Musnad Ahmed

Abdullah recited the Talbiyah when he moved on from Muzdalifah, and it was said: is this man a Bedouin? 'Abdullah said: Have people forgotten or gone astray? I heard the one to whom Sooratal-Baqarah was revealed saying in this place: “Labbaik Allahumma labbaik.”

Ibn Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) said to me: Recite some Qur'an to me. I said to him: Aren't you the one I learned it from and aren't you the one who taught it to us? He said: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) one day and he said: "Recite some Qur'an to me." I said: O Messenger of Allah, aren't you the one to whom it was revealed and aren't you the one from whom we learned it? He said: "Yes, but I love to hear it from someone else."

I recited to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Sooratan-Nisa’, and when I reached this verse: “How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad (ﷺ)) as a witness against these people?” (an-Nisa' 4:41), his eyes flowed with tears.

There are two things, one of which I heard from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the other is from myself (i.e., I worked it out myself): "Whoever dies ascribing a rival to Allah will enter Hell.” And I say: whoever dies not ascribing any rival to Allah or associating anything with Him, will enter Paradise.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The nutfah (sperm drop) remains in the uterus for forty days as it is without changing. Then when forty days have passed, it becomes an 'alaqah (blood clot), then a mudghair (chewed lump of flesh) for a similar length of time, then it becomes bones for a similar length of time. Then when Allah wants to give it its final shape, He sends an angel to it and the angel who is appointed in charge of it says: "O Lord, male or female? Doomed or blessed? Short or tall? With something missing or something superfluous? (What is) its provision and lifespan? Healthy or sick?' And he writes down all of that.” One of the people said: Then why should we strive if all of that is finished with? He said: "Strive, for each one will be helped to do that for which he was created."

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There is no one among the Muslims, three of whose children die before reaching puberty, but they will be a strong protection against the Fire for him." It was said: O Messenger of Allah, what if they were two? He said: "Even if they were two." Abu Dharr (رضي الله عنه) said: O Messenger of Allah, I have only sent two ahead of me. He said: "Even if they were two.” Ubayy bin Kab Abu-Mundhir, the leader of the prominent scholars, said: I only sent one ahead of me. It was said to him. Even if it was one? He said: "That (i.e., the reward) is only (for showing patience) when calamity first strikes."

The mushrikeen distracted the Prophet (ﷺ) from four prayers on the day of al-Khandaq, until as much of the night as Allah willed had passed. Then he ordered Bilal to give the adhan, then he gave the iqamah and prayed Zuhr, then he gave the iqamah and prayed ‘Asr, then he gave the iqamah and prayed Maghrib, then he gave the iqamah and prayed 'lshaʼ.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “On the night on which I was taken on the Night Journey, I met Ibraheem, Moosa and 'Eesa. They spoke about the Hour, and referred the matter to Ibraheem, who said: ‘I have no knowledge of it.' So they referred the matter to Moosa, who said: ‘I have no knowledge of it.' So they referred the matter to ‘Eesa who said: “When it is going to happen is not known by anyone except Allah, but among the things I have learned from my Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, is that the Dajjal will emerge, I will have two bars with me, and when he sees me he will melt like lead, and thus Allah will cause him to perish. And the rocks and trees will say: “O Muslim, there is a disbeliever beneath me, come and kill him.” Thus Allah will cause them to perish. Then the people will go back to their countries and homelands. At that point Ya'jooj and Ma‘jooj will emerge, swarming swiftly from every hill, and will conquer their lands. They will not pass by anything but they will destroy it, and they will not pass by any water but they will drink it. Then the people will come to me, complaining about them. I will pray to Allah against them and Allah will cause them to perish and die, until the earth becomes rotten with their stench. Then Allah will send down rain which will wash their bodies away and throw them into the sea.... And among the things I learned from my Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, is that when that happens, the Hour will be like a pregnant woman who has reached full term, and her family do not know when she will suddenly give birth by night or by day.”

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: So and so slept yesterday and missed the prayer. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "That is (because) the Shaitan urinated in his ear - or ears.”

I was with Masrooq in a house in which there was a statue of Mary. Masrooq said: Is this a statue of Chosroes? I said: No, it is a statue of Mary. Masrooq said: I heard 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The most severely punished of the people on the Day of Resurrection will be the image makers."