the chamber ahead of him, carrying the staff. (1)

Al-Masʿūdī reports—through ʿAyyāsh (2) al-ʿĀmirī, from ʿAbd Allah ibn Shaddād—who said: “ʿAbd Allah was the keeper of the cushion, the siwāk, and the sandals. (3)

Al-Aʿmash transmits—from Ibrāhīm, from ʿAlqamah, from ʿAbd Allah—who said: When the verse, “There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds…” (Q 5:93) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It was said to me: You are one of them.” Muslim recorded this. (4)

Manṣūr and al-Aʿmash relate—from Abū Wāʾil—who said: I was with Ḥudhayfah when Ibn Masʿūd approached. Ḥudhayfah remarked, “The person who most resembles the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in conduct, bearing, rulings (5) and public address—from the moment he leaves his house until he returns, though I do not know what he does inside his household—is ʿAbd Allah ibn Masʿūd. Indeed, those Companions of Muhammad ﷺ who devote themselves to the night prayer know that ʿAbd Allah will be the nearest of them to Allah in rank on the Day of Resurrection. (6)”

(The version preserved by Manṣūr uses the term al-mutahajjidūn; perhaps what is meant is al-mujtahidūn.)

Al-Aʿmash also narrates—from Ibrāhīm, from ʿAlqamah—who said: “We were in the company of ʿAbd Allah when Khabbāb ibn—”