Musnad Ahmad

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 supplicate: «رَبِّ أَعِنِّي وَلَا تُعِنْ عَلَيَّ وَانْصُرْنِي وَلَا تَنْصُرْ عَلَيَّ وَامْكُرْ لِي وَلَا تَمْكُرْ عَلَيَّ وَاهْدِنِي وَيَسِّرْ الْهُدَى إِلَيَّ وَانْصُرْنِي عَلَى مَنْ بَغَى عَلَيَّ رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَكَّارًا لَكَ ذَكَّارًا لَكَ رَهَّابًا لَكَ مِطْوَاعًا إِلَيْكَ مُخْبِتًا لَكَ أَوَّاهًا مُنِيبًا رَبِّ تَقَبَّلْ تَوْبَتِي وَاغْسِلْ حَوْبَتِي وَأَجِبْ دَعْوَتِي وَثَبِّتْ حُجَّتِي وَاهْدِ قَلْبِي وَسَدِّدْ لِسَانِي وَاسْلُلْ سَخِيمَةَ قَلْبِي» "O Lord! Help me and do not help others against me, plan for me and do not plan against me, guide me and make guidance easy for me, help me against the one who transgresses against me. O Lord! Make me grateful to You, remembering You, fearing You, obedient to You, humble before You, and turning to You in repentance and lamentation. O Lord! Accept my repentance, wash away my sins, accept my supplications, establish my proof, guide my heart, correct my tongue, and remove the impurities of my heart."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that sometimes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would fast so continuously that we would say, "Now the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will not leave any fast," and sometimes he would break his fast so continuously that we would say, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will not fast." And since the time the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, he did not fast for a complete month except for the month of Ramadan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The thumb and the little finger are equal."

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 learns astrology has learned a branch of magic; the more he advances in astrology, the further he advances in magic."

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: If a person intends to do a good deed and then does it, ten good deeds are written for him as a reward. And if he does not do the good deed, then just for the intention, one good deed is written for him. And if a person intends to commit a sin and then commits it, one sin is written against him. And if, after intending, he does not commit the sin, then one good deed is written for 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) ate only meat or meat with bone and performed prayer, and did not even touch water.

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? Why did you not tan it? For tanning purifies the skin."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the Eid prayer without adhan and iqamah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My mother has passed away, she had a month of fasts due, can I make them up for her? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me, if your mother had a debt, would you pay it off or not?" She said: Of course. He said: "Then Allah's debt is more deserving of being paid."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those men who become effeminate, and those women who become masculine, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Expel such people from your houses." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself expelled such a person, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) also expelled such a person.

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 once Abu Talib fell ill. Some people from the Quraysh came to visit him during his illness, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also came to visit him. There was an empty place at Abu Talib’s bedside where a man could sit, and Abu Jahl came and sat there. The people of Quraysh said to Abu Talib, “Your nephew finds fault with our gods.” Abu Talib said, “What complaint do your people have against you?” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Dear uncle! I want to bring them to a word, because of which all of Arabia will obey them and all of non-Arabs will pay them tax.” They asked, “What is that word?” He said, “«لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ».” Hearing this, they stood up saying, “Does he want to make all the gods into one god?” Upon this, Surah Sad was revealed, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited it until he reached «﴿إِنَّ هَذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ﴾».

Once a man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and said, "I am from Khurasan, our region is a cold area," and he mentioned vessels for wine. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "Completely avoid intoxicating things, such as wine made from raisins or dates, etc." He asked, "What is your opinion about the nabidh (fermented drink) of a clay pot?" He replied, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also forbade that."

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: "It is as if I am seeing before me a man who will be extremely dark-skinned and broad-legged, and he will uproot each and every stone of the Ka'bah."

On one occasion, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) while performing ablution narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Put water into your nose two or three times and clean it thoroughly."

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 الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ» "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 Noble Throne."

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 the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married (Sayyidah Maymunah, may Allah be pleased with her) while he was in the state of 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) said while delivering a sermon: "When one does not find an izar (lower garment) to tie as a waist-wrapper in ihram, he should wear trousers, and if he does not find shoes, he should wear socks."

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 started eating without performing ablution.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the series of revelation to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began continuously at the age of 43, he (peace be upon him) stayed in Makkah Mukarramah for ten years, ten years in Madinah Munawwarah, and at the age of 63, he (peace be upon him) passed away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed so-and-so items as Fitrana and prescribed half a sa’ of wheat. Benefit: For further clarification of this hadith, see hadith number 3291.

