Book 25
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It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
Raisins would be soaked for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he would drink it for one day, then the next, then the next, until the evening of the third day. Then he would order that it be given to others to drink or be poured away.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a man say, Whatever Allah wills and you will. He said: "Rather, what Allah alone wills."
It was narrated from Ibn "Abbas that
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed in an open space with nothing in front of him.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent "Abdullah bin Rawahah on an expedition, and that happened to be a Friday. He sent his companions on ahead and said: I will slay behind and pray Jumu’ah with the Prophet (ﷺ), then I will catch up with them. When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had prayed, he saw him and said: "What kept you from going out early with your companions?" He said: I wanted to pray Jumu’ah with you, then catch up with them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "If you were to spend everything on earth (in charity) you would never be able to match the reward of their leaving in the morning.”
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said:
Najdah al-Haroori wrote to Ibn "Abbas to ask him about killing boys; who the khumus belongs to; when a child is no longer to be regarded as an orphan; whether women accompanied any campaign or took part in fighting; and whether slaves had any share of the booty. Ibn "Abbas wrote to him (saying): As for boys, if you are al-Khadir and could tell disbelievers apart from believers, then (go ahead) and kill them; as for the khumus, we used to say that it is for us but our people said that it is not for us; as for women, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take women with him so they could treat the sick and take care of the wounded, but they did not take part in fighting; as for the child, he is no longer regarded as an orphan when he reaches puberty; as for slaves, they had no share of the booty but they would be given something.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these days,” meaning the first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah. They said: O Messenger of Allah, not even jihad for the sake of Allah? He said, “Not even jihad for the sake of Allah, unless a man goes out with himself and his wealth and does not come back with any of that."
Al-A"mash narrated a similar report from Mujahid - and it does not say from Ibn ‘Abbas - from the Prophet (ﷺ) ,i.e.,
“There are no days on which righteous deeds...”
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said: A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said:
Ö Messenger of Allah, my mother has died and she owed the fasting of one month; can I make it up on her behalf? He said: “Do you think that if your mother owed a debt, would you pay it off?” She said: Of course. He said: "The debt owed to Allah is more deserving of being paid off.”
It was narrated from "Abdullah bin "Umair, the freed slave of Ibn "Abbas, that Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"If I live till next year, I will certainly fast the ninth day [of Muharram].”
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) troited (raml) in both his Hajj and his "Umrah, as did Abu Bakr, "Umar, "Uthman and the caliphs.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“Whoever wants to do Hajj, let him hasten to do it.”
It was narrated that Safwan al-Jammal said: I heard Ibn "Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Whoever wants to do Hajj, let him hasten to do it."
It was narrated from Ibn "Abbas that
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed when the sun was eclipsed, bowing eight times and prostrating four times,
It was narrated from ’Ikrimah that
’Umar used to say concerning declaring one"s wife to be haram: It is an oath for which expiation must be offered. Hisham said: Yahya wrote to me, narrating from Ya"la bin Hakeem, from Sa"eed bin Jubair, that Ibn "Abbas used to say concerning declaring one"s wife to be haram: It is an oath for which expiation must be offered. And Ibn "Abbas said: "Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad (ﷺ)) you have a good example to follow for him" (al-Ahzab 33:21).
"Abdullah bin "Ubaidullah bin ‘Abbas narrated that he heard lbn "Abbas say:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was an obedient slave; he conveyed - by Allah - what he was sent with and he did not tell us anything in exclusion to the people, except for three things: He instructed us to do wudoo’ properly, not to consume charity and not to breed a donkey with a mare. Moosa said: I met "Abdullah bin Hasan and said: "Abdullah bin "Ubaidullah told me such and such. He said: Horses were few among Banu Hashim, and he wanted to increase their numbers.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
Khalid bin al-Waleed and I entered upon Maimoonah bint al-Harith with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). She said: Shall we give you some food that was given to us by Umm ‘Ufaiq? Two grilled lizards were brought, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spat. Khalid said to him: I think you find it off-putting? He said: “Yes." She said: Shall I give you some milk that was given to us? He said: "Yes." A vessel of milk was brought and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) drank. I was on his right and Khalid was on his left, and he said to me: "The drink is yours, but if you want you can give precedence to Khalid." I said: I will not give precedence to anyone with regard to your leftover drink. Then he said: "If Allah provides food for anyone, let him say: ‘O Allah, bless it for us and give us something better than it." lf Allah provides milk for anyone, let him say: ‘O Allah, bless it for us and give us more.’ And there is nothing that takes the place of food or drink except milk.”
It was narrated from Ibn "Abbas, from Umm "Ufaiq
who gave two (grilled) lizards to her sister Maimoonah... a similar report.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by two graves, and he said:
“They are being punished, but they are not being punished for anything that was difficult to avoid. One of them did not protect himself from urine - Wakee’ said: from his urine - and the other used to walk around spreading malicious gossip." He called for a palm branch, split it in two, then planted one piece on each grave, Then he said: “Perhaps it will be reduced for them so long as this does not dry out."
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed by one of the gardens of Madinah and he heard the sound of two people being punished in their graves... and he quoted the same report. And he said: "... until this dries out" or "... so long as this does not dry out.”
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed effeminate men and women who imitate men. He said: “Expel them from your houses.” And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) expelled So and so, and "Umar expelled So and so."
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
I bear witness that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed before the khutbah, then he delivered the khutbah. Then he thought that the women had not heard him, so he went to them, accompanied by Bilal who spread out his cloak, and he exhorted them and enjoined them to give charity, so the women started throwing - and Ayyoob [one of the narrators] pointed to his ears and his throat, as if indicating earrings and necklaces.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said with regard to the mukatab [a slave who has drawn up a contract of manumission with his master and is buying his freedom in instalments]: “A portion of the diyah of a free man should be paid, commensurate with how much he had paid towards his manumission, and a portion of the diyah of a slave should be paid, commensurate with the extent to which he was still a slave.”
It was narrated that "Ikrimah said: I heard Ibn "Abbas say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
"Fast when you see it and break the fast when you see it. And if it is too cloudy, complete the number [of days in the month] as thirty. And do not anticipate the month." Hatim said: i.e., the number of days in Sha"ban.
It was narrated that Ibn "Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) moved on from ‘Arafat, with Usamah bin Zaid seated behind him on his mount. His she-camel shifted position when he was raising his hands, and they were no higher than his head. Then he moved on at a measured pace until he came to Muzdalifah, then he moved on from Muzdalifah with al-Fadl seated behind him on his mount. And he continued to recite the Talbiyah until he stoned Jamratal "Aqabah.
It was narrated from Habeeb bin Shihab: My father told me: I heard Ibn "Abbas say:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, on the day he addressed the people in Tabook: “There is no one among the people who is better than a man who holds on to his horse"s head and wages jihad for the sake of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. And avoid the evil that people do. And there is no one who is better than one who is out in the desert and enjoying the blessings of Allah, honouring his guest and giving him his due."