Musnad Ahmad

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stoning the Jamrah 'Aqabah from the bottom of the valley, after which he said: By Him besides whom there is no deity, this is the very place where Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) continued to recite the Talbiyah on the return from Muzdalifah. People began to say, "Is he a villager?" Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Have the people forgotten or gone astray? I heard the very person upon whom Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed reciting the Talbiyah at this place."

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Hayyan Ashja'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that once Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: Recite the Qur'an to me. I said: I have learned the Qur'an from you, and you are the one who teaches us the Qur'an (so what should I recite to you?). He said: One day I was present in the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he said: "Recite to me." I said: O Messenger of Allah! The Qur'an has been revealed to you, and we have learned it from you? He said: "That is so, but I wish to hear it from someone other than myself."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I began to recite from Surah An-Nisa in front of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When I reached this verse: «﴿فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا﴾ [النساء : 41]» "How will it be when We bring from every nation a witness, and We bring you as a witness over all of them?" the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to shed tears.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that there are two statements: one I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the other I say from myself. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies in a state while associating partners with Allah, will enter Hell." And I say: Whoever dies in a state while not associating anyone with Allah, will enter Paradise.

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For forty days, the drop of fluid remains in its state in the mother's womb, and there is no change in it. When forty days pass, it becomes a clot of blood. After forty days, it becomes a lump of flesh. Likewise, after forty days, bones are clothed with flesh. Then, when Allah wills to complete its form and appearance, He sends an angel to it. The angel appointed for this task asks Allah: 'O Lord! Will it be male or female? Will it be wretched or blessed? Will it be short or tall? Will it be defective in creation or complete? What will its provision be and how long will its lifespan be? Will it be healthy or sick?' All these things are written down." Upon hearing this, someone from among the people asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! When all these things have been written, then what is the benefit of action?" He replied: "You should continue to act, for every person will be directed towards that for which he was created."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If three children of a Muslim husband and wife die before reaching puberty, they will become a strong fortress for them against Hell." Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah! What if someone has lost two children? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The same ruling applies." (Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! I have sent forth two children? He replied: "The same ruling applies.") Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) — who is famous as the leader of the reciters — said: Only one of my children has died? People asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! What if someone has lost one child? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This matter relates to the initial moments of grief" (that is, who is patient at that time and who is not, because later everyone becomes patient).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of the Battle of the Trench, the polytheists kept the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so occupied that he was unable to perform four prayers at their prescribed times, until a part of the night had passed. After being freed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), who gave the call to prayer (adhan), then the iqamah was said, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the Zuhr prayer. Then, after the iqamah, he led the Asr prayer. Then, after the iqamah, he led the Maghrib prayer. Then, after having the iqamah called, he led the Isha prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the night of Mi'raj, I met Hazrat Ibrahim, Hazrat Musa, and Hazrat Isa (peace be upon them). They began to discuss the Day of Resurrection, and this matter was presented before Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him). He said, 'I have no knowledge of it.' Then it was presented before Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him), and he also said, 'I have no knowledge of it.' Then this matter was presented before Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him), and he said, 'No one has true knowledge of it except Allah. However, my Lord has informed me that near the Day of Resurrection, Dajjal will emerge. I will have two branches with me. As soon as Dajjal sees me, he will begin to melt just as tin melts. After that, Allah will cause him to be destroyed, until the trees and stones will call out, saying, "O Muslim! There is a disbeliever hiding beneath me, come and kill him." Thus, Allah will cause all of them to be destroyed. Then people will return to their cities and homelands. At that time, Gog and Magog will emerge, who will seem to be descending from every height. They will trample all the cities. I will supplicate to Allah against them, so Allah, the Exalted, will impose death upon them until the whole earth will be filled with their stench. Then Allah, the Exalted, will send rain which will wash away their bodies and throw them into the sea. (My father says that there is something here which I could not understand, nevertheless, the other narrator says:) After that, the mountains will be leveled and the earth will be stretched out like leather. My Lord has promised me that when these events occur, the example of the Day of Resurrection will be like that of a pregnant she-camel whose term has been completed, and its owner does not know when suddenly, during the day or night, it will give birth."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "So-and-so slept through the night neglecting prayer." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Satan has urinated in his ear."

Muslim bin Subaih says that I went with Masruq to a church where there was a statue of Mary (peace be upon her). Masruq asked: Is this the statue of Kisra? I said: No, rather it is the statue of Mary (peace be upon her). He said: I heard Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that "On the Day of Resurrection, the people who will receive the severest punishment will be the image-makers."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever sees me in a dream should be certain that he has indeed seen me, for Satan cannot assume my form or appearance."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are three people, then two of you should not whisper to each other excluding the third, because this will cause grief to the third."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led us in the prayer of fear (Salat al-Khawf). The noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) stood in two rows: one row behind the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the other row facing the enemy. The Prophet (peace be upon him) led those standing behind him in one rak'ah, then these people stood up and went to stand in front of the enemy, and those in the second row came and stood in the place of the first row. The Prophet (peace be upon him) also led them in one rak'ah and then said salam. Then these people stood up and themselves prayed one rak'ah and after saying salam, went to stand in front of the enemy in the place of the first row, and the people of the first row returned to their place and prayed one rak'ah and then said salam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him the words of Tashahhud and ordered him to teach them to the people as well: «التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلّٰهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللّٰهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ» The translation of which is: “All verbal, physical, and bodily acts of worship are for Allah alone. O Prophet (peace and blessings be upon you)! Peace be upon you, and may Allah’s mercy and blessings descend upon you. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is Allah’s servant and His Messenger.”

