Sahih Muslim Book - 6, Hadith - 1869

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ حَدَّثَنِى مِسْعَرٌ - وَقَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ - عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ « اقْرَأْ عَلَىَّ ». قَالَ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَيْكَ أُنْزِلَ قَالَ « إِنِّى أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِى » قَالَ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَوَّلِ سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَى هَؤُلاَءِ شَهِيدًا) فَبَكَى. قَالَ مِسْعَرٌ فَحَدَّثَنِى مَعْنٌ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حُرَيْثٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِمْ مَا دُمْتُ فِيهِمْ أَوْ مَا كُنْتُ فِيهِمْ ». شَكَّ مِسْعَرٌ.

It was narrated that Ibrahim said: "The Prophet (s.a.w) said to 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: 'Recite to me.' He said: 'Should I recite to you when it was revealed to you?' He said: 'I like to hear it from someone else.' So he recited to him from the beginning of Surat An-Nisa', as far as the verse: 'How (will it be) then, when We bring from each nation a witness and We bring you as a witness against these people?', and he wept.'' It was narrated that Ibn Mas'ud said: "The Prophet (s.a.w) said: 'A witness against them so long as I remain among them,' or 'am still among them"' - Mis'ar was not sure.