Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar narrated to us — and the wording is that of Ibn al-Muthanna — both said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, Shu'bah narrated to us, from Abu Ishaq, who said: I heard Abu al-Ahwas say: I was present with Abu Musa and Abu Mas'ud when Ibn Mas'ud died. One of them said to his companion: "Do you think he has left behind anyone like him?" The other replied: "If you say that — indeed, he was granted permission when we were denied, and he was present when we were absent."