English translation
432. 'Amr bin Maimūn Al-Awdī said: "Mu'ād bin Jabal came to us in Yemen; as the emissary of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to us. So I heard him say the Takbīr during Fajr. He was a man with a very deep voice, and (immediately) love for him was placed in me (by Allāh). So I did not leave him until I buried him in Ash-Shām (after his) death. Then I searched for the most knowledgeable person after him, so I went to Ibn Mas'ūd and attached myself to him until he died. Once, he told me that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'How will your affairs be when there will be Amīrs in charge of you who will offer the prayers at other than their proper times?' I (Ibn Mas'ūd) said: 'So what do you command me to do if I live to that time, O Messenger of Allāh?' He said: 'Offer the prayer at its proper time, and make your prayer with them voluntary.'" (Hasan)
