بَابٌ

[Machine] "Abdullah preferred Umar over people in four things: His mention of the prisoners on the day of Badr, where he ordered their execution, and Allah revealed, 'If it had not been for a decree from Allah that had already gone forth, an awful punishment would have come upon you' (Surah Al-Anfal, 8:68). And his mention of hijab, when Zainab said to him, 'Indeed, you are jealous of us, and the revelation comes to you in our houses,' so Allah revealed, 'And when you ask [his wives] for something, ask them from behind a partition' (Surah Al-Ahzab, 33:53). And the supplication of the Prophet ﷺ, 'O Allah, support Islam with Umar ibn Al-Khattab.' And his opinion about Abu Bakr, as he was the first among the people to give him the pledge of allegiance."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ فَضَلَ عُمَرُ النَّاسَ بِأَرْبَعٍ بِذِكْرِهِ الْأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِمْ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ} وَبِذْكِرِهِ الْحِجَابَ فَقَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَغَارُ مِنَّا وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ فِي بُيُوتِنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَاعًا فَاسْأَلُوهُنَّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ} وَدَعْوَةِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ أَيِّدِ الْإِسْلَامَ بِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ» ؓ وَبِرَأْيِهِ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ كَانَ أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ بَايَعَهُ  

[Machine] The best of people are three: the companion of Moses who said, “O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy.” He said, “What did you see from his strength?” She said, “He drew near to the well and rolled away the boulder that no one else could move.” He said, “What did you see from his trustworthiness?” She said, “I was walking in front of him and he made me walk behind him, and the companion of Joseph when he said, ‘Appoint me over the storehouses. Indeed, I am a trustworthy guardian,’ and Abu Bakr when he appointed Umar as his successor."  

أَفْرَسُ النَّاسِ ثَلَاثَةٌ صَاحِبَةُ مُوسَى الَّتِي قَالَتْ {يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ} قَالَ وَمَا رَأَيْتِ مِنْ قُوَّتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْبِئْرِ وَعَلَيْهِ صَخْرَةٌ لَا يُقِلُّهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَرَفَعَهَا قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتِ مِنْ أَمَانَتِهِ؟ قَالَتْ كُنْتُ أَمْشِي أَمَامَهُ فَجَعَلَنِي خَلْفَهُ وَصَاحِبُ يُوسُفَ حَيْثُ قَالَ {أَكْرِمِي مَثْوَاهُ عَسَى أَنْ يَنْفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا} وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ حِينَ اسْتَخْلَفَ عُمَرَ  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "Indeed, I consider Umar to be a rightful leader between my eyes."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ «إِنِّي لَأَحْسِبُ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْ عُمَرَ مَلَكُ يُسَدِّدُهُ»  

[Machine] "As if a king stood before him, guiding him."  

وَكَأَنَّ مَلَكًا بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ يُسَدِّدُ»  

[Machine] "That there is an angel between his eyes guiding him."  

أَنَّ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ مَلَكًا يُسَدِّدُهُ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, Umar disliked praying after Asr prayer, and I dislike what Umar disliked."  

«إِنَّ عُمَرَ كَرِهَ الصَّلَاةَ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ» وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ مَا كَرِهَ عُمَرُ  

[Machine] We gathered the companions of Muhammad and we ordered our best one above.  

إِنَّا اجْتَمَعْنَا أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ فَأَمَّرْنَا خَيْرَنَا ذَا فُوقٍ  

[Machine] "About our best, the one above us, we pledged allegiance to him, so pledge allegiance to the Commander of the Believers, Uthman bin Affan."  

عَنْ خَيْرِنَا ذَا فُوقٍ فَبَايَعْنَاهُ فَبَايِعُوا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ»  

[Machine] "Abdullah, what pleases me is that I shot Uthman with an arrow that missed him. I intended to kill him, and it is as if I have taken away my share of gold."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ مَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنِّي رَمَيْتُ عُثْمَانَ بِسَهْمٍ أَخْطَأَهُ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ أُرِيدُ قَتْلَهُ وَأَنَّ لِي مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا  

[Machine] Abdullah came to announce the death of Umar and the appointment of Uthman. Abdullah said, "By Allah, we have not deviated from our leaders above us."  

جَاءَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَنْعَى عُمَرَ وَاسْتِخْلَافَ عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «وَاللهِ مَا أَلَوْنَا عَنْ أَعْلَانَا ذَا فَوْقُ»  

[Machine] "About its highest point above"  

عَنْ أَعْلَاهَا ذَا فَوْقُ»  

[Machine] When Uthman was appointed, Abdullah bin Masud said, "He has entrusted us to someone better than himself, yet we have not received [what we had hoped for]."  

