Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 430-437b
✧ Abdullah b. Mas'ud
"عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّه كَانَ يَقُولُ فِى خُطْبَتِهِ إنَّ أَصْدَقَ الحَدِيث كَلامُ اللهِ، وأَوْثَقَ العُرَى كَلمَةُ التَّقْوَى، وَخَيْرَ المِلَلِ مِلَّةُ إِبْرَاهِيم وَأَحْسَنَ القَصَصِ هَذَا القُرْآنُ، وَأَحْسَن السُّنَنِ سنَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَأشْرَفَ الحَدِيث ذِكْرُ اللهِ، وَخَيْرَ الأُمُورِ عَزَائِمَهَا، وَشَرَّ الأُمُورِ مُحْدَثَاتُهَا، وَأَحْسَنَ الهَدْىِ هَدْىُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، وَأَشْرَفَ المَوْتِ قَتْلُ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَأَعْمَى العَمَى الضَّلالَة بَعْدَ الهُدَى، وَخَيْرَ العِلْمِ مَا نَفَعَ، وَخَيْرَ الهَدِى مَا اتُّبِعَ، وَشَرَّ العَمي عَمى القَلْبِ، وَاليَدُ العُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ السُّفْلَى، وَمَا قَلَّ وَكَفَى خَيْرٌ مِمَّا كثُر وَأَلْهى وَنَفْسٌ تنجيها خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَمَارَةٍ لا تُحْصِيهَا وَشَرُّ المَعْذِرَةِ عِنْد حَضْرَةِ المَوْتِ، وَشَرُّ النَّدَامَةِ نَدَامَةُ يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ، وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مِنْ لا يَأتِى الصَّلاةَ إلَّا دَبرًا، وَمِن النَّاسِ مَنْ لا يَذْكرُ النَّاس إلَّا هَجْرًا، وَأَعْظَمُ الخَطَايَا اللِّسَانُ الكَذُوبُ، وَخَيْرُ الغِنى غِنَى النَّفْسِ، وَخَيْرُ الزَّادِ التَّقْوى، وَرَأس الحِكْمَةِ
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ibn Masʿūd
- Fiá Khuṭbatih
Machine translation, not reviewed
"From Ibn Mas'ud that he used to say in his sermon: Indeed, the truest speech is the Word of Allah, the most reliable handhold is the word of piety, the best creed is the creed of Abraham, the finest narrative is this Qur'an, the finest way is the way of Muhammad ﷺ, the noblest speech is the remembrance of Allah, the best of matters are their resolutions, and the worst of matters are their innovations. The best guidance is the guidance of the Prophets, the noblest death is the killing of martyrs, the blindest blindness is error after guidance, the best knowledge is that which benefits, the best guidance is that which is followed, and the worst blindness is blindness of the heart. The upper hand is better than the lower hand. What is little and sufficient is better than what is abundant and distracting. A soul that you save is better than a command you cannot count. The worst excuse is at the presence of death, and the worst regret is the regret of the Day of Resurrection. Among people is one who does not come to prayer except late, and among people is one who does not mention people except with abuse. The greatest of sins is a lying tongue. The best wealth is wealth of the soul. The best provision is piety. The head of wisdom is"
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Notes
[كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه
machine translation[Kar] Ibn ʿAsākir, in his Tārīkh.
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