Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that on the evening of Arafah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Fadl looking at women out of the corner of his eyes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand on his eye and said: "Today is such a day that whoever safeguards his ears, his eyes, and his tongue in it, Allah will forgive his sins."

Ibn Abi Mulaykah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him): O Urwah! Ask your mother, did your father not come with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he had not yet entered into Ihram?

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate meat with bones, then went for prayer with the previous ablution without renewing it.

When Surah Nasr was revealed, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about it. He replied that when Surah Nasr was revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) realized that this Surah contained the news of his passing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was afflicted with hardship, he used to say: «لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ» "There is no deity except Allah, the Most Great, the Most Forbearing. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no deity except Allah, the Lord of the heavens and the earth and the Lord of the Mighty Throne."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill with his final illness, he moved to the house of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call Ali to me." Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Shall I also call Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." Sayyidah Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I also call Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I also call Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." When all these people gathered, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and looked, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was not seen, upon which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. After a little while, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Now get up from the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." In the meantime, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to inform about the prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) submitted: "Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) is a soft-hearted man; when people do not see you, he will begin to weep, so you should order Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer." Nevertheless, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with him) went out and led the people in prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt some relief in his illness, so he came out, dragging his feet on the ground with the support of two men. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sensed the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he intended to step back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him and sat down at his left side, and began reciting from where Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had left off, and in this very illness he passed away. Waki’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people were following Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).

Arqam bin Sharhabil, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once, while traveling from Madinah Munawwarah to Shaam, I had the companionship of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both. During the journey, I asked him, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appoint anyone as his successor (wasi)?" Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith until Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave any congregational prayer even during his illness of death. When his condition became very heavy, even then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came supported between two men in such a way that his blessed feet were dragging lines on the ground. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in this state, and he did not appoint anyone as his successor (wasi)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that at the time of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) passing, I was ten years old, and by that time I had read all the Muhkamat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer, then delivered the sermon, then went to the women and gave them advice and admonition, and instructed them to give charity.

A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Ibrahim, "If only one person is praying with the imam, what should he do?" He said, "He should stand on the left side of the imam." I mentioned to him the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made him stand on his right side, so he accepted it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! By Allah! Ever since we irrigated the field after grafting the trees, I have not gone near my wife. The woman's husband had shins and arms, and his hair was straight, while the person with whom the woman was accused was extremely dark-skinned and had curly hair. On this occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed: "O Allah! Make the reality clear," and had them perform li'an (mutual cursing), and the woman gave birth to a child resembling the person with whom she was accused.

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: "Do not buy or sell fruit until it becomes fit to eat."

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 lives in the villages has wronged himself, whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless, and whoever frequents the courts of kings falls into tribulation."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) prayed facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months, then the direction of the qiblah was changed.

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) led the prayer of fear in a region of Banu Sulaym, which was called Dhi Qarad. The people formed two rows behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): one row stood facing the enemy, and one row stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led this group in one rak'ah, then these people walked backwards to the place of those who were standing facing the enemy, and those people came and stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then led them in the second rak'ah, and then said the salam. In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak'ahs, and each group performed one rak'ah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Jibreel (peace be upon him), after the period of cessation of revelation had passed, "Why do you not come to us more often than you do now?" Upon this, the verse was revealed: «﴿وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ . . . . .﴾ [مريم : 64]» "We do not descend except by the command of your Lord . . . . ."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade blowing into food and drink.

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 asked about the children of the polytheists, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah knows best — the One who created them — what deeds they would do when they grow up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up in the middle of the night to pray Tahajjud, he would recite this supplication: «لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ حَقٌّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَوْ لَا إِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ» "O Allah! All praise is for You, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, and all praise is for You, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, and all praise is for You, You are the King of the heavens and the earth and all creatures between them. You are the Truth, Your word is the truth, Your promise is the truth, meeting You is the truth, Paradise is the truth, Hell is the truth, and the Hour is the truth. O Allah! I submit to You, I believe in You, I rely upon You, I turn to You, I argue by Your power, I make You my judge, so forgive me my past and future sins, those I have done in secret and in public. You are the only One worthy of worship besides whom there is no other."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a man passed away who had no heir except for a slave whom he had set free. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted his inheritance to that very freed slave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Madinah, he found that the people there used to transact dates on credit for one, two, or three years. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When you do a Salam sale in fruits, specify its measure, specify its weight, and fix its time."

