Ibn Masoud's Quran Burned

After Uthman compiled the Quran, he ordered that all other Qurans be burned. This tremendously displeased Ibn Masoud, who claimed to have known the Quran and its revelations better than anyone.

Narrated Abdullah: Ibn Abi Raja(3) narrated to us, saying: Israel narrated to us from Abu Ishaq from Humayd bin Malik from Abdullah, who said: "When the order for the mushafs was given, Abdullah bin Mas'ud was displeased. He said: 'Whoever among you can conceal a mushaf, let him conceal a mushaf.'" حدثنا عبد الله قال: حدثنا ابن أبي رجاء(٣) قال: أخبرنا إسرائيل عن أبي إسحاق عن حميد بن مالك عن عبد الله قال: لما أمر بالمصاحف ساء ذلك عبد الله بن مسعود قال: من استطاع منكم أن يغل مصحفا فليغل مصحفا. Kitab Al Masahif Ibn Abu Dawud p. 21

This expression from Ibn Masoud can be understood in different ways:

من استطاع منكم أن يغل مصحفا فليغل مصحفا

• "Whoever among you all is able that he conceals a mushaf, then let him conceal a mushaf."
• "Whoever among you all is able that he bind a mushaf, then let him bind a mushaf."
• "Whoever among you all is able that he misappropriates a mushaf, then let him misappropriate a mushaf."

In other narrations, he cites , which limits the meaning to either misappropriation or conceal. So either Masoud is challenging people to wrongfully take his mushaf with the threat that they have to answer for it on the Day of Resurrection or commanding people to conceal their mushafs.