Said bin Jubayr from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "The jinn used to ascend to the heaven and listen to the revelation. When they heard a word, they would add nine things of their own to it. The original word would be true, but what they added would be false. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, they were prevented from their seats. This was mentioned to Iblis, and before that, stars had not been thrown at the devils. So Iblis said to them: This is because of something that has happened on the earth. So he sent out his troops, and they found the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) standing in prayer between two mountains. They came to him and informed him, and he said: This is the thing that has happened on the earth."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was born in the Year of the Elephant."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil al-Sajdah" and "Hal ata 'ala al-insan" in the morning (Fajr) prayer on Friday.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray the witr with "Sabbih", "Qul ya ayyuha al-kafirun" and "Qul huwa Allahu ahad", one surah in each rak'ah.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "Nabidh used to be prepared for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waterskin in the house of my maternal aunt."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are no days in which drawing near to Allah through a deed is better than in these ten days." It was asked: Not even jihad? He said: "Not even jihad, except for a man who goes out for jihad with his life and his wealth and then brings none of it back."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever follows the Book of Allah, Allah guides him away from misguidance and protects him from an evil reckoning on the Day of Resurrection." That is because Allah Almighty says: "Then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor be wretched" [Surah Ta Ha: 123].

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no musa'ah (claiming lineage on the basis of fornication) in Islam. Whoever committed musa'ah in the Jahiliyyah, I have attached him to his 'asabah (paternal kin). And whoever claims a child born outside a lawful marriage, he will neither inherit nor be inherited from."

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 will be gathered barefoot, naked and uncircumcised."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "My maternal aunt Umm Hufayd gifted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ghee, dried curd (aqit) and dabb (a desert lizard-like animal). He (peace and blessings be upon him) ate some of the ghee and the curd, and left the dabb out of distaste. Had it been unlawful, it would not have been eaten at the dining cloth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "Umm Hufayd bint al-Harith bin Jazi, the maternal aunt of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), gifted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ghee, dried curd and dabb. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called for them, and they were eaten at his (peace and blessings be upon him) dining cloth, while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left them, showing distaste. Had they been unlawful, they would not have been eaten at his (peace and blessings be upon him) dining cloth, nor would he (peace and blessings be upon him) have ordered that they be eaten."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to Madinah and it was the day of Ashura, and the Jews were fasting. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is this?" They said: This is the day on which Allah drowned Pharaoh and saved Musa (peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am more entitled to Musa (peace be upon him)," and so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that it be fasted.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! My sister vowed to perform Hajj and she died without having performed it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me, if your sister had owed a debt, would you have paid it?" He said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then the debt of Allah is more entitled to be paid; perform Hajj on behalf of your sister."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a woman from the tribe of Juhaynah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My mother vowed to perform Hajj, and she died without performing it. Shall I perform Hajj on her behalf? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me, if your mother had owed a debt, would you have paid it?" She said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then perform Hajj on her behalf and pay what she owes, for Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is the most entitled to have His due fulfilled."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says, regarding the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "When the help of Allah and the victory come" [Surah al-Nasr: 1]: "In it, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed of his own death." It was revealed to him (peace and blessings be upon him): "When the help of Allah and the victory come" [Surah al-Nasr: 1], "meaning the conquest of Makkah, then seek forgiveness from your Lord, and know that your appointed time has come."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) never fasted a complete month other than Ramadan. When he fasted, he would fast so much that someone would say: By Allah, he will not stop fasting; and when he stopped fasting, he would leave it so long that someone would say: By Allah, he will not fast."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the gourd vessel, the green jar, and the vessel coated with pitch."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the children of the polytheists, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah knows best what they would have done, when He created them."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with a group of his Companions, heading for the market of Ukaz. At that time the devils had been blocked from (hearing) the news of the heaven, and flames were being sent against them. So the devils returned to their people, and they were asked: What is the matter with you? They said: A barrier has been placed between us and the news of the heaven, and flames are being sent against us. Their people said: This barrier between you and the news of the heaven has arisen only because of something new that has happened, so spread out through the east and the west of the earth and see what this thing is that has come between you and the news of the heaven. So they spread out through the east and the west of the earth, searching for what had come between them and the news of the heaven. Then those jinn who had gone towards Tihamah came back towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), while he (peace and blessings be upon him) and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions were at Nakhlah, heading for the market of Ukaz, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading his Companions in the Fajr prayer. When they heard the Qur'an, they listened attentively and said: By Allah, this is what has come between you and the news of the heaven. Then, when they returned to their people, they said: O our people! We have heard a wondrous Qur'an that guides to the right way, so we have believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord. So Allah revealed this verse to His Prophet: "Say: It has been revealed to me" [Surah al-Jinn: 1], and what was revealed to him (peace and blessings be upon him) was only this saying of the jinn.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah al-Najm. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached the verse: "Have you seen al-Lat and al-Uzza?" [Surah al-Najm: 19] "And Manat, the third, the other?" [Surah al-Najm: 20], Satan cast these words upon his (peace and blessings be upon him) tongue: "These are the exalted goddesses, and their intercession is to be hoped for." So when he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, the Muslims and the polytheists all prostrated. Upon this Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that, when he recited (or wished), Satan cast something into it" [Surah al-Hajj: 52], up to His saying: "the punishment of a barren Day" [Surah al-Hajj: 55], meaning the Day of Badr.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Seeing with one's own eyes is not like hearing the news. Allah Almighty said to Musa (peace be upon him): Your people have fallen into trial, yet he did not throw down the tablets; but when he saw it himself, he threw down the tablets and broke them."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: When I take away the two dear things (the eyes) of My servant, and he is patient and hopes for the reward, I am not pleased with any reward for him less than Paradise."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "The Companions disliked giving charity to their polytheist relatives, so they asked, and they were given permission." Upon this, this verse was revealed: "Their guidance is not your responsibility, but Allah guides whom He wills; and whatever good you spend is for your own benefit" [Surah al-Baqarah: 272], up to His saying: "and you will not be wronged" [Surah al-Baqarah: 272].

