Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ghudayf bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that I may forget everything, but I cannot forget this: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in prayer, placing his right hand over his left hand.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ghudayf bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) that I may forget everything, but I cannot forget this: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in prayer, placing his right hand over his left hand.

It is narrated from multiple elders that they were present with Sayyiduna Ghudhayf bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) (during his illness of death). When his soul had difficulty departing, he began to say, "Has anyone among you recited Surah Yaseen?" Upon this, Salih bin Shurayh Sakuni began to recite Surah Yaseen. When he reached its fortieth verse, his soul was taken. Since then, the elders have been saying that when Surah Yaseen is recited near the deceased, it makes the departure of the soul easier. Safwan says that Isa bin Mu'tamir also recited Surah Yaseen near Ibn Ma'bad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ghudayf (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abdul Malik bin Marwan sent a message to me saying, "O Abu Asma! We have united the people upon two things." I asked, "Which two things?" He replied, "Raising the hands on the pulpit on Friday and delivering admonition after the Fajr and Asr prayers." Sayyiduna Ghudayf (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "In my view, these two things are your most exemplary innovations. I do not accept even one of them." Abdul Malik asked the reason, so he replied, "The reason is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Whenever a people introduce an innovation, an equal amount of Sunnah is taken away from them. Therefore, holding firmly to the Sunnah is better than introducing an innovation.'"