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 13 rak‘ahs at night (eight of Tahajjud, three of Witr, and two Sunnahs of Fajr).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the delegation of Banu Abdul Qais came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them about their identity. They replied that they belonged to the tribe of Rabi’ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Welcome from our side; by coming here you will neither be disgraced nor ashamed.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah! We have come to you from a distant place. Between us and you is the tribe of the disbelievers of Mudar, and we can only come to you during the sacred months. Therefore, tell us something by acting upon which we may enter Paradise, and we may also inform those whom we have left behind.” They also asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about alcohol. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to do four things and forbade them from four things. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to have faith in Allah and said, “Do you know what it means to have faith in Allah?” They said, “Allah and His Messenger know best.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “To testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, to establish prayer, to give zakat, to fast in Ramadan, and to send one-fifth of the spoils of war to the treasury (Bayt al-Mal).” And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from (using) vessels called dubba’, hantam, naqir, and muzaffat (which were used for drinking alcohol and whose explanation has already been mentioned several times before), and said, “Remember these things and convey them to those whom you have left behind.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a red-colored sheet was spread in the blessed grave 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) returned from the Battle of Badr, someone said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "Now proceed after the caravan of Quraysh; there is no obstacle now to reach it." Upon hearing this, Abbas—who had not yet embraced Islam at that time—called out and said, "This is not appropriate for you." He was asked, "Why?" He replied, "Allah had promised you one of the two groups, and He has already given it to you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man from Banu Sulaym was driving his goats and passed by some of the noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). He greeted them with salam. They said, "He only greeted us to save his life." Saying this, they advanced towards him and killed him, and took his goats and presented them to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Upon this, the following verse was revealed: « ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّٰهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا﴾ [النساء : 94]» "O you who believe! When you go forth in the way of Allah, investigate carefully."

Tawoos says that a man asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the meaning of this verse: «﴿قُلْ لَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى﴾ [الشورى : 23]» Before he could answer, Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) spoke up and said that it refers to the close relatives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "You were hasty. In every clan of the Quraysh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had kinship ties. This verse was revealed regarding this: 'I do not ask you for any recompense for this message except that you maintain the ties of kinship between me and you and take care of that.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a woman from the Ansar—whose name Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) had mentioned but the narrator forgot—"What prevented you from performing Hajj with us this year?" She replied, "O Messenger of Allah! We had only two camels for fetching water. My husband and son took one and went for Hajj, and they left one camel for us so that we could fetch water." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "When the month of Ramadan comes, perform Umrah in it, for the reward of Umrah in Ramadan is equal to that of Hajj."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) kissed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after his passing.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, all people will be raised barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised, and the first person to be clothed will be Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him)." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «﴿كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُعِيدُهُ﴾ [الأنبياء : 104]» "As We began the first creation, We shall repeat it."

Abu Al-Hakam says that once I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the nabidh (fermented drink) of a pitcher, so he replied that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the nabidh of a pitcher and the tunbi of a gourd. Therefore, whoever wants to consider as forbidden what Allah, the Lord of Honor, and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) have declared forbidden, should consider nabidh as forbidden.

Abu al-Tufail says that I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them), "Your people think that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ramal during the circumambulation of the Ka'bah and that it is a Sunnah." He replied, "There is half truth and half falsehood in this." I asked, "How is that?" He said, "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did perform ramal, but it is not a Sunnah. The reason for performing ramal was that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came with his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the polytheists were watching them from the mountain called Qaiqan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned that these people were talking among themselves about the Muslims being weak. Upon this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to perform ramal so that they could show their strength to the polytheists."

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) cursed the women who do (unlawful acts) in the graveyards, and also those who build mosques over graves and illuminate them.

Umar bin Mu'tib narrates that Abu Hasan, the freed slave of Abu Nawfal, asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) about this issue: If a slave has a slave woman in his marriage and he divorces her twice and then sets her free, can he send her a marriage proposal again? He replied: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has given a ruling about this.

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."

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 speaks during the Imam's sermon on Friday, his example is like that of a donkey carrying a heavy load, and whoever says to the one speaking, 'Be quiet,' he has no Friday (i.e., his Friday is invalidated)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: I wish people would reduce the amount in bequest from one third and choose one fourth, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has also considered one third to be much.

It is narrated from Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) that once a man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said that revelation continued to descend upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah Mukarramah for ten years and also in Madinah Munawwarah for ten years. He replied: Who says this? Certainly, revelation descended upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah Mukarramah for ten years, and he lived for 65 or more (years).

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 during the Farewell Pilgrimage: “O people! What day is this?” The people replied, “A sacred day.” Then he asked, “What city is this?” The people said, “A sacred city.” Then he asked, “What month is this?” The people said, “A sacred month.” He said: “Behold! Your wealth, your lives, and your honor are sacred to one another just as the sanctity of this day, in this sacred city, and in this sacred month.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) repeated this statement several times. Then he raised his blessed head towards the sky and said several times, “O Allah! Have I conveyed (the message)?” Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: By Allah! This was a firmness from the Lord. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Behold! Let those who are present convey this message to those who are absent. Do not turn into disbelievers after me, striking the necks of one another.”