Muhammad bin Kab al-Qurazi from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no harm in a man turning a slave girl about to examine her when he wants to buy her, except for her awrah, which is from her knees to where the waist-wrap is tied."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him) said: Matters are of three kinds: a matter whose rightness is clear to you, so follow it; a matter whose error is clear to you, so avoid it; and a matter about which there is disagreement, so refer it to the one who knows it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the pulpit: "Shall I not inform you of the worst of you?" The Companions said: Certainly, if you wish, O Messenger of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The worst of you are those who camp alone, flog their slaves, and withhold their gifts." He said: "Shall I not inform you of someone worse than that?" The Companions said: Certainly, if you wish, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "The one who hates people and whom people hate." He said: "Shall I not inform you of someone worse than that?" The Companions said: Certainly, if you wish, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "Those who do not overlook a slip, nor accept an excuse, nor forgive a sin." He said: "Shall I not inform you of someone worse than that?" The Companions said: Certainly, O Messenger of Allah. He said: "The one from whom no good is hoped for, and from whose evil no one is safe."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them) both narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque, and the voices of the people reciting the Qur'an were like the humming of bees. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Islam will spread, then there will be a period of slackness in it; whoever's slackness inclines towards extremism and innovation, they are the people of Hell."

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: "Good character melts away sins just as water melts ice, and bad character spoils deeds just as vinegar spoils honey."

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: "Two hungry wolves that spend a night among sheep are not more destructive to them than the love of the son of Adam for status and wealth is (to him)."

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: "When you ask of Allah, ask Him with the palms of your hands, and do not ask Him with their backs, and wipe your faces with 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: "Everything has a character (trait), and the character of Islam is modesty (haya)."

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: "Everything has a place of honour, and the honour of gatherings is that they face the qiblah. And whoever looks into his brother's letter without his permission, it is as if he is looking into the Fire."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: In the early days of Islam there was the practice of mut'ah (temporary marriage), and people used to recite this verse: "So for whatever you enjoy of them" [Surah al-Nisa: 24] for an appointed term. A man would come to a town where he had no acquaintances, and he would marry for as long as he estimated it would take him to fulfil his need, so that she would look after his belongings and keep his affairs in order, until this verse was revealed: "Forbidden to you are your mothers" [Surah al-Nisa: 23] to the end of the verse. Then the fixing of a term was abrogated and mut'ah was made unlawful. Its confirmation in the Qur'an is this verse: "Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed they are not to be blamed" [Surah al-Mu'minun: 6]. So any private relations other than this are unlawful.