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ahmad:23033Zayd b. al-Ḥubāb > Mālik b. Mighwal > ʿAbdullāh b. Buraydah from his father

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered the mosque and took hold of my hand, so I entered with him. Then, we saw a man reciting and praying. He said, "Indeed, this man has been given a musical instrument from the instruments of the family of David." It was Abdullah bin Qais Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I inform him?" He said, "Yes, inform him." So I informed him, and he said, "You have always been a friend to me."  

أحمد:٢٣٠٣٣حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِي فَدَخَلْتُ مَعَهُ فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ يَقْرَأُ وَيُصَلِّي قَالَ لَقَدْ أُوتِيَ هَذَا مِزْمَارًا مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ آلِ دَاوُدَ وَإِذَا هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَأُخْبِرُهُ؟ قَالَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَمْ تَزَلْ لِي صَدِيقًا