Abu Jamrah from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) received revelation in Makkah for thirteen years, and stayed in Madinah for ten years, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away at the age of sixty-three."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out saying: "Part of the overturning of the religion is that the Nabataeans start scrutinising (affairs), and that they take palaces in the cities."

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: "Wear turbans; it will increase you in forbearance (hilm)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a letter to one of the Arab tribes inviting them to Islam, but they did not accept the letter, and (the messengers) returned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Listen, if I had sent it to the people of Azd Shanu'ah and Aslam who live on the coast of Oman, they would certainly have accepted it." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a messenger to al-Julanda inviting him to Islam, and he accepted it and became Muslim, and sent a gift to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). It arrived when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had already passed away, so Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) treated the gift as inheritance and divided it between Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and the other people.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: Four hundred men of the tribe of Daws came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome, O people with the most beautiful faces, the most fragrant mouths, and the greatest trustworthiness."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that when the delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who are these people?" They said: The tribe of Rabi'ah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome to the delegation who have come neither disgraced nor regretful." They said: O Messenger of Allah, we are a clan of Rabi'ah and we come to you from a distant journey, and between us and you stands this tribe of the disbelievers of Mudar, and we can reach you only in a sacred month. So give us a decisive command to which you invite, to which we may invite those behind us, and by which we may enter Paradise. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with four things and forbid you four. I command you to believe in Allah: bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Do you know what faith is? The testimony that there is no god except Allah, establishing prayer, paying zakah, fasting Ramadan, and that you give the khumus (one-fifth) of the spoils of war. And I forbid you four things: the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muzaffat," and sometimes he said "the muqayyar," "Remember them, and invite those behind you to them as well."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: The delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, this tribe of Rabi'ah, the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, so we can reach you only in a sacred month. Give us a command that we may adopt and to which we may invite those behind us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with four things and forbid you four: faith in Allah, bearing witness that there is no god except Allah," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) counted on his hand by tying knots with his fingers, "establishing prayer, paying zakah, fasting Ramadan, and that you pay the khumus (one-fifth) of whatever spoils you gain. And I forbid you the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muzaffat."

