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: "You should protect your face from the fire of Hell, even if it is with a piece of a date."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a servant or worker brings food to any one of you, he should let him eat from it first, or make him sit with him, because he has endured its heat and smoke."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfu' form that: "Allah has not sent down any disease except that He has also sent down its cure; whoever knows it, knows it, and whoever remains unaware of it, remains unaware."

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: "When the last third of the night remains, Allah, in a manner befitting His Majesty, descends to the lowest heaven. The gates of the heavens are opened, and Allah spreads out His hands and says: 'Is there anyone who asks so that his request may be granted?' And this continues until the break of dawn."

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 one who walks with moderation is never needy or destitute."

Benefit: Imam Ahmad's (may Allah have mercy on him) son, Abdullah, has stated regarding the hadiths from 4255 to 4269 that he recited these hadiths to his father, and the hadiths after these were narrated to him by his father himself.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) regarding the interpretation of the Qur'anic verse: «﴿اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ﴾» [القمر: 1] that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the moon was once split into two parts; one part went behind the mountain and the other part remained above the mountain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! Bear witness."

Alqamah narrates that once in the plain of Arafat, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) met Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him). He stood with him and they began to talk. Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Abu Abdur Rahman! Should we not arrange your marriage with a young girl?" Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) called Alqamah and narrated this hadith: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us, "O group of young men! Whoever among you has the ability to marry should get married, for marriage lowers the gaze and protects the private parts. And whoever is not able to marry should fast, for fasting diminishes sexual desire."

Ibrahim says that once Aswad and Alqamah were with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) in his house. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) led them in prayer without adhan and iqamah, and he himself stood between them and said: When you are three people, do like this, and when you are more than three, then one of you should lead the prayer. And while bowing (in ruku'), you should bend by placing your hands between your thighs, because that scene is still before me that I am seeing the fingers of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) spread apart.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sabi'ah bint Harith gave birth to a child only fifteen days after the death of her husband. During this period, Abu Sanabil came to her and said, "It seems as if you want to remarry? It is not permissible for you to remarry until you have completed the long waiting period ('iddah)." Sabi'ah went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what Abu Sanabil had said. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Abu Sanabil has made a mistake. If a proposal comes to you that you like, then come and inform me." And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed her that her 'iddah had been completed.

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.