[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then his face changed, and he said, 'Something like this or someone close to this.'"  

«قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» ثُمَّ تَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «نَحْوًا مِنْ ذَا أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ ذَا»  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Something similar to that or resembling it." So, what was seen came to pass after this narration.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ أَوْ شَبِيهَ» فَمَا رُئِيَ يُحَدِّثُ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بَعْدُ  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said," Then I took it and shook it, and he said, "Towards this or similar to this."  

«قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُ رِعْدَةٌ فَقَالَ «نَحْوَ هَذَا أَوْ شِبْهَ هَذَا»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said multiple times, 'I looked at him while he was leaning on a staff, and I looked at the staff trembling.'"  

«قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُعْتَمِدٌ عَلَى عَصًا فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى الْعَصَا يُزْعَزَعُ  

[Machine] "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his clothes were rumpled. He said, 'This is me or someone like me or resembling me.'"  

«سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ» وَأُرْعِدَتْ ثِيَابُهُ قَالَ «ذَا أَوْ نَحْوَهُ أَوْ شِبْهَ ذَا»  

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , his complexion would change and his color would vary, and he would say, "This is similar to this, or close to it."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَتَلَوَّنُ وَيَتَغَيَّرُ لَوْنُهُ وَيَقُولُ «هَذَا أَوْ قَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا»  

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , except a hadith that I heard him narrate, then he abruptly woke up like the rustling of palm fronds, and then he said, "This is it, or something similar to it."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ حَدَّثَهُ ثُمَّ انْتَفَضَ انْتِفَاضَ السَّعَفَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوَهُ»  

[Machine] "From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a narration that occurred not just once but multiple times. Indeed, I saw him shaking vigorously like the shaking of a palm frond, then he said, 'It is near to this or something similar to this.'"  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا قَطُّ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَنْتَفِضُ انْتِفَاضَ السَّعَفَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «قَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا»  

[Machine] Abdullah stayed for a year without saying "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said." And when he said "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said," he was struck by a thunderbolt and his face changed, and he said, "It is like this or like that or like this."  

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَمْكُثُ سَنَةً لَا يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِذَا قَالَ «قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ» أَخَذَتْهُ رِعْدَةُ وَتَغَيَّرَ وَجْهُهُ قَالَ «كَذَا أَوْ كَذَا أَوْ كَذَا»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and when he said "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ," he said, "This or something similar to this, or close to this," and indeed it thunders.  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا قَالَ «سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ» قَالَ «هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوًا مِنْ هَذَا أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْ هَذَا» وَإِنَّهُ يُرْعَدُ  

[Machine] I have left a group in the mosque saying, "Whoever glorifies certain things, shall be rewarded with such and such." He said, "Arise, O Alqamah!" So when he saw them, he said, "O Alqamah, distract the people's attention away from me." So when he heard what they were saying, he said, "Indeed, you are adhering to a misguided sin, or you are more rightly guided than the companions of Muhammad (PBUH)."  

إِنِّي تَرَكْتُ قَوْمًا بِالْمَسْجِدِ يَقُولُونَ مَنْ سَبَّحَ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَلَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ قُمْ يَا عَلْقَمَةُ فَلَمَّا رَآهُمْ قَالَ يَا عَلْقَمَةُ اشْغَلْ عَنِّي أَبْصَارَ الْقَوْمِ فَلَمَّا سَمِعَهُمْ وَمَا يَقُولُونَ قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ لَمُتَمَسِّكُونَ بِذَنَبِ ضَلَالَةٍ أَوَ إِنَّكُمْ لَأَهْدَى مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ»  

[Machine] It was mentioned to Ibn Mas'ud that there was a story-teller who used to sit at night and say to the people, "Say such and such, then inform me." So they informed him and Abdullah came, having learned it exactly. Then he said, "Whoever knows me, has known me. As for those who do not know me, I am Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. You all know that you are more rightly guided than Muhammad ﷺ and his companions, or that you are clinging to a misguided sin."  

