Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas from his father

Ali bin Abi Hamalah and al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on them both) related that Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas used to perform a thousand prostrations every day.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) related: Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered me to spend the night with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So I went to the mosque, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in the Isha prayer, until no one remained in the mosque except him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by me and said: "Who is this?" I said: Abdullah. He said: "What is the matter?" I said: Abbas has ordered me to stay with you tonight. He said: "Then come along." He said: When he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned home, he said: "Spread a bed for Abdullah." So a pillow of sackcloth was brought for me. He said: Abbas had already told me beforehand: Do not sleep until you have memorised his (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer. He said: Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down and slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sat up straight on his bed, raised his head toward the sky and said three times: "Subhan al-Malik al-Quddus (Glory be to the King, the Most Holy, free of every flaw)." Then he recited this verse at the end of Surah Al Imran, "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth", up to the end (of the surah). Then he stood up, used the tooth-stick (miswak), performed ablution, then went to his place of prayer and prayed two units (rak'ahs), neither short nor long. Then he returned to his bed and slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing. Then he sat up straight on his bed and did as he had done the first time, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then went to his place of prayer and prayed two units, neither long nor short. Then he returned to his bed and slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing. Then he sat up straight on his bed and did as he had done before, then prayed, then prayed the Witr. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "O Allah, place light in my sight, place light in my hearing, place light in my tongue, place light in my heart, place light on my right, place light on my left, place light in front of me, place light behind me, place light above me, place light beneath me, place light for me on the Day of Resurrection, and make light great for me."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that his father (Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)) sent him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for some matter. He said: I found him (peace and blessings be upon him) sitting among his Companions in the mosque, so I could not speak to him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed Maghrib, he stood to pray (voluntary prayer) until the muezzin called the adhan for the Isha prayer, and the people hurried to stand. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer and then stood to pray (voluntary prayer), until those who had remained in the mosque also left. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) set off for his house, and I followed behind him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard my footsteps, he said: "Who is this?" and turned toward me. I said: Ibn Abbas. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The son of the paternal uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" I said: Yes, the son of the paternal uncle of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome to the cousin of the Messenger of Allah. What has brought you?" I said: My father sent me for such and such a matter. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Have you just come?" I said: No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Since you have not gone back by this hour, you will not go back now." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) entered his house and I entered with him (peace and blessings be upon him). I said to myself: I will certainly watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing. Then he woke up, cast his gaze toward the sky and recited these verses of Surah Al Imran, from "Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth" to the end, five verses, finishing at "Indeed, You do not break the promise" [Surah Al Imran: 194]. Then he said: "O Allah, place light in my hearing, light in my sight, light beneath me, and place light for me with You." Beside him (peace and blessings be upon him) was a basin of stoneware with a tooth-stick (miswak) placed on it, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) used the tooth-stick, then performed ablution, then prayed two units (rak'ahs). Then he slept again until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then woke up, recited the verses and made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then prayed two units. Then he slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then woke up, recited the verses and made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then prayed two units. Then he slept until I heard the sound of his (peace and blessings be upon him) breathing, then recited the verses, then made the same supplication, then used the tooth-stick, performed ablution, then offered a prayer in which I knew he (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying the Witr. I stood on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left side, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my ear with his finger and turned me around until he made me stand on his right side. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the two units of Fajr, then went out for the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the towns that were to be conquered for his (peace and blessings be upon him) Ummah after him (peace and blessings be upon him), town by town, were shown to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased by that. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And your Lord is going to give you (so much) that you will be satisfied" [Surah al-Duha: 5]. And Allah Almighty gave him (peace and blessings be upon him) a thousand palaces in Paradise, and in every palace as many servants and youths (attendants) as befitted his (peace and blessings be upon him) dignity.

A narrator related that the Caliph al-Mahdi led us in prayer and recited Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) aloud. I asked him about that, and he told me: My father narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim aloud.

A narrator related: Al-Mahdi wrote me the decree of my appointment and ordered me to be firm in judgements, and in his decree he wrote: My father narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather, from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your Lord has said: By My might and My majesty, I will certainly take revenge on the oppressor, both in this world and in the Hereafter, and I will certainly take revenge on the one who sees an oppressed person, is able to help him, and yet does not help."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up at night, he would use the tooth-stick (miswak), then perform ablution and recite this verse: "Indeed, in the alternation of the night and the day" [Surah Yunus: 6] to the end of the two verses. Then he would stand and pray two units (rak'ahs), then lie down and sleep until the sound of his breathing could be heard in his sleep. Then he would stand and pray as before, then come to his bed, then stand and pray two units, then do as he had done the first time, then pray the Witr with three units.

