Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Abbas is the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, and an uncle is a type of father." This hadith has been narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, Sayyiduna Hasan bin Muslim Makki, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib, and Sayyiduna Abdul Muttalib bin Rabee'ah bin Harith (may Allah be pleased with them).

Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said about Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): “This is Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, the most generous and the one who maintains the ties of kinship the most among the Quraysh.”

Lady Umm al-Fadl bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) while he was in the Hatim. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me: "Umm al-Fadl!" I said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have conceived a child." I said: How can this be, when the Quraysh have sworn that women will not bear children? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It will be as I have said. When the child is born, bring him to me." When the child was born, she brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he named him Abdullah, put his blessed saliva in his mouth, and said: "Take him, you will find him intelligent." She says: I went to Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) and told him the whole story. He put on his clothes and came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He was a handsome and tall man. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw him, he stood up towards him, kissed his forehead, and seated him on his right side. Then he said: "This is my uncle; whoever wishes, let him take pride in his uncle." Sayyiduna Abbas said: O Messenger of Allah! Do not praise me so much. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Why should I not say this, when you are my uncle, a sign of my forefathers, and an uncle is like a father."