In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Mawaddah Association is pleased
To present to you pictures from the lives of the Companions
By Abd al-Rahman Rafat al-Basha
May God have mercy on him
Abdullah bin Masoud, may God be pleased with him
He was a young boy at that time, not yet a dreamer
He was wandering around the streets of Mecca, away from people
He had sheep that he was tending to a Quraysh master
He is Uqba Ibn Muait
People used to call him Ibn Umm Abd
His name is Abdullah
As for his father’s name, it is Masoud
The boy was hearing the news of the Prophet who appeared among his people
On the one hand, he does not care about her because of his young age
On the other hand, due to his distance from Meccan society
He has been accustomed to going out with the sheep of Aqaba since the early days
Then he does not return it until night falls
One day, the Meccan boy, Abdullah bin Masoud, saw his sight
Two dignified old men were heading towards him from afar
It took effort from them whenever it took
Their thirst became intense until their lips and throats dried up
When he stopped, they greeted him and said
O boy, milk some of these sheep for us
What we close our eyes with
And the nobility of our veins
The boy said, “I will not do it.”
The sheep are not mine and I am their guardian
The two men did not deny what he said
Their faces showed satisfaction with him
Then one of them told him
Show me a chat that has not had a stallion
The boy pointed to a small sheep near him
So the man approached her and freed her
He started wiping her udder with his hand while mentioning the name of God over her
The boy looked at him in astonishment and said to himself
And when were the small sheep that the stallions did not prey on?
It produces milk
But Chat's udder soon swelled
The milk flowed and copious amounts of oil came out of it
The other man took a hollow stone from the ground
And fill it with milk
He and his friend drank from it
Then he made me drink with them
I can hardly believe what I see
When we quenched our thirst
The blessed man said to the udder of the sheep
Contract
It continued to contract until it returned to what it was
At that
I said to the blessed man
Teach me what you said
He told me that you are a teacher's boy
This was the beginning of Abdullah bin Masoud's story with Islam
For he was not the blessed man
Except the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
Its owner was none other than Al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him
On that day, he fled to the outskirts of Mecca
Because the Quraysh exhausted them greatly
Because of the severity of the calamity that befell them
Just as the boy loved the Holy Messenger and his companion
And get attached to them
The Messenger and his companion were impressed by the boy
His greatest honesty and firmness
And they marked the good in it
Only a little while passed
Until Abdullah bin Masoud converted to Islam
He offered himself to the Messenger of God to serve him
So the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, placed him in his service
Since that day
The lucky boy, Abdullah bin Masoud, moved
From caring for sheep
To serve the Lord of creation and nations
Abdullah bin Masoud obliged
The Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
A delusion sticks to its owner
He accompanied him on his journey and on his journey
He accompanies him inside and outside the house
It would wake him up when he slept
He covers it when he takes a bath
He wears his shoes when he wants to go out
He takes them off his feet when they are about to enter
He carries his stick and a toothpick for him
He enters the room in front of him when he returns to his room
Rather, the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him
He was allowed to enter whenever he wanted
And be aware of his secret without embarrassment or sin
Until he was called the keeper of the secret of the Messenger of God
My Lord Abdullah bin Masoud
In the house of the Messenger of God
So be guided by his guidance and be well-mannered by his virtues
He followed him in every characteristic of him
It was even said about him that he is the closest person to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, in terms of guidance and character
Ibn Masoud learned in the school of the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
He was one of the Companions who read the Qur’an
And make them understand its meanings
And I teach them about God’s law
There is no clearer evidence of this than the story of that man
The one who approached Omar bin Al-Khattab while he was standing in Arafat
He said to him, O Commander of the Faithful, I have come from Kufa
It left a man who could memorize the Qur’an by heart
Omar became extremely angry. He had never been so angry
It swelled until it almost filled the space between the two branches of the nomad
He said who is he? Woe to you
Abdullah Ibn Masoud said
It kept going off and on until it returned to its original state
Then he said, “Woe to you, by God, I don’t know that any of the people are left.”