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that in the beginning, we used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam during prayer, and he would respond to us. But when we returned from Najashi and greeted him with salam, he did not respond. We said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Previously, we used to greet you with salam during prayer and you would respond to us? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, there is engagement in prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The superiority of prayer in congregation over prayer performed alone is more than twenty degrees."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a man came and asked in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, "When will the Night of Qadr be?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Which of you remembers that night which was turning red and white?" I said, "May my parents be sacrificed for you, I remember it. At that time, I had some dates in my hand and I was secretly eating sahur with them at the back of my saddle, and the moon was out at that time."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) inadvertently performed five rak'ahs instead of four in the Zuhr prayer. Someone asked: Has there been an addition in the prayer that you performed five rak'ahs? Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two prostrations of forgetfulness (sahw).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The superiority of prayer in congregation over prayer performed alone is twenty-five degrees, and each degree is equal to his prayer."

Abdullah bin Ma’qil says that once I was present with my father in the company of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him). My father asked: Did you yourself hear the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “Remorse is also repentance”? He replied: Yes!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O group of women! Give charity, even if it is from your jewelry, because you are the majority in Hell." A woman—who was not among the prominent women—stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What is the reason for this?" He replied: "The reason is that you curse a lot and are very ungrateful and disobedient to your husbands."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performed the two prostrations of forgetfulness after saying the salam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Hour will not be established until a man from my Ahl al-Bayt rules whose name will correspond to my name." Abdullah bin Ahmad says that our father narrated this hadith to us in his house, in his room; perhaps someone from the descendants of Ja'far bin Yahya or Yahya bin Khalid had asked him about it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The cycle of day and night and time will not end—that is, the Hour will not be established—until a man from my Ahl al-Bayt rules over the Arabs whose name will correspond to my name."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The cycle of day and night and time will not end—that is, the Hour will not be established—until a man from my Ahl al-Bayt rules over the Arabs whose name will correspond to my name."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a cave when Surah Mursalat was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I memorized it as soon as it came from the mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Surah was still fresh on the blessed lips of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I do not remember which verse you (peace and blessings be upon him) finished « ﴿فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ﴾ » or « ﴿وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ﴾ » when suddenly a snake appeared and quickly entered a hole. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are saved from its evil and it is saved from your evil."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that before going to the land of Abyssinia, in the beginning, we used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during prayer (and he would respond to us), but when we returned from Najashi's place and greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he did not respond. At this, I began to worry about both distant and near matters. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I asked him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "Allah does whatever He wills. In this matter, Allah has decided that we should not speak during prayer."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever takes an oath in a matter and thereby unlawfully acquires the wealth of a Muslim, will meet Allah while He is angry with him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse of the Noble Qur'an before us in support of this: « ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَشْتَرُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ وَأَيْمَانِهِمْ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا أُولَئِكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمْ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللّٰهُ﴾ [آل عمران : 77]» "Indeed, those who exchange Allah’s covenant and their oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet, the Leader of both worlds (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "Whoever withholds the zakat of his wealth, his wealth will be turned into a bald snake, he will try to escape from it, but the snake will follow him and say, 'I am your treasure.'" Then Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse of the Noble Qur'an in support of this: «﴿سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ﴾ [آل عمران : 180]» "Soon, that wealth over which they were miserly will be made into a collar around their necks on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu' form that Allah has sent down no disease except that He has also sent down its cure. Whoever knows it, knows it, and whoever remains unaware of it, remains unaware.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not accumulate property, otherwise you will become engrossed in the world."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I declare disassociation from the friendship of every friend; if I were to take anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and your Prophet is the close friend (khalil) of Allah, the Exalted."

Shaqiq says that one day we were waiting in the mosque for Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) to arrive, when Yazid bin Mu'awiyah Nakha'i came. He said: Shall I go and see? If he is at home, perhaps I can bring him to you? So after a little while, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came and, standing among us, said: I have been informed that you are waiting for me. I have not come to you only because I do not like to make you weary, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also leave some days empty in admonition and advice for the same reason, as he did not like us to become weary.

Abu Al-Kanood says that one day I wore a ring on my hand. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw it and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade gold rings.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the moon was split into two parts once, and all the people saw it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bear witness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Masjid al-Haram, and at that time there were three hundred and sixty idols placed around the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would poke them with the stick he had in his hand and would recite this verse: «﴿جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ﴾ [سبأ : 49]» "Truth has come, and falsehood can neither create anything nor bring anything back," and also: «﴿جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا﴾ [الإسراء : 81]» "Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about walking with a funeral, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The funeral should be followed, not preceded." (The funeral should be in front and those walking should be behind it.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the plain of Mina when suddenly a snake appeared. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill it." We quickly moved towards it, but it escaped from our hands.

Shaqiq reports that one day Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came and, standing among us, said: "I have been informed that you people are waiting for me. I have not come to you only because I do not like to cause you boredom. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to leave some days without admonition for the same reason, as he too did not like us to become bored."