Book 25
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It was narrated that Abu Raja’ al-'Utaridi said: I heard Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) say:
Muhammad (ﷺ) said: "I looked into Paradise and saw that most of its people were the poor, and I looked into Hell, and I saw that most of its people were women.”
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
He said concerning the prostration in (Soorat) Sad: It is not among the compulsory prostrations, but I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prostrating in it.
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Al-'Awwam bin Hawshab said:
I asked Mujahid about the prostration in (Soorat) Sad and he said: Yes, I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) about it and he said: Have you read this verse: "and among his progeny Dawood (David), Sulaiman (Solomon)" (al-An'am 6:84) and at the end of it, it says: "So follow their guidance” (al-An'am 6:90). Your Prophet (ﷺ) was commanded to follow the example of Dawood.
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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
I stayed overnight in the house of my maternal aunt Maimoonah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got up to pray at night and I got up to pray with him, and I stood on his left. And he did like this to me, he took me by the head and made me stand on his right.
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It is narrated that Sa'eed bin Jubair said: Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The angel brought her (Hajar) to the site of Zamzam, then he struck (the ground) with his heel and the spring started flowing. With human haste she started scooping the water into her waterskin. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "May Allah have mercy on the mother of Isma'eel. Had she not been hasty, Zamzam would have been a stream flowing on the surface of the earth."
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It was narrated that an old man of Banu Sadoos said:
Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) was asked about kissing for one who is fasting. He said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to kiss his wives' heads when he was fasting.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه)... and
He mentioned the same report.
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It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Shaqeeq from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه)... and
He mentioned the same report.
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It was narrated that al-Hakam bin al-A'raj said:
I asked Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) about the day of 'Ashoora'. He said: When you see the new moon of al-Muharram, count, and when the ninth day comes, fast. Yoonus said: I was told that al-Hakam said: I said: Is that how Muhammad (ﷺ) fasted? He said: Yes.
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It was narrated that Sa'eed bin Abil-Hasan said:
I was with 'Abdullah bin Abbas and a man asked him: O Ibn 'Abbas, l am a man who earns a living from what my hands make, and I make these images. He said: I will only tell you what I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say. I heard him say: “Whoever makes an image, Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, will punish him on the Day of Resurrection until he breathes the soul into it, and he will never be able to do that.” The man was very upset and his face turned yellow. Ibn 'Abbas said to him. Woe to you! If you must do that, then make trees and other inanimate things.
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Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) instructed us to exit ihram, so we exited ihram; regular clothes were worn, and incense was burned, and intimate relations were had with women.
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Tawoos said: Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Prophet (ﷺ) did not pray inside it (the Ka'bah) but he paused at each of its corners.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put Zuhr and ‘Asr together, and Maghrib and ‘Isha' together, when travelling and when not travelling.
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) broke his fast in ‘Arafah; Ummul-Fadl sent some milk to him and he drank it.
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Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) recited (out loud) in that in which he was instructed to recite (out loud) and he recited quietly in that in which he was instructed to recite quietly. "and your Lord is never forgetful” (Maryam 19:64); “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad (ﷺ)) you have a good example to follow” (al-Ahzab 33:21).
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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.
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It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Seek Łuilatul-Qadr in the last ten nights (of Ramadan), when there are nine days left, or five days left, or seven days left."
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, relating from his Lord, may He be glorified and exalted: "Allah decreed good deeds and bad deeds, then He explained that. Whoever thinks of doing a good deed then does not do it, Allah will write it down for him as one complete good deed. If he thinks of doing a good deed and then does it, Allah (may He be glorified and exalted) will write it down for him between ten and seven hundred fold, or many more. If he thinks of doing a bad deed then he does not do it. Allah will write it down for him as one complete good deed, and if he thinks of it then does it, Allah will write it down for him as one bad deed.”
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) nibbled some meat from a bone, then he prayed and he did not do wudoo.
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It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Jubair from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite in Jumu’ah prayer (Soorat) al-Jumu’ah and al-Munafiqoon.
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The husband of Bàreerah was a black slave who was called Mugheeth. I used to see him following Bareerah in the streets of Madinah, weeping for her. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave four rulings because of her. He ruled that wala' belongs to the one who manumits the slave. He gave her the choice (with regard to divorce) and he ordered her to observe 'iddah. And she received charity and gave some of it as a gift to 'A'ishah (رضي الله عنھا); she mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said: "It is charity for her and a gift to us."
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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The delegation of ‘Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), among whom was al-Ashajj, from Banu 'Asar. They said: O Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), we are a tribe of Rabee'ah, and between us and you are the kuffar of Mudar, we cannot come to you except during the sacred months. Tell us of something that if we follow it, we will enter Paradise and we can call those who are beyond us to it. And he enjoined upon them four things and forbade to them four things. He enjoined them to worship Allah alone and not associate anything with Him; to fast Ramadan; to perform pilgrimage to the House; and to give one fifth of the war booty (khumus). And he forbade them to do four things: to drink from green glazed pitchers, gourds, hollowed-out stumps and varnished jars. They said: From what should we drink, Messenger of Allah? He said: "You should use leather skins that are tied at the mouth.”
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It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that
The delegation of 'Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), among whom was alAshaji from Banu 'Asar. And he narrated a similar report.
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It was narrated that Abu Mijlaz said: I asked Ibn ‘Umar about Witr and he said:
I heard The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "One rak'ah at the end of the night." He said: And I asked 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) (about it) and he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: "One rak'ah at the end of the night.”
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It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, his shield was being held in pledge by a Jew for thirty sa’s of barley, which he took to feed his family,