لَمَّا اسْتُخْلِفَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «أَمَّرْنَا خَيْرَ مَنْ بَقِيَ وَلَمْ نَأْلُ»  

[Machine] Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "We have been commanded to do good for as long as we exist, and not to demand."  

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «أَمَّرْنَا خَيْرَ مَنْ بَقِيَ وَلَمْ نَأْلُ»  

[Machine] To mourn Umar, sadness struck him once or twice, then he said: "Umar ibn al-Khattab was a strong fortress for Islam, he would enter it and not leave it. The fortress was destroyed, he was mourned, and then he said: "Uthman ibn Affan was chosen as his successor, and we have not obtained anything better than it."  

أَنْ يَنْعَى عُمَرَ فَخَنَقَتْهُ الْعَبْرَةُ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ كَانَ حِصْنًا حَصِينًا لِلْإِسْلَامِ يَدْخُلُ فِيهِ وَلَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ فَانْهَدَمَ الْحِصْنُ ثُمَّ نَعَاهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاسْتُخْلِفَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَلَمْ نَأْلُ عَنْ خَيْرِهَا فَوْقُ  

[Machine] "To withdraw is to take away what someone possesses, and it is upon you to seek knowledge, for indeed one of you does not know when he may become poor and in need of what he has. And it is upon you to seek knowledge, and beware of pretension and superficiality, and it is upon you to adhere to the ancient wisdom, for indeed a people will come who recite the Book of Allah, but they will throw it behind their backs."  

أَنْ يُقْبَضَ وَقَبْضُهُ ذَهَابُ أَهْلِهِ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يُفْتَقَرُ إِلَى مَا عِنْدَهُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعِلْمِ وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَالتَّنَطُّعَ وَالتَّعَمُّقَ وَعَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَتِيقِ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللهِ يَنْبُذُونَهُ وَرَاءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ»  

[Machine] "O people, learn, for indeed one of you does not know when death will approach him." Then a man came to him and said, "O Abu 'Abdul Rahman, what do you say about a person who recites the Qur'an in a reversed manner?" He said, "That is a reflection of a corrupted heart." Then the man said, "And what if I bring a beautifully adorned and decorated Qur'an?" Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) said, "Indeed, the best thing that a Qur'an is adorned with is reciting it with sincerity."  

«يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ تَعَلَّمُوا فَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَا يَدْرِي مَتَى يَحْتَلُّ إِلَيْهِ» فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ مَنْكُوسًا؟ قَالَ «ذَلِكَ مَنْكُوسُ الْقَلْبِ» فَقَالَ وَأُتِيَ بِمُصْحَفٍ قَدْ زُيِّنَ وَذُهِّبَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ مَا زُيِّنَ بِهِ الْمُصْحَفُ تِلَاوَتُهُ فِي الْحَقِّ»  

[Machine] He used to say, "O Allah, if You have written me among the people of misery, then test me, and if You have written me among the people of happiness, then establish me."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ «اللهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَتَبْتَنِي فِي أَهْلِ الشَّقَاءِ فَامْحُنِي وَاثْبُتْنِي فِي أَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ»  

[Machine] Ibn Mas`ud used to often exemplify with poetic verses that reflected the realities of the Arabs.  

أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ «كَانَ رُبَّمَا يَتَمَثَّلُ بِالْبَيْتِ مِنَ الشَّعْرِ مِمَّا كَانَ فِي وقائعِ الْعَرَبِ»  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah say, "There is no statement I can speak to someone in power that will shield me from two lashes of the whip, except for the statement itself."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ يَقُولُ «مَا مِنْ كَلَامٍ أَتَكَلَّمُ بِهِ لِذِي سُلْطَانٍ أَدْرَأُ عَنِّي مِنْهُ ضَرْبَتَيْنِ بِالسَّوْطِ إِلَّا كُنْتُ مُتَكَلِّمًا بِهِ»  

[Machine] Ibn Mas'ud said, "Indeed, a person may speak with a hadith that is heard by someone whose intellect does not comprehend the meaning of the hadith, and as a result, it becomes a trial for them."  

ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ «إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيُحَدِّثُ بِالْحَدِيثِ فَيَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ لَا يَبْلُغُ عَقْلُهُ فَهْمَ ذَلِكَ الْحَدِيثِ فَيَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ فِتْنَةً»  

[Machine] There were two villages, one righteous and the other unjust. A man from the unjust village came out, intending to go to the righteous village, but death came to him wherever Allah willed. The angel and the devil disputed over him. The devil said, "By Allah, he never disobeyed me." The angel said, "Indeed, he has left with the intention of repentance." It was settled between them that they would look at which village was closer. They found that he was closer to the righteous village by a span, so he was forgiven. Ma'mar said, "I heard someone say, 'Allah has brought him close to the righteous village.'"  

