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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
مسند عبد الله بن مسعود
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
مُسْنَدُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ud
Musnad Abi Ya'la 5245 — he said: I was hiding behind the coverings
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ، عَنْ وَهْبِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: إِنِّي لَمُسْتَتِرٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ إِذْ دَخَلَ ثَلَاثَةُ نَفَرٍ: ثَقَفِيٌّ وَخَتَنَاهُ قُرَشِيَّانِ، فَتَحَدَّثُوا بَيْنَهُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: أَتَرَى اللَّهَ يَسْمَعُ مَا قُلْنَا؟ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمْ: يَسْمَعُ إِذَا رَفَعْنَا، وَلَا يَسْمَعُ إِذَا خَفَضْنَا، وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ: إِنْ كَانَ يَسْمَعُ مِنَّا شَيْئًا فَإِنَّهُ يَسْمَعُهُ كُلَّهُ، فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، «فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ»: {وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ} [فصلت: 22] الْآيَةُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I was hiding behind the coverings of the Ka'bah when suddenly three people came in: a man from Thaqif and his two sons-in-law from Quraysh. They talked among themselves, and one of them said: 'Do you think Allah hears what we are saying?' One of them replied: 'He hears when we raise our voices, and He does not hear when we speak in low voices.' The other said: 'If He hears any part of our talk, then He hears all of it.' So I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this incident to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and this blessed verse was revealed: 'And you were not hiding (your sins) for fear that your ears, your eyes and your skins would testify against you.'"
