Musnad Ahmad

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 Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: None of you should give Satan any power over himself, not even to the extent of a portion, and he should not think that it is necessary for him to return only from the right side. I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that his return was often from the left side.

(Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that when Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani, may Allah be pleased with him, performed four rak'ahs in Mina,) Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I have performed two rak'ahs in Mina with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as well as with Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. Would that I could have a share in two accepted rak'ahs instead of four.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the one who consumes usury, the one who gives it, the one who writes it down, and its witnesses while they are aware, and women who tattoo and get themselves tattooed for the sake of beauty, those who conceal zakat, and the Bedouin who becomes apostate after migration, have been declared accursed by the tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) until the Day of Judgment.

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 blood of a Muslim is not lawful except in one of three cases: if he commits adultery after marriage, or if he is killed in retaliation (qisas), or a person who abandons his religion and separates from the community."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is not one of us who strikes his cheeks, tears his collar, and calls with the call of ignorance."

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 the Zuhr prayer and performed five rak'ahs. Someone asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! Has there been an addition to the prayer?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, what happened?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted: "You have performed five rak'ahs." Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) folded his legs, turned for salam, and performed two prostrations of forgetfulness (sujood as-sahw).

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to the left to say salam, the whiteness of his blessed cheek that became visible seemed as if it is still before my eyes.

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."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Allah has cursed the woman who tattoos, the one who has hair removed by plucking, and the one who files her teeth to make gaps, those who alter Allah's creation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to relieve himself and said to me, "Bring me three stones." I was able to find two stones and a dry piece of dung. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the two stones and threw away the piece of dung, saying: "This is impure."

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 be upon him) drew a line in front of us and said, "This is the path of Allah." Then he drew some other lines to its right and left and said, "These are different paths, upon each of which there is a devil calling towards it." After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «﴿وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ﴾» [الأنعام : 153] "This is My straight path, so follow it, and do not follow other paths, for you will be separated from His path."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once a Jew passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was conversing with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them). The Quraysh said, "O Jew! This person considers himself a Prophet." He said, "I will ask him something that only a Prophet would know." So he came and sat near the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! From what things is man created?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied, "O Jew! From the semen of the man and the semen of the woman. The man's semen is thick, from which bones and muscles are formed, and the woman's semen is thin, from which flesh and blood are formed." Hearing this, the Jew stood up and said, "The Prophets before you used to say the same."

Abu Wa'il says that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give a sermon every Thursday. Someone said to him: We wish that you would give us a sermon every day. He replied: I do not like to cause you boredom, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also leave some days without giving advice and admonition for this very reason, as he did not like our becoming bored.

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 begs while he has enough to suffice him, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with his face scratched, and the wealth of zakat is not lawful for the person who possesses fifty dirhams or gold equivalent to it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) was making this supplication: "O Allah! Grant me benefit from my noble husband, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), my father Abu Sufyan, and my brother Mu'awiyah." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard her supplication and said: "You have asked Allah for a fixed term, a few numbered days, and apportioned sustenance. None of these things can reach you before their appointed time, nor can they be delayed beyond their fixed time. If you had supplicated to Allah to protect you from the punishment of Hell and the punishment of the grave, that would have been better and more virtuous." The narrator says that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) whether monkeys and pigs are the transformed forms of humans. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Whenever Allah transformed the appearance of a people, He never left their progeny to continue, whereas monkeys and pigs have existed from before." The narrator says that once there was a mention before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that monkeys are the transformed forms of humans. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever Allah transformed the appearance of a people, He never left their progeny to continue, whereas monkeys and pigs have existed from before."

Abdul Malik bin Umair says that once I was present in the company of Abu Ubaidah bin Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), when two men came to him who had bought and sold something. The buyer said, “I bought this item for such and such amount,” and the seller said, “I sold this item for such and such amount.” Abu Ubaidah said that a similar case had come before Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and he had said that such an incident had also occurred in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I was present there at that time. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the seller to take an oath, then gave the buyer the choice: “If he wishes, he may take it, and if he wishes, he may leave it.” The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "If there is a dispute between the seller and the buyer, then the statement of the seller will be considered, and the buyer will have the choice to buy or not to buy."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "If the seller and the buyer have a dispute and neither of them has a witness, then the statement of the seller will be accepted; otherwise, both should return their respective items."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "If the seller and the buyer disagree and the goods are still present as they were, then the statement of the seller will be accepted; otherwise, both should take back their respective things."

Qasim says that once there was a dispute over the price of something between Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Ash'ath (may Allah be pleased with them both). One person was saying ten and the other twenty. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Appoint someone as an arbitrator between you and me. He said: I appoint you as the arbitrator. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then I will give the same decision as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave, that "If there is a dispute between the seller and the buyer (the one who buys and the one who sells), and neither has any witnesses, then the statement of the seller will be accepted, or both should conduct a new transaction."