ذُكِرَ لِابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَاصٌّ يَجْلِسُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَيَقُولُ لِلنَّاسِ قُولُوا كَذَا فَقَالَ «إِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ فَأَخْبَرُونِي» قَالَ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ فَجَاءَ عَبْدُ اللهِ مُتَقَنِّعًا فَقَالَ «مَنْ عَرَفَنِي فَقَدْ عَرَفَنِي وَمَنْ لَمْ يَعْرِفْنِي فَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّكُمْ لَأَهْدَى مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَوْ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُتَعَلِّقُونَ بِذَنَبِ ضَلَالَةٍ»  

[Machine] A group of people who sit from sunset until evening, praising and saying certain phrases. Abdullah said: "If they sit, let me know." When they sat down, they came to him, and he joined them and sat down. He had a headscarf on his head, which he removed when they started their praise. Abdullah bin Masood said, "I am Abdullah bin Masood." The people became silent, and he said, "You have brought a misguided innovation, or you have surpassed the knowledge of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ ." A man from the Banu Tamim tribe said, "We have not brought a misguided innovation, and we have not surpassed the knowledge of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ ." Umar bin Utbah bin Farqad said, "I seek forgiveness from Allah, O Ibn Masood, and I repent to Him." Abdullah bin Masood commanded them to disperse. Ibn Masood saw two gatherings in the mosque of Kufa, so he got up from one of them and asked, "Which of you was here before her?" One of them said, "We were." He said to the other, "Get up and go to them." So he made them one group.  

أَنَّ قَوْمًا يَقْعُدُونَ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ إِلَى الْعِشَاءِ يُسَبِّحُونَ يَقُولُونَ قُولُوا كَذَا وَقُولُوا كَذَا قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «إِنْ قَعَدُوا فَآذِنُونِي» فَلَمَّا جَلَسُوا أَتَوْهُ فَانْطَلَقَ فَدَخَلَ مَعَهُمْ فَجَلَسَ وَعَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسٌ فَأَخَذُوا فِي تَسْبِيحِهِمْ فَحَسَرَ عَبْدُ اللهِ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ الْبُرْنُسَ وَقَالَ «أَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ» فَسَكَتَ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ «لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ بِبِدْعَةٍ ظَلْمَاءَ أَوْ لَقَدْ فَضَلْتُمْ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ عِلْمًا» فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ مَا جِئْنَا بِبِدْعَةٍ ظَلْمَاءَ وَلَا فَضَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ عِلْمًا فَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ فَرْقَدٍ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَتَفَرَّقُوا قَالَ وَرَأَى ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ حَلْقَتَيْنِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَامَ مِنْهُمَا فَقَالَ «أَيَّتُكُمَا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ صَاحِبَتِهَا؟» قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا نَحْنُ فَقَالَ لِلْأُخْرَى «قُومَا إِلَيْهَا» فَجَعَلَهُمْ وَاحِدَةً  

[Machine] The boy set off and looked, "Are those sitting there before or these?" So he came and said, "These." He said, "Only one narrator is sufficient for the mosque, as those who were before you perished due to excessive narrating."  

لِلْغُلَامِ انْطَلِقْ وَانْظُرْ أَهَؤُلَاءِ جُلُوسًا قَبْلُ أَمْ هَؤُلَاءِ؟ فَجَاءَ فَقَالَ هَؤُلَاءِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا يَكْفِي الْمَسْجِدَ مُحْدِثٌ وَاحِدٌ فَإِنَّمَا هَلَكَ مَنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ بِالتَّبَاغِي»  

[Machine] "He informed him, 'When they sit, then call me.' So, when they sat down, he called him. Abdullah came to them with a cloak until he entered upon them, and then he uncovered his head from the cloak and said, 'I am the son of Umm Abd, and by Allah, you have come with an innovation, either dark or you have exceeded the knowledge of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ .' Muadh said, and he was a well-spoken man, 'By Allah, we have not come with a dark innovation, nor have we exceeded the knowledge of the companions of Muhammad ﷺ .' Abdullah said, 'If you follow the people, then they have already preceded you with a clear precedence. And if you go from right to left, indeed, you have gone astray far and wide.'"  

