Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the mother of Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, he was not present with her at that time. Later, he presented himself in the court of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! My mother passed away in my absence, so if I give some charity on her behalf, will she benefit from it? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Yes!” Upon this, he said: Then I make you a witness that I have a garden, and I have given it in charity on her behalf.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assumed the Ihram for Hajj, he reached Makkah Mukarramah on the fourth of Dhul-Hijjah and led us in the Fajr prayer at the place of Batha, and said: "Whoever wishes may make this Ihram the Ihram of Umrah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that (once the Prophet ﷺ was delivering a sermon to us and said: "O people! Hajj has been made obligatory upon you." Upon hearing this,) Aqra’ bin Habis stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Is Hajj obligatory every year?" The Prophet ﷺ said: "If I had said yes, it would have become obligatory upon you every year, but if that had happened, you would not have been able to do it. Hajj is obligatory only once in a lifetime; whatever is more than that is voluntary Hajj."

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: "On the Day of Resurrection, this Black Stone will come in such a way that it will have two eyes with which it will see, and a tongue with which it will speak, and it will bear witness in favor of the person who kissed it with truth."

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 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, and they also performed ramal.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that in Muzdalifah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us, the Banu Hashim: "O my nephews! Leave before the crowd of people, but do not stone the Jamrah Aqabah before sunrise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), then after mentioning the complete hadith, he said: Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed bowing (ruku‘), and I saw that in ruku‘ he was saying «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيْمِ», then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and praised Allah as long as he deemed appropriate, then he performed prostration (sajdah) and in sajdah kept saying «سُبْحَانَ رَبَّيَ الْأَعْلَىٰ», then after raising his head, between the two prostrations, he recited this supplication: «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاجْبُرْنِي وَارْفَعْنِي وَارْزُقْنِي وَاهْدِنِي» "O Lord! Forgive me, have mercy on me, mend me, raise me, provide for me, and guide me."

Abu Al-Bakhtari says that once we were at "Dhat Irq" when the moon of Ramadan was sighted. We sent a man to ask Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this issue. In response, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) mentioned this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Allah has granted ease in the matter of moon sighting, so if the moon is not seen, then complete the count of thirty days."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed in Makkah Mukarramah for thirteen years, and he passed away at the age of sixty-three years.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was commissioned at the age of forty, he stayed in Makkah Mukarramah for thirteen years, then he was commanded to migrate, so he spent ten years in Madinah Munawwarah, and he passed away at the age of sixty-three.

Abu Hazir, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once a person asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, about the jar in which nabidh is made. He replied that Allah and His Messenger have forbidden it. That man then went to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, and also mentioned to him the answer of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said that he has spoken the truth. The man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, from what kind of jar did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbid its use? He replied: Every jar that is made from baked clay.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the verse of debt was revealed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The first to deny something out of forgetfulness and unawareness was Adam (peace be upon him), and its detail is as follows: When Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him), after some time He passed His hand over his back and brought forth all his progeny that would exist until the Day of Resurrection, and began to present his offspring before him. Adam (peace be upon him) saw among them a man whose complexion was radiant. He asked: 'O Lord! Who is this?' Allah said: 'This is your son Dawud (David).' He asked: 'O Lord! How long is his lifespan?' Allah said: 'Sixty years.' He said: 'O Lord! Increase his lifespan.' Allah said: 'That is not possible, but it is possible that I reduce some years from your lifespan and add them to his.' The lifespan of Adam (peace be upon him) was one thousand years. Allah took forty years from it and added forty years to the lifespan of Dawud (peace be upon him), and wrote this matter down and made the angels witnesses to it. When the time of Adam's (peace be upon him) death approached and the angels came to seize his soul, Adam (peace be upon him) said: 'But forty years of my life still remain?' It was said to him: 'You have already given those forty years to your son Dawud.' But he said: 'I did not do so.' Thereupon Allah presented that written document before him and the angels bore witness to it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said (while addressing us in a sermon): "O people! Hajj has been made obligatory upon you." Upon hearing this, Sayyiduna Aqra' bin Habis (may Allah be pleased with him) stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Is Hajj obligatory every year?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I had said yes, it would have become obligatory upon you every year, but if that had happened, you would not have been able to do it. Hajj is obligatory only once in a lifetime; whatever is more than that will be voluntary Hajj."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a goat belonging to Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) died. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Why did you not benefit from its skin?" She said: "It is dead (carrion)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tanning purifies the skin."

Abu Mujliz says that once a man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them): I do not remember whether I have thrown six pebbles or seven? He replied: I also do not know whether the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) threw six pebbles at the Jamarat or seven?

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) had cupping done on his head while in the state of ihram. The narrator says that this was due to some ailment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping performed and blood was drawn from his head.

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) performed the Zuhr prayer at Dhu’l-Hulayfah, then he had the sacrificial animal brought, drew blood from its right side and applied it on it, then cleaned off that blood and hung sandals around its neck. Then the riding animal of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was brought. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mounted it and reached Bayda, he recited the Talbiyah for Hajj.

Matlab bin Abdullah says that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wash the limbs of wudu three times each and attributed this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) used to wash them once each and he too attributed this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

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 to the well of Zamzam. We drew a bucket of water, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank from it and rinsed his mouth in that bucket. Then we put that bucket back into the well of Zamzam (thus the leftover water from the Prophet also mixed in it), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If I had not feared that you would be overpowered, I would have drawn the bucket with my own hand."

