Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Shaqeeq bin Salamah (rahimahullah), the student of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu), narrates that on one occasion, Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) delivered a khutbah.
During the khutbah, he mentioned, “By the qasam of Allah! I have learnt more than seventy surahs of the Quraan Kareem directly from Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). I take an oath in the name of Allah that the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) are aware that I am among the most knowledgeable of them with regards to the Quraan. At the same time, I do not regard myself to be the best of them.”
According to one narration, Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) also mentioned, “Had I known of any person who is more knowledgeable than me (with regards to the Quraan Kareem), then I would have travelled to him to learn the knowledge from him.”
Hazrat Shaqeeq bin Salamah (rahimahullah) mentioned, “(After this khutbah), I went and sat in the gatherings of the other Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) to listen to what they would say (regarding the khutbah of Hazrat Abdullah bin Mas’ood (radhiyallahu ‘anhu)). I did not hear any one of them rejecting or refuting what he had said.” (Saheeh Bukhaari #5000, Saheeh Muslim #2462, Fathul Baari 48/9)