أَخْبَرَهُ «إِذَا جَلَسُوا فَآذِنِّي» فَلَمَّا جَلَسُوا آذَنَهُ فَجَاءَ عَبْدُ اللهِ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسٌ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَكَشَفَ الْبُرْنُسَ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَنَا ابْنُ أُمِّ عَبْدٍ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ بِبِدْعَةٍ ظَلْمَاءَ أَوْ قَدْ فَضَلْتُمْ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ عِلْمًا» فَقَالَ مُعَضَّدٌ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مُفَوَّهًا وَاللهِ مَا جِئْنَا بِبِدْعَةٍ ظَلْمَاءَ وَلَا فَضَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «لَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتُمُ الْقَوْمَ لَقَدْ سَبَقُوكُمْ سَبْقًا مُبِينًا وَلَئِنْ جُرْتُمْ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا لَقَدْ ضَلَلْتُمْ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا»  

[Machine] "Do not bore people, for they will end up getting bored of you."  

«لَا تَمَلُّوا النَّاسَ فَيَمَلُّوا الذِّكْرَ»  

[Machine] "O reminder, do not despair the people."  

«يَا مُذَّكِرُ لَا تُقَنِّطِ النَّاسَ»  

[Machine] Abu Musa, what brought you at this hour? He said, "By Allah, nothing except that I saw something that frightened me, even though it is good, and it has frightened me, and it is good. There are people sitting in the mosque, and a man is saying to them, 'Glorify Allah like this, and praise Allah like this.' Abdullah then went and we went with him until he came to them and said, 'How quickly you have gone astray! The companions of Muhammad ﷺ are still alive, and his wives are young, and his clothes and utensils have not been changed. Calculate your sins, for I guarantee to Allah that He will count your good deeds.'"  

أَبُو مُوسَى مَا جَاءَ بِكَ هَذِهِ السَّاعَةَ؟ قَالَ لَا وَاللهِ إِلَّا أَنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَمْرًا ذَعَرَنِي وَإِنَّهُ لَخَيْرٌ وَلَقَدْ ذَعَرَنِي وَإِنَّهُ لَخَيْرٌ قَوْمٌ جُلُوسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَرَجُلٌ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ سَبِّحُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا احْمَدُوا كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَانْطَلَقَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ حَتَّى أَتَاهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا أَسْرَعَ مَا ضَلَلْتُمْ وَأَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَحْيَاءُ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ شَوَابٌّ وَثِيَابُهُ وَآنِيَتُهُ لَمْ تُغَيَّرْ أَحْصُوا سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ فَأَنَا أَضْمَنُ عَلَى اللهِ أَنْ يُحْصِيَ حَسَنَاتِكُمْ»  

[Machine] Abdullah approached me while I was sitting in the mosque and said, "O Amr, you have indeed started a misguided innovation. Are you claiming to be more guided than Muhammad ﷺ and his companions? I have seen them separate from me until I couldn't see anyone in the place where I was."  

وَقَفَ عَلَيَّ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأَنَا أَقُصُّ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ يَا عَمْرُو لَقَدْ ابْتَدَعْتُمْ بِدْعَةَ ضَلَالَةٍ أَوَ إِنَّكُمْ لَأَهْدَى مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُمْ تَفَرَّقُوا عَنِّي حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مَكَانِي مَا فِيهِ أَحَدٌ  

[Machine] Are you more guided or the companions of Muhammad? Indeed, you are holding onto a thread of error.  

