Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says that whoever wishes to meet Allah tomorrow on the Day of Resurrection in a state of Islam, he should adhere to these obligatory prayers whenever they are called for, because they are among the Sunnahs of guidance, and Allah has prescribed the Sunnahs of guidance for your Prophet. If you start praying in your homes as those who stay behind pray in their homes, then you will have abandoned the Sunnah of your Prophet, and when you abandon the Sunnah of your Prophet, you will go astray. Whoever performs ablution and does it well, then sets out towards any mosque, for every step he takes, one rank will be raised for him, one sin will be forgiven, and one good deed will be written for him. And I have seen that only the hypocrite, whose hypocrisy was well known, would stay behind from the congregational prayer, and also that a man would be brought to the mosque supported by two men and would be made to stand in the row.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I prayed at night with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stood for such a long time that I began to intend something bad in my heart. His students asked: What did you intend? He replied: That I would sit down and leave the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) standing.

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 fire of Hell has been made forbidden for every person who is dignified, gentle-natured, easy-going (not quarrelsome), and close to people."

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 procession. He (peace be upon him) said: "A pace that does not amount to running; if he was righteous, then he is being quickly taken towards his good end, and if he was not so, then the people of Hell should be kept far away. And the funeral should be followed, not preceded (the funeral should be in front and those walking should be behind it)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is narrated before you, then think of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a manner that is based on correctness, guidance, and piety.

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that he performed Hajj with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) threw seven pebbles at Jamrah Aqabah and kept the House of Allah (the Ka'bah) on his left side and Mina on his right side, and said: This is the place where Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) stoned the Jamrah 'Aqabah from the bottom of the valley, keeping the mountain behind his back, and after stoning he said: This is the place where Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon 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."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam during prayer and he would respond to me. But one day I greeted him with salam and he did not respond. I felt great distress because of this. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Previously, when I greeted you during prayer, you would respond to me? He replied: "Allah the Exalted sends new commands in His matters as He wills."

Masruq reports that a woman once came to Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said,“I have heard that you forbid women from adding hair to their own hair?”He replied,“That is correct.”The woman asked,“Do you find this ruling in the Qur’an, or have you heard any statement from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this?”He replied,“I find this ruling both in the Qur’an and in the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).”The woman said,“By Allah! I have thoroughly searched the Mushaf that is between the two covers, and I have not found this ruling anywhere in it.”Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) asked,“Did you find this verse in it: «﴿وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا﴾» [الحشر: 7] ‘Whatever the Messenger gives you, take it, and whatever he forbids you, abstain from it’?”She said,“Yes!”He said,“Then I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbidding these things: the one who plucks hair, the one who files teeth, the one who adds hair to her own hair, and the one who tattoos, except in the case of illness.”The woman said,“What if the women of your household do these things?”Sayyiduna Ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“Go and see.”The woman went to his house, then returned and said,“I did not find anything objectionable there.”He said,“If it were so, I would not forget the advice of the righteous servant, Prophet Shu’ayb (peace be upon him): ‘I cannot forbid you from something and then do it myself (that I forbid you from something and then myself continue to do it).’”