Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet was the most generous person, and he used to become more so (generous) particularly in the month of Ramadan because Gabriel used to meet him every night of the month of Ramadan till it elapsed. Allah's Apostle used to recite the Qur'an for him. When Gabriel met him, he used to become more generous than the fast wind in doing good.
Read More..Narrated Abu-Huraira: Gabriel used to repeat the recitation of the Qur'an with the Prophet once a year, but he repeated it twice with him in the year he died. The Prophet used to stay in I`tikaf for ten days every year (in the month of Ramadan), but in the year of his death, he stayed in I`tikaf for twenty days.
Read More..Narrated Masriq: `Abdullah bin `Amr mentioned `Abdullah bin Masud and said, I shall ever love that man, for I heard the Prophet saying, 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim, Mu`adh and Ubai bin Ka`b.'
Read More..Narrated Shaqiq bin Salama: Once `Abdullah bin Mas`ud delivered a sermon before us and said, By Allah, I learnt over seventy Suras direct from Allah's Apostle . By Allah, the companions of the Prophet came to know that I am one of those who know Allah's Book best of all of them, yet I am not the best of them. Shaqiq added: I sat in his religious gathering and I did not hear anybody opposing him (in his speech).
Read More..Narrated 'Alqama: While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas`ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him), It was not revealed in this way. Then Ibn Mas`ud said, I recited it in this way before Allah's Apostle and he confirmed my recitation by saying, 'Well done!' Ibn Mas`ud detected the smell of wine from the man's mouth, so he said to him, Aren't you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah's Book and (along with this) you drink alcoholic liquors too? Then he lashed him according to the law.
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud): By Allah other than Whom none has the right to be worshipped! There is no Sura revealed in Allah's Book but I know at what place it was revealed; and there is no Verse revealed in Allah's Book but I know about whom it was revealed. And if I know that there is somebody who knows Allah's Book better than I, and he is at a place that camels can reach, I would go to him.
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