Musnad of 'Abdullah bin al-'Abbas bin 'Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet

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It was narrated that Abu Jamrah said: I heard Ibn '‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

A group of the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a man of Banu Sulaim who had some sheep of his with him and he greeted them with salam. They said: He only greeted you with salam so as to protect himself from you. So they went to him and killed him, and they took his sheep and brought them to the Prophet (ﷺ). Then Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, revealed the words: "and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islam): ‘You are not a believer’; seeking the perishable goods of the worldly life. There is much more profit and booty with Allah. Even as he is now, so were you yourselves before till Allah conferred on you His Favours (i.e. guided you to Islam), therefore, be cautious in discrimination. Allah is Ever Well-Aware of what you do." [an-Nisa' 4:94].

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It was narrated that Ibn '‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said concerning the verse,

“You (true believers in Islamic Monotheism, and real followers of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and his Sunnah) are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind" [Al 'Imran 3:110]. (It refers to) the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ) who migrated with him to Madinah.

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It was narrated that ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

A Jewish man passed by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as he was sitting and said: What will you say, O Abul Qasim, on the Day when Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, puts the heaven on this - and he gestured with his forefinger - and the earth on this, and the water on this, and the mountains on this, and all of creation on this - all whilst gesturing with his fingers. Then Allah, may He be blessed and exalted, revealed the words: "They made not a just estimate of Allah such as is due to Him...” [az-Zumar 39.67].

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) woke up one day and there was no water in the camp. A man came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, there is no water in the camp. He said: "Do you have anything?" He said: Yes. He said: "Bring it to me." He brought him a vessel in which there was a little water. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) placed his fingers over the mouth of the vessel and spread his fingers, and springs began to flow from between his fingers. And he instructed Bilal to call out among the people: Blessed water for wudoo'.

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was dying, he said: "Come, let me write for you a document after which you will not go astray.” There were some men in the house, among whom was 'Umar bin al-Khattab. 'Umar said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) is overcome with pain, and you have the Qur'an, and the Book of Allah is sufficient for us. The people in the house disagreed, and they argued. Some of them said: Let the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) write (something) for you, or they said: Bring something and let the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) write (something) for. Others agreed with what ‘Umar said. When their disagreement and argument became too much and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) became overwhelmed, he said: "Get up and leave.” Ibn 'Abbas used to say: What a calamity it was when The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was prevented from writing that document for them because of their disagreement and argument.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

When he was in Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray facing Jerusalem, with the Ka'bah in front of him, (and he used to pray facing Jerusalem) for sixteen months after he migrated to Madinah, then he was told to change (the qiblah) to the Ka'bah.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

’Umar came and said: Peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon you, may ‘Umar come in?

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Give the shares of inheritance to those who are entitled to them, and whatever is left goes to the closest male relative."

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) travelled in Ramadan during the year of the conquest. He fasted until he reached 'Usfan, then he called for a vessel and drank during the day so that the people would see him. Then he did not fast until he entered Makkah, and he conquered Makkah in Ramadan. Ibn 'Abbas said: So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) fasted whilst travelling and did not fast. So whoever wants to may fast and whoever wants to may not fast.

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lt was narrated fram Miqsam that

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, concerning a man who had intercourse with his wife when she was menstruating: “He has to give half a dinar.” Shareek said: From Ibn 'Abbas.

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about Hajj, was it every year? He said: "Every Muslim has to do one Haji. If I said every year, then it would become (obligatory).”

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It was narrated that Ibn '‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

‘Ali came out after (visiting) the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was sick and they said: How is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) this morning, O Abu Hasan? He said: He is better this morning, praise be to Allah. Al-'Abbas said: Don't you see? I think that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) will die from his sickness, for I know the faces of Banu ‘Abdul-Muttalib when death is imminent. Let us go to the Messenger of Allah and speak to him; if this matter (caliphate) is to be among us, he will clarify it and if it is to be with someone else, we will ask him to give instructions that they be kind to us. ‘Ali said: If he says that it is to be with someone else, the people will never give it to us. By Allah, I will never speak to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about this matter.

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to Ma'iz when he committed zina: “Perhaps you touched her or kissed her or looked at her?" He said: it was as if he was afraid that he did not know what zina was.

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to review the Qur'an with Jibreel once every year, and in the year in which he died, he reviewed it with him twice. And the recitation of ‘Abdullah was the final mode of recitation.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

When the verse "And come not near to the orphan's property except to improve it” [al-An'am 6:52, al-Isra' 17:34] was revealed, they put orphans' wealth aside, until the food started to go off and meat began to go rotten, Mention of that was made to the Prophet (ﷺ), then the verse “and if you mix your affairs with theirs, then they are your brothers. And Allah knows him who means mischief (e.g. to swallow their property) from him who means good (e.g. to save their property)" [al-Baqarah 2:220] was revealed. He said: Then they mixed their affairs with theirs.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

It was said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he had finished at Badr: You should pursue the caravan, for there is nothing to prevent you capturing it. al-'Abbas called out to him: You will never be able to do that, for Allah promised you one of the two groups, and He has given you what He promised you.

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade (eating) wild animals that have fangs.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by us on the night of sacrifice, in the dark, and he started smacking our thighs and saying: "O my sons, move on, but do not stone the Jamrah until the sun rises."

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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray eight rak’ahs at night and pray Witr with three, and he would pray two rak'ahs of Fair.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:

The name of Juwairiyah bint al-Harith was Barrah, but The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) changed her name and called her Juwairiyah.

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent the weak ones of his family ahead from Muzdalifah at night, and he advised them not to stone Jamratal-'Aqabah until the sun rose.

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It was narrated that Yazeed bin al-Asamm said:

I came to Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) and said: So and so got married and offered us food, and we ate. Then he offered us thirteen lizards, and some of us ate and some refrained. One of those who were with Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: I do not eat it but I do not regard it as haram; I do not tell others to eat it or tell them not to eat it. Ibn 'Abbas said: What a bad thing you have said. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was not sent except to explain what is halal and whal is haram. It was offered to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he stretched out his hand to eat from it, then Maimoonah said: O Messenger of Allah, it is lizard meat. And he withdrew his hand and said: "This is meat that I have never eaten, but (you may) eat." Al-Fadl bin 'Abbas, Khalid bin al-Waleed and a woman who was with them ate. And Maimoonah said: I will not eat something that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) does not eat.

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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said concerning the verse,

“Then, when the Trumpet is sounded" (al-Muddaththir 74:8]: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “How can I be at ease when the holder of the horn has put it to his mouth and bent his head to listen for the command so that he can blow it?” The Companions of Muhammad said: What should we say? He said: "Say: Allah is sufficient for us and the best disposer of affairs; in Allah we put our trust."

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‘Uthman bin Hakeem said:

I asked Sa'eed bin Jubair about fasting Rajab. What do you think about it? He said: Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) told me that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to fast until we said he will not stop fasting, and he used not to fast until we said he will not fast.