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ahmad:3600 – Abū Bakr > ʿĀṣim > Zir b. Ḥubaysh > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] Indeed, Allah looked into the hearts of His servants and found the heart of Muhammad ﷺ to be the best of hearts among His servants. So, He chose him for Himself and sent him with His message. Then, Allah looked into the hearts of His servants after the heart of Muhammad and found the hearts of his companions to be the best of hearts among His servants. So, He appointed them as ministers of His Prophet, fighting for His religion. Whatever the Muslims see as good, it is considered good in the sight of Allah, and whatever they see as bad, it is considered bad in the sight of Allah.  

أحمد:٣٦٠٠ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ عَنْ زِرِّ بْنِ حُبَيْشٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

إِنَّ اللهَ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَوَجَدَ قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَاصْطَفَاهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فَابْتَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ بَعْدَ قَلْبِ مُحَمَّدٍ فَوَجَدَ قُلُوبَ أَصْحَابِهِ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى دِينِهِ فَمَا رَأَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ حَسَنًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ حَسَنٌ وَمَا رَأَوْا سَيِّئًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ سَيِّئٌ  

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tabarani:8582 – Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Abū Bakr b. ʿAyyāsh > ʿĀṣim > Zir > ʿAbdullāh

[Machine] Indeed, Allah looked into the hearts of the servants and found the heart of Muhammad ﷺ to be the best of hearts. He chose him for Himself and honored him, or He said, He sent him with His message. Then He looked into the hearts of the servants after his heart and found the hearts of his companions to be the best of hearts. So He appointed them as the ministers of His Prophet ﷺ, who fight for His religion.  

الطبراني:٨٥٨٢ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زِرٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ اطَّلَعَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَوَجَدَ قَلْبَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَاصْطَفَاهُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَخَصَّهُ أَوْ قَالَ بَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ ثُمَّ اطَّلَعَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ بَعْدَ قَلْبِهِ فَوَجَدَ قُلُوبَ أَصْحَابِهِ خَيْرَ قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ يُقَاتِلُونَ عَلَى دِينِهِ  

tabarani:8583 – ʿUmar b. Ḥafṣ al-Sadūsī > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > al-Masʿūdī > ʿĀṣim > Abū Wāʾil > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] "Indeed, Allah looked into the hearts of His servants and chose Muhammad ﷺ , sending him with His message and selecting him with his knowledge. Then, He looked into the hearts of people and chose his companions, making them ministers of his Prophet ﷺ and supporters of his religion. So, whatever the believers see as good is considered good in the sight of Allah, and whatever the believers see as ugly is considered ugly in the sight of Allah."  

الطبراني:٨٥٨٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

«إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَاخْتَارَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَبَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَانْتَخَبَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ فَاخْتَارَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ وأنصارَ دِينِهِ فَمَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَسَنًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ حَسَنٌ وَمَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَبِيحًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ قَبِيحٌ»