Book 25
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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
Some cheese was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) during a military campaign and he said: "Where was this made?" They said: In Persia, and we think that there is something from maitah (an animal that was not slaughtered properly) in it. He said: "Stick the knife in it, mention the Name of Allah and eat.”
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“If you have a dispute concerning the road, then make it seven cubits, then build, and if one neighbour asks another to let him use his wall (as a support), he should let him do so."
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) conquered Makkah, he stayed there for seventeen days, praying two rak'ahs (in the obligatory prayers that are four rak'ahs for one who is not travelling).
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه), who attributed it to the Prophet (ﷺ):
"If a man's slave woman bears him a child, she becomes free when he dies.” Or he said: "after he dies.”
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying in a single garment, wrapping himself in it, protecting himself in it from the coldness or heat of the ground.
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that a Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and spoke eloquently and the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“In eloquence there is (an impact like that of) magic and in some poetry there is wisdom."
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
A group of Quraish gathered in the Hijr and swore an oath by al-Lat and al-‘Uzza, and by Manat the third one, and Na'ilah and Isaf, (saying): If we see Muhammad, we will go to him as one man, and will not leave him until we kill him. Then his daughter Fatimah (رضي الله عنها) came weeping, and entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: These people of Quraish have sworn an oath against you, that if they see you, they will come to you as one man and kill you, and there is no one among them who will not have a share in your killing. He said: “O my daughter, bring me water for wudoo’." Then he did wudoo' and entered upon them in the mosque, and when they saw him they said: Here he is. Then they lowered their gaze, i.e., fell asleep, and their chins sunk onto their chests. They stayed where they were and did not look up at him, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came and stood over them. He took a handful of dust and said, "May these faces be made ugly!", Then he threw it at them and no one was hit by that dust but he was among those who were slain as kafirs on the day of Badr.
Ibn ‘Abbas (ﷺ) said: I was seated behind the Prophet (ﷺ) on his mount and he said to me:
"O boy, I will teach you some words: be mindful of Allah and Allah will take care of you; be mindful of Allah and you will find Him in front of you; if you ask, ask of Allah, and if you seek help, seek help from Allah. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried. If the nation wanted to benefit you with anything that Allah has not decreed for you, they would never be able to do that, and if they wanted to harm you with anything that Allah has not decreed for you, they would never be able to do it.
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to go out to pass water, then he would wipe his hands with dust. I would say: O Messenger of Allah, water is close to you. He would say: “How do I know? I may never reach it.” On another occasion Yahya said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he went out and passed water, then he did tayammum, and it was said to him: Water is close to us.
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) offered five prayers in Mina.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was
Optimistic and not superstitious, and he liked good names.
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
He saw ‘Abdullah bin al-Harith praying, and his hair was braided and tied up at the back. He went and started to undo it, and he did not object to that. Then (when he finished praying) he turned to Ibn 'Abbas and said: What do you have to do with my hair? He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The likeness of this one is that of a man who prays with his hands tied behind his back."
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Avoid drinking from green glazed pitchers, gourds and varnished jars, drink from water. skins.”
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"Two believers met at the gate of Paradise, a rich believer and a poor believer, who had been in this world. The poor man was admitted to Paradise and the rich man was detained for as long as Allah willed, then he was admitted to Paradise, where he met the poor man who said: O my brother, what kept you? By Allah, you were detained so long that I feared for you. He said: O my brother, I was detained after you (moved on) in a terrible, harsh way, and I could not reach you until I sweated so much that if a thousand camels who had all eaten a bitter plant drank it, they would be able to quench their thirst from that sweat.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade gourds, green glazed pitchers, hollowed-out stumps and varnished jars, and he forbade mixing dates once they begin to ripen (balh) with unripe dates that have begun to take on a red or yellow colour (zahw). I said: O Ibn 'Abbas, what do you think about a man who makes his nabeedh in his green earthenware jar that is like a bottle, and he drinks it at night? He said: No, refrain from what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to you.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) came, after he had been ill, and circumambulated the House on a camel. He had with him a crooked stick, and every time he passed by it (the Black Stone), he touched it with it. When he had finished his tawaf, he dismounted and prayed two rak’ahs.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
“No man should lie with another man (under the same cover) and no woman should lie with another woman (under the same cover).”
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
When the prohibition on alcohol was revealed, they said: O Messenger of Allah, what about those who have died and who used to drink alcohol? Then the verse was revealed: "Those who believe and do righteous good deeds, there is no sin on them for what they ate (in the past)..." (al-Ma’idah 5:93).
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: When the qiblah was changed, it was said:
O Messenger of Allah, (what about) those who died and who used to pray facing Jerusalem? Then the words were revealed: "And Allah would never make your faith (prayers) to be lost (i.e. your prayers offered towards Jerusalem)” (al-Baqarah 2:143).
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray Witr with three (rak'ahs), reciting “Sabbihisma Rabbikal-A'la (Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High) (al-A'la 87), "Qul ya ayyuhal-kafiroon (Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ) to these Mushrikoon and Kafiroon): O Al-Kafiroon (disbelievers)" (al-Kafiroon 109) and “Qul Huwallahu Ahad (Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): "He is Allah, (the) One)"(al-Ikhlas 112).
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones: the forehead, - and he pointed to his nose - the two hands, the two knees and the toes, and not to tuck up my garment or hair.”
Abu Nadrah narrated: Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) was on this minbar and he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sought refuge with Allah following every prayer from four things. He would say:
"O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of the grave; O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the torment of Hell: O Allah, I seek refuge with You from trials and tribulations (fitan) both visible and invisible, O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the fitnah of the one-eyed liar (the Dajjal)."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) from the Prophet (ﷺ):
“Whoever is killed striving to ward off an injustice done to him is a martyr."
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet sent his letter to Chosroes with a man and instructed him to give it to the ruler of Bahrain, and the ruler of Bahrain gave it to Chosroes. When he read it, he tore it up. He (the narrator) said: I think Ibn al-Musayyab said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed against them, that they would be utterly torn apart.
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I saw him holding his arms away from his body, and I saw the whiteness of his armpits.