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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 5306 — one night the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delayed
وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: أَخَّرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَيْلَةً صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ، ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَإِذَا النَّاسُ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الصَّلَاةَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَدْيَانِ أَحَدٌ يَذْكُرُ اللَّهَ فِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ غَيْرُكُمْ»، قَالَ: وَأُنْزِلَتْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتُ: {لَيْسُوا سَوَاءً مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أُمَّةٌ قَائِمَةٌ} [آل عمران: 113] إِلَى {وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِالْمُتَّقِينَ} [آل عمران: 115]
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that one night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delayed the Isha prayer; then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the mosque, the people were sitting waiting for the prayer. At that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the followers of all religions there is no one besides you who is engaged in the remembrance of Allah Almighty at this hour." Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that it was in this context that these blessed verses were revealed: from "They are not all alike: among the People of the Book is a community that stands (firm upon the truth)" [Al Imran: 113] to "And Allah knows well those who are mindful of Him" [Al Imran: 115].
