Book 25
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The guardian has no authority over the previously married woman and the orphan girl is to be asked; her silence is her approval."
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It was narrated that the freed slave of Banu Nawfal - i.e., Abul-Hasan - said:
Ibn 'Abbas was asked about a slave who divorced his wife twice, then they were manumitted; can he marry her? He said: Yes. It was said: From whom? He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) issued a verdict (fatwa) to that effect.
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It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) set out from Madinah in Ramadan with ten thousand Muslims. That was eight and a half years after he came to Madinah. He and the Muslims with him travelled towards Makkah; he was fasting and they were fasting too until, when he reached al-Kadeed, which is between ‘Usfan and Qudaid, he broke his fast and the Muslims with him broke their fast, then he did not fast.
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Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur Rahman narrated: Ibn 'Abbas used to narrate that
Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq entered the mosque when 'Umar was speaking to the people, and he proceeded until he came to the house in which the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had died, which was 'A'ishah's house. He lifted from his face the striped cloak with which he was covered, and he looked at the face of the Prophet (ﷺ), then he leaned over him and kissed him, then he said: By Allah. Allah will not cause you to die twice. You have died a death after which you will not die again.
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Abu Salamah bin ‘Abdur Rahman narrated that he heard Abu Hurairah say:
Abu Bakr as-Siddeeq entered the mosque when 'Umar was speaking to the people... And he mentioned the same hadeeth.
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It was narrated that ‘Ikrimah said:
Ibn 'Abbas did not recite (out loud) in Zuhr and ‘Asr. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited (out loud) in that in which he was commanded to recite (out loud) and he recited quietly in that in which he was commanded to recite quietly. Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad (ﷺ) you have a good example to follow, “and your Lord is never forgetful”(Maryam 19:64).
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Makkah, he refused to enter the House when the idols were in it. He ordered that they be taken out and a picture was brought out of Ibraheem and Isma'eel (عليه السلام) with divining arrows in their hands. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "May Allah curse them! They knew that they never cast arrows." Then he entered the House and said takbeer in all the parts of the House, and he came out and did not pray inside the House.
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It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent him with the luggage from Muzdalifah at night.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
He disliked unripe dates (busr) to be soaked on their own and he said: The Messenger of Aliah (ﷺ) forbade muzza' (nabeedh made in green glazed pitchers or varnished jars) and he disliked unripe dates (busr) to be soaked on their own.
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It was narrated from Ibn "Abbas that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite in Fajr prayer on Friday, Tanzeel (Soorat as-Sajdah) and Hal ata 'alal-insan (Soorat al-Insan). 'Affan said: Alif-Lam-Meem Tanzeel (Soorat as-Sajdah).
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It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited in Fajr prayer on Friday, Tanzeel (Soorat as-Sajdah) and Hal ata 'alal-insan (Soorat al-Insan).
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Simaak Abu Zumail al-Hanafi said: I heard Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say: I heard
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “Whoever among my ummah has two predecessors (in death) will enter Paradise." 'A'ishah said: May my father be sacrificed for you, what about the one who has one predecessor? He said: "And the one who has one predecessor, O blessed one.” She said: What about the one of your ummah who has no predecessor? He said: “I am the predecessor for my ummah; they will never suffer any calamity like my loss (my death)."
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It was narrated from al-Hakam bin Meena' that he heard (from) 'Abdullah bin 'Umar and 'Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (that) they heard
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, on the planks of his minbar: "People must cease neglecting Jumu’ah, or Allah will put a seal over their hearts and they will be recorded among the negligent."
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It was narrated that ‘Ikrimah said:
I saw a man praying in the Mosque of the Prophet (ﷺ). He said takbeer when he prostrated, when he got up and when he went down. I found that strange and I mentioned it to Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) He said: May you be bereft of your mother! That is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was in Maimoonah's house, and I put some water for him to do wudoo’ at night. Maimoonah said to him: O Messenger of Allah, 'Abdullah bin ‘Abbas has put this for you. He said: "O Allah, grant him deep understanding of the faith and teach him the meaning of the Qur’an.”
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
When 'Uthman bin Maz'oon died, his wife said: Congratulations to you of Paradise, O Ibn Maz'oon. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked angrily at her and said to her. How do you know? I am the Messenger of Allah and I do not know what will happen to me. She said: O Messenger of Allah, he was your knight and your companion! That distressed the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he said that about ‘Uthman, who was one of the best of them, until Ruqayyah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, and he said: "Join the good one who went ahead of us, ‘Uthman bin Maz'oon.” The women wept and ‘Umar started striking them with his whip. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to ‘Umar: "Let them weep, but beware of the wailing of the Shaitan." Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whatever comes from the heart and the eye is from Allah and is a sign as compassion, but whatever comes from the hand and the tongue is from the Shaitan.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat at the edge of the grave, with Fatimah weeping by his side, and the Prophet (ﷺ) started to wipe Fatimah's eyes with his garment, out of compassion towards her.
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It was narrated that Abu Jamrah said: I heard Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say:
I was a boy playing with other boys, I turned around and saw the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) coming towards me. I said: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) is only coming to me, so I ran to hide behind a door. But suddenly he grabbed me by the back of the neck and gave me a slap between the shoulders and said: "Go and call Mu'awiyah for me" - as he was his scribe. So I ran to Mu'awiyah and said: Go to the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ); he wants to talk to you.
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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) led the People in praying two ruk'ahs on the day of (Eid) al-Fitr, with no adhan, then he delivered the khutbah after the prayer. Then he took Bilal's hand and went to the women, and addressed them. Then he told Bilal, after he left them, to go to them and tell them to give charity.
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It was narrated from al-Qasim bin Muhammad that he heard Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered al-'Ajlani and his wife to engage in li'an. She was pregnant and he said: By Allah, I have not come near her since watering the palm trees after not watering them for two months following pollination. Her husband had thin legs and arms and reddish hair, and the one concerning whom she was accused was Ibn as-Sahma'. She gave birth to a boy with dark skin, a high forehead, curly hair and chubby arms, Ibn Shaddad bin al-Had said to Ibn 'Abbas: Was she the woman concerning whom the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If I were to stone anyone without proof I would have stoned her"? He said: No, that was a woman who was known (for immorality) at the time of Islam.
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Ibn Abiz-Zinad narrated a similar report and said:...
Chubby arms and fat legs.
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It was narrated from 'Ali bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas, from his father, that
He saw the Prophet (ﷺ) eat a leg (of meat), then he prayed and did not do wudoo’.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) married Maimoonah bint al-Harith when he was in ihram. And in the hadeeth of Ya'la bin Hakeem (it says that) he consummated the marriage with her at an oasis called Sarif. When he had completed his Hajj, he consummated the marriage with her at that oasis.
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade mixing fresh dates and dried dates, and mixing raisins and dried dates. And he wrote to the people of Jurash (saying): Do not mix raisins and dried dates.
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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
When The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was dying and there were some men in the house including ‘Umar bin al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه), he said: "Come, let me write for you a document after which you will not go astray.” ‘Umar said: The Messenger of Allah is overcome with pain, and we 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: Bring something and let him write for you a document after which you will not go astray. Others agreed with what ʼUmar said. When their disagreement and argument became too much in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), he said: “Get up and leave.” ‘Ubaidullah said: 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:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to Madinah and found the Jews fasting on the day of ‘Ashoora". He said: "What is this?" They said: This is a great day, the day on which Allah saved Moosa and drowned the people of Pharaoh, so Moosa fasted it in gratitude. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Verily I am closer to Moosa and have more right to fast it.” So he fasted it and instructed (the Muslims) to fast it.