came home, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) came to me and asked: Do you remember the words of the supplication you were making? I said: Yes, (it is this supplication): 'Allahumma inni as'aluka imanan la yartadd, wa na'iman la yanfad, wa murafaqata nabiyyina Muhammadin (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) fi a'la jannat al-khuld' (O Allah, I ask You for faith that never turns back, blessings that never end, and the companionship of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) in the highest place of the Garden of Eternity). (A little later) Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also came to give Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) the glad tidings (of the Prophet's saying), and he found Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) coming out from there, having reached before him. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said (in praise of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him): 'Indeed, if you have done this good deed, then you are always the one who races ahead in good deeds.'"
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنه / 17
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده حسن
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