A similar hadith is narrated through Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the daytime two rak'ahs at a time.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: On the day of the Conquest (of Makkah), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered (Makkah), and at that time there were three hundred and sixty idols placed on the Ka'bah, whose feet Iblis had fixed (into the ground) with lead. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came with his stick and began striking each idol with it, and it would fall on its face, and he kept saying: "The truth has come and falsehood has vanished; indeed falsehood is ever bound to vanish" [Surah al-Isra: 81], until he had done the same to all the idols.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ate a shoulder or (some other) meat, then prayed without rinsing his mouth and without touching water.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of a joint and prayed without performing ablution (wudu).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ate a meaty bone (that is, a shoulder) in the house of Duba'ah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her), then prayed without touching water.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ate meat and prayed without performing ablution (wudu).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of a shoulder in the house of Duba'ah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of a shoulder, then went out to the prayer without performing a fresh ablution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he saw the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) eating the meat of a roasted shoulder; then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed and did not perform ablution because of it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Love Allah for the blessings with which He nourishes you, love me for the love of Allah, and love the people of my household (Ahl al-Bayt) for the love of me."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever holds fast to seeking forgiveness (istighfar), Allah Almighty makes for him relief from every worry and a way out of every hardship, and provides for him from where he does not expect."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the believer has been created prone to trial, repenting often, and forgetful; when he is reminded, he remembers."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A bird was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, bring to me the most beloved of Your creation to You." Then Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, and to me as well (the most beloved)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and I reached him in the evening, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the house of my maternal aunt Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray at night, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) had prayed the two rak'ahs before Fajr, he said: "O Allah, I ask You for a mercy from Yourself by which You guide my heart, gather my scattered affairs, unite my disordered state, restore my harmony, set right my religion, guard what is absent from me, raise my standing, purify my deeds, brighten my face, inspire me with right guidance, and protect me from every evil. O Allah, grant me true faith, and certainty after which there is no disbelief, and a mercy through which I attain the honour of Your generosity in this world and the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask You for success at the time of judgement, the lodging of the martyrs, the life of the fortunate, the companionship of the prophets, and victory over the enemies. O Allah, I have laid my need before You, even though my judgement is weak and my deeds are deficient, and I am in need of Your mercy. O Decider of all affairs, O Healer of hearts! I ask You that, just as You keep apart (and protect) between the seas, You protect me from the punishment of the Blazing Fire, from the cry of destruction, and from the trial of the grave. O Allah, whatever my judgement has fallen short of, and my deeds have not reached, and my hope has not attained, of a good that You have promised to any of Your servants, or a good that You are going to give to any of Your creation, I too long for it from You, and I ask You for it, O Lord of the worlds. O Allah, make us guides and rightly guided, neither astray nor leading astray; at war with Your enemies and at peace with Your friends. We love people with Your love, and out of enmity for You we are hostile to whoever of Your creation opposes You. O Allah, this is the supplication, and the answering is up to You; O Allah, this is our effort, and reliance is upon You; and there is no power to avoid sin and no strength to do good except through Allah. O Possessor of the firm rope and the right command! I ask You for safety on the Day of the Threat, and Paradise on the Day of Eternity, along with those brought near who are present, those who bow and prostrate, and those who fulfil their covenants. Indeed, You are Most Merciful, Most Loving, and You do whatever You will. Glory be to the One who wrapped Himself in might and spoke by it; glory be to the One for whom alone praise is befitting; glory be to the Possessor of the Throne and splendour; glory be to the Possessor of power and generosity; glory be to the One who has encompassed everything in His knowledge. O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my grave, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light in my hair, light in my skin, light in my flesh, light in my blood, light in my bones, light in front of me, light behind me, light on my right, light on my left, light above me, and light beneath me. O Allah, increase my light, make my light great, and make for me light."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hang the whip where the members of the household can see it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hang the whip where the members of the household can see it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hang the whip where the members of the household can see it, for it is a means of discipline for them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hang your whip where your family can see it."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for rain, saying: "O Allah, grant us rain that brings relief (from hardship), brings forth produce, covers (everything), comes quickly without delay, and is beneficial and not harmful." Not much time had passed before it began to rain, until everything was flowing, so much so that the people came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "We are drowning!" So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, around us and not upon us."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The child born of fornication is the worst of the three when he does the deeds of his parents."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had a seat near the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from which he would rise only for Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and this pleased the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). One day al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) moved from his place to make room for him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the matter with you?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah, your (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle is coming." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at him, then turned to Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) smiling and said: "This is al-Abbas, coming wearing white clothes, and after him his descendants will wear black, and twelve men from among them will rule."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The blessing of horses lies in their reddish (chestnut) ones."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The blessing of horses lies in their reddish (chestnut) ones, and the most blessed of them is the one with a white blaze on its forehead, white on its legs, and its right foreleg not white."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever holds the stirrup of his Muslim brother, neither hoping for anything from him nor fearing him, will be forgiven."

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, bless my Ummah in its early mornings (and their activities) on its Thursdays."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Buy slaves and share with them in their earnings, that is, in what they earn, and beware of the Zanj, for their lives are short and their provision is scant."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade fasting the entire month of Rajab.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The people of Paradise will be one hundred and twenty rows, eighty of which will be from my Ummah."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "When I was taken on the Night Journey (Mi'raj), I reached the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary (Sidrat al-Muntaha), and its fruits (lote-berries) were like large earthen jars."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, wala' (the inheritance right arising from freeing a slave) is neither transferred nor changed."

Salih bin Ali al-Hashimi narrates from his father, from his grandfather, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: "For one of you to raise a puppy after one hundred and fifty-four (154) would be better for him than raising a child of his own loins."

Muhammad bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to narrate that Allah sent to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) an angel along with the angel Jibril (peace be upon him), and that angel said to him: "O Muhammad, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, gives you the choice of being a Prophet-servant or a Prophet-king." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Jibril (peace be upon him) like one seeking counsel, and he indicated to him to adopt humility. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rather (I will be) a Prophet-servant." After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was never seen eating while reclining until he met his Lord.