Hadith #459
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ الْأَسَدِيِّ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ خَلِيلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
English Translation
'Affan narrated to us, Abu 'Awanah narrated to us, 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Umayr narrated to us, from Khalid ibn Rib'i al-Asadi, that he heard Ibn Mas'ud saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Evil companionship is worse than being alone, and good companionship is better than being alone. And the dictation of good is better than silence, and silence is better than the dictation of evil.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 459
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3697
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40087