«أَنْتُمْ أَهْدَى أَمْ أَصْحَابُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ؟ إِنَّكُمْ مُتَمَسِّكُونَ بِطَرَفِ ضَلَالَةٍ»  

[Machine] They mentioned a man who was narrating, and he came among the people, so I heard him saying, "Glory be to Allah, such and such." When he heard that, he stood up and said, "Don't you hear?" When they looked at him, he said, "Indeed, you are more guided than Muhammad ﷺ and his companions. Indeed, you are clinging to a part of misguidance."  

ذَكَرُوا لَهُ رَجُلًا يَقُصُّ فَجَاءَ فِي الْقَوْمِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا» فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ قَامَ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تَسْمَعُوا؟» فَلَمَّا نَظَرُوا إِلَيْهِ قَالَ «إِنَّكُمْ لَأَهْدَى مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّكُمْ لَمُتَمَسِّكُونَ بِطَرَفِ ضَلَالَةٍ»  

[Machine] "If people commit evil, say: 'I bear no responsibility for their wrongdoing'."  

«إِذَا وَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الشَّرِّ فَقُلْ لَا أُسْوَةَ لِي بِالشَّرِّ»  

[Machine] If people fall into turmoil, they will say; "Come out [to fight] with us." Say; "I have no intention to join you in causing harm."  

إِذَا وَقَعَ النَّاسُ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ فَيَقُولُونَ اخْرُجْ لَكَ بِالنَّاسِ أُسْوَةٌ فَقُلْ لَا أُسْوَةَ لِي بِالشَّرِّ  

[Machine] "If one learns anything from it, then they should act upon it, for the smallest of houses that contain something from the Book of Allah is better than a house that does not contain anything from it, and a house that does not contain anything from the Book of Allah is like a ruined house that has no inhabitant. Indeed, Satan leaves a house when he hears the recitation of Surah Al-Baqarah in it."  

أَنْ يَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَلْيَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ أَصْغَرَ الْبُيُوتِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ شَيْءٌ وَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ شَيْءٌ كَخَرَابِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي لَا عَامِرَ لَهُ وَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ يَسْمَعُ فِيهِ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ»  

[Machine] "Read Surah Al-Baqarah in your homes, for indeed, Satan does not enter a house in which Surah Al-Baqarah is recited."  

«اقْرَءُوا سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَا يَدْخُلُ بَيْتًا يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ»  

[Machine] "Every thing has a peak and the peak of the Quran is Surah Al-Baqarah, and every thing has a core and the core of the Quran is the detailed explanation. Indeed, the devils flee from the house in which Surah Al-Baqarah is recited. And even the smallest houses have an inside that does not contain anything from the Book of Allah."  

«لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ سَنَامٌ وَسَنَامُ الْقُرْآنِ الْبَقَرَةُ وَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ لُبَابًا وَلُبَابُ الْقُرْآنِ الْمُفَصَّلُ وَإِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ لِتَخْرُجُ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ وَإِنَّ أَصْغَرَ الْبُيُوتِ لَلْجَوْفُ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ كِتَابُ اللهِ شَيْءٌ»  

[Machine] Abdullah used to say, "The smallest of houses is the one that does not have the book of Allah in it, and indeed the house that does not have the book of Allah is in ruins, just like a house that has no inhabitant."  

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ أَصْغَرَ الْبُيُوتِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ كِتَابُ اللهِ وَإِنَّ الْبَيْتَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ كِتَابُ اللهِ لَخَرَابٌ كَخَرَابِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِي لَا عَامِرَ لَهُ»  

[Machine] Indeed, this Quran is a feast from Allah, so learn from His feast whatever you can. Indeed, this Quran is the rope of Allah that He has commanded, and it is the clear light and the beneficial healing. It is a protection for those who adhere to it and a salvation for those who hold onto it. It does not deviate or falter, but rather it straightens and safeguards. Its marvels do not cease, and it is not created from anything. Recite it, for Allah rewards you for every letter of it with ten good deeds. I did not tell you that (the letter) "alif" is a letter, but rather it is "alif" (a letter), "lam" (a letter), and "meem" (a letter).  

إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَأْدُبَةُ اللهِ فَتَعَلَّمُوا مِنْ مَأْدُبَتِهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ هُوَ حَبْلُ اللهِ الَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ وَهُوَ النُّورُ الْبَيِّنُ وَالشِّفَاءُ النَّافِعُ عِصْمَةٌ لِمَنِ اعْتَصَمَ بِهِ وَنَجَاةٌ لِمَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِهِ لَا يَعْوَجُّ فَيُقَوَّمَ وَلَا يَزُوغُ فَيُسْتَعْتَبَ وَلَا تَنْقَضِي عَجَائِبُهُ وَلَا يَخْلُقُ عَنْ رَدٍّ اتْلُوهُ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَأْجُرُكُمْ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ مِنْهُ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكُمْ الْم حَرْفٌ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ حَرْفٌ وَلَامٌ حَرْفٌ وَمِيمٌ حَرْفٌ  

[Machine] Whoever recites the Quran, for every letter of a verse, he will receive ten rewards. And I do not say that 'Alif Lam Mim' is one letter, but 'Alif' is a letter, 'Lam' is a letter, and 'Mim' is a letter, totaling thirty rewards.  

مَنْ قَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَهُ بِكُلِّ حَرْفِ آيَةٍ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ وَلَا أَقُولُ الْم عَشْرٌ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ وَلَامٌ وَمِيمٌ ثَلَاثُونَ حَسَنَةً  

[Machine] Learn the Quran and recite it, for you will be rewarded for every letter of it with a good deed. As for me, I do not say "Alif, Lam, Meem" is one good deed, but rather "Alif" is a good deed, "Lam" is a good deed, and "Meem" is a good deed. This is because Allah says, "Whoever brings a good deed will have ten times its likeness."  

تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَاتْلُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ تُؤْجَرُونَ بِهِ بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ مِنْهُ حَسَنَةٌ أَمَا إِنِّي لَا أَقُولُ الْم حَسَنَةٌ وَلَكِنْ أَلِفٌ وَلَامٌ وَمِيمٌ ثَلَاثُونَ حَسَنَةً ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِها}  

[Machine] Learn the Quran and recite it, you will be rewarded ten good deeds for every letter. Indeed, I do not say "Alif, Lam, Meem" but I say, "Alif, Lam, Meem".  

تَعَلَّمُوا الْقُرْآنَ وَاتْلُوهُ تُؤْجَرُوا بِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ أَمَا إِنِّي لَا أَقُولُ الْم وَلَكِنْ أَقُولُ أَلِفٌ وَلَامٌ وَمِيمٌ  

[Machine] A man died, so the angels of punishment came to him and sat by his head. They said, "You have no way to escape from us. He used to recite Surah Al-Mulk." Then they sat by his feet and said the same. Finally, they sat by his abdomen and said, "You have no way to escape from us. Indeed, he has passed away while Surah Al-Mulk was with him." Thus, he was given the name "Al-Mani'ah" (the Preventer).  

مَاتَ رَجُلٌ فَجَاءَتْهُ مَلَائِكَةُ الْعَذَابِ فَجَلَسُوا عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكُمْ إِلَيْهِ قَدْ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ فَجَلَسُوا عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكُمْ إِلَيْهِ قَدْ كَانَ يَقُومُ عَلَيْنَا بِسُورَةِ الْمُلْكِ فَجَلَسُوا عِنْدَ بَطْنِهِ فَقَالَ لَا سَبِيلَ لَكُمْ إِنَّهُ قَدْ وَعَى فِيَّ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ فَسُمِّيَتِ الْمَانِعَةَ  

[Machine] The man is brought to his grave and his legs are brought forth and they say to him, "You have no power over what we did to you from the path that you used to recite upon us Surah Al-Mulk." Then his stomach is brought forth and it says, "You have no power over me in the way that you used to recite upon me Surah Al-Mulk." Then his head is brought forth and it says, "You have no power over what I did before, as you used to recite Surah Al-Mulk upon me." Abdullah said, "This is the preventative that prevents the punishment of the grave and it is Surah Al-Mulk in the Torah. Whoever recites it in a night, it will be more abundant and fragrant."  

