ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ كَانَ يُشَبَّهُ فِي هَدْيِهِ، وَسَمْتِهِ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ

[Machine] We came to Hudhayfah and said, "Guide us to the closest person to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whom we can learn from and hear from." He said, "One of the closest people to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in guidance, character, and guidance is the son of Umm Abd until he hides from me in his house." The preserved ones among the companions of Muhammad ﷺ knew that the son of Umm Abd was one of the closest people to Allah.  

أَتَيْنَا حُذَيْفَةَ فَقُلْنَا دُلَّنَا عَلَى أَقْرَبِ النَّاسِ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ هَدْيًا وَسَمْتًا وَدَلًّا نَأْخُذْ عَنْهُ وَنَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ كَانَ مِنْ أَقْرَبِ النَّاسِ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ هَدْيًا وَسَمْتًا وَدَلًّا ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ حَتَّى يَتَوَارَى عَنِّي فِي بَيْتِهِ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَ الْمَحْفُوظُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَنَّ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ مِنْ أَقْرَبِهِمْ إِلَى اللهِ زُلْفَةً  

[Machine] Hudhayfah, the most similar person to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, from the time he leaves his house until he returns, I do not know what he does with his family. Abdullah bin Mas'ud was known by the protected companions of Muhammad ﷺ that Abdullah is the closest to Allah among them and a means on the Day of Judgment.  

حُذَيْفَةُ إِنَّ أَشْبَهَ النَّاسِ هَدْيًا وَدَلًّا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ حِينِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ فَلَا أَدْرِي مَا يَصْنَعُ فِي أَهْلِهِ لَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ الْمَحْفُوظُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ مِنْ أَقْرَبِهِمْ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَسِيلَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] Inform us about a man who was close in direction and guidance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so that we may learn from him. He said, "I do not know anyone who was closer in direction, guidance, and evidence to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than the wall of his house hiding him (the Prophet) from the son of Umm 'Abd. We have never heard this from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yazid. The preserved companions of Muhammad ﷺ know that the son of Umm 'Abd is the closest among them all to Allah and a means (of blessings).  

أَخْبِرْنَا بِرَجُلٍ قَرِيبِ السَّمْتِ وَالْهَدْيِ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى نَأْخُذَ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَقْرَبَ سَمْتًا وَهَدْيًا وَدَلًّا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى يُوَارِيَهُ جِدَارُ بَيْتِهِ مِنْ ابْنِ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ وَلَمْ نَسْمَعْ هَذَا مِنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ لَقَدْ عَلِمَ الْمَحْفُوظُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَنَّ ابْنَ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ مِنْ أَقْرَبِهِمْ إِلَى اللهِ وَسِيلَةً