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says, regarding the saying of Allah Almighty: "And do not recite your prayer aloud, nor recite it too quietly, but seek a way between that" [al-Isra: 110]: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer, he would recite the Qur'an aloud, and when the polytheists heard it, they would revile the Qur'an and the one who brought it. So Allah Almighty revealed to him (peace and blessings be upon him): "And do not recite your prayer aloud" [al-Isra: 110], lest the polytheists hear it and revile it; "nor recite it too quietly" [al-Isra: 110], meaning let your companions hear it; "but seek a way between that" [al-Isra: 110].

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says, regarding the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And when they hear what has been sent down to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears" [al-Ma'idah: 83]: These were sailors who had come with Sayyiduna Ja'far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) from Abyssinia. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the Qur'an to them, they believed and their eyes overflowed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perhaps when you return to your land you will turn away from your religion." They said: We will never turn away from our religion. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed (this verse) on account of that saying of theirs.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), and it was her night (in turn). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray, and I stood on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of my forelock, or (the narrator is unsure) my hair, and made me stand on his right.

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 Muslim but that a sin befalls him from time to time. Indeed, the believer is forgetful; when he is reminded, he remembers."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: "What has kept you from Hajj?" She said: We had only one water-carrying camel, and my father and my husband have gone out on jihad on it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform Umrah in Ramadan, for it is equal to a Hajj for you."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: The prohibition of wine was revealed concerning two tribes of the Ansar. They drank wine until, when they became intoxicated, they began to tamper with one another. When they sobered up, a man would see the marks (of wounds) on his face, his head and his beard, and would say: My brother so-and-so did this to me; by Allah, had he been kind and merciful towards me, he would not have done this. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: They were brothers with no rancour in their hearts, but (through this incident) rancour arose in their hearts. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "Wine, gambling, idols and divining arrows are only filth from the work of Satan, so avoid them so that you may prosper. Satan only wants to cause enmity and hatred between you through wine and gambling, and to hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and from prayer; so will you not desist?" [al-Ma'idah: 91]. Then some people who were given to overdoing things said: It is filth, yet it is (already) in the belly of so-and-so who was killed on the Day of Badr, and in the belly of so-and-so who was killed on the Day of Uhud. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "There is no blame on those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they have eaten" [al-Ma'idah: 93], to the end of the verse.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman brought a son of hers to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My son suffers from madness; it seizes him at our lunch and our dinner and he becomes wretched in front of us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand over his chest and supplicated, and the boy vomited once, and something like a black puppy came out of his belly, and he was cured.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: "Declaring (something) unlawful is an oath."
And Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said (as evidence for it): "Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) you have an excellent example."

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) used to recite "Alif Lam Mim, Tanzil al-Sajdah" and "Hal ata 'ala al-insan" in the Fajr prayer on Friday.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: "Allah Almighty made the prayer obligatory by the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): four rak'ahs when resident and two rak'ahs when travelling."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Get married, for the best of us was the one who had the most wives."

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 (during Hajj) until he stoned Jamrat al-Aqabah.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I spent the night at the home of my maternal aunt Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up at night to pray, so I stood on his (peace and blessings be upon him) left. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the hand and stood me on his right, passed his hand over my chest and said: "O Allah, grant him wisdom."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about your men from the people of this world who are in Paradise?" The Companions said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Prophet is in Paradise, the Siddiq is in Paradise, the martyr is in Paradise, the child born in Islam is in Paradise, and the man who lives at one side of the city and goes to visit his brother solely for the sake of Allah is (also) in Paradise. Shall I not tell you about your women who are among the people of Paradise?" The Companions said: Of course, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who bears many children and is loving, who, when she becomes angry or is made angry, says: 'My hand is in your hand; I will not close my eyes in sleep (without your pleasure).'"

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).

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, death brings alarm. So when news of his brother's death reaches any of you, let him say: 'We belong to Allah and to Him we return, and to our Lord we shall surely go back. O Allah, record him among the doers of good, place his record in 'Illiyyin, and be his successor among those he leaves behind. O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not put us to trial after him.'"

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Thirty-nine men and one woman accepted Islam with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then with the Islam of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) the number became a full forty. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "O Prophet, Allah is sufficient for you, and those of the believers who follow you" [Al-Anfal: 64].