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Hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūdPage 17

عبد الله بن مسعود

Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd narrated 2,127 hadith found on the site; 1240 are translated into English. The most reliable come first.

Died: d. 32 AH
Also written: Abdoullah ibn Mas‘oûd, Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, Abdullah b. Mes'ûd

Biographical notice (in Arabic)

ابن أبي حاتم الرازي : ذكره في الجرح والتعديل وقال صحابي روى عنه من التابعين أصحابه الفقهاء الأسود ومسروق وعبيدة وشريح والحارث وجماعة

أبو حاتم بن حبان البستي : ذكره في الثقات وفي مشاهير علماء الأمصار وقال ممن شهد بدرا وسائر المشاهد وكان من فقهاء الصحابة سكن الكوفة مرة وكان يلي بيت المال بها

الذهبي : ذكره في الكاشف وقال من السابقين الأوليين

المزي : هاجر الهجرتين

ابن حجر العسقلاتي : قال في التقريب صحابي من السابقين الأولين ومن كبار علماء الصحابة

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2762

Harithah ibn Mudarrib said that he came to Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and said (to him): There is no enmity between me and any of the Arabs. I passed a mosque of Banu Hanifah. They (the people) believed in Musaylimah. Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) sent for them. They were brought, and he asked them to repent…

لَوْلاَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولٌ لَضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَنْتَ الْيَوْمَ لَسْتَ بِرَسُولٍ فَأَمَرَ قَرَظَةَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ فِي السُّوقِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى ابْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3780

The bone dearer to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was the bone of sheep.

كَانَ أَحَبَّ الْعُرَاقِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُرَاقُ الشَّاةِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3994

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to read the verse "Is there any that will receive admonition (muddakir)? " that is with doubling of consonant [(dal)(d)]. Abu Dawud said: The word muddakir may be pronounced as mim (m) with a short vowel u. (dal)(d) with a short vowel and kaf (k) with a short vowel i.

يَقْرَؤُهَا ‏‏{‏ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ ‏}‏ يَعْنِي مُثَقَّلاً ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 432

Amr ibn Maymun al-Awdi said: Mu'adh ibn Jabal, the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to us in Yemen, I heard his takbir (utterance of AllahuAkbar) in the dawn prayer. He was a man with loud voice. I began to love him. I did depart from him until I buried him dead in Syria (i.e. until his…

صَلِّ الصَّلاَةَ لِمِيقَاتِهَا وَاجْعَلْ صَلاَتَكَ مَعَهُمْ سُبْحَةً ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4927

They began to play, amuse and sing. He united the support of his hand round his knees that were drawn up, and said: I heard Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) say: I heard the apostle of Allah (ﷺ) say: Singing produces hypocrisy in the heart.

الْغِنَاءُ يُنْبِتُ النِّفَاقَ فِي الْقَلْبِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 924

We used to salute during prayer and talk about our needs. I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and found him praying. I saluted him, but he did not respond to me. I recalled what happened to me in the past and in the present. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) finished his prayer, he said to me…

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ قَدْ أَحْدَثَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمُوا فِي الصَّلاَةِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1039

“We saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) performing prayer wearing sandals and leather slippers.”

ـ يُصَلِّي فِي النَّعْلَيْنِ وَالْخُفَّيْنِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1041

“We were ordered to not (tuck up our) hair (nor garment) and not to repeat ablution for what we stepped on.”

أُمِرْنَا أَلاَّ نَكُفَّ شَعَرًا وَلاَ ثَوْبًا وَلاَ نَتَوَضَّأَ مِنْ مَوْطَإٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1108

“Have you not read the Verse: ‘...and leave you (Muhammad) standing (while delivering the Friday sermon?” [62:11]

سُئِلَ أَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا أَوْ قَاعِدًا؟ قَالَ أَوَمَا تَقْرَأُ {وَتَرَكُوكَ قَائِمًا}‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2021

"Divorce according to the Sunnah means divorcing her with one divorce in each cycle when she is pure, then when she becomes pure the third time, then he pronounces divorce again, and after that she must wait one more menstrual cycle."

