Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8583 حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا الْمَسْعُودِيُّ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْعِبَادِ فَاخْتَارَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ فَبَعَثَهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَانْتَخَبَهُ بِعِلْمِهِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ فَاخْتَارَ أَصْحَابَهُ فَجَعَلَهُمْ وُزَرَاءَ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ وأنصارَ دِينِهِ فَمَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَسَنًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ حَسَنٌ وَمَا رَآهُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ قَبِيحًا فَهُوَ عِنْدَ اللهِ قَبِيحٌ»
English Translation
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: "Indeed, Allah Most High looked into the hearts of the servants and chose Muhammad (peace be upon him), sending him with His message, selecting him with His knowledge. Then He looked into the hearts of the people and chose his Companions, making them ministers of His Prophet and supporters of His religion. Whatever the Muslims see as good is good with Allah, and whatever the Muslims see as evil is evil with Allah."