Sahih Muslim
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Chapter 48 · The Book of the Merits of the Companionsحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى - قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى وَأَبَا مَسْعُودٍ، حِينَ مَاتَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ: أَتُرَاهُ تَرَكَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنْ قُلْتَ ذَاكَ، إِنْ كَانَ لَيُؤْذَنُ لَهُ إِذَا حُجِبْنَا، وَيَشْهَدُ إِذَا غِبْنَا.
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The Arabic text and the translations come from our previous collection: English from hadithapi.com, German and Turkish machine-translated (Gemini) and unreviewed. A new translation from the Arabic with the chain of narration will follow.
He heard Abu'l-Ahwas say: I was along with Abu Musa and Abu Mas'ud رضی اللہ عنہ as Ibn Mas'ud رضی اللہ عنہ died and one of them said to the other: Do you find one like him besides him? Thereupon he said: Do you say this (no one can be his rival)? He was admitted (to the company of the Holy Prophet) whereas we were detained and he had been present in the company of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) whereas we had been absent.