Volume 8, Book 76, Number 473:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
I asked ‘Aisha, mother of the believers, “O mother of the believers! How were the deeds of the
Prophet? Did he use to do extra deeds of worship on special days?” She said, “No, but his deeds were
regular and constant, and who among you is able to do what the Prophet was able to do (i.e. in wor –
shipping Allah)?”
Volume 7, Book 72, Number 822:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
‘Abdullah cursed those women who practiced tattooing and those who removed hair from their
faces and those who created spaces between their teeth artificially to look beautiful, such ladies as
changed what Allah has created. Um Ya’qub said, “What is that?” ‘Abdullah said, “Why should I not
curse those who were cursed by Allah’s Apostle and are referred to in Allah’s Book?” She said to him
“By Allah, I have read the whole Qur’an but I have not found such a thing. ‘Abdullah said, “By Allah,
if you had read it (carefully) you would have found it. (Allah says:) ‘And what the Apostle gives you
take it and what he forbids you abstain (from it).’ (59.7)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 3:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
While I was with Abdullah, ‘Uthman met him at Mina and said, “O Abu ‘Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you.” So both of them went aside and ‘Uthman said, “O Abu ‘Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?” When ‘Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, “O ‘Alqama!” Then I heard him
saying (in reply to ‘Uthman), “As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet once said to us, ‘O
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young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to
marry, is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
Volume 6, Book 61, Number 523:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
While we were in the city of Hims (in Syria), Ibn Mas’ud recited Surat Yusuf. A man said to him),
“It was not revealed in this way.” Then Ibn Mas’ud said, “I recited it in this way before Allah’s Apostle
and he confirmed my recitation by saying, ‘Well done!’ ” Ibn Mas’ud detected the smell of wine from
the man’s mouth, so he said to him, “Aren’t you ashamed of telling a lie about Allah’s Book and (along
with this) you drink alcoholic liquors too?” Then he lashed him according to the law.
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 467:
Narrated Alqama:
I went to Sham with a group of the companions of ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud). Abu Ad-Darda’ heard
of our arrival so he came to us and said, “Is there anybody among you who can recite (Qur’an)” We
replied in the affirmative. Then he asked, “Who is the best reciter?” They pointed at me. Then he told
me to recite, so I recited the verse:–
‘By the night as it envelops ‘By the day as it appears in brightness; By (Him Who created) male and
the female.’ (92.1-3) Abu Ad-Darda’ then said to me, “Did you hear it (like this) from the mouth of
your friend (‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud)?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “I too, heard it (like this) from the mouth of
the Prophet, but these people do not consider this recitation as the correct one.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 408:
Narrated Alqama:
‘Abdullah (bin Masud) said. “Allah curses those ladies who practice tattooing and those who get
themselves tattooed, and those ladies who remove the hair from their faces and those who make arti –
ficial spaces between their teeth in order to look more beautiful whereby they change Allah’s cre –
ation.” His saying reached a lady from Bani Asd called Um Yaqub who came (to Abdullah) and said,
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“I have come to know that you have cursed such-and-such (ladies)?” He replied, “Why should I not
curse these whom Allah’s Apostle has cursed and who are (cursed) in Allah’s Book!” Um Yaqub said,
“I have read the whole Quran, but I did not find in it what you say.” He said, “Verily, if you have read
it (i.e. the Quran), you have found it. Didn’t you read:
‘And whatsoever the Apostle gives you take it and whatsoever he forbids you, you abstain (from it).
(59.7)
She replied, “Yes, I did,” He said, “Verily, Allah’s Apostle forbade such things.” “She said, “But I see
your wife doing these things?” He said, “Go and watch her.” She went and watched her but could not
see anything in support of her statement. On that he said, “If my wife was as you thought, I would
not keep her in my company.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 105:
Narrated Alqama:
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
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from the people of Kufa.” He said, “Weren’t there amongst you the Carrier of the (Prophet’s) shoes, Si –
wak 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 Sur –
at-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 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.”
Volume 5, Book 57, Number 85:
Narrated ‘Alqama:
I went to Sham and offered a two-Rak’at prayer and then said, “O Allah! Bless me with a good pi –
ous companion.” So I went to some people and sat with them. An old man came and sat by my side. I
asked, “Who is he?” They replied, “(He is) Abu-Ad-Darda.’ I said (to him), “I prayed to Allah to bless
me with a pious companion and He sent you to me.” He asked me, “From where are you?” I replied,
“From the people of Al-Kufa.” He said, “Isn’t there amongst you Ibn Um ‘Abd, the one who used to
carry the shoes, the cushion(or pillow) and the water for ablution? Is there amongst you the one
whom Allah gave Refuge from Satan through the request of His Prophet. Is there amongst you the
one who keeps the secrets of the Prophet which nobody knows except him?” Abu Darda further
asked, “How does ‘Abdullah (bin Mas’ud) recite the Sura starting with, ‘By the Night as it conceals
(the light).” (92.1) Then I recited before him:
‘By the Night as it envelops: And by the Day as it appears in brightness; And by male and female.’
(91.1-3) On this Abu Ad-Darda’ said, “By Allah, the Prophet made me recite the Sura in this way
while I was listening to him (reciting it).”