Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Talbiyah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was as follows: «لَبَّيْكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ» .

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that cheese was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from somewhere. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Where has this been prepared from?" The people replied: "From Persia, and we think that carrion might have been mixed in it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Move it with a knife and eat it after saying Bismillah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in his upper room when Sayyiduna Umar Farooq (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived, greeted with salam, and asked, "May Umar come inside?"

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: "When you have a difference of opinion regarding the road, then make it seven cubits wide, and if a person’s neighbor requests him to allow his beam to rest on his wall, he should let his neighbor place the wood with a pillar (so that his building does not collapse)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the occasion of the conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed there for seventeen days, but continued to perform the prayers as two rak‘ahs each.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that any slave woman who becomes Umm Walad (the mother of her master's child) becomes free.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying in a garment—having wrapped it well—and with its extra part, he would protect himself from the heat and cold of the ground.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once a Bedouin came to the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and spoke very eloquently. Hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some poetry is full of wisdom, and some speech has an effect like magic."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the chiefs of Quraysh once gathered in the Hatim and made a pact and covenant in the names of their false gods—Lat, Uzza, Manat, Na’ila, and Isaf—that if they saw Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), they would all stand together and would not part from him without killing him. Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) heard this and came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) weeping, saying, “The chiefs of Quraysh are making a pact concerning you that if they see you, they will advance and kill you, and each one of them is thirsty for your blood.” Upon hearing this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Daughter! Bring me some water for ablution.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution and went to Masjid al-Haram. When those people saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they said, “Here he is,” but then, for some reason, they lowered their gazes, their chins dropped onto their chests, and they sat bewildered in their places. They could neither raise their eyes to look at the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor could any of them stand up and move towards him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked towards them until he stood by their heads, took a handful of dust, and said, “May these faces be disfigured,” and threw that dust upon them. Whoever among them that dust fell upon was killed in a state of disbelief on the day of Badr.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that one day he was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "O boy! I am teaching you some words: Guard Allah (His commandments), Allah will guard you. Guard Allah, you will find Him before you. When you ask, ask from Allah. When you seek help, seek help from Allah. And know that if the whole world gathers together to benefit you, they cannot benefit you except with what Allah has written for you. And if they gather together to harm you, they cannot harm you except with what Allah has written for you. The pens have been lifted and the pages have dried."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out of the house, relieved himself, and performed tayammum. I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Water is near you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How was I to know? Perhaps I would not be able to reach there."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) offered five prayers in Mina.

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 take good omens, did not entertain evil suspicions, and he (peace be upon him) liked good names.

Kuraib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw Abdullah bin Harith praying, who had tied his hair in a knot at the back. He went behind him and began to untie his hair. Abdullah allowed him to untie the hair. After finishing the prayer, he turned towards Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said, "What concern do you have with my head?" He replied, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: 'The example of one who prays in this manner is like that of a person who prays with his hands tied behind his back.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Refrain from drinking water from (vessels made of) hantam, dubba, and muzaffat, and drink from water skins."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say that the polytheists always wished that the Persians would prevail over the Romans, because the Persians were idolaters, while the Muslims wished that the Romans would prevail over the Persians because they were People of the Book. They mentioned this to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Romans will be victorious." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this prophecy before the Quraysh. They said: Set a term between us and you; if, according to our view, the Persians prevail, you will give us such and such, and if, according to your view, the Romans prevail, we will give you such and such. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) set a term of five years, but during that period the Romans did not appear to be victorious, so he mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not set a term within ten years?" Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in fact, the word «بضع» that appears in the Qur'an applies to anything less than ten. Thus, within that period, the Romans became victorious, and this is the background of the opening verses of Surah Ar-Rum.

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: "Two Muslims met at the gate of Paradise; in the world, one of them was wealthy and the other was poor. The poor one entered Paradise, and the wealthy one was held back, and he was kept waiting as long as Allah willed. Then he too entered Paradise. There he met that poor man. The poor man asked him, 'Brother! What caused you to be so late? By Allah! You were so delayed that I began to worry.' He replied, 'Brother! After you, I was held back in such a way that it was an extremely difficult and unpleasant stage, and before reaching you, so much sweat poured from my body that if there had been a thousand hungry and thirsty camels, and they had drunk that sweat instead of water, they would have been satisfied.'"

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 use of (drinks prepared in) dabba’, hantam, naqir, and muzaffat, and also forbade mixing raisins and dates together to make nabidh. The narrator asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Tell me, if a person puts nabidh in a green earthenware jug like a bottle in the morning and drinks it at night, what is the ruling? He replied: Will you not refrain from that which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), due to some ailment, performed Tawaf while riding his camel, and he touched the Black Stone with the stick that he had with him. Then, after completing the Tawaf, he made his camel sit down and performed two units of prayer for Tawaf.

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: "No man should lie down with another man who is naked, and no woman should lie down with another woman who is naked."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the command regarding the prohibition of alcohol was revealed, the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! What will happen to our brothers who passed away before this prohibition and used to drink it? Upon this, the following verse was revealed: « ﴿لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جُنَاحٌ فِيمَا طَعِمُوا﴾ [المائدة : 93]» "There is no blame upon those who believe and do righteous deeds for what they consumed (or drank) before."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the command for changing the Qiblah was revealed, the people said: O Messenger of Allah! What will happen to our companions who used to pray facing Bayt al-Maqdis and passed away in that state? Upon this, the following verse was revealed: «﴿وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ﴾ [البقرة : 143]» "Allah is not one to waste your prayers."

