Qufa. There, a group of wrong doing people have gathered to have a
party. They were engrossed in drinking wine. A singer called Jazan was
entertaining them with songs. Jazan had a very beautiful voice. When
Abdullah ibn Masud heard his voice while passing by,he said in
amazement, "Sobeautiful is his voice. How wonderful it would be if he
had used that voice to recite the Quran!" After saying this, Abdullah
covered his head with a cloth and left that place. When Jazan noticed
Abdullah ibn Masud leaving, he asked, "Who is that man and what was he
saying?" The people in the gathering told him,"He is Abdullah ibn
Masud, a companion of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He said
that your voice is very beautiful. How wonderful it would be if you
had used your voice to recite the Quran!"
Jazan was struck by his comments. He threw awayhis musical instrument
and ran to Abdullah ibn Masud. The two of them embraced each other and
shed tears profusely. Abdullah ibn Masud said tohim, "Why should I not
love the one who loves Allah?" Thereafter, Jazan repented to Allah and
stayed in the company of Abdullah ibn Masud to learn the Quran and
other teachings of Islam. He learned to such an extent that he became
one of thegreat scholars of his time.
Source: Obtained from the book "Tambihul Ghafileen"by Shaikh Abul
Laith Samarkandi.
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