يُؤْتَى الرَّجُلُ فِي قَبْرِهِ فَيُؤْتَى رِجْلَاهُ فَيَقُولَانِ لَيْسَ لَكُمْ عَلَى مَا قِبَلَنَا مِنْ سَبِيلٍ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ عَلَيْنَا سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى جَوْفُهُ فَيَقُولُ لَيْسَ لَكُمْ عَلَيَّ سَبِيلٌ قَدْ كَانَ وَعَى فِيَّ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ ثُمَّ يُؤْتَى مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَيَقُولُ لَيْسَ لَكُمْ عَلَى مَا قِبَلِي سَبِيلٌ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِيَّ سُورَةَ الْمُلْكِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «فَهِيَ الْمَانِعَةُ تَمْنَعُ عَذَابَ الْقَبْرِ وَهِي فِي التَّوْرَاةِ هَذِهِ سُورَةُ الْمُلْكِ مَنْ قَرَأَهَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ أَكْثَرَ وَأَطْيَبَ»  

[Machine] "Abdullah said: The Quran is an intercessor, a mediator, and a trustworthy companion. Whoever makes it their leader will be guided to Paradise, and whoever makes it their follower will be led to the Fire."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ «الْقُرْآنُ شَافِعٌ مُشَفَّعٌ وَمَاحِلٌ مُصَدَّقٌ فَمَنْ جَعَلَهُ إِمَامَهُ قَادَهُ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ وَمَنْ جَعَلَهُ خَلْفَهُ سَاقَهُ إِلَى النَّارِ»  

[Machine] "Whoever loves and is fascinated by the Quran is in a fortunate state."  

«مَنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الْقُرْآنَ وَيُعْجِبُهُ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرٍ»  

[Machine] "Whoever loves to know that he loves Allah and His Messenger, let him look: if he loves the Qur'an, then he loves Allah and His Messenger ﷺ."  

«مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَلْيَنْظُرْ فَإِنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الْقُرْآنَ فَهُوَ يُحِبُّ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ ﷺ»  

[Machine] Did you hear Abdullah and do you believe me or should I tell you? He said, I heard Abdullah say, "Indeed, every verse in the Quran is a sign of good and evil." There is a verse in Surah An-Nahl that says, "Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded." He said, "You speak the truth." He said, "I heard Abdullah say, "Indeed, the greatest verse in the Quran that provides comfort is a verse in Surah Al- Ghafir that says, "Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.'" He said, "You speak the truth."  

سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ وَأُصَدِّقُكَ أَوْ أُحَدِّثُ وَتُصَدِّقُنِي قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَجْمَعَ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ لِخَيْرٍ وَشَرٍّ آيَةٌ فِي سُورَةِ النَّحْلِ {إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ} قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَكْبَرَ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَرَحًا آيَةٌ فِي سُورَةِ الْغُرَفِ {قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا} مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ إِنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنْ شَاءَ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ  

[Machine] A stolen item, Shir, was brought to us to inform us of it, so either you inform and I believe you, or I inform and you believe me. Masrooq said, "You inform, I believe you." Then Shir said, "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood reported that the greatest verse in the Book of Allah is '{Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence}' until the end of the verse." Masrooq said, "You speak the truth, Abdullah informed us that the most comprehensive verse in the Book of Allah is '{Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct}' until the end of the verse." Masrooq said, "You speak the truth," and he narrated to us that the most joyful verse in the Book of Allah is '{O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah}' until the end of the verse." Masrooq said, "You speak the truth," and he narrated to us that the most empowering verse in the Book of Allah is '{And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out and will provide for him from where he does not expect}' until the end of the verse." Masrooq said, "You speak the truth."  

