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

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrating in Surah Sad, although it is not one of the 'aza'im (the obligatory prostrations).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrating in Surah Sad.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated in Makkah while reciting Surah al-Najm, and the Muslims, the polytheists, the jinn and mankind all prostrated with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Hafs bin Umar said in his narration: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated in Makkah, and the Jews, the Christians and the polytheists prostrated with him (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyidah Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) began menstruating after she had performed the tawaf, so Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her: "What a disappointment! I see that you are going to hold us back." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is the matter?" She (Sayyidah Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her) said: Safiyyah has begun menstruating. It was said: She has already performed the ifadah (Tawaf al-Ziyarah). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then there is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would take pleasure from the heads while fasting, that is, he would kiss.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had himself cupped and gave the cupper his wage, and had it been impure (earnings), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have given it to him to eat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked questions during the Farewell Hajj, and a man said: O Messenger of Allah! I slaughtered before stoning. He (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand and said: "There is no harm." On that day, whatever he was asked about doing something earlier or later, he (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand and said the same: "There is no harm."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man called Abu Isra'il vowed that he would not speak, would not seek shade, would not sit, and would fast that day. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Order him to speak, to seek shade, to sit, and to complete his fast."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey when he passed by a woman who had let her hair hang loose. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" It was said: This is so-and-so, a woman of Quraysh; she vowed that she would perform Hajj with her hair hanging loose. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Order her to cover her head."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Between the Corner and the Maqam is the Multazam; no afflicted person supplicates there except that he is cured."

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 woman who had let her hair hang loose - and the narrator mentioned the complete hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a group of people came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), bringing a woman with them, and they said: O Muhammad! What has been revealed to you concerning adultery? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and bring me two men from the scholars of the Children of Israel." So they brought two men: one of them was an eloquent young man, and the other a young man whose eyebrows had drooped over his eyes, so that he would lift them with a band. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I adjure you both by Allah, tell us what Allah revealed to Musa (peace be upon him) concerning the adulterer." The two of them said: You have adjured us by something tremendous, and we tell you that Allah revealed to Musa (peace be upon him) concerning the adulterer stoning (rajm). But we were a people of young men, and our women were beautiful, and this (sin) became widespread among us, so we did not uphold it (stoning), and we turned to flogging and public shaming. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take your companion away, and when she has given birth to what is in her womb, stone her."

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 some people who had set up a live pigeon and were shooting at it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a mujaththamah (an animal tied up and used as a target); it is not lawful to eat it."

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 drink from a vessel in three breaths.

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: "Whatever part of the lower garment is below the ankles is in the Fire."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not blow into a drink.

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, the Mighty and Majestic, loves that the concessions He has granted be acted upon, just as He loves that the commands He has made obligatory be acted upon."

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, the Mighty and Majestic, loves that the concessions He has granted be acted upon, just as He loves that the commands He has made obligatory be acted upon."

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 supplicate: "O Allah! I seek refuge in You from being overcome by debt and from being overpowered by the enemy, and from (the harm of) a widow remaining unmarried, and from the trial of the Dajjal."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: When Hilal bin Umayyah accused his wife of adultery with Sharik bin al-Sahma', the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "You will bring proof of what you claim, or else you will be given the prescribed punishment (of lashes)." Hilal said: By the One who sent you with the truth! I am truthful, and Allah will surely reveal my exoneration. So the verse of li'an was revealed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called him, and the two of them performed li'an. When the fifth (testimony) remained, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This (curse) makes it binding, and I wished that mercy be shown to her." Then she said: By Allah! I will not disgrace my people, and she went on (with the li'an). At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Watch her: if she gives birth to a child who is fair, with straight hair and small eyes, he is Hilal bin Umayyah's; and if she gives birth to a child who is dark, with curly hair and eyes that look as if lined with kohl, he is Sharik bin al-Sahma's." And she gave birth to a child resembling Sharik.

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 listens (secretly) to the talk of people, molten lead will be poured into his ears; and whoever fabricates a dream will be required to tie a knot between two grains of barley, and he will never be able to do it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the husband of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was a slave, and I saw him striking his head against the walls (out of grief) in his longing for her.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that permission was given to drink (directly) from the mouths of water-skins.

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 did not pass by any assembly of angels except that they ordered me to have cupping done."

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 apply ithmid (kohl) every night before sleeping.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when revelation came down upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it weighed heavily upon him (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people would refrain from speaking to him (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: I spent the night at the house of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the first dawn (the false dawn) appeared, he (peace and blessings be upon him) got up and prayed nine rak'ahs of witr, saying the salam after every two 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: "Whoever spends a night in prayer while light on food and drink, the wide-eyed maidens of Paradise (hur al-'ayn) gather around him until morning."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah for seventeen days, shortening the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What an excellent servant the cupper is: he removes the blood, lightens the back, and sharpens the eyesight."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a purple velvet cloth was spread in the grave 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 Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had himself cupped while he was fasting.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for Abu Taybah at night, and he cupped him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him his wage.

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 his gift is like the one who returns to his vomit."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a mat that had left marks on his (peace and blessings be upon him) side. He said: O Messenger of Allah! If only you would take a bedding softer than this (it would be better). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What have I to do with this world? By the One in whose Hand is my soul! The likeness of me and this world is only that of a rider travelling on a summer day, who then rests in the shade of a tree for an hour of the day, then moves on and leaves it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked towards Uhud and said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul! It would not please me that this Uhud were turned into gold for the family of Muhammad, which I spend in the path of Allah, and that on the day I die I leave behind two dinars of it, except two dinars that I keep aside for a debt, if I have any debt."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would spend several consecutive nights hungry, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) family would find no evening meal. (Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both) said: And their bread was mostly barley bread.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, he (peace and blessings be upon him) left neither a dinar, nor a dirham, nor a slave, nor a slave-girl, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) armour was pledged with a Jew for thirty sa' of barley.

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: "You are one third of the people of Paradise, or half of the people of Paradise."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that when (Surah al-Nasr) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of his approaching death. The narrator said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) began striving harder than ever before in the matter of the Hereafter. And after that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The victory and the help of Allah have come, and the people of Yemen have come." A man said: O Messenger of Allah! Who are the people of Yemen? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A people whose hearts are tender and gentle. Faith is Yemeni, and understanding of the religion (fiqh) is Yemeni."