يُطَلِّقُهَا عِنْدَ كُلِّ طُهْرٍ تَطْلِيقَةً فَإِذَا طَهُرَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ طَلَّقَهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَيْضَةٌ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2030

"By Allah, for those who would like to go through the process of praying for Allah's curse to be upon the one who is wrong, the shorter Surah concerning women[l] was revealed after (the Verses[2] which speak of the waiting period of) four months and ten (days)." [1] (65:40), [2] (2:234)

وَاللَّهِ لَمَنْ شَاءَ لاَعَنَّاهُ لأُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ الْقُصْرَى بَعْدَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَعَشْرًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2530

“O Umair, I have set you free in a good way. I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Any man who frees a slave and does not say anything about his (the slave's) wealth, it belongs to him (the slave).' So tell me, how much wealth do you have?” Another chain reports a similar hadith.

"‏ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلاَمًا وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ مَالَهُ فَالْمَالُ لَهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3530

“There was an old woman who used to enter upon us and perform Ruqyah from erysipelas: Contagious disease which causes fever and leaves a red coloration of the skin. We had a bed with long legs, and when ‘Abdullah entered he would clear his throat and make noise. He entered one day and when she…

"‏ إِنَّ الرُّقَى وَالتَّمَائِمَ وَالتِّوَلَةَ شِرْكٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي خَرَجْتُ يَوْمًا فَأَبْصَرَنِي فُلاَنٌ فَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنِي الَّتِي تَلِيهِ فَإِذَا رَقَيْتُهَا سَكَنَتْ دَمْعَتُهَا وَإِذَا تَرَكْتُهَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4148

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The family of Muhammad has only a Mudd of food,’ or ‘The family of Muhammad does not have even a Mud of food.’”

"‏ مَا أَصْبَحَ فِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلاَّ مُدٌّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ مَا أَصْبَحَ فِي آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ مُدٌّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 4263

“If the appointed time of death of anyone of you is in a certain land, some need will cause him to go there, then when he reaches the furthest point that it is decreed he will reach, Allah takes (his soul). And on the Day of Resurrection the earth will say: ‘My Lord, this is what You entrusted to…

‏ ‏"‏ إِذَا كَانَ أَجَلُ أَحَدِكُمْ بِأَرْضٍ أَوْثَبَتْهُ إِلَيْهَا الْحَاجَةُ فَإِذَا بَلَغَ أَقْصَى أَثَرِهِ قَبَضَهُ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ فَتَقُولُ الأَرْضُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏:‏ رَبِّ هَذَا مَا اسْتَوْدَعْتَنِي ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 475

The Messenger of Allah slept until he was breathing deeply, then he got up and prayed.

ـ نَامَ حَتَّى نَفَخَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فَصَلَّى ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 615

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one of you should bathe in open land or on a roof where he is not concealed; even if he does not see anyone, he can still be seen.'"

"‏ لاَ يَغْتَسِلَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِأَرْضِ فَلاَةٍ وَلاَ فَوْقَ سَطْحٍ لاَ يُوَارِيهِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَرَى فَإِنَّهُ يُرَى ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1026

"Shall I not tell you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? He stood and raised his hands the first time and then he did not do that again."

فَقَامَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُعِدْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1220

"I used to come to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was praying, and I would greet him with Salam, he would return my greeting. Then I came to him when he was praying, and he did not return my greeting. When he said the Taslim, he pointed to the people and said: "Allah (SWT) has decreed that in the prayer…

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - يَعْنِي - أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمُوا إِلاَّ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2170

"Bilal calls the Adhan at night to awaken those of you who are asleep, and so that those who are praying Qiyam cam return. Dawn is not when the light appears like this" - and he gestured with his hand - "rather dawn is when it appears like this: - and he gestured with his two forefingers. '

"‏ إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ لِيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ وَيُرْجِعَ قَائِمَكُمْ وَلَيْسَ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ بِكَفِّهِ ‏"‏ وَلَكِنِ الْفَجْرُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَأَشَارَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3010

"The Messenger of Allah used to offer prayers at their proper time except in Jam (Al-Muzdalifah) and Arafat."

