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

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'Amr bin Deenar narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) used to say:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Dates should not be sold until they become edible.”

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever lives in the desert will become tough, whoever pursues game will become heedless and whoever frequents men in power risks undermining his religious commitment.”

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed facing Jerusalem - 'Abdus-Samad said: and those who were with him (did likewise) - for sixteen months, then the qiblah was changed after that. 'Abdus-Samad said: Then the qiblah was made towards the Ka'bah. And Mu'awiyah - meaning bin 'Amr - said: Then the qiblah was changed after that.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the fear prayer in Dhu Qarad with one row behind him and one row facing the enemy. He led them in praying one rak'ah, then (that row) said the salam, The Prophet (ﷺ) prayed two rak’ahs and each group prayed one.

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Jibreel: “What kept you from visiting us more than you visit us?" Then the verse was revealed: "And we (angels) descend not except by the Command of your Lord (O Muhammad (ﷺ)). To Him belongs what is before us and what is behind us, and what is between those two; and your Lord is never forgetful" (Maryam 19:64). And that answer was for Muhammad (ﷺ).

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade blowing on to food and drink.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the children of the mushrikeen. He said: "Allah created them when He created them and He knows hest what they would have done.”

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

When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed tahajjud at night, he would say: "To You be praise. You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and everyone in them. To You be praise, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and everyone in them. To You be praise, You are the Sovereign of the heavens and the earth and everyone in them. To You be praise, You are the Truth, Your promise is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true, Muhammad (ﷺ) is true and the Prophets are true. O Allah, to You I have submitted, in You I have believed, in You I put my trust, to You I turn, by Your help I dispute, and to You I refer for judgement, so forgive me all my previous and future sins, what I do in secret and what I do openly, for You are the One Who brings forward and puts back, there is no god but You.”

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

A man died and did not leave behind anyone who could inherit from him. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave his legacy to a freed slave of his whom the deceased had manumitted; he was the one to whom wala' belonged and he was the one who manumitted him.

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

When The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came (to Madinah), they used to pay one or two years in advance for dates, or two or three years. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Pay in advance for dates for a specified measure and a specified weight, (to be delivered) at a specified time.”

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray on a mat made of palm tree leaves.

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

I stayed overnight with my maternal aunt Maimoonah and I said: I shall watch the prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ). A mattress was laid out for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he slept lengthwise on it and his wife slept. Then he got up halfway through the night or before that or after it and started wiping the sleep from his face. Then he recited the last ten verses of Al ‘Imran, to the end. Then he got up and went to a waterskin that was hanging and started doing wudoo’, then he stood and prayed. I got up and did what he had done, then I came and stood beside him. He put his hand on my head, then he took hold of my ear and twisted it. Then he prayed two rak'ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak’ahs, then two rak'ahs, then two rak’ahs, then two rak'ahs, then he prayed Witr.

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

A man gave the Prophet (ﷺ) a bottle of wine and he said: "Wine has been forbidden.” He called a man and whispered something to him and he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) said: “What did you tell him to do?” He said: I told him to sell it. He said: "The One Who forbade drinking it forbade selling it.” So it was poured away.

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It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that he said:

The sun was eclipsed, and the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed and the people prayed with him. He stood for a long time, almost as long as it takes to recite Soorat al-Baqarah. Then he bowed for a long time, then he raised his head and stood for a long time that was shorter than the first time. Then he bowed for a long time, that was shorter than the first time, then he prostrated. Then he stood for a long time, which was shorter than the first time. Then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first time. Then he raised his head and stood for a long time, which was shorter than the first time. Then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first time. Then he prostrated. Then he finished after the sun had become clear. He said: “The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah; they do not become eclipsed for the death or birth of anyone. If you see that, then remember Allah." They said: O Messenger of Allah, we saw you reaching out to take something when you were standing, then we saw you step backwards. He said: "I saw Paradise, and I reached out to take a bunch of grapes from it. If I had taken it, you would have eaten from it for as long as this world remained. And I saw Hell, and I have never seen anything more terrifying than what I have seen today. And I saw that most of its people are women.” They said: Why is that, O Messenger of Allah? He said: “Because of their ungratefulness.” It was said: Are they ungrateful to Allah? He said: "No, but they are ungrateful to their husbands and they are ungrateful for kind treatment. It you treat one of them kindly for a lifetime, then she sees something from you, she says, 'I have never seen anything good from you!”

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

al-Fadl was seated behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on his mount when a woman from Khath'am came and asked him a question, and al-Fadl started looking at her and she at him. And The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) started turning al-Fadl's face to the other side. She said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah's command to His slaves to do Hajj has came when my father is an old man and cannot sit firmly on his mount, can I do Hajj on his behalf? He said: "Yes." That was during the farewell Pilgrimage.

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Ayyoob said: I do not know whether I heard it from Sa'eed bin Jubair or I was told about it from him.

He said: I came to Ibn 'Abbas in 'Arafah when he was eating a pomegranate, and he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not fast in 'Arafah. Ummul-Fadl sent him some milk and he drank it.

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Sulaiman bin Yasar said: One of the two sons of al-'Abbas, either al-Fadl or 'Abdullah, told me:

I was seated behind the Prophet (ﷺ) on his mount and a man came and said: My father or my mother - Yahya said: I think it most likely that he said: my father - is old and has not done Hajj. If I put him on a camel he cannot sit firmly and if I tie him to it I do not feel that will be safe for him; can I do Hajj on his behalf? He said: “Would you pay off a debt if he owed it?" He said: Yes. He said: "So do Haji on his behalf."

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It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas or al-Fadl bin 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ)... And he narrated a similar report.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) embraced me and said: “O Allah, teach him the Book."

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‘Ammar the freed slave of Banu Hashim narrated:

I heard Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died when he was sixtyfive.

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out of the outhouse and food was brought to him and water for wudoo’ was offered to him, but he said: "I have only been commanded to do wudoo' when I get up to pray.”

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out of the outhouse and some food was brought to him. They said: Shouldn't we bring you water for wudoo’? He said: "when I want to pray I will do wudoo'."

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

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever makes an image will be asked on the Day of Resurrection to breathe a soul into it, and he will be punished and will never be able to do it. Whoever tells lies about his dreams will be asked on the Day of Resurrection to tie two grains of barley together, and he will be punished and will never be able to do it. Whoever eavesdrops on people's conversation when they are trying to avoid him listening to it, lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection."

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

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) married Maimoonah when he was in ihram, and he consummated the marriage with her when he had exited ihram in Sarif, and she died in Sarif.

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It was narrated that ’Ikrimah said:

Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said concerning the (share of inheritance of the) grandfather: As for the one to whom the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “If I were to take any one among this ummah as a close friend, I would have taken him as a close friend (i.e., Abu Bakr)," he ruled that he should be given the share of the father (if the father is dead).