Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna and Ibn Bashshar narrated to us, both saying: Muhammad ibn Ja'far narrated to us, from Shu'bah, from 'Amr ibn Murrah, from Ibrahim, from Masruq, who said: They mentioned Ibn Mas'ud in the presence of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, and he said: "That is a man whom I will never cease to love, after what I heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: 'Take (learn) the Qur'an from four: from Ibn Mas'ud, Salim, the freed slave of Abu Hudhayfah, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, and Mu'adh ibn Jabal.'"