يُصَلِّي الصَّلاَةَ لِوَقْتِهَا إِلاَّ بِجَمْعٍ وَعَرَفَاتٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3038

"I never saw the Messenger of Allah offer any prayer except at the proper time, apart from Maghrib and Isha in Jam (Al-Muzdalifah) and Fajir on that day, which he offered before the usual time.

صَلَّى صَلاَةً قَطُّ إِلاَّ لِمِيقَاتِهَا إِلاَّ صَلاَةَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ صَلاَّهُمَا بِجَمْعٍ وَصَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ يَوْمَئِذٍ قَبْلَ مِيقَاتِهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3193

"Whoever fears their vengeance is not one of us."

"‏ مَنْ خَافَ ثَأْرَهُنَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3277

"The Messenger of Allah taught us the Tashahhud for Salah and the Tashahhud upon Al-Hajah. He said: 'The Tashahhud upon the occasion of marriage is: Alhamdu lillahi nasta'inahu wa nastaghfiruhu, wa na'udhu billahi min shururi anfusina, man yahdih Illahu fala mudilla lahu wa man yudlil Illahu fala…

التَّشَهُّدُ فِي الْحَاجَةِ ‏"‏ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلاَ مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3394

"The Sunnah divorce is a divorce issued when she is pure (not menstruating) without having had intercourse with her. If she menstruates and becomes pure again, give her another divorce, and if she menstruates and becomes pure again, give her another divorce, then after that, she should wait for…

طَلاَقُ السُّنَّةِ تَطْلِيقَةٌ وَهِيَ طَاهِرٌ فِي غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ فَإِذَا حَاضَتْ وَطَهُرَتْ طَلَّقَهَا أُخْرَى فَإِذَا حَاضَتْ وَطَهُرَتْ طَلَّقَهَا أُخْرَى ثُمَّ تَعْتَدُّ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِحَيْضَةٍ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1734

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "On the day of His Lord spoke to him, Musa was wearing a wool Kisa', a wool Jubbah, a wool Kummah, wool pants, and his sandals were made of the skin of a dead donkey." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Gharib, we do not know of it except from the the narration of Humaid…

عَلَى مُوسَى يَوْمَ كَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ كِسَاءُ صُوفٍ وَجُبَّةُ صُوفٍ وَكُمَّةُ صُوفٍ وَسَرَاوِيلُ صُوفٍ وَكَانَتْ نَعْلاَهُ مِنْ جِلْدِ حِمَارٍ مَيِّتٍ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2416

"The feet of the son of Adam shall not move from before his Lord on the Day of Judgement, until he is asked about five things: About his life and what he did with it, about his youth and what he wore it out in, about his wealth and how he earned it, and spent it upon, and what he did with what he…

"‏ لاَ تَزُولُ قَدَمَا ابْنِ آدَمَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّهِ حَتَّى يُسْأَلَ عَنْ خَمْسٍ عَنْ عُمْرِهِ فِيمَا أَفْنَاهُ وَعَنْ شَبَابِهِ فِيمَا أَبْلاَهُ وَمَالِهِ مِنْ أَيْنَ اكْتَسَبَهُ وَفِيمَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3512

Ibn Mas'ud sold slaves to al-Ash'ath b. Qais. He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect with some variation of words.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، بَاعَ مِنَ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1165

"I heard Sufyan reciting this tashahhud in the obligatory and voluntary prayers, and he said: 'Abu Ishaq narrated to us from Abu Al-Ahwas from Abdullah, from the Prophet (ﷺ).'" And Mansur and Hammad narrated to us from Abu Wa'il, from Abdullah, from the Prophet (ﷺ).

أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ آدَمَ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَتَشَهَّدُ بِهَذَا فِي الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَالتَّطَوُّعِ وَيَقُولُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ أَبِي…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 1609

"A man said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So-and-so slept and missed the prayer yesterday until morning came.' He said: 'The Shaitan has urinated in that one's ears.'"

"‏ ذَاكَ شَيْطَانٌ بَالَ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd