Tawus from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the Ka'bah and said: "There is none worthy of worship except Allah! How pure you are, how pleasant your fragrance is, and how great your sanctity is! Yet the sanctity of a believer is greater than yours. Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has made you sacred, and He has made the wealth, the blood and the honour of a believer sacred, and also that an evil assumption be held about him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that in Umrah the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued reciting the talbiyah until he had touched the Black Stone, and in Hajj he continued the talbiyah until he had stoned the Jamrah.

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) gave a grandmother (paternal or maternal) one sixth (of the inheritance).

Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The virtue of knowledge is greater than worship, and the foundation of the religion is wara' (scrupulous piety and abstinence)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voices of two men who were reciting this (verse):
(In the tawil metre)
"There will always be some hawari (devoted helper) whose bones remain visible (on the battlefield); war has kept him from being shrouded and buried."
He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Who are these two? It was said: Mu'awiyah and Amr bin al-As. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, cast them headlong into trial, and drive them forcefully towards Hell."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ruqba and umra (as conditions) are not permissible; so whoever is given something as ruqba or umra, it becomes his (permanently)."

Sayyiduna Jabir and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrate: We came with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), intending nothing but Hajj, so we entered ihram for Hajj. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed tawaf on his mount, touching the Black Stone with a staff he had with him. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards the Zamzam drinking place and said: "Draw (water) from it for me." So they drew a bucket for him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) took a sip, rinsed his mouth, then spat it into the bucket, and then said: "Pour it back into it (the well)." Then he said: "O Banu Hashim, you are engaged in a righteous deed. Were it not for the fear that you would be overpowered in it, or that it would be taken as a Sunnah, I too would have joined you (in this work)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came to his lodging, addressed the Companions and said: "Indeed, Umrah has entered into your Hajj, so come out of ihram, except the one who has a hady (sacrificial animal) with him." And he said: "Had I not had a hady with me, I too would have done as you do (and come out of ihram)." Then Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: O Messenger of Allah, is this only for this year of ours or forever? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rather, forever." They liked it when their practice coincided with the practice of the people of the Jahiliyyah, and the people of the Jahiliyyah used to say: When the month of Safar has passed, the hair (of the riding animals) has grown back, and the sores have healed, then Umrah becomes permissible for whoever wishes to perform Umrah.

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: "Soon there will be rulers in whom (some things) will seem good and (others) bad. Whoever openly opposes them will be saved, whoever keeps apart from them will remain safe, and whoever mixes with them will be ruined."

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: "There is no zakah on working cattle; but on every thirty, a one-year-old calf, and on every forty, a two-year-old cow or bull (is to be given in zakah)."

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), three divorces were counted as one."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tawaf is just like prayer, so speak little during 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: "Whoever mutilates hair (disfigures it), he has no share with Allah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Madinah and slept in the mosque, placing his cloak under his head. Then a thief came and stole it, and he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that his hand be cut off. At this, Safwan (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, I have let him have it (and forgiven him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not say this before bringing him to me?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping (hijamah) done and said: "Give him (the cupper) his fee."

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: "How many a teacher of the letters of Abjad and student of astrology there are who will have no share with Allah on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) mentioned the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the ritual bath (ghusl) on Friday. (Tawus said:) So I asked Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Should one also apply perfume or oil if he has it? He replied: "I do not know of that."

Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) saying: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) established the prayer of travel as two rak'ahs each, and established the prayer of residence as four rak'ahs."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "I attended the Eid with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) began with the prayer before the sermon."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that while performing tawaf of the Ka'bah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was leading another man by a nose-ring (worn) in his nose. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cut the nose-ring, and then ordered him to lead (him) by his hand.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that while performing tawaf of the Ka'bah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who had tied his hand to another man with a strap, a thread or something else. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cut it and said: "Lead him by your hand."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The people were leaving in every direction (without performing the farewell tawaf), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Let no one depart (from Makkah) until his last act is (the tawaf of) the House of Allah.'"

