Hadith 3807

حَدَّثَنَا حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاق، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ : أَتَيْنَا عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ، فَقُلْنَا : حَدِّثْنَا مَنْ أَقْرَبُ النَّاسِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هَدْيًا وَدَلًّا فَنَأْخُذَ عَنْهُ وَنَسْمَعَ مِنْهُ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ أَقْرَبُ النَّاسِ هَدْيًا , وَدَلًّا , وَسَمْتًا بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ حَتَّى يَتَوَارَى مِنَّا فِي بَيْتِهِ ، وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَ الْمَحْفُوظُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ هُوَ مِنْ أَقْرَبِهِمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى " ، قَالَ : هَذَا حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid:` "We came to Hudhaifah and said: 'Inform us of the closest to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in guidance and conduct, so that we may take from him and hear from him.' He said: 'The closest of the people in guidance, conduct, and character used to be 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, until he would hide from us in his house. And the guarded ones (guarded by Allah from straying in word and deed) from the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) know that Ibn Umm 'Abd (a nickname for 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud) is from among the most intimately close to Allah of them.'
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب المناقب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 3807
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح البخاری/فضائل الصحابة 27 (3762) ( تحفة الأشراف : 3374) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, what the people will state will be exactly in accordance with the truth,
and they have stated that Ibn Mas'ud radi Allahu anhu most closely resembled the ways and manners of Allah's Messenger sallallahu alayhi wa sallam,
and was extremely close to him.
This is an acknowledgment of the virtue of Ibn Mas'ud from the tongues of the Companions.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3807