Ubayd bin Abi Mulaykah from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I wrote to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asking him about two women who used to stitch leather. One of them came out and claimed that her companion had struck her with an awl, while the other denied it. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) wrote to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had ruled: "The oath is upon the one against whom the claim is made. If people were given according to their claims, some people would claim the wealth and the blood of others. But call her (that is, the defendant)." So recite this verse to her: "Indeed, those who sell the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a small price, they will have no share in the Hereafter" [Al Imran: 77]. Ibn Abi Mulaykah said: So I did that, and she confessed. When this reached Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he was pleased with it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If people were given according to their claims, some people would claim the wealth and the blood of others; but the oath is upon the one against whom the claim is made."

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: "If people were given according to their claims, some people would claim the wealth and the blood of others."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to drink honey at the house of Sayyidah Sawdah (may Allah be pleased with her). Then he would come to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she would say: I notice a smell from you. Then he would come to Sayyidah Hafsah (may Allah be pleased with her), and she too would say: I notice a smell from you. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I think it is from a drink I had at Sawdah's. By Allah, I will not drink it any more." Then this verse was revealed: "O Prophet, why do you make unlawful what Allah has made lawful for you?" [Al-Tahrim: 1].

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The iqamah for the morning prayer had been called, and I stood up to pray the two rak'ahs before Fajr. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my hand, pulled me and said: "Will you pray Fajr as four rak'ahs?"

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: "My Ummah will drink wine in the last times, calling it by a name other than its own."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would travel from Madinah to Makkah fearing none but Allah, and yet he would pray two rak'ahs at a time."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How can a nation be purified in which the right of the weak is not taken from the strong?"

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

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two supplications between which and Allah there is no veil: the supplication of the oppressed, and the supplication of a man for his brother in his absence."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed inside the Ka'bah," while Bilal and al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with them both) were at the door. Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'He (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated,' and al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'He (peace and blessings be upon him) bowed.'

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Banu Talhah, take it forever, generation after generation; none will take it from you except a wrongdoer." - that is, the custodianship (service) of the keys of the Ka'bah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued reciting the Talbiyah until he stoned Jamrat al-Aqabah.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Even if I were invited to (a meal of) a goat's trotter, I would accept."

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) addressed the people while his back was towards the Ka'bah, between the Black Stone and the door.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am looking at a bow-legged black man pulling it (the Ka'bah) down stone by stone."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who does not recite the Qur'an in a beautiful voice is not one of us."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, concerning this verse: "Except the weak among the men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way" [Al-Nisa: 98]: "My mother and I were among those whom Allah excused."

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) came out of the toilet and food was presented to him (peace and blessings be upon him). The people said: Shall we not bring you water for ablution? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have only been commanded to perform ablution when I stand for the prayer."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty will call people on the Day of Resurrection by their names, as a covering from Him over His servants. As for the Bridge (al-Sirat), Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will give every believing man a light, every believing woman a light, and every hypocrite a light as well. Then, when they are all upon the Sirat, Allah will take away the light of the hypocrite men and hypocrite women. The hypocrites will say: 'Wait for us, so that we may take some light from your light' [Al-Hadid: 13], and the believers will say: 'Our Lord, perfect our light for us' [Al-Tahrim: 8]. At that time no one will remember anyone."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O boy, guard (the rights of) Allah and He will guard you. Guard (the rights of) Allah and you will find Him before you. Recognise Allah in times of ease and He will recognise you in times of hardship. Know that what has reached you was not going to miss you, and what has missed you was not going to reach you. Know that if all of creation gathered together to give you something that Allah did not wish to give you, they would not be able to do it; or to turn away from you something that Allah intended to befall you, they would not be able to do that either. So when you ask, ask of Allah; and when you seek help, seek help from Allah. Know that victory comes with patience, relief comes with distress, and indeed with hardship comes ease. And know that the Pen has already written all that is to be."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The partner has the right of pre-emption (shuf'ah), and pre-emption applies in everything."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, concerning this verse: "Until, when the Messengers despaired and thought that they had been told a lie" [Yusuf: 110]: "They were human beings; they grew weak and thought that the promise made to them had been broken." And he recited: "Until the Messenger said" [Al-Baqarah: 214].

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The sign between us and the hypocrites is that they do not drink their fill of Zamzam."

It was said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed witr with one rak'ah. He said: "Leave aside (objecting to) Mu'awiyah, for he has had the companionship of the 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: "Allah Almighty sends down one hundred and twenty mercies every day: sixty mercies for those performing tawaf, forty for those in i'tikaf around the House (of Allah), and twenty for those looking at the House."

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: "My Pond (Hawd) is a month's journey across; its corners are equal; its cups are as numerous as the stars of the sky; its water is whiter than snow, sweeter than honey and more fragrant than musk. Whoever drinks one draught from it will never be thirsty after that."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that al-Walid bin al-Mughirah prepared food for Quraysh. When they had eaten, he said: What do you say about this man (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him)? Some said: He is a sorcerer; and some said: He is not a sorcerer. Some said: He is a soothsayer; and some said: He is not a soothsayer. Some said: He is a poet; some said: He is not a poet. And some said: It is magic handed down. In the end they all agreed on the opinion that it is magic handed down. When this reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) was grieved; he (peace and blessings be upon him) covered his head and wrapped himself in a cloak. Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "O you who are wrapped in a cloak! Arise and warn, and magnify your Lord, and purify your garments, and keep away from filth, and do not confer favours seeking more in return, and be patient for the sake of your Lord." [Surah al-Muddaththir: 2]

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered a garden belonging to one of the Ansar and began picking fresh dates and eating them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) was walking and I was with him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to me and said: "O Ibn Abbas, do not eat with two fingers, for that is the way Satan eats; eat with three fingers."
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I do not know of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) making a special point of fasting any day for the sake of its virtue except this day, that is, the day of Ashura, or the month of Ramadan.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) as a marfu' report that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No day has virtue over another day except the month of Ramadan and the day of Ashura."