It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to relieve himself and said to me, "Bring me three stones." I was able to bring two stones and a dry piece of dung. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the two stones and threw away the piece of dung, saying: "This is impure."

Sufyan once mentioned the tashahhud narrated by Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the complete chain of narration. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once (a man from Banu Bajilah) — whose name was Nahik bin Sinan — came to the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I recite the Mufassalat (short surahs) in one rak'ah. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Like inferior poetry? Or like low-quality prose? Whereas the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do so, rather he would recite similar surahs, such as Surah Rahman and Surah Najm, in one rak'ah. Then Abu Ishaq mentioned ten rak'ahs with twenty surahs, and by this are meant the first twenty surahs of the Mufassalat according to the compilation of Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), which end at Surah Takweer and Surah Dukhan.

Abdur Rahman bin Yazid says that I was in the plain of Muzdalifah with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). He performed two prayers, each prayer with a single adhan and iqamah, and ate food between the two. He performed the Fajr prayer when dawn had broken (or the narrator said that some people were saying that true dawn had appeared and some were saying that it had not yet appeared). Then he narrated this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Only at this place has the time of these two prayers been changed. People come to Muzdalifah at night, and the Fajr prayer should be performed at this time."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse to me in this way: «﴿إِنِّي أَنَا الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ﴾»

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding the interpretation of this statement of Allah, the Exalted: «‏‏‏‏﴿مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى﴾» ‏‏‏‏ [النجم: 11] "The heart did not lie [about] what it saw," that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saw Jibreel, peace be upon him, in a fine silk garment, filling all the space between the heaven and the earth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say the takbeer every time they bowed, rose, stood, and sat. And they would turn to the right and left in such a way while saying salam that the whiteness of the blessed cheeks of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be visible.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Which deed is most beloved to Allah?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied: "Prayer at its proper time, kindness to parents, and striving in the way of Allah." If I had asked further questions, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would have answered them as well.

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 the takbeer while teaching us the prayer and raised his hands, then when he bowed (in ruku'), he placed his hands together between his knees. When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) learned of this, he said, "My brother has spoken the truth. We used to do it this way at first, but later we were commanded to hold the knees."

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led a prayer; I do not remember whether there was some deficiency or excess in it. In any case, when he finished with salam, he performed two prostrations of forgetfulness.