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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) neither talked in an insulting manner nor did he ever speak evil intentionally. He used
to say, "The most beloved to me amongst you is the one who has the best character and manners." He
added, " Learn the Quran from (any of these) four persons. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud, Salim the freed
slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Ka`b, and Mu`adh bin Jabal."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 62, Hadith 105
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`Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) was mentioned before `Abdullah bin `Amr. The latter said, "That is a man I
continue to love because I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, ' Learn the recitation of the Quran from (any
of these) four persons: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai bin Ka`b,
and Mu`adh bin Jabal." I do not remember whether he mentioned Ubai first or Mu`adh.
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I went to Sham and was offering a two-rak`at prayer; I said, "O Allah! Bless me with a (pious)
companion." Then I saw an old man coming towards me, and when he came near I said, (to myself),
"I hope Allah has given me my request." The man asked (me), "Where are you from?" I replied, "I am
from the people of Kufa." He said, "Weren't there amongst you the Carrier of the (Prophet's) shoes,
Siwak and the ablution water container? Weren't there amongst you the man who was given Allah's
Refuge from the Satan? And weren't there amongst you the man who used to keep the (Prophet's)
secrets which nobody else knew? How did Ibn Um `Abd (i.e. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud) use to recite
Surat-al-lail (the Night:92)?" I recited:--
"By the Night as it envelops By the Day as it appears in brightness. And by male and female." (92.1-
3) On that, Abu Darda said, "By Allah, the Prophet (ﷺ) made me read the Verse in this way after listening
to him, but these people (of Sham) tried their best to let me say something different."