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) said regarding the skins of dead animals: "Tanning removes their filth and impurity."

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 Tawaf while riding his camel and touched the Black Stone with the stick that he had with him, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed Sa’i between Safa and Marwah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a person to give a gift to someone and then ask for it back, except for a father who gives something to his son and then takes it back; he is exempted. Whoever gives a gift to someone and then asks for it back, his example is like that of a dog who eats something, and when he is full, he vomits it out and then starts licking his own vomit."

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 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the person who had intimacy with his wife during her menstrual period: "He should give one or half a dinar in charity."

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 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 one.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Allah Almighty has made prayer obligatory upon you through the tongue of your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): four rak‘ahs for the resident, two rak‘ahs for the traveler, and one rak‘ah for the one who prays in fear.

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 commanded regarding the miswak with such emphasis that I began to fear that perhaps a verse of the Qur'an would be revealed to me about it (and my ummah would not be able to fulfill this command)."

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) entered the Ka'bah. At that time, there were six pillars inside the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood by each pillar, but did not perform prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, a woman said, "Uthman! Congratulations to you for Paradise." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) looked angrily towards that woman and said, "How do you know?" She replied, "O Messenger of Allah! He was your horseman and companion (so after death, he will surely go to Paradise)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "By Allah! Even though I am the Messenger of Allah, I do not know what will happen to me." Hearing this, people became fearful about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him), but when the eldest daughter of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyidah Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), passed away, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go and join our best predecessor, Uthman bin Maz'un," (by which his being in Paradise was established). At this, the women began to weep, and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) started beating them with a whip. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of his hand and said, "Umar! Stop." Then he said to the women, "You are allowed to weep, but protect yourselves from the wailing and shrieking of Satan." Then he said, "As long as it is a matter of the eye and the heart, it is from Allah and is a mercy, but when it reaches the hand and the tongue, then it is from Satan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fixed Dhu’l-Hulaifah as the miqat for the people of Madinah, Juhfah for the people of Sham, Yalamlam for the people of Yemen, and Qarn for the people of Najd, and said: “These places are miqat for the residents of these areas as well as for those who pass through them—who intend to perform Hajj and Umrah. And whoever’s house is behind the miqat, he should enter into ihram from where he starts, until the people of Makkah, their ihram will be from where they begin.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Sayyiduna Ma'iz bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to confess his crime, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Perhaps you only kissed her? Or you only touched her?" He replied, "No." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Did you have intercourse with her?" He said, "Yes!" Then, on the order of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he was stoned to death.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the iqamah for the Fajr prayer was given, and a man stood up to pray two rak‘ahs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pulled him by his garment and said: "Will you pray four rak‘ahs for Fajr?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when this verse was revealed: «﴿وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ فَاجْلِدُوهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَلَا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهَادَةً أَبَدًا﴾ [النور : 4]» "Those who accuse chaste women and do not produce four witnesses—flog them with eighty lashes and never accept their testimony," Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him)—who was the chief of the Ansar—said, "O Messenger of Allah! Has this command been revealed to you in this way?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O group of Ansar! Do you hear what your chief is saying?" The people said, "O Messenger of Allah! Do not take his words badly, for he is a very protective man. By Allah, he has always married only virgin women, and whenever he divorced any of his wives, no other man dared to marry his divorced wife due to his intense sense of honor." Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! I am certain that this command is true and has come from Allah alone, but I am amazed that if I see a vile woman in such a state that a man has her between his thighs, and I do not get angry nor disturb them, but first go and bring four witnesses—by Allah! By the time I bring the witnesses, he will have finished his act." While these conversations were taking place, after a short while, Sayyiduna Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived. He was one of the three who stayed behind from the Battle of Tabuk and later had their repentance accepted. He returned from his land at night and saw a stranger with his wife. He saw them with his own eyes and heard their conversation with his own ears, but he showed patience. In the morning, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! I came to my wife at night and found a stranger with her. I saw them with my own eyes and heard them with my own ears." This matter was very hard on the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he expressed displeasure. The Ansar gathered and said, "What Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, we have now been afflicted with the same. Now the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will punish Sayyiduna Hilal bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and declare his testimony unreliable among the Muslims." But Sayyiduna Hilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah! I hope that Allah will surely make a way out for me from this." Then Sayyiduna Hilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! I feel that the issue I have presented to you is hard on you. Allah knows that I am truthful in my statement." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was about to order the punishment for him when revelation began to descend upon him. When revelation would come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would recognize it by the change in the color of his blessed face and would restrain themselves until the revelation was complete. On this occasion, the verse of Li'an was revealed: «﴿وَالَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ شُهَدَاءُ إِلَّا أَنْفُسُهُمْ فَشَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ . . .﴾ [النور : 6]» "Those who accuse their wives of adultery and have no witnesses except themselves..." When the state of revelation ended, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Hilal! Rejoice, for Allah has made a way out and relief for you." He said, "That is what I hoped from my Lord." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Call his wife." So the people called her. When she arrived, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the mentioned verses before both of them and advised them, saying, "The punishment of the Hereafter is more severe than the punishment of this world." Sayyiduna Hilal (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "O Messenger of Allah! I am truthful in accusing her," while his wife denied it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Let there be mutual imprecation (Li'an) between them." (The method is that) Sayyiduna Hilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was told to testify. He swore by Allah four times that he was truthful in his claim. When it was time for the fifth oath, he was told, "Hilal! Fear Allah, the punishment of this world is lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter, and this fifth oath can establish the punishment upon you." He said, "Just as Allah did not let me be flogged, He will not punish me either," and he took the fifth oath that if he was lying, then may the curse of Allah be upon him. Then his wife was similarly told to swear by Allah four times that her husband was lying in his accusation. When it was time for the fifth oath, she was told, "Fear Allah, the punishment of this world is much lighter than the punishment of the Hereafter, and this fifth oath can establish the punishment upon you." Hearing this, she hesitated for a moment, then said, "By Allah! I will not disgrace my people," and took the fifth oath that if her husband was truthful, then may the wrath of Allah be upon her. After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated the two and decreed, "The child of this woman shall not be attributed to the father, nor shall the woman be attributed to her husband, and no accusation shall be made against her child. Whoever accuses her or her child will be punished." He also decreed, "The woman's residence and maintenance are not the responsibility of her husband," because their separation occurred without divorce or death. He said, "If the child born to this woman is fair-skinned, with light buttocks and thin shins, then he will be Hilal's. But if he is wheat-colored, with curly hair, full shins, and full buttocks, then he will be the one whom the woman was accused of." So the child born to the woman was wheat-colored, with curly hair, full shins, and full buttocks. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said, "If it were not for the regard of the oath, my and this woman's matter would have been different." Ikrimah says that later, when the child grew up, he became the governor of Egypt, but he was always attributed to his mother, not to his father.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said while he was seated on the pulpit: "People should stop neglecting Jumu'ah, otherwise Allah, the Exalted, will seal their hearts and will write them among the heedless."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying her child and said, "O Messenger of Allah! He has some affliction; whenever it troubles him during eating, he spoils all our food." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his hand over the child's chest and prayed for him. Suddenly, the child vomited, and something like a black cat came out of his mouth and ran away.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about an issue: his sister had vowed to go to the Sacred House of Allah on foot, but now she had become weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Allah is independent of your sister's vow. She should go on a mount and take a camel as a sacrificial offering."

