Tawus 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 Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The worst house is the hammam (bath-house), in which voices are raised and private parts are uncovered." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah! In it the sick are treated and dirt is removed." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then whoever enters it should not enter it without covering himself."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned khamr (wine), and a man said: "O Messenger of Allah! We make a drink from this mizr (barley beer)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every intoxicant is unlawful."

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: "Among the sacrificial camels, the one-eyed and the emaciated animal are not permissible; and beware of the mustalahah (an animal with a healed-over wound)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Meat of game was presented as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it and said: "We are in the state of ihram."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque on Friday and found Abu Isra'il standing in the sun; he would not go into the shade. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter with him?" The people said: "He has vowed that he will stand, will not go into the shade, and will not break his fast." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell him to sit down, go into the shade, and break his fast."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions arrived (in Makkah) on the morning of the fourth (of Dhu al-Hijjah), having entered ihram for Hajj. He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to make it an Umrah, and this weighed very heavily on them. They said: "O Messenger of Allah! To what extent should we leave ihram?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Leave it completely."

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: "Beware of a house called the hammam." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! But it removes dirt and benefits the sick." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then whoever enters it should cover himself."

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: "A vow is valid only in that in which Allah is obeyed; there is no vow in severing ties of kinship; and there is no divorce and no freeing of a slave in respect of what one does not own."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in a khamisah (a striped wrap).

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 brings barren land to life has more right to it."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in every rak'ah. And al-Salihi (the narrator) said: at every takbir.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in a woollen cloak alone.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cupping on the head is a cure for seven ailments, if the one who has it done intends it: for madness, leprosy, vitiligo, drowsiness, toothache, headache, and a darkness that one feels in the eyes."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say this supplication after the tashahhud: "O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of Hell, I seek refuge with You from the punishment of the grave, I seek refuge with You from the trial of the Dajjal, and I seek refuge with You from the trials of life and death."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning the verse: "So recite what is easy of the Qur'an": "One hundred verses."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Divorce is only with regard to the iddah (waiting period), and freeing a slave is only valid when done for the pleasure of Allah.

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) prayed the Eid prayer without adhan or iqamah. Then he went to the women, admonished them and urged them to give charity; and how many necklaces and rings were thrown into the garment of Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), until his garment was filled, or as much as Allah willed.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Conquest of Makkah: "Indeed, this city is sacred; Allah has made it sacred. Killing in it was not made lawful for anyone before me, and it was made lawful for me; so it is sacred by the sanctity of Allah."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said on the day of the Conquest of Makkah: "There is no hijrah (emigration) after the Conquest, but jihad and intention remain; and when you are called to go out, then go out."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I travelled with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Ramadan. He (peace and blessings be upon him) fasted until he reached Usfan, then he called for a vessel and drank from it so that the people could see him. Then he broke his fast when he entered Makkah, and he conquered Makkah in Ramadan. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) both fasted and broke his fast while travelling; so whoever wishes may fast, and whoever wishes may not fast.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the price of a shield was ten dirhams.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bathing one's hair and body once every seven days is obligatory upon every Muslim" - meaning, concerning Friday.
(Sa'id bin Miqlas is Sa'id bin Abi Ayyub.)

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 on the day of Eid al-Adha: "Of all that the son of Adam does on this day, there is no deed better than shedding blood (in sacrifice), except that a severed tie of kinship be joined."

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: "He is not a believer of complete faith who does not regard affliction as a blessing and ease as an affliction." The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! How is that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because affliction is followed only by ease, and likewise ease is followed only by affliction. And he is not a believer of complete faith who is not in grief (in every state) other than prayer." The Companions said: "And why, O Messenger of Allah?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because the one praying is conversing intimately with his Lord, and when he is not in prayer, he is only conversing with a human being."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "It is from the Sunnah that your buttocks touch your heels in the prayer."

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: "Make things easy and do not make them difficult; give glad tidings and do not drive people away; and when you become angry, remain silent."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made seven of his Companions share in one cow on the day of al-Hudaybiyah."

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: "I take hold of you by the knots of your waist-wrappers, saying: 'Beware of the Fire! Beware of the hudud (the causes of the punishments fixed by Allah)!' Then when I die, I will leave you, and I will reach the Pond before you; whoever comes to it will be successful. Then some people will be brought and they will be seized and taken to the left, and I will say: 'O my Lord!' And He (Allah) will say: 'These people never ceased turning back on their heels after you (left the world).'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was performing tawaf of the House while another man was leading him by a rope (tied) in his nose on account of a vow, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) cut the rope and said: "Lead him by his hand." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who had tied his hand to another person with a strap, a thread or something else, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) cut that too and said: "Lead him by his hand."

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: "Circumambulating (tawaf) the House of Allah is just like prayer, except that Allah Almighty has permitted speaking during it; so whoever speaks, let him say nothing but good."

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 one of you stands for prayer, let him not close his eyes."

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 call the Farewell Pilgrimage (Hajjat al-Wada') the Pilgrimage of Islam (Hajjat al-Islam).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed raml (walking briskly) in the tawaf of the House of Allah and between Safa and Marwah because the polytheists had seen weakness in him (peace and blessings be upon him) and in his Companions; that is why he (peace and blessings be upon him) performed raml."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person in ihram may kill the crow, the kite, the scorpion, the biting dog and the mouse."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The son of Adam has been commanded to prostrate on seven bones."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called for a shoulder blade and said: "Bring me a shoulder blade, so that I may write for you a document after which you will never differ after me." Then the people who were present began to clamour, and a woman who was present said: Woe to you! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wants to give you a will (in writing)! At that, some of the people said: Be quiet, you have no sense. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is you people who have no sense."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring me a shoulder blade and an inkpot, so that I may write for you a document about which no two men will ever differ after it." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The people delayed in bringing the shoulder blade and the inkpot, and then Allah took his (peace and blessings be upon him) soul."

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 night prayer is offered two rak'ahs at a time, and the witr is one rak'ah in the last part of the night."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the meat of the animal that feeds on filth (jallalah), its milk, and riding on it."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed tamattu' (Hajj al-Tamattu') until he passed away, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) also performed tamattu' until he passed away, and so did Sayyiduna Umar and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them both)." - meaning the tamattu' of Hajj.