It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once, at night, we stayed late talking at the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When we came to him in the morning, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Last night, various noble Prophets (peace be upon them) were presented before me along with their nations. So, a Prophet passed by with only three men with him, another Prophet passed by with a small group, another Prophet passed by with a group, and there was a Prophet with whom there was not even a single person. Then Musa (peace be upon him) passed by me, and with him was a very large number of the Children of Israel. Seeing this, I was amazed and I asked: Who are these people? I was told: These are your brother Musa and his people, the Children of Israel. I asked: Then where is my Ummah? I was told: Look to your right. I looked to my right and saw a mound filled with faces of people. Then I was told: Look to your left. I looked to my left and saw the horizon filled with faces of people. Then I was told: Are you pleased? I said: My Lord! I am pleased, I am happy. Then I was told: With these people, there will also be seventy thousand who will enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them):“May my parents be sacrificed for you! If you can be among the seventy thousand, then do so; if you cannot, then be among the people of the mound; and if you cannot do even that, then be among the people of the horizon, for I saw many people gathered there.”Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna ‘Ukasha bin Mihsan Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and began to ask: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Am I among them? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Yes! You are among them.”Then another man stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Am I also among them? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“‘Ukasha has preceded you.”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and entered his house, and the people began to discuss who these people would be who would enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment. Some said: Perhaps they are the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some said: Perhaps it refers to those who were born in the state of Islam and never associated partners with Allah. Others gave different opinions. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said:“They are those who do not cauterize for treatment, do not seek ruqyah (incantations), do not take omens, and put their trust in their Lord.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once we were on a journey with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and water was not available. A vessel of water was presented to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) put his blessed hand in it and spread his fingers open. I saw that springs of water began to flow from the fingers of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) kept saying: "Come for ablution, this is a blessing from Allah." A'mash says that Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd told me that I asked Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) how many people were there that day? He replied: Our number was one and a half thousand people.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! How will I know about my good and bad deeds? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you hear your neighbors saying about you that you have done a good deed, then indeed you have done a good deed, and when you hear people saying about you that you have done a bad deed, then indeed you have done a bad deed."

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: "The curse of Allah is upon the one who consumes usury, the one who gives it, the one who witnesses it, and the one who records it." Also, "When usury and adultery become prevalent in a people, they make Allah's punishment lawful upon themselves."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of Laylat al-Jinn, I was with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: "Abdullah! Do you have any water?" I replied, "No." The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked, "What is in this vessel?" I replied, "Nabeedh (a drink made from dates or raisins soaked in water)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Pour it over my hands." The Prophet (peace be upon him) performed ablution with it and said: "O Abdullah bin Mas'ud! This is both a drink and a means of purification." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) led us in prayer after performing ablution with it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that there are two statements, one of which I heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and the other I say from myself. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever dies in a state in which he associates partners with Allah will enter Hell." And I say that whoever dies in a state in which he does not associate anyone with Allah will enter Paradise. And these prayers become an expiation for their intermediate times, provided that a person refrains from killing and fighting.

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 will wait for you at the Pond of Kawthar. At that time, there will be a dispute before me regarding some people and I will be overpowered. I will say: My Lord! (They are) my companions? It will be said: 'You do not know what new things they invented after you.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes fast during travel and sometimes break his fast. During travel, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the obligatory prayers as two rak'ahs and would not add to them.

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: "Whoever deliberately attributes a false statement to me, let him prepare his abode in the Hellfire."

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: "Do not become disbelievers after me, striking the necks of one another."