The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain, however, at the end of it there is this addition that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave this command out of his compassion.

Ibn Mu'iz Sa'di, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I went out in the morning to give water to my horse, and as I passed by the mosque of Banu Hanifa, I heard those people saying that Musaylimah is the messenger of Allah. I went to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, and mentioned this to him. He sent soldiers to bring them, made them repent, and they repented. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, let them go, but he beheaded Abdullah bin Nuwahah. People asked him, "You apprehended a group of people for the same matter, but killed some and let others go. What is the reason for this?" He replied, "This man and Ibn Athal had come to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as envoys from Musaylimah the Liar. The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) asked both of them: 'Do you testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?' They said, 'We testify that Musaylimah is the messenger of Allah.' The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: 'If I were to kill envoys, I would have beheaded both of you.' For this reason, I have killed him."

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: "Accept the invitation of the one who invites you, do not reject a gift, and do not kill Muslims."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A believer is not one who curses, taunts, uses obscene language, or speaks indecently."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I have observed thirty fasts of the month of Ramadan with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more frequently than I have observed twenty-nine.

Abu Wa'il says: I was once sitting with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), and both of these noble companions said: 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 there will be an abundance of 'harj.' And 'harj' means killing."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, the Ansar said: "One leader will be from among us and one leader will be from among you." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to them and said: "O group of Ansar! Do you not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), during his blessed life, himself commanded Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer? Who among you can willingly put himself ahead of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" Upon this, the Ansar said: "We seek refuge with Allah from putting ourselves ahead of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a black slave came and met the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). After some time, he passed away. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "See if he has left anything behind?" The people informed that he had left two dinars as inheritance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are two coals of Hell."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The worst people will be those who are alive at the time of the Hour, or those who make graveyards a place of prostration."

A student of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) — who was from Hamdan — says: When Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to travel to Madinah Munawwarah, he gathered his students and said: I hope that the wealth of religion, knowledge of the Qur'an, and jurisprudence that you possess is not possessed by anyone among the Muslim armies. This Qur'an was revealed in several modes (multiple recitations). By Allah! Sometimes two men would argue so intensely about this matter as people can argue about anything. One reciter would say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me to recite it this way, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would approve of it, and when the other would say so, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say, "Both of you are correct." In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us. Truth leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. Lying leads to sin, and sin leads to Hell. You can judge from this that some of you say about your companion: "He lied and sinned," and when someone speaks the truth, you say, "You spoke the truth and did a good deed." This Qur'an will neither change nor become old, nor will anyone become bored of it by reciting it repeatedly. Whoever recites it according to one recitation should not abandon the other recitations out of disinterest, because whoever denies any verse of it, it is as if he denies the entire Qur'an. And it is just as if one of you says to his companion, "Hurry up, come here." By Allah! If I knew that anyone knew more of the Qur'an revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) than I do, I would have learned from him so that his knowledge would be added to mine. Soon there will come people who will neglect the prayer, so you should perform the prayer on time and also include voluntary prayers with it. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to review the Qur'an every year in Ramadan, but in the year the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, I recited the Qur'an to him twice, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of me. And I memorized seventy surahs by listening from the blessed mouth of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).