Musnad Bani Hashim (Hadeeth of al 'Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib from the Prophet)

O Messenger of Allah, your uncle Abu Talib used to protect you and he did such and such. He said: “He is in the shallowest part of Hell; were it not for me, he would be in the lowest depths.

"When a man prostrates, seven parts of his body prostrate with him: his face, his hands, his knees and his feet.” [g]Comments: [Its isnad is saheeh, Muslim (491)] 1765.[n] A similar report was narrated from al-"Abbas bin "Abdul-Muttalib from the Prophet (ﷺ) .

"Ali bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas came to us during a Hajj season and I heard him say: My father, "Abdullah bin "Abbas, told me that his father al-"Abbas came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I am your uncle and I have grown old and my time is near. Teach me something by means of which Allah will benefit me. He said: “O Abbas, you are my paternal uncle, but I cannot help you before Allah at all; rather ask your Lord for pardon and well being in this world and in the Hereafter." He said it three times. Then he came to him at Qarnal-Hawl and said something similar to him.

"Ali bin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas came to us, and Banu "Abdul-Muttalib came to meet him. He said: I heard "Abdullah bin ‘Abbas narrate that his father, "Abbas bin "Abdul-Muttalib, said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I am your paternal uncle and I have grown old... and he mentioned a similar report.

I said: O Messenger of Allah, have you benefited your uncle Abu Talib in any way? For he used to protect you and stand up for you. He said: "Yes; he is in the shallowest part of Hell; were it not for me he would be in the lowest depth of Hell.”

“When the son of Adam prostrates, seven parts prostrate with him: his face, his hands, his knees and his feet."

We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in al-Batha". A cloud passed and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do you know what this is?" They said, Sahab (a cloud). He said, "And muzn (rain cloud)?” We said, And muzn. He said, "And "anan (clouds)?” And we kept quiet. He said: “Do you know how much (distance) there is between heaven and earth?" We said, Allah and His Messenger know best. He said, “Between them there is (the distance of) five hundred years" march, and between each heaven and another there is (the distance of) five hundred years" march, and the thickness of each heaven is (the distance of) five hundred years. Then above the seventh heaven there is a sea, between whose top and bottom is a distance like that between heaven and earth. Then above that there are eight (angels in the form of) mountain goats. The distance between their hooves and their knees is like the distance between heaven and earth. Then above that is the Throne, and the distance between the bottom and the top of the Throne is like the distance between heaven and earth. Then Allah is above that, may He be blessed and exalted, and none of the deeds of the sons of Adam are hidden from Him."

a similar report.

I said: O Messenger of Allah, when Quraish meet one another, they meet with a cheerful attitude, but when they meet us, they meet us with expressions we do not recognise. The Prophet (ﷺ) got very angry and said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, faith will not enter a man"s heart unless he loves you for the sake of Allah and Iłis Messenger."

We go out and we see Quraish talking... and he narrated the same hadeeth.

How did you help your uncle, when he used to protