The companions رضي الله عنهم
ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه
عبد الله بن مسعود
A companion the Prophet ﷺ named among those from whom Qur’an recitation should be learned.
One of four named teachers of Qur’an recitation
His standing in the sources
- The Prophet ﷺ named him among four people from whom Qur’an recitation should be learned.
- The Prophet ﷺ asked him to recite the Qur’an to him, explaining that he liked hearing it from others.
Connected lives
- ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه
Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه said that the Muslims had been strong since ʿUmar رضي الله عنه accepted Islam.
- Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ رضي الله عنه
Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ رضي الله عنه named Bilāl رضي الله عنه and Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه among six men with the Prophet ﷺ whom the polytheists demanded that he dismiss.
Sources and accounts
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ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه
One of four named teachers of Qur’an recitation
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3806The Prophet ﷺ named him among four people from whom Qur’an recitation should be learned.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3806The Prophet ﷺ asked him to recite the Qur’an to him, explaining that he liked hearing it from others.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5049Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3806; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5049
Connected accounts
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عنه — Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه said that the Muslims had been strong since ʿUmar رضي الله عنه accepted Islam.
ar-Raḥīq al-Makhtūm, al-Mubārakpūrī; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3863; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3700Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ رضي الله عنه — Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ رضي الله عنه named Bilāl رضي الله عنه and Ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه among six men with the Prophet ﷺ whom the polytheists demanded that he dismiss.
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2413b