حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الْقُرَظِيُّ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ بَيْنَا نَحْنُ مَعَهُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ أَمِيرٌ عَلَى الْكُوفَةِ لِعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ عَلَى بَيْتِ الْمَالِ إِذْ نَظَرَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَرَآهُ قَدْرَ الشِّرَاكِ فَقَالَ إِنْ يُصِبْ صَاحِبُكُمْ سُنَّةَ نَبِيِّكُمْ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجْ الْآنَ قَالَ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا فَرَغَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ مِنْ كَلَامِهِ حَتَّى خَرَجَ عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ يَقُولُ الصَّلَاةَ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4385
Muhammad ibn Ka'b al-Qurazi narrated from one who told him, that he said: Whilst we were in the mosque of Kufah one day, when'Ammaar ibn Yaasi r was the governor of Kufah for 'Umar ibn al-Khattaab (RA), and 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood was in charge of the bayt al-maal, 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood looked at the shade and saw that it was the length of a sandal strap. He said: If this companion of yours ('Ammaar) is going to pray according to the Sunnah of your Prophet, lie will come out now. By Allah, no sooner had'Abdullah ibn Mas'ood finished speaking, but 'Ammaar ibn Yaasir came out and said: (Time for) prayer.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020