A Bedouin asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): What is the reason that the family of Muawiyah gives people water and honey to drink, the family of so-and-so gives milk, and you people serve nabidh? Is it due to miserliness or need? He replied: We are neither miserly nor in need. The fact is that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us, with Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) sitting behind him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for water to drink, and we served him nabidh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank it and gave the remainder to Sayyiduna Usama (may Allah be pleased with him), and said: "You have done well and acted excellently; do likewise."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the well of Zamzam. We gave him its water to drink, and he drank it while standing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that a person combine in marriage his paternal aunt and niece, or his maternal aunt and niece.

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).

Abu Al-Tufail says that whenever Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by any corner of the Ka'bah, he would perform istilam (touching or kissing). Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform istilam only of the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that no part of the House of Allah is abandoned or neglected.

Abu al-Tufail says that I was once with Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). Whenever Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by any corner of the Ka'bah, he would touch it. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to touch only the Black Stone and the Yemeni Corner. Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that no part of the House of Allah is to be neglected or abandoned.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Umrah from Ji‘irrana, and in the first three circuits of the Tawaf of the Ka‘bah he performed ramal, and in the remaining four circuits he walked as usual.

Abu Tufail says that I once asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), "Your people think that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ramal during tawaf and that it is a Sunnah?" He replied, "These people say some things that are true and some that are false." I asked, "What is true and what is false?" He said, "The truth is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did perform ramal while circumambulating the House of Allah, but to consider it a Sunnah is incorrect. The reason is that during the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, the Quraysh had said, 'Leave Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), so that they may perish just as a camel dies when a worm comes out of its nose.' When they made peace with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on this condition among other conditions, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) could come to Makkah the following year with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) and stay for three days, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came the following year. The polytheists were sitting towards Mount Qaiqan. Seeing them, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to perform ramal in three circuits. This is not a Sunnah."

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 when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived at Makkah with his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) on the occasion of ‘Umrat al-Qada’, the polytheists began to mock, saying: “A people are coming to you whom the fever of Yathrib has made weak.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to perform ramal (brisk walking) in the first three circuits. The polytheists began to say among themselves: “The fever of Yathrib has not made them weak.”

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 Black Stone came from Paradise; it was whiter than snow, but the sins of the polytheists made it black."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once drank milk and then rinsed his mouth and said, "It has greasiness in it."

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) was the most generous of all people, and he was even more generous in the month of Ramadan when he would meet with Jibreel (peace be upon him). Every night of Ramadan, Jibreel (peace be upon him) would review the Noble Qur'an with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). On the morning after the night when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the Qur'an to Jibreel (peace be upon him), he would become more generous than the fast-blowing wind.

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 was helped by the east wind (the wind that comes from the direction of the door of the Ka'bah), and the people of 'Ad were destroyed by the west wind."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once he spent the night at the house of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up during the night, used the miswak, performed ablution, and recited the last ten verses of Surah Al-Imran. Then he prayed two rak‘ahs in which he stood, bowed, and prostrated for a long time. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lay down and slept until the sound of his snoring could be heard. Then he woke up and repeated the same actions, and this happened three times. After a short while, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came and informed him about the prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to lead the prayer, and in prostration, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to supplicate: «اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ أَمَامِي نُورًا وَخَلْفِي نُورًا وَاجْعَلْ عَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا وَعَنْ شِمَالِي نُورًا وَفَوْقِي نُورًا وَتَحْتِي نُورًا اَللّٰهُمَّ أَعْظِمْ لِي نُورًا» "O Allah! Place light in my heart, in my ears, in my eyes, on my right, on my left, in front of me, behind me, above me, and beneath me, and grant me more and more light."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that among the children, after Sayyidah Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her), the first to perform prayer or accept Islam was Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that at the time of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) passing, I was fifteen years old.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade every predatory animal that hunts with its fangs and every bird that hunts with its talons.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would spend several consecutive nights with an empty stomach in such a way that the members of his household would not have dinner at night, and most often, when they did get something to eat, it would be barley bread.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken on the Night of Ascension (Mi'raj) to visit Bayt al-Maqdis, then he returned the same night and informed the Quraysh about his journey, the signs of Bayt al-Maqdis, and about one of their caravans. Some people began to say, "Can we believe what Muhammad says?" Saying this, they reverted to disbelief, and Allah Almighty struck their necks along with Abu Jahl. Once, Abu Jahl had said that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) frightens us with the tree of Tuhar; bring me dates and foam, I will show you how to make a Tuhar. On that very Night of Ascension, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the Dajjal with his own eyes—not as one sees in a dream—and also visited Jesus, Moses, and Abraham (peace be upon them). Someone asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the Dajjal, so he said, "I found him to be large in stature and of a greenish-white complexion. One of his eyes was prominent, and it seemed as if it was a shining pearl, and the hair on his head was like the branches of a tree. I saw Jesus (peace be upon him); he was a young man of white complexion, with curly hair, sharp eyes, and physically had a slim belly. I saw Moses (peace be upon him); he was of very wheat-colored complexion, had thick hair, and was physically very strong. I also saw Abraham (peace be upon him); there was no part of his body that I saw in him except that I saw the same in myself, as if he was exactly like your Prophet. Then Gabriel (peace be upon him) said: Greet Malik, who is the keeper of Hell. So I greeted him with peace."