It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu' form that Allah has sent down no disease except that He has also sent down its cure. Whoever knows it, knows it, and whoever remains unaware of it, remains unaware.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Do not accumulate property, otherwise you will become engrossed in the world."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "I declare disassociation from the friendship of every friend; if I were to take anyone as a close friend (khalil), I would have taken Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and your Prophet is the close friend (khalil) of Allah, the Exalted."

Shaqiq says that one day we were waiting in the mosque for Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) to arrive, when Yazid bin Mu'awiyah Nakha'i came. He said: Shall I go and see? If he is at home, perhaps I can bring him to you? So after a little while, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came and, standing among us, said: I have been informed that you are waiting for me. I have not come to you only because I do not like to make you weary, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would also leave some days empty in admonition and advice for the same reason, as he did not like us to become weary.

Abu Al-Kanood says that one day I wore a ring on my hand. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) saw it and said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade gold rings.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the moon was split into two parts once, and all the people saw it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bear witness."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Masjid al-Haram, and at that time there were three hundred and sixty idols placed around the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would poke them with the stick he had in his hand and would recite this verse: «﴿جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ﴾ [سبأ: 49] » "Truth has come, and falsehood can neither create anything nor bring anything back," and also: «﴿جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا﴾ [الإسراء: 81] » "Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is ever bound to vanish."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about walking with a funeral, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The funeral should be followed, not preceded." (The funeral should be in front and those walking should be behind it.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that we were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the plain of Mina when suddenly a snake appeared. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill it." We quickly moved towards it, but it escaped from our hands.

Shaqiq reports that one day Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) came and, standing among us, said: "I have been informed that you people are waiting for me. I have not come to you only because I do not like to cause you boredom. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also used to leave some days without admonition for the same reason, as he too did not like us to become bored."