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 pray three rak'ahs of Witr and in them he would recite Surah Al-A'la, Surah Al-Kafiroon, and Surah Al-Ikhlas (in order).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones," then he pointed towards the nose, both hands, both knees, and the toes of both feet, "and it is forbidden to gather up clothes and hair during prayer."

Abu Nadrah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was present on the pulpit of the central mosque of Basra. I heard him saying that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to seek refuge from four things after every prayer and used to say: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْفِتَنِ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْأَعْوَرِ الْكَذَّابِ» "I seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave, I seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of Hell, I seek refuge with Allah from the trials of life and death, and I seek refuge with Allah from the trial of the false messiah, the one-eyed Dajjal, who will be a great liar."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is killed while protecting himself from oppression is a martyr."

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) sent his blessed letter to Kisra by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hudhafah (may Allah be pleased with him). He, according to the command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), gave that letter to the governor of Bahrain appointed by Kisra so that he would present it to Kisra (as per custom). Thus, the governor of Bahrain presented that letter to Kisra. When he read the letter, he tore it up. Imam Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) says: In my opinion, Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said after this that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) invoked a curse against him that he too be completely torn to pieces in the same way.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from behind while he was in prostration, and at that time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had separated his arms from his sides, so I saw the whiteness of the blessed armpits of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached near a place called Marr az-Zahran for Umrah, the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) came to know that the Quraysh were saying about them: "What will these people be able to do due to weakness?" The companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: "We will slaughter our animals, eat their meat, and drink the broth. When we enter Makkah in front of the polytheists, we will have gained strength." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from doing so and said: "Bring to me whatever provisions you have." So the companions (may Allah be pleased with them) brought their provisions and spread out the dining cloth. Everyone ate together (yet some was still left), and when they left from there, each of them filled their leather containers with it and took it away. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) moved forward until he entered Masjid al-Haram. The polytheists were sitting towards Hatim. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed idtiba' with his cloak (i.e., he passed the cloak under his right shoulder and placed it over his left shoulder, leaving his right shoulder bare) and said: "Let these people not perceive any weakness in you." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) touched the Black Stone and began the tawaf, until when he reached the Yemeni Corner, he walked at his normal pace up to the corner of the Black Stone. The polytheists, seeing this, said: "They are not even content with just walking; they are bounding like gazelles." In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did so for three circuits, and thus this became a Sunnah. Abu Tufail says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) informed me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did this in the Farewell Hajj.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a beautiful woman used to pray behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Because of her, some people would look for a place in the front rows so that they would not see her, while others would look for a place in the back rows so that they could get a spot in the last row, and when they bowed (in ruku‘), they would look at her from under their armpits. Upon this, the following verse was revealed: «﴿وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ﴾ [الحجر : 24]» "We surely know those of you who go forward and We surely know those who lag behind."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once a Jewish woman presented poisoned meat of a goat to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate a morsel or so and immediately stopped eating, and the woman was summoned. He asked her, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "I intended that if you are truly a Prophet, Allah will inform you about it, and if you are not a Prophet, then people will be rid of you through me." The narrator says that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt the effects of this poison, he would have cupping done. That is why, once when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on a journey and put on Ihram, he felt some effects of it, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping done.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Awf Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) granted Sayyiduna Bilal bin Harith Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) the upper and lower mines of the village named Qabliya and the cultivable land of the mountain named Quds as a fief, and this was not the right of any Muslim that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had given to him, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had this document written for him, in which, after "In the name of Allah," it was written: "This document which Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), has written for Bilal bin Harith Muzani is proof that he has given Bilal the upper and lower mines of the village named Qabliya and the cultivable land of the mountain named Quds as a fief, and he has not given him the right of any Muslim (by usurping it)."

The previous hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) through this second chain of narration.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and some of his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) performed ‘Umrah from Ji‘irranah, and in the first three circuits of Tawaf they performed ramal, and completed the remaining four circuits at a normal pace.

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 regarding the person who has intimacy with his wife during her menstruation: "He should give one or half a dinar in charity."

Kuraib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyida Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) sent him to Sham (Syria). When I reached there, I completed my task, and while I was still in Sham, the new moon of Ramadan was sighted. We saw the moon on the night of Friday. At the end of the month, when I returned to Madinah, Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked me about the task, and then the topic of the moon came up. He asked, "When did you people see the moon?" I replied, "On the night of Friday." He asked, "Did you see it yourself?" I said, "Yes! And other people also saw it. The people fasted upon seeing the moon, and Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) also fasted accordingly." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "But we saw the moon on the night of Saturday (the next day was Saturday), so we will continue to fast until we complete thirty days or see the moon." I said, "Can you not suffice with the sighting and fasting of Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said, "No, this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded." (From here, the jurists have derived the issue of difference in moon sighting.)

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: "When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while praying would glance to the right and left with the corner of his eyes, but would not turn his neck to look behind.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) performed ‘Umrah from Ji‘irrana, and during the Tawaf, they took their sheets out from under their armpits and did idtiba‘, placing them over their left shoulders.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) reached Makkah on the occasion of ‘Umrat al-Qada, the polytheists began to mock, saying that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions have been weakened by the fever of Yathrib. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the companions to perform ramal (brisk walking) in the first three circuits, so that the polytheists could see their strength. Thus, when the polytheists saw them performing ramal, they said among themselves that the fever of Yathrib has not weakened them.