Reports on Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). He seated him in his lap, passed his hand over his head and supplicated for knowledge for him.

Isma'il (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Shu'ayb bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was placed in his shroud, a white bird came and entered his shroud, and that bird was never seen again after that.

Kulthum (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I heard Ibn al-Hanafiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) say at the funeral of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Today the one of perfect knowledge has died."

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) had reached our age, no man among us would have reached a tenth of his knowledge."

Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) is an excellent interpreter of the Qur'an."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for me that Allah would increase me in knowledge and understanding.

Amir said: Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not see anyone with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then his son said to him: "I saw a man with him (peace and blessings be upon him)." At this Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), your cousin claims that he saw a man with you (peace and blessings be upon him)." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) then said: "Yes, by the One who sent down the Book upon you (peace and blessings be upon him)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That was Jibril."

Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I was in the house of Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyidah Maymunah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) when I placed water for ablution for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who placed this water?" Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Abdullah. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) made this supplication: "O Allah, grant him understanding of the religion and teach him tafsir."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about something. Then he asked me about it and I told him. Then he said: "You have worn me out, unable to bring the like of what this boy has brought, whose skull bones have not yet even knit together."