Narrated Alqama: I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, O Allah! Bless me with a (pious) companion. Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself), I hope Allah has given me my request. The man asked (me), Where are you from? I replied, I am from the people of Kufa. He said, Weren't there amongst you the Carrier of the (Prophet's) shoes, Siwak and the ablution water container? Weren't there amongst you the man who was given Allah's Refuge from the Satan? And weren't there amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's) secrets which nobody else knew? How did Ibn Um `Abd (i.e. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud) use to recite Surat-al-lail (the Night:92)? I recited:-- By the Night as it envelops By the Day as it appears in brightness. And by male and female. (92.1- 3) On that, Abu Darda said, By Allah, the Prophet made me read the Verse in this way after listening to him, but these people (of Sham) tried their best to let me say something different.
Read More..Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid: We asked Hudhaifa to tell us of a person resembling (to some extent) the Prophet in good appearance and straight forward behavior so that we may learn from him (good manners and acceptable conduct). Hudhaifa replied, I do not know anybody resembling the Prophet (to some extent) in appearance and conduct more than Ibn Um `Abd.
Read More..Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari: My brother and I came from Yemen, and for some time we continued to consider `Abdullah bin Mas`ud as one of the members of the family of the Prophet because we used to see him and his mother going in the house of the Prophet very often.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abu Mulaika: Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer after the `Isha prayer, and at that time a freed slave of Ibn `Abbas was present. He (i.e. the slave) went to Ibn `Abbas (and told him that Muawiya offered one rak`a witr prayer). Ibn `Abbas said, Leave him, for he was in the company of Allah's Apostle.
Read More..Narrated Ibn Abi Mulaika: Somebody said to Ibn `Abbas, Can you speak to the chief of the believers Muwaiya, as he does not pray except one rak`a as witr? Ibn `Abbas replied, He is a Faqih (i.e. a learned man who can give religious verdicts) .
Read More..Narrated Humran bin `Abbas: Muawiya said (to the people), You offer a prayer which we, who were the companions of the Prophet never saw the Prophet offering, and he forbade its offering, i.e. the two rak`at after the compulsory `Asr prayer.
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