It is narrated from Umm Bakr bint al-Miswar that Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) sold a piece of his land for forty thousand dinars, and then distributed that sum among Banu Zuhrah, the poor Muslims, the Muhajirun and the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He also sent some of that wealth to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she asked: "Who sent this wealth?" I said: "Abd al-Rahman bin Awf," and I told her the whole story. At this she said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said: "After me, only those who are patient will treat you kindly." May Allah Almighty give Ibn Awf to drink from the spring of Salsabil in Paradise. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to his wives: "After me, the one who treats you kindly will be the truthful and righteous one." (Then she supplicated:) "O Allah! Give Abd al-Rahman bin Awf to drink from the spring of Salsabil in Paradise." This hadith is authentically established from both Sayyidah Aishah and Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with them both).

Sayyiduna Ibrahim bin Abd al-Rahman bin Awf narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O Ibn Awf! You are among the wealthy, and you will enter Paradise crawling. So lend to Allah (spend in His path), and He will free your feet." Ibn Awf said: O Messenger of Allah! What shall I lend to Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Give up what you have." He asked: All of it? He said: "Yes." Ibn Awf had just gone out with that intention when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for him and said: "Jibril came to me and said: Instruct Ibn Awf to host guests, feed the needy, give to the one who asks, and begin (his spending) with his own dependants, for when he does that, it will be a means of purifying the rest of his wealth." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best of you after me is the one who is best to my family." Quraysh said: Muhammad bin Amr told me, from Abu Salamah, that his father (Abd al-Rahman bin Awf) had bequeathed to the Mothers of the Believers a garden which, after him, was sold for forty thousand dinars. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and it has an authentic supporting narration (shahid) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

Abu Salamah bin Abd al-Rahman narrates: I went to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she said to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to her: "Your affair is among the things that concern me after me, and none will remain steadfast (in treating) you (well) except those who are patient." Then Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) would say: May Allah give your father to drink from Salsabil in Paradise, for Abd al-Rahman bin Awf had sent them (the Mothers of the Believers) wealth which was sold for forty thousand.

Musa bin Awn narrates from his forefathers the lineage of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) as follows: Abdullah bin Mas'ud bin Kahil bin Habib bin Na'ir bin Makhzum bin Sahilah bin Kahil bin al-Harith bin Tamim bin Sa'd bin Hudhayl bin Mudrikah bin Ilyas bin Mudar bin Nizar.

Muhammad bin Ishaq narrates that Abdullah bin Mas'ud bin al-Harith bin Shamkh bin Makhzum bin Kahil bin al-Harith bin Sa'd bin Hudhayl was one of the allies of Banu Zuhrah.

Muhammad bin Umar narrates: Abdullah bin Mas'ud bin Ghafil bin Habib bin Shamkh bin Far bin Makhzum bin Sahilah bin Kahil bin al-Harith bin Tamim bin Sa'd bin Hudhayl bin Mudrikah; his kunyah was Abu Abd al-Rahman, after his son Abd al-Rahman. His father, Mas'ud bin Ghafil, had made a pact of alliance with Abd al-Harith bin Zuhrah in the Jahiliyyah. Abdullah bin Mas'ud accepted Islam before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the house of al-Arqam. According to all the biographers, he took part in the Battles of Badr, Uhud, al-Khandaq and all the campaigns with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He made both emigrations. He was the keeper of the secrets of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and the one in charge of his cushion, his miswak, his sandals and his water for ablution. He was slender, short and of a deep brown complexion. He passed away in Madinah in the year 32 AH and was buried in Jannat al-Baqi'. His age at the time of his death is said to have been a little over sixty years.

Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Numayr narrates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away in Madinah in the year 32 AH, at the time when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) was killed. He had made his bequest to Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him), so it was he who led his funeral prayer; it is also said that Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) led his funeral prayer. He was buried in Jannat al-Baqi' at night, and at that time he was a little over sixty years old.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him the kunyah "Abu Abd al-Rahman" although at that time no child had yet been born to him.