Companions of the Prophet · The merits of 'Abdullah bin Mas’ud رضي الله عنه
Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ،، قَالَ سَأَلْنَا حُذَيْفَةَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، قَرِيبِ السَّمْتِ وَالْهَدْىِ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى نَأْخُذَ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَعْرِفُ أَحَدًا أَقْرَبَ سَمْتًا وَهَدْيًا وَدَلاًّ بِالنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنِ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ.
English translation
Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid:
We asked Hudhaifa to tell us of a person resembling (to some extent) the Prophet (ﷺ) in good appearance
and straight forward behavior so that we may learn from him (good manners and acceptable conduct).
Hudhaifa replied, "I do not know anybody resembling the Prophet (to some extent) in appearance and
conduct more than Ibn Um `Abd.
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) neither talked in an insulting manner nor did he ever speak evil intentionally. He used
to say, "The most beloved to me amongst you is the one who has the best characte…
Narrated Alqama:
I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious)
companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself),
"I hope All…
Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari:
My brother and I came from Yemen, and for some time we continued to consider `Abdullah bin
Mas`ud as one of the members of the family of the Prophet (ﷺ) because we used to see him and his m…