Narrator

ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd

عبد الله بن مسعود

Dates: 594–652 CE / 30 BH–32 AH
Relation to the Prophet ﷺ: Close companion from the earliest days of Makkah

Ṣāḥib al-Sirār (Keeper of the Secret)The Qurʾan Reciter

Known for

The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever wants to recite the Qurʾan as fresh as it was revealed, let him recite as Ibn Masʿūd recites."

Life

Ibn Masʿūd was a shepherd for the chief of the Qurayshī tribe Quzaʿah when he met the Prophet ﷺ and accepted Islam — the sixth person to do so. He was small, thin, and barefoot, and the Prophet ﷺ loved him specifically. He served as the Prophet's ﷺ valet, present at almost every moment of the revelation.

He was one of the four from whom the Prophet ﷺ said to take the Qurʾan. He served as the teacher of Kufa after the conquests — founding the Kufan school of recitation that still bears his influence. His recension of the muṣḥaf differed in minor ways from ʿUthmān's committee's, and those differences are recorded in the tradition as a separate variant reading (qirāʾah).

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Passages that mention ʿAbdullāh

"down. These young men were the sons of Afra. In another account, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked who would check on Abu Jahl. Ibn Masud volunteered and found Abu Jahl struck down by the sons of Afra. He approached Abu Jahl, who, even in his final moments, boasted about his status. Ibn Masud then confirmed Abu Jahl's demise to the Prophet, peace be upon him, who praised Allah for the victory. Ibn Masud recounted that he reached Abu Jahl, who was still fighting with his sword. After a struggle, Ibn Masud managed to disarm and kill him. He then informed the Prophet, peace be upon him, who asked him to swear by Allah that Abu Jahl was indeed"

Source in First Revelation to Badr →
"it was not widely observed. However it was witnessed in various regions and some records in India mention this event. Regarding Ibn Umar, Al-Hafiz al-Bayhaqi reported a similar account from Ibn Masud who confirmed that the moon split during the Prophet's time. Imam Ahmad also reported from Ibn Masud that the moon split into two halves and the people observed it. Chapter the splitting of the moon the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said bear witness. It is narrated that Ibn Masud said the moon split while we were with the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him at Mina. The Prophet peace be upon him said bear"

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"milked it into a stone vessel, and both he and the messenger of Allah drank, offering some to Ibn Masud as well. Afterward, the Prophet instructed the udder to shrink, and it did. Later, Ibn Masud approached the messenger of Allah, asking to learn from the Qur'an. The Prophet acknowledged his eagerness to learn, and Ibn Masud memorized seventy surahs from him, with no one disputing his knowledge of them."

Source in First Revelation to Badr →
"act Allah guided them to seek forgiveness once that had occurred their father responded to their request saying I will ask forgiveness for you from my lord indeed he is the forgiving the merciful Ibn Masud Ibrahim al-Taymi Amr ibn Qais ibn Juraj and others mentioned that he postponed praying for them until the time of Suhoor before dawn it is reported that Umar once heard someone saying oh Allah you have called me and I answered you commanded and I obeyed and this is the Suhoor time forgive me Umar realized it was from the house of Abdullah Ibn Masud when he asked Abdullah about it Abdullah replied Jacob postponed praying for his sons until the time of Suhoor as"

Source in From Creation to Mūsā →
"this manner, and the jinn thanked the earthworm for that as it would bring them water. Now consider this narration from Ibn Masud. He recounted an event from his youth in Makkah where he was tending the sheep of Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt. The messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and Abu Bakr approached him, having fled from the polytheists. They asked if he had any milk to offer. Ibn Masud replied that he was entrusted with the sheep and could not give any. They then inquired if he had a she-camel that had not been milked by a male. He confirmed he did, and brought it to them. Abu Bakr tied it up, and the messenger"

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"Allah the Exalted says, So We cast him forth on the naked shore, referring to a barren place devoid of trees which is bare. He was sick, meaning weak in body. Ibn Masud said he resembled a chick without feathers. Ibn Abbas, al-Sudi, and Ibn Zayd compared him to a newborn gazelle lying spread and uncovered. Regarding the verse, And We caused a tree of gourd to grow over him, scholars like Ibn Masud, Ibn Abbas, Ikrimah, Mujahid, and others interpreted it as a gourd."

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