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: "Taking bad omens is shirk. There is none among us except that sometimes he is affected by it, but Allah removes it through reliance (tawakkul) upon Him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was walking with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a field in Madinah Munawwarah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking, leaning on his staff. While walking, we passed by a group of Jews. They began saying to one another, "Ask him about the soul," but some among them forbade the others from asking. In short, they asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the soul and said, "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), what is the soul?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood, leaning on his staff, and I realized that revelation was descending upon him. When that state ended, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «﴿وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا﴾ [الإسراء: 85] » "They ask you concerning the soul. Say: The soul is of the command of my Lord, and you have been given only a little knowledge." Hearing this, they began saying to one another, "Did we not say, do not ask him?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings 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) as my close friend. And your Prophet is the close friend (khalil) of Allah, the Exalted."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that if several slaves from the same family came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would give them all together to one household, because he (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked causing separation among them.

Huzail bin Shurahbeel says that once a man came to Sayyiduna Abu Musa and Sayyiduna Salman bin Rabee’ah (may Allah be pleased with them) and asked them this issue: If a person’s heirs include a daughter, a granddaughter, and a real sister, how will the inheritance be distributed? Both of them replied that half of the total wealth will go to the daughter and the other half to the sister, and you should also go to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) and ask him this issue; he will agree with and support us. So that man went to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) and asked him the issue and also mentioned the answer of the aforementioned gentlemen. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ood (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If I also give the same verdict, then I will go astray and will not remain among the rightly guided. I will give the same decision that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave: the daughter will get half of the total wealth, the granddaughter will get one-sixth so that two-thirds are completed, and whatever remains will go to the sister.

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) used to supplicate: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى وَالتُّقَى وَالْعِفَّةَ وَالْغِنَى» "O Allah! I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and self-sufficiency (freedom from need before the creation)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whenever two things were presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) would choose the one which was more guided and rightly directed.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gathered us together, and at that time we were forty people. I was the last among them to arrive. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You people will attain victory and help. Whoever among you reaches that time should fear Allah, enjoin good, and forbid evil. And whoever deliberately attributes a lie to me should make his abode in Hell."

Abu Wa'il says that I was once sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with them). Both of these noble companions said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Near the Day of Judgment, ignorance will descend, knowledge will be taken away, and 'harj' will become widespread." We asked about the meaning of 'harj', so he said: "Killing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is faced with a need and begins to present it before people, he deserves that his matter not be made easy. And whoever presents it before Allah, Allah will grant him immediate provision or a delayed death."