Hakam bin A'raj says that once I presented myself before Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he was sitting leaning against the well of Zamzam, I also went and sat with him, he was the best companion. I asked him to tell me something about the Day of Ashura. He said: In what regard do you want to ask about it? I said: Regarding fasting, that is, on which day should I fast? He said: When you see the crescent of Muharram, keep counting its dates, and when the morning of the ninth day comes, then fast. I asked: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fast in this way? He said: Yes.

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: "Teach people knowledge, make things easy, do not create difficulties," and he said three times, "When any of you becomes angry, he should remain silent."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If any Muslim visits a sick person whose time of death has not come near and says seven times: «أَسْأَلُ اللّٰهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ» 'I ask Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, to grant you healing,' then Allah Almighty grants him well-being."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any Muslim servant visits a sick person and recites this supplication: «أَسْأَلُ اللّٰهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ» 'I ask Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to grant you healing,' Allah Almighty grants him well-being, provided that his appointed time of death has not arrived."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue: his sister had made a vow to go to the Sacred House of Allah on foot, but now she had become weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Tell your sister to go on a mount and take a camel as a sacrificial offering."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a woman made a vow to perform Hajj, but she passed away before fulfilling it. Her brother came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him about this issue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell me! If your sister had a debt, would you pay it off or not?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then pay Allah's debt as well, for it is more deserving to be fulfilled."

