Abdullah ibn Masud

But obviously it's a case-by-case thing that needs to be looked at.

And the thing is, shirk is so grave, right? It's such a no-go that when a companion of Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, asked the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, That was the greatest sin one can commit.

He was told that if you set up a rival alongside Allah the Almighty and, you know, in other narrations, it's the same as well.

That, you know, it's an act of worship.

Now there is another account of this event.

Asbat narrated from al-Sudi, from Abu Malik, and from Abu Salih, from Ibn Abbas, and from Murrah, from Ibn Masud, and from some of the companions regarding Allah's saying, Have you not considered those who went forth from their homes while they were thousands, fearing death? They said there was a village called Daward and near Wasit, where a plague struck, and most of its people fled.

They settled in a nearby area, and those who remained in the village perished, while the others were safe.

When the plague subsided, they returned safely.

And therefore the path to making effective change is to establish small deeds small hours of study, small commitments, so that you can make a pattern that leads you to success.

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud , how often did he visit the masjid while he was the head sahabi in Al-Iraq? He is the representative of Rasulullah , he's now living in Al-Kufa.

How often do you think he would give a lesson in the masjid? Once a week.

on a Thursday night, the entrance of Jumu'ah.

In this hadith, he is not reporting from the Prophet.

He's reporting from Abdullah bin Mas'ud.

So he says, ... ... ... ... ... ... ... فلما صلينا رجع فولج على أهله وجلسنا في مكان ننتظره حتى يخرج فقال بعضنا لبعض أيكم يسأله قال طارق أنا أسأله فسأله فقال عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال بين هذه الساعات تسليم الخاصة وفشو التجارة حتى تعين المرأة زوجها على التجارة وقطع الأرحام وفشو القلم وظهور الشهادة بالزور وكتمان شهادة الحق So Tariq said, that's Tariq ibn Shihab, we were sitting with Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, with Abdullah, that's Abdullah ibn Mas'ud here, when his attendant came and said, the iqama has been given.

He stood up and we stood up with him.

So this selective greeting.

Like he come in, like there is the emir or there is the teacher or this, and you greet them alone.

So Abdullah bin Mas'ud, you know, got irritated a little bit by it, and then he, after the prayer, went into his home.

They waited for him to come out, and they did that sometimes, like they would do that, but they wouldn't knock on the door.

Like I said, it's only mentioned in Sharif al-Mustafa and in the Hajj al-Azqalani quotes him and says this is where he heard it from, but he hasn't seen it elsewhere.

Again, we're just looking at some of the interesting details about this journey, right? Now in, this is a book called Al-Mu'jam Al-Kabir by Al-Tabari, right? So he says that both the prophet and Jibril rode, what rode Al-Buraq, and Ibn Mas'ud is the narrator.

So he and Jibril, peace be upon them both, rode it and traveled with them.

And whenever they came to a mountain, its hind legs would rise, and whenever it descended, its forelegs would rise, right? So then I was just kind of describing how this magnificent creature is kind of moving, right? Because remember, it doesn't say anywhere that they actually flew.