Hadith 6795

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، قَالَ : كُنَّا نَأْتِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو فَنَتَحَدَّثُ عِنْدَهُ ، فَذَكَرْنَا يَوْمًا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَقَدْ ذَكَرْتُمْ رَجُلًا لَا أَزَالُ أُحِبُّهُ مُنْذُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " خُذُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ : مِنَ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ " فَبَدَأَ بِهِ " وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ ، وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ ، وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ " .
Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with him). He began mentioning Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "He is such a man whom I will always love. I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Learn the Qur'an from four people,' and he first mentioned Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), then Sayyiduna Salim (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 6795
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 3760، م: 2464