I have more right to do this than him, and I will tell you about it
Omar resumed his speech and said:
He was the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
One night he stayed with Abu Bakr
They negotiate the affairs of Muslims
And I was with them
Then the Messenger of God came out and we went out with him
If a man was standing and praying in the mosque, we could not find out
The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, stood and listened to him
Then he turned to us and said
Whoever is pleased to read the Qur’an in a pure manner, as it was revealed
Let him read it according to the reading of Ibn Umm Abd
Then Abdullah Ibn Masoud sat praying
So the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, started telling him
Ask and it will be given to you. Ask and it will be given to you
Then follow Omar saying
So I said to myself, by God, I will attack Abdullah Ibn Masoud
And I will give him good news that the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, has been secure in his supplications
So I went to him and preached good tidings
I found Abu Bakr who had preceded me to him and gave him good news
Nor, by God, did I ever compete with Abu Bakr for anything good
But he beat me to it
Abdullah Ibn Masoud had reached a level of knowledge of the Book of God
He was saying
And God is the one besides whom there is no god
No verse was revealed from the Book of God
Except I know where it landed
I know what was revealed
If I know that someone is more knowledgeable about the Book of God than me, I will receive the reward
I would have come to him
Abdullah Ibn Masoud was not exaggerating in what he said about himself
This is Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him
He is riding on one of his journeys
The night is a camp that covers the knees with its darkness
In the group was Abdullah Ibn Masoud
So Omar ordered a man to call them where the people were from
Abdullah answered him
From the deep jaw
Omar said: Where do you want?
Abdullah said
The old house
Omar said
Indeed, among them is a scholar
He ordered a man to call them
Which Qur’an is the greatest?
Abdullah answered him
God, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sublime
Do not take it for a year or a new year
Their club said
Which Qur’an is the wisest?
Abdullah said
God commands justice and benevolence
And bring it near
He forbids immorality
And the denier and the mule
He advises you so that you may remember
Omar said
Call them
That is, the entire Qur’an
Abdullah said
Whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it
Omar said
Call them
Which Qur’an is more fearful?
Abdullah said
Not with your wishes or with the wishes of the People of the Book
Whoever does evil will be rewarded for it
And he cannot find it without God
A guardian or a helper
Omar said
Call them
Which Qur’an do I hope for?
Abdullah said
Say, O My servants who have enriched themselves
For themselves, do not despair of God’s mercy
God forgives all sins
He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Omar said
Call them
Is Abdullah bin Masoud the best among you?
They said
Oh God, yes
It was not Abdullah bin Masoud
A reader, scholar, worshipper, and ascetic
Just
But it was nonetheless
Strong and determined
A brave warrior
If the grandfather
He is considered the first Muslim on earth to recite the Qur’an out loud
After the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace
One day, the companions of the Messenger of God gathered in Mecca
They were a vulnerable few
And they said
By God, the Quraysh never heard this Qur’an recited aloud to them
It is a man who listens to them
Abdullah bin Masoud said
I hear them
And they said
We fear them for you
We only want a man with a clan
She protects him and prevents him from them if they want him as a human
And he said
Let me
God will protect me and protect me
Then he went to the mosque tomorrow until he came to the place of Ibrahim in the morning
The Quraysh are sitting around the Kaaba
So he stopped at the shrine and read
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Raising his voice
Most Gracious
Science of the Qur’an
Creation of man
Teach him the statement
And he went on reading it
The Quraysh looked at him and said:
What did Ibn Umm Abd say?
Season it
He recites some of what Muhammad brought
And they rose to him
They started hitting his face while he was reading
Until he reached what God wished for him to reach
Then he went back to his companions with blood flowing from him
And they said to him
This is what we feared for you
He said, “By God, they were not enemies of God.”
I'm easier in my eyes than them now
If you wish, you can return to them with the same tomorrow
They said no, it's enough for you
I made them hear what they hate
Long live Abdullah bin Masoud
Until the time of the Caliphate of Othman, may God be pleased with him
When he fell ill, death
Othman came back to him
And he said to him
Don't complain
He said
My sins
He said
Whatever you desire
He said
God's mercy
He said
I command you to give me what you have refrained from taking for years
He said
I don't need it
He said
Your daughters will be after you
He said
I fear poverty for my daughters
I ordered them to recite Surah Al-Waqi’ah every night
And I heard the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, saying
Who reads the incident every night
He was never destitute
And when the night came
Abdullah bin Masoud joined the supreme companion
His tongue is moist with the remembrance of God
We declare with His clear signs
Whoever is pleased to read the Qur’an in a pure manner, as it was revealed
Let him read it according to the reading of Ibn Umm Abd
Muhammad is the Messenger of God