كَانَ قَرْيَتَانِ إِحْدَاهُمَا صَالِحَةٌ وَالْأُخْرَى ظَالِمَةٌ فَخَرَجَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمَةِ يُرِيدُ الْقَرْيَةَ الصَّالِحَةَ فَأَتَاهُ الْمَوْتُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ اللهُ فَاخْتَصَمَ فِيهِ الْمَلَكُ وَالشَّيْطَانُ فَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ وَاللهِ مَا عَصَانِي قَطُّ فَقَالَ الْمَلَكُ إِنَّهُ قَدْ خَرَجَ يُرِيدُ التَّوْبَةَ فَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمَا أَنْ يُنْظَرَ إِلَى أَيِّهِمَا أَقْرَبُ فَوَجَدُوهُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ بِشِبْرٍ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ وَسَمِعْتُ مَنْ يَقُولُ «قَرَّبَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ الْقَرْيَةَ الصَّالِحَةَ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, what is prohibited of what is permissible is like what is permissible of what is prohibited."  

«إِنَّ مُحَرِّمَ الْحَلَالِ كَمُسْتَحِلِّ الْحَرَامِ»  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah bin Mas'ood saying, "Indeed, the prohibited (things) are the same as the permissible (things) in their prohibition."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ «إِنَّ مُحَرِّمَ الْحَلَالِ كَمُسْتَحِلِّ الْحَرَامِ»  

[Machine] "I do not leave behind anything that I love more than the camels I tend to."  

«مَا أَتْرُكُ بَعْدِي شَيْئًا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ إِبِلٍ أَسْقِيهِ»  

[Machine] "Indeed, Allah is inquiring about every shepherd regarding what they have taken care of, whether they have fulfilled the command of Allah in regard to them or whether they have neglected it. To the extent that a man will be asked about his family."  

«إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ سَائِلٌ كُلَّ ذِي رَعِيَّةٍ فِيمَا اسْتَرْعَاهُ أَقَامَ أَمْرَ اللهِ فِيهِمْ أَمْ أَضَاعَهُ؟ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لِيُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ»  

[Machine] "That it would be apparent to us, even if you were to send someone to deceive us, and Abdullah said, 'We will not be deceived. By Allah, there will come a time when if they were to search for a cup of water, they would not find it. All water will return to its source, and the Muslims will be in Syria.'"  

أَنْ يَنْبَثِقَ عَلَيْنَا فَلَوْ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يُسَكِّرُهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «لَا نُسَكِّرُهُ فَوَاللهِ لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ لَوِ الْتَمَسُوا فِيهِ عَلَى طَسْتٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ مَا وَجَدْتُمُوهُ لَيَرْجِعَنَّ كُلُّ مَاءٍ إِلَى عُنْصُرِهِ وَيَكُونُ فِيهِ الْمَاءُ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ بِالشَّامِ»  

[Machine] The Euphrates River extended during the time of Abdullah, and the people disliked that. Abdullah said, "Do not dislike it, for there will soon come a time when people will search for a cup of water and will not find it, as all water will return to its source, and the remainder of the water will be with the believers in Sham."  

مُدَّ الْفُرَاتُ عَلَى عَهْدِ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَكَرِهَ ذَلِكَ النَّاسُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ «لَا تَكْرَهُوا فَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يُلْتَمَسُ فِيهِ طَسْتٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَلَا يُوجَدُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَرْجِعُ كُلُّ مَاءٍ إِلَى عُنْصُرِهِ وَيَكُونُ بَقِيَّةُ الْمَاءِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ بِالشَّامِ»  

[Machine] "If the year is thirty-five and there is a great event, if they perish it's by my will, and if they survive, perhaps. And if the year is seventy, you will see what you deny."  

«إِذَا كَانَتْ سَنَةُ خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ عَظِيمٌ فَإِنْ هَلَكُوا فَبِالْحَرِيِّ وَإِنْ يَنْجُوا فَعَسَى وَإِذَا كَانَتْ سَنَةُ سَبْعِينَ رَأَيْتُمْ مَا تُنْكِرُونَ»  

[Machine] "As if I, with the Turks, have come to you on saddled horses, tied to the banks of the Euphrates."  

«كَأَنِّي بِالتُّرْكِ قَدْ أَتَتْكُمْ عَلَى بَرَاذِينَ مُحَزَّمَةِ الْآذَانِ حَتَّى تَرْبِطَهَا بِشَطِّ الْفُرَاتِ»  

[Machine] "That a man loves his brother, he does not love him except for the sake of Allah and in Him."  