مَسْرُوقٌ لِشُتَيْرٍ إِنَّمَا تَحَوَّلَ إِلَيْنَا هَؤُلَاءِ لِنُحَدِّثَهُمْ فَإِمَّا أَنْ تُحَدِّثَ وَأُصَدِّقُكَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ وَتُصَدِّقَنِي فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ حَدِّثْ أُصَدِّقُكَ قَالَ شُتَيْرٌ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ أَعْظَمَ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ {اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ صَدَقْتَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ أَنَّ أَجْمَعَ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ {إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ صَدَقْتَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَوْ أَكْبَرَ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ فَرَحًا {يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا} مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ صَدَقْتَ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ أَشَدَّ آيَةٍ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ تَفْوِيضًا {وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ صَدَقْتَ  

[Machine] We sat in the mosque, and the people came to them. One of them said to his companion, "They did not come to us except to tell them something, so either I will tell them and you will believe me, or you will tell them and I will believe you." One of them said, "I heard Abdullah say, 'The greatest verse in the Quran is the verse of the Throne.'" The other said, "You are truthful." The other said, "I heard Abdullah say, 'The most comprehensive verse in the Quran is {Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct}.'" He said, "You are truthful." The other said, "And I heard him say, 'The most impactful verse in the Quran is {And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out}.'" He said, "You are truthful." The other said, "And I heard him say, 'The greatest verse in the Quran in terms of happiness is {O My servants who have transgressed against themselves}.'" He said, "You are truthful."  

جَلَسْنَا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَثَارَ إِلَيْهِمَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَقُومُوا إِلَيْنَا إِلَّا لِنُحَدِّثَهُمْ فَإِمَّا أَنْ أُحَدِّثَهُمْ وَتُصَدِّقَنِي وَإِمَّا أَنْ تُحَدِّثَهُمْ فَأُصَدِّقَكَ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ «أَعْظَمُ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةُ الْكُرْسِيِّ» فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَجْمَعُ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ {إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ} قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَشَدُّ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ تَفْوِيضًا {وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا} قَالَ صَدَقْتَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَكْبَرُ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَرَحًا {يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ} قَالَ صَدَقْتَ  

[Machine] Stolen, I don't see any of them sitting with us except to hear something good from us. So, either you talk about Abdullah and I will believe you, or I talk about Abdullah and you believe me. He said: Abu Aisha told us that Masruq said: I heard Abdullah ibn Mas'ud saying, "The two eyes commit adultery, the two legs commit adultery, the two hands commit adultery, and the private parts confirm that and deny it." He said: Yes, and I have also heard him saying that there is a comprehensive verse in the Quran that includes what is lawful and what is forbidden, and what is commanded and what is prohibited, {Indeed, Allah orders justice and kindness and giving to relatives and forbids immorality}. He said: Yes. He said: And I have also heard him saying that the greatest verse in the Quran that gives hope is {And whoever fears Allah, He will make for him a way out and provide for him from where he does not expect}. He said: Yes. He said: And have you heard Abdullah ibn Mas'ud saying that the most joyful verse in the Quran is {O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah}? He said: Yes. He said, "I have heard him, and the wording is according to the narration of Hammad ibn Zaid."  

مَسْرُوقٌ مَا أَرَى هَؤُلَاءِ جَلَسُوا إِلَيْنَا إِلَّا لِيَسْمَعُوا مِنَّا خَيْرًا فَإِمَّا تُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأُصَدِّقُكَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ أُحَدِّثَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَتُصَدِّقُنِي فَقَالَ حَدِّثْنَا أَبَا عَائِشَةَ فَقَالَ مَسْرُوقٌ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ «الَعَيْنَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَالرِّجْلَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَالْيَدَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ» قَالَ نَعَمْ وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَجْمَعَ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ حَلَالٌ وَحَرَامٌ وَأَمْرٌ وَنَهْيٌ {إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ فَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَكْبَرَ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ تَفْوِيضًا {وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ} ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ قَالَ وَهَلْ سَمِعْتَ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَشَدَّ آيَةٍ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَرَحًا {يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللهِ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ «؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَنَا قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ  

[Machine] "That one of you should go tomorrow and learn a verse from the Book of Allah is better for him than gaining four, four, and four [good deeds] until he counts many things."  

أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ غَدَا فَتَعَلَّمَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ كَانَتْ خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ وَأَرْبَعٍ وَأَرْبَعٍ حَتَّى عَدَّ شَيْئًا كَثِيرًا  

[Machine] That one of you learns a verse from the book of Allah tomorrow is better for him than [the reward of] four, four, and four [reward for each verse recited] until it [the number of verses learned] becomes many.  

أَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ غَدَا فَتَعَلَّمَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ كَانَتْ خَيْرًا لَهُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ وَأَرْبَعٍ وَأَرْبَعٍ حَتَّى عَدَّ شَيْئًا كَثِيرًا  

[Machine] He used to read the verse to the man and then say, "It is better than what the sun has risen upon or what is on the earth from anything," until he says that in the entire Quran.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ لِلرَّجُلِ الْآيَةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ «لَهِيَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا اطَّلَعَتْ عَلَيْهِ الشَّمْسُ أَوْ مِمَّا عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ » حَتَّى يَقُولَ ذَلِكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ كُلِّهِ  

[Machine] "Whoever desires goodness for both early and late generations should give priority to the Quran, as it contains the goodness of both early and late generations."  

«مَنْ أَرَادَ خَيْرَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ فَلْيُثَوِّرِ الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ خَيْرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ»  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Whoever seeks knowledge should start with the Quran, for it is the best of all things, both in the beginning and in the end."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ «مَنْ أَرَادَ عِلْمًا فَلْيُثَوِّرِ الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّهُ خَيْرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَخَيْرُ الْآخَرِينَ»  

[Machine] "Whoever seeks knowledge, let them study the Qur'an, for indeed in it is the knowledge of the ancients and the later generations."  

«مَنْ أَرَادَ الْعِلْمَ فَلْيُثَوِّرِ الْقُرْآنَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ عَلْمَ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَالْآخِرِينَ»  

[Machine] "To every letter there is a limit, and to every limit there is a beginning."  

«لِكُلِّ حَرْفٍ حَدٌّ وَلِكُلِّ حَدٍّ مُطَّلَعٌ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, the Quran does not contain a letter except that it has a limit, and for every limit, there is a beginning."  

«إِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ لَيْسَ مِنْهُ حَرْفٌ إِلَّا لَهُ حَدٌّ وَلِكُلِّ حَدٍّ مُطَّلَعٌ»  

[Machine] Whoever recites "Say, He is Allah, the One" it is as if he has recited one-third of the Qur'an.  

مَنْ قَرَأَ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَرَأَ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "The example of one who recites the Qur'an but does not act upon it is like that of a fragrant flower with no taste. And the example of one who acts upon the Qur'an but does not recite it is like that of a date with a pleasant taste but no fragrance. And the example of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it is like that of a fragrant and tasty citrus fruit. And the example of one who neither recites the Qur'an nor acts upon it is like that of a bitter gourd with a foul taste and smell."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ «مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا يَعْمَلُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ رَيْحَانَةٍ رِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا طَعْمَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ بِالْقُرْآنِ وَلَا يَقْرَؤُهُ كَمَثَلِ التَّمْرَةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَلَا رِيحَ لَهَا وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَعَلَّمُ الْقُرْآنَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْأُتْرُجَّةِ طَعْمُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَرِيحُهَا طَيِّبٌ وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ وَلَا يَعْمَلُ بِهِ كَمَثَلِ الْحَنْظَلَةِ طَعْمُهَا خَبِيثٌ وَرِيحُهَا خَبِيثٌ»