The words of 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: Love for the sake of Allah. Hate for the sake of Allah. Take friends for the sake of Allah and take enemies for the sake of Allah, for the friendship of Allah is attained only through this. However many a man's prayers and fasts may be, he does not find the sweetness of faith until he becomes like this.

Al-Qasim narrates about Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked: Who is more beloved to you, a person of many sins and many deeds, or a person of few sins and few deeds? He said: I do not consider anything equal to safety.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Good bearing, good conduct and moderation are one part of the twenty-five parts of prophethood.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "And the companions of the Fire will call out to the companions of Paradise: Pour upon us some water", that he said: A man will call out to his brother, and a man will call out to a man. He will say: I am burnt, so pour water upon me. The narrator said: It will be said to that man: Answer him. He will say: "Indeed Allah has forbidden them both to the disbelievers" [Al-A'raf: 50].

It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding the saying of Allah, "The whisperer who withdraws" [Al-Nas: 4], that he said: Satan sits upon the heart of the son of Adam. When the person forgets and is heedless, Satan whispers; and when he remembers Allah, Satan draws back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding the saying of Allah, "That is a Day for which mankind will be gathered, and that is a Day which will be witnessed" [Hud: 103], that he said: This is the Day of Resurrection.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "the hours of the night" [Ta-Ha: 130], that he said: This is the middle of the night.

It is narrated from Antarah that he said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Which deed is best? He said: The remembrance of Allah is the greatest deed. No people sit in a house teaching the Book of Allah among themselves except that the angels shade them with their wings, and as long as they remain in this work they are the guests of Allah, until they turn to some other talk.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said, "And the Trumpet will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead, except whom Allah wills" [Al-Zumar: 68], and he said: On that day the first Trumpet will be blown, and people will become bones and fragments. Then the second Trumpet will be blown in it: "And at once they will be standing, looking on."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "Allah admonishes you never to return to the like of it" [Al-Nur: 17], that he said: Allah Almighty is declaring it forbidden for you to return to the like of it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding the saying of Allah, "So fear Allah and set right the relations between you" [Al-Anfal: 1], that he said: This is made binding by Allah upon the believers, that they should be mindful of Allah and keep peace and reconciliation among themselves.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Allah Almighty has guaranteed to the one who follows the Qur'an that he will not go astray in this world and will not be wretched in the Hereafter. Then he recited: "Whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray nor be wretched" [Ta-Ha: 123].

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding the saying of Allah, "Our messengers take his soul, and they do not fall short" [Al-An'am: 61], that he said: These are the angels who assist the Angel of Death.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "When the Event befalls", that he said: This is the Day of Resurrection. "There is no denying its occurrence. It will bring down and raise up" [Al-Waqi'ah: 1, 2, 3], he said: It will raise some people and bring others low.

It is reported from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "Indeed good deeds remove evil deeds" [Hud: 114], that he said: These are the five prayers.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The earth weeps over a believing servant for forty days.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Whoever acts for show, Allah Almighty too makes a show of him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "The Most Merciful will appoint affection for them" [Maryam: 96], that he said: Allah loves them and makes them beloved (to people).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The son of Adam has thirty-three limbs, and upon each of his limbs there is a zakah of glorifying Allah, praising Him and remembering Him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "So that you may not grieve over what has escaped you, nor exult over what He has given you" [Al-Hadid: 23], that he said: Every person feels joy and feels sorrow, but whoever turned calamity into patience and good into gratitude.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), regarding "What is the matter with you that you do not hold Allah in due reverence?" [Nuh: 13], that he said: What is the matter with you that you do not recognize His greatness as it truly deserves?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: A man saw a skull and something occurred to his heart. The narrator said: But he fell down in prostration on that very spot, repenting. The narrator said: It was said to him: Raise your head, for you are you and I am I.