أَنْ يُحِبَّ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ وَفِيهِ»  

[Machine] "About partnership"  

عَنِ الشِّرْكِ»  

[Machine] "Tama'im, ruqyah, and talismans are forms of shirk or part of shirk."  

«التَّمَائِمُ وَالرُّقَى وَالتُّوَلَةُ شِرْكٌ أَوْ طَرَفٌ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ»  

[Machine] He saw on the neck of a woman from his family an amulet, so he extended it forcefully until he cut off the amulet, and he said, "Indeed, the family of Abdullah are wealthy and do not need to associate partners with Allah." Then he said, "Verily, turning to omens, wearing amulets, and seeking healing through charms is a form of shirk (associating partners with Allah)." So a woman said, "Indeed, one of us complains of a headache and she seeks treatment by wearing amulets. When she wears them, she believes that they will benefit her." Abdullah said, "Verily, Shaytan (the devil) comes to one of you and causes fear in her head. When she seeks treatment through wearing amulets, he retreats. And if she does not seek treatment through wearing amulets, he continues to bother her. If only one of you would supplicate with water and sprinkle it on her head and face, then say: 'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.' And then recite, 'Say: He is Allah, the One. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.' That would benefit her if Allah wills."  

أَنَّهُ رَأَى فِي عُنُقِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ سَيْرًا فِيهِ تمائمُ فَمَدَّهُ مَدًّا شَدِيدًا حَتَّى قَطَعَ السَّيْرَ وَقَالَ «إِنَّ آلَ عَبْدِ اللهِ لَأَغْنِيَاءُ عَنِ الشِّرْكِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنَّ التُّوَلَةَ وَالتَّمَائِمَ وَالرُّقَى لَشِرْكٌ» فَقَالَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِنَّ أَحَدَنَا لَيَشْتَكِي رَأْسُهَا فَيَسْتَرْقِي فَإِذَا اسْتَرْقَتْ ظُنَّ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ نَفَعَهَا فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَأْتِي أَحَدَكُمْ فَيَخُشُّ فِي رَأْسِهَا فَإِذَا اسْتَرْقَتْ خَنَسَ فَإِذَا لَمْ تَسْتَرْقِ نَخَسَ فَلَوْ أَنَّ إِحْدَاكُنَّ تَدْعُو بِمَاءٍ فَتَنْضَحُهُ فِي رَأْسِهَا وَوَجْهِهَا ثُمَّ تَقُولُ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ثُمَّ تَقْرَأُ قُلْ هُوَ اللهُ أَحَدٌ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ نَفَعَهَا ذَلِكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ  

[Machine] "Indeed, a woman is from the beautiful-eyed hoor (fair virgins of Paradise), so that her shin bone can be seen through her flesh and bones, and from beneath seventy layers of clothing, just as red drink can be seen in a white glass jar."  

«إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنَ الْحُورِ الْعَيْنِ لِيُرَى مُخُّ سَاقِهَا مِنْ وَرَاءِ اللَّحْمِ وَالْعَظْمِ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ سَبْعِينَ حُلَّةٍ كَمَا يُرَى الشَّرَابُ الْأَحْمَرُ فِي الزُّجَاجَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ»  

[Machine] The sudden death is a relief for the believer and grief for the disbeliever.  

«مَوْتُ الْفَجْأَةِ تَخْفِيفٌ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ وَأَسَفٌ عَلَى الْكَافِرِ»  

[Machine] "The believer, indeed, exudes himself with a runny discharge, while the disbeliever exudes himself with difficulty, just as the breath of a donkey is exuded."  

«إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَخْرُجُ نَفْسُهُ رَشْحًا وَإِنَّ الْكَافِرَ يَخْرُجُ نَفْسُهُ فِي شِدْقِهِ كَمَا يَخْرُجُ نَفَسُ الْحِمَارِ»  

[Machine] "O Allah, Lord of the heavens and whatever they shade, Lord of the devils and whatever they misguide, Lord of the winds and whatever they scatter. I ask You for its good and the good within it, and seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil within it."  

«اللهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا أَظَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضَلَّتْ وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا أَذْرَتْ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا»  

ʿAbdullāh used to fast very little. This ˹concern˺ was mentioned to him so he said: When I have fasted, I become weak reading, and reciting the Qurʾān is more beloved to me.  

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يُقِلُّ الصَّوْمَ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ «إِنِّي إِذَا صُمْتُ ضَعُفْتُ عَنِ الْقِرَاءَةِ وَتِلَاوَةُ الْقُرْآنِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ»  

that he was almost unable to fast and said: When I have fasted, I become weak in Ṣalāh, and Ṣalāh is more beloved to me than fasting. So when he fasted he fasted three ˹days˺ of the month.  

عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ» فَإِنْ صَامَ صَامَ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ  

ʿAbdullāh used to fast very little. We said to him that you do not fast much. He said: When I have fasted, I become weak in Ṣalāh, and Ṣalāh is more beloved to me than fasting.  

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يُقِلُّ الصِّيَامَ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ إِنَّكَ تُقِلُّ الصَّوْمَ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذَا صُمْتُ ضَعُفْتُ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ»  

[Machine] "Prayer is dearer to me than fasting, and he did not used to pray the Duha prayer."  

«الصَّلَاةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّوْمِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى»  

ʿAbdullāh used to fast very little. We said to him that you do not fast much. He said: When I have fasted, I become weak in Ṣalāh, and Ṣalāh is more beloved to me than fasting. (Using translation from Ṭabarānī 8870)   

عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الصَّوْمِ»  

[Machine] I heard Al-Sha'bi say, "Abdullah ibn Mas'ood used to not pray the Duha prayer and he used to pray the prayer between Dhuhr and Asr with a long portion of the night."  

سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ يَقُولُ «كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لَا يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى وَيُصَلِّي مَا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ مَعَ عُقْبَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ طَوِيلَةٍ»  

[Machine] The matter of those two days...  

شَأْنُ ذَيْنِكَ الْيَوْمَيْنِ  

that he was almost unable to fast and said: When I have fasted, I become weak in Ṣalāh, and Ṣalāh is more beloved to me than fasting. So when he fasted he fasted three ˹days˺ of the month. (Using translation from Ṭabarānī 8869)   

عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّلَاةُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الصِّيَامِ فَإِنْ صَامَ ثَلَاثًا مِنَ الشَّهْرِ»  

[Machine] I asked Ibn Mas'ud about a year, and he said, "I have never seen him fasting on any day except in Ramadan. He used to drink intense wine in a green jug."  

اخْتَلَفْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ سَنَةً «فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَائِمًا يَوْمًا قَطُّ إِلَّا فِي رَمَضَانَ وَكَانَ يَشْرَبُ النَّبِيذَ الشَّدِيدَ فِي جَرٍّ أَخْضَرَ»  

[Machine] I used to differ with Ibn Mas'ood regarding the Sunnah. I never saw him performing the Duha prayer, and I never saw him fasting voluntarily except for the day of Ashura.  

كُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ السَّنَةَ «فَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ مُصَلِّيًا الضُّحَى وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ صَائِمًا تَطَوُّعًا إِلَّا يَوْمَ عَاشُورَاءَ»  

[Machine] We were at Abdullah's place when a drink was brought. He said, "Serve it to the people." They said, "We are fasting." He said, "But I am not fasting." So, he drank and then recited, "They fear a Day when hearts and eyes will be overturned."  

كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَأُتِيَ بِشَرَابٍ فَقَالَ «نَاوِلْهُ الْقَوْمَ» فَقَالُوا نَحْنُ صِيَامٌ فَقَالَ «لَكِنِّي لَسْتُ صَائِمًا» فَشَرِبَ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {يَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا تَتَقَلُّبُ فِيهِ الْقُلُوبُ وَالْأَبْصَارُ}  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah bin Mas'ud saying, "The righte ous will depart in groups and those who have doubts will remain, those who do not recognize goodness and do not denounce evil."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ «يَذْهَبُ الصَّالِحُونَ أَسْلَافًا وَيَبْقَى أَهْلُ الرِّيَبِ مَنْ لَا يَعْرِفُ مَعْرُوفًا وَلَا يُنْكِرُ مُنْكَرًا»  

[Machine] "Allah divided the good and made it nine-tenths in Sham (Syria) and the remainder in the rest of the earth. And He divided the evil and made it ten-tenths, and made a portion of it in Sham (Syria) and the remainder in the rest of the earth."  

«قَسَّمَ اللهُ ﷻ الْخَيْرَ فَجَعَلَهُ عَشَرَةَ أَعْشَارٍ فَجَعَلَ تِسْعَةَ أَعْشَارٍ بِالشَّامِ وَبَقِيَّتَهُ فِي سَائِرِ الْأَرْضِ وَقَسَّمَ الشَّرَّ فَجَعَلَهُ عَشَرَةَ أَعْشَارٍ فَجَعَلَ جُزْءًا مِنْهُ بِالشَّامِ وَبَقِيَّتَهُ فِي سَائِرِ الْأَرْضِ»