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) forbade the dubba', the muzaffat, the naqir and the hantam.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: The delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, and we can reach you only in the sacred months, so give us a command to which we may hold fast and to which we may invite those behind us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Four things, and four: bearing witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, establishing prayer, paying zakah, fasting Ramadan, and paying the khumus (one-fifth) of whatever spoils you gain. And I forbid you the nabidh of the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muzaffat."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates: The delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, we are this tribe of Rabi'ah; the disbelievers of Mudar have come between us and you, and we can reach you only in a sacred month, so give us a command that we may act upon and to which we may invite those behind us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with four things and forbid you four: faith," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it to them, saying, "bearing witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, paying zakah, and that you pay the khumus (one-fifth) of the spoils of war. And I forbid you the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muqayyar."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Welcome, O delegation." They said: O Messenger of Allah, we are a clan of Rabi'ah, and the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, and we can reach you only in a sacred month, so give us a command that we may adopt and to which we may invite those behind us. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with one thing and forbid you four: faith in Allah, bearing witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing prayer, paying zakah, and that you pay the khumus (one-fifth) of whatever spoils you gain. And I forbid you the dubba', the naqir, the hantam and the muzaffat."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, and we cannot come to you whenever we wish, so tell us what is lawful for us and what is unlawful. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with four things and forbid you four: establish prayer, pay zakah, fast Ramadan, and give the khumus (one-fifth) of the spoils of war. And I forbid you the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muzaffat."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that the delegation of Abd al-Qays came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, the disbelievers of Mudar stand between us and you, and we can reach you only in a sacred month, so tell us what is lawful for us and what is unlawful for us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I command you with one thing and forbid you four. I command you to bear witness that there is no god except Allah, and to establish prayer, pay zakah, fast Ramadan, and give the khumus (one-fifth) of whatever spoils you gain. And I forbid you the dubba', the hantam, the naqir and the muzaffat."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "The first Jumu'ah prayer held after the Jumu'ah in Madinah was in Bahrain, in a village of Abd al-Qays called Juwatha."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "The first Jumu'ah was held in Madinah, and after it the Jumu'ah of Juwatha."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) related to them the story of the beginning of Sayyiduna Abu Dharr's (may Allah be pleased with him) acceptance of Islam. He said: When the news reached him (Abu Dharr) that a man had appeared in Makkah claiming to be a prophet, he sent his brother and said: Go to Makkah, listen to him, and bring me news of him. So his brother went to Makkah, heard the news of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and returned to Abu Dharr and told him that he enjoins good, forbids evil, and teaches noble character. Abu Dharr said: You have not satisfied me. Then he took a waterskin and a vessel and set off until he reached Makkah. There he was afraid to ask anyone about anything, and he could not meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) until night fell. When the night grew dark, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by and asked: Who is this man? Abu Dharr said: A man from the tribe of Ghifar. (Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:) Come, let us go to my house. So he took him to his house, and neither of them asked the other about anything. In the morning Abu Dharr went out to meet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) but could not meet him, so he stood in a corner of the mosque. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him again and said: Has the time still not come for this man to know his lodging? So he took him again, and neither of them asked the other about anything. When the third day came, Abu Dharr took a promise from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that if he told him his purpose, he would conceal it and keep it secret. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) did so, and Abu Dharr said: News has reached me that a man has appeared in Makkah claiming to be a prophet. I sent my brother, but he could not bring me anything that satisfied me, so I have come myself to find out about him. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Follow behind me. If I sense any danger to you, I will stop as if I am urinating and come back to you; and if I sense no danger, keep following me. So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) set off, and Abu Dharr kept following him until they both came into the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He told him (peace and blessings be upon him) his story and listened to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he became Muslim and said: O Messenger of Allah, give me your command. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Return to your people until news of me reaches you." He said: No, by Allah, I will not return until I have proclaimed Islam. So he went out to the mosque, called out aloud and said: I bear witness that there is no god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. At this the idolaters said: This man has turned from his religion! This man has turned from his religion! And they beat him until he fell. Then Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by and bent over him, then said: O people of Quraysh, you are traders, and your route passes through the land of Ghifar; do you want us to cut off your route? So they left him alone. On the second day he repeated the same words, and they beat him again; then Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by him and said the same thing to them, and they left him alone. This was the beginning of Sayyiduna Abu Dharr's (may Allah be pleased with him) acceptance of Islam.

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: "Umrah has entered into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril (peace be upon him) came to me when three nights of Dhu al-Qa'dah remained and said: 'Umrah has entered into Hajj until the Day of Resurrection.'" On that occasion the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Had I known beforehand what I came to know later, I would not have brought the sacrificial animal (hady) with me."

Abu Jamrah relates: I performed Tamattu', and some people forbade me from it, so I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he told me to do it. Then I saw in a dream as though someone was saying: "An accepted Hajj, and an accepted Umrah." I told this to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he said: "Allahu Akbar! This is the Sunnah of Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)," or he said: "the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Abu Jamrah relates: I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: "A red velvet cloth was placed in the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Abu Jamrah relates: I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray thirteen rak'ahs at night."

The narrator relates: I asked Abu Jamrah: Did you hear Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) say anything about the mut'ah of women? He said: I heard him permitting it. At that a freed slave of his said to him: Mut'ah was only when people were in need and women were few. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him: You have spoken the truth.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Do not seek your need from a blind man, and do not seek your need at night. When you seek a need, seek it while facing the person, for modesty lies in the eyes. And set out early for your need, for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, bless my Ummah in its early mornings."

Abu Jamrah relates: I used to hold back the crowd from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and for some days I could not come to him. He asked me: What kept you away? I said: A fever. He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Fever is from the heat of Hell, so cool it with the water of Zamzam.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave Muhammad bin Maslamah (may Allah be pleased with him) a sword and said: "Fight the idolaters as long as they fight. Then if you see two swords clashing among the Muslims, strike (your sword on a rock) until it becomes blunt, and sit in your house until a decreed death comes to you, or a sinful hand." The narrator said: Then I came to Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he too narrated to me something similar 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 to Ashajj Abd al-Qays: "There are two qualities in you that Allah loves: forbearance and deliberateness."

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 best of the people of the East are Abd al-Qays."

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 wrongs Abd al-Qays, I will be the one who presents the case against him before 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) said: "O Allah, forgive Abd al-Qays" three times.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah, forgive Abd al-Qays" three times.