My brother and I came from Yemen, and for a long time we assumed that Ibn Masud and his mother were members of the Prophet's ﷺ household, given how often they entered upon him and how closely they kept his company.
حدثني عبد الله بن محمد وإسحاق بن نصر قالا حدثنا يحيى بن آدم حدثنا ابن أبي زائدة عن أبيه عن أبي إسحاق عن الأسود بن يزيد
قدمت أنا وأخي من اليمن فمكثنا حينا ما نرى ابن مسعود وأمه إلا من أهل البيت من كثرة دخولهم ولزومهم له