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 on a mat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I once spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Maymunah bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). A pillow was placed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he lay down resting his head on its length and slept. The household also slept. Then, around midnight or a little before or after it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up and began to remove the effects of sleep. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al-Imran in full. Then he came to the water-skin, untied its rope, and performed ablution. Then he stood up to pray. I also stood up and did what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had done, and I came and stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the ear and turned me, so I ended up on his right side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray during this time. The total number of rak‘ahs in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer was thirteen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man presented a waterskin of wine as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wine has become forbidden." Upon hearing this, the man turned to his servant and whispered to him to take it and sell it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "What did you say to him?" He replied, "I ordered him to go and sell it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The One who has forbidden its drinking has also forbidden its buying and selling." Thus, on his order, the wine was poured out in the valley of Batha.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once during the Prophetic era, there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer. In this prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a long time, probably as long as it takes to recite Surah Al-Baqarah. Then he performed a long bowing (ruku‘), then after raising his head from ruku‘, he stood for a long time, but this standing was shorter than the first. Then he performed another long ruku‘, which was shorter than the first ruku‘. Then after prostrating, he stood up and in the second rak‘ah also stood for a long time, which was shorter than the first rak‘ah. Then he performed a long ruku‘, but it was also somewhat shorter. After raising his head from ruku‘, he again stood and bowed as before, then prostrated, and after saying salam, he finished the prayer. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the solar eclipse had ended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They are not eclipsed due to anyone’s death nor due to anyone’s life. So when you see such a situation, remember Allah." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We felt as if you tried to grasp something while standing in your place, then you stepped back? He said: "I saw Paradise and I was about to take a bunch of its grapes. If I had taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remained. And I also saw Hell. I have never seen a more terrifying sight than today, and I saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the reason for this, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because of their ingratitude." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: Do they disbelieve in Allah? He said: "(That is not what is meant, rather what is meant is that) they are ungrateful to their husbands and do not acknowledge favors. If you were to do good to one of them for a lifetime and then she saw something in you that displeased her, she would immediately say: 'I have never seen any good from you.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage, a woman from the tribe of Khath'am came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), while Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). She said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! The obligation of Hajj has become due upon my father from Allah, but he has become so old that he cannot even sit on a mount. If I perform Hajj on his behalf, will it be fulfilled?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Yes!" During this, Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) began to look at the woman repeatedly because she was very beautiful. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), seeing this, turned Sayyiduna Fadl's (may Allah be pleased with him) face to the other side.

Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I was present in the plain of Arafat in the service of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and at that time he was eating pomegranate. He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also did not fast in the plain of Arafat. Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) had sent him milk, which he drank.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "My father has reached the time of Islam, but he has become very old, so much so that he cannot even sit on a mount. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?" The Prophet said: "Tell me, if your father had a debt and you paid it off, would it be considered paid or not?" He replied: "Yes!" The Prophet said: "Then perform Hajj on behalf of your father."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) embraced me and supplicated: «اَللّٰهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ الْكِتَابَ» "O Allah! Grant him the knowledge of the Book."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that at the time of the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his age was sixty-five (65) years.

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 toilet, and food was brought to him. Someone said, "O Messenger of Allah, will you not perform ablution?" He replied, "I have been commanded to perform ablution only when I intend to pray."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the toilet, then came out, asked for food, and began to eat. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Will you not perform ablution? He replied: "Why? Am I about to pray that I should perform ablution?"

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 makes images will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said to him: 'Put life into what you have created,' but he will not be able to do so. Whoever narrates a false dream will also be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be ordered to tie two grains of barley together, but he will not be able to do so. And whoever listens to the conversation of a people who do not want him to hear it, molten lead will be poured into his ears on the Day of Resurrection."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) while in the state of ihram, and at the place of Sarif, he was alone with her when he was not in the state of ihram, and at the same place of Sarif she passed away.

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once, while discussing the issue of the grandfather, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had said: "If I were to take anyone from this Ummah as my close friend (khalil), I would have taken him." This decision was made regarding Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him).

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: "I looked into Paradise and saw that the majority of its people were the poor, and I looked into Hell and saw that the majority of its people were women."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the prostration in Surah Sad is not obligatory, however, I have seen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) performing the prostration of recitation in Surah Sad.

Awam bin Hawshab (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) about the prostration (sajdah) in Surah Sad. He replied, "Yes! I asked this issue to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), and he answered, 'Do you recite this verse: «﴿وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ دَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ . . . . .﴾ [الأنعام : 84]» "And among their descendants were Dawood and Sulaiman . . . . ." and at its end it is: «﴿فَبِهُدَاهُمُ اقْتَدِهْ﴾ [الأنعام :90]» "So follow their guidance." It is as if your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was commanded to follow the example of Dawood (peace be upon him) (and he performed prostration, therefore, in his following, prostration should be performed at the verse of prostration in Surah Sad).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that once I stayed the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Maymunah bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). During the night, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray, so I stood on his left side to join the prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the head and made me stand on his right side.