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) assumed the Ihram for Umrah, and the noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) assumed the Ihram for Hajj. Whoever did not have a sacrificial animal became halal (came out of Ihram). Among those people were Sayyiduna Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) and another companion; they also opened their Ihram.

Hazrat Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about the person who has intentionally killed a Muslim. He said: His punishment is Hell, in which he will abide forever. Upon him will be Allah’s wrath and His curse, and Allah has prepared for him a great punishment. This is the last revelation in this regard that was sent down to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which was not abrogated by any verse until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, and after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), no revelation can come to anyone. The questioner asked: What if he repents, believes, does good deeds, and remains on the path of guidance? He replied: Woe to you, how will he find guidance? I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that the murdered person will be brought in such a state that he will be holding the killer with one hand and his own head with the other, and blood will be flowing from his wounds, and he will come before the Throne and say: O Lord! Ask him for what crime he killed me? Benefit: This is the opinion of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). The majority of the Ummah agrees that if the killer, after repenting, adorns himself with faith and righteous deeds, his repentance is accepted. In the case of fulfilling the rights of people or punishment, in any case, by the blessing of the Kalimah, he will be saved from Hell.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Nabidh used to be prepared for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a waterskin. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would drink it on Monday and until the afternoon (Asr) of Tuesday (and probably until the afternoon of Wednesday). After that, he would give it to a servant to drink or would order it to be poured out.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Pharaoh was drowning, Angel Jibreel (peace be upon him) began to stuff mud into his mouth out of fear that he might say «لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰه» (and thus escape the punishment for his evil deeds).

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: "Selling the unborn offspring of a pregnant animal on credit is usury (riba)."

Once, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): Do you remember that once we met our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he had returned from a journey? He replied: Yes! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) picked me up and left you.

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: "A man will come to you who sees with the eye of Satan." After a short while, a man with a bluish complexion came and said, "O Muhammad! (peace and blessings be upon him) Why did you speak ill of me?" and he began to swear an oath about it. Regarding this dispute, this verse was revealed: «﴿وَيَحْلِفُونَ عَلَى الْكَذِبِ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [المجادلة : 14]» "They swear oaths to a lie and they do not even realize."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the Dajjal: "He will be one-eyed, his complexion will be bright white, his head will appear like that of a snake, among the people he will most resemble ‘Abdul-‘Uzza bin Qatan. If those who are to perish begin to perish, then remember that your Lord is not one-eyed." Shu’bah says: When I recited this hadith before Qatadah, he also narrated the same hadith to me (confirming it).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the presence of the Messenger and said: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have become very old, I am also ill, and standing (in prayer) is very difficult for me. Please tell me a night in which there is a possibility of attaining Laylat al-Qadr from Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Hold fast to the seventh night of the last ten (i.e., the 27th night).”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once passed by me while I was playing with children. I went and hid behind a door. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called me and affectionately wrestled me to the ground, then sent me to Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him).

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 off fasting," and sometimes he would break his fast so continuously that we would say, "Now 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.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered into Ihram with the intention of Hajj. Upon reaching Makkah, he performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah and Sa'i between Safa and Marwah, but due to having brought the sacrificial animal, he did not shave or cut his hair to become halal. And he instructed those who had not brought the sacrificial animal with them to "perform Tawaf and Sa'i, and after shortening or shaving their hair, they should become halal."

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 from the shoulder or meat with bone, then performed the prayer with his previous ablution without making a fresh 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: "Observe the fast of Ashura, but oppose the Jews in this matter, and do so by also fasting one day before it or one day after it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping done, he would have it done on the veins on both sides of the neck. On one occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called a slave from Banu Bayadah, and he performed the cupping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him one and a half mudd of wheat as payment, and spoke to his masters regarding this matter, so they reduced it by half a mudd, otherwise previously it was a full two mudd.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prescribed the method of offering two rak‘ahs during travel, therefore these two rak‘ahs are complete, not incomplete, and offering Witr during travel is also established from the Sunnah.