Masruq reported: They made a mention of Ibn Masud before Abdullah bin Amr (RA) , whereupon he said: He is a person whose love is always fresh in my heart after I heard Allahs Messenger ﷺ as saying: Learn the recitation of the Quran from four persons: from Ibn Masud, Salim, the ally of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubayy bin Kab, Muadh bin Jabal.