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) got up at night for tahajjud, he would say: "O Allah, to You alone belongs all praise; You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You alone belongs all praise; You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You alone belongs all praise; You are the King of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. To You alone belongs all praise; You are the Truth, Your word is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is true, and all the prophets are true. O Allah, to You alone have I submitted, in You alone have I believed, upon You alone have I relied, to You alone have I turned, by Your help alone have I disputed (against falsehood), and to You alone have I brought my judgement. So forgive me what I have done before and what I have left after, what I have concealed and what I have done openly (all my sins). You are the One who brings forward and You are the One who puts back; there is none worthy of worship except You."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Hijr (of Isma'il) is part of the House of Allah. Allah Almighty has said: "And let them circumambulate the Ancient House" [Surah al-Hajj: 29], and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed tawaf from behind 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: "Whoever takes back a gift he has given is like the one who eats his own vomit again."

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) continued reciting the talbiyah until he stoned Jamrat al-Aqabah on the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah.

Bishr bin Ubayd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: We were with Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) near the Maqam of Ibrahim when we heard a commotion. Tawus asked: What is this? It was said: Ibn Hisham has seized some people over some matter and put iron collars on them. Then I heard Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) narrating from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No one introduces into this Ummah a new thing that did not exist before, except that he will not die until he suffers its consequence."
(The narrator said:) Then I myself saw Ibn Hisham when he was dismissed and the officials of al-Walid came and put an iron collar on 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: "Five things are in return for five things." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, what are the five for five? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No people break a covenant except that their enemy is given power over them; no people judge by other than what Allah has revealed except that poverty spreads among them; immorality does not become widespread among a people except that death (pestilence) spreads among them; no people give short measure except that produce is withheld from them and they are afflicted with years of famine; and no people withhold zakah except that rain is withheld from them."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: After the takbir (of entering the prayer), and after saying: "I have turned my face towards the One who created the heavens and the earth, as one inclining to the truth, as a Muslim," the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say this supplication: "O Allah, to You alone belongs all praise; You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and whatever is in them. You are the Truth, Your promise is true, the meeting with You is true, Paradise is true, Hell is true, the Hour is true. O Allah, to You alone have I submitted, in You alone have I believed, upon You alone have I relied, to You alone have I turned, by Your help alone have I disputed (against falsehood), and to You alone have I brought my judgement. So forgive me what I have done before and what I have left after, what I have concealed and what I have done openly (all my sins). O Allah, You alone are my God; there is none worthy of worship except You." Then, after this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite (the Qur'an).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: At Kura' al-Ghamim, the leg of a wild donkey was given as a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it to the one who gave it and, apologising, said: "We are in a state of ihram."

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 one who takes back a gift he has given is like the one who eats his own vomit again."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us the tashahhud just as he taught us the Qur'an, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "All blessed greetings (acts of worship by the tongue), prayers (acts of worship by the body) and pure words are for Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah."
Yahya bin Bukayr said: Al-Layth used to act upon this.

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

Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about iq'a' (sitting on both feet), and he said: "It is the Sunnah." I said: We consider it a hardship (an uncomfortable thing) for a man. He said: "It is the Sunnah of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon 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 one who takes back a gift he has given is like the one who eats his own vomit again."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not give your property as ruqba; whoever is given something as ruqba, it belongs to the one to whom it was given."
And ruqba is that a man says: This is for so-and-so as long as he lives, and if so-and-so dies, it will belong to so-and-so (another person).

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: "All of Muzdalifah is a place of standing, but move up away from the valley of Muhassir; and all of Mina is a place of sacrifice."

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 recites on Friday the surah in which the family of Imran is mentioned, Allah and His angels continue to send blessings upon him until the sun sets."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, created this city (Makkah) on the day He created the heavens and the earth, and He fashioned it (in its sanctity) when He fashioned the sun and the moon; and whatever is above it in the sky is also sacred. It was not made lawful for anyone before me, and for me too it was made lawful only for an hour of a day; then it returned to its former state." Then it was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): Khalid bin al-Walid is killing (people). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O so-and-so, get up, go to Khalid bin al-Walid and tell him to withhold his hand from killing." The man went to him and said: The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Kill whomever you can overpower." So he killed seventy people. Then this was reported to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Khalid and said: "Did I not forbid you from killing?" He said: So-and-so came to me and ordered me to kill whomever I could overpower. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for that (man): "Did I not command you?" He said: You wanted one thing and Allah wanted another, and the command of Allah prevailed over your command, and I could do nothing other than what happened. So the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent about it and gave him no reply.

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: "Divorce only takes effect after ownership (marriage), and manumission too only takes effect after ownership."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All of Arafat is a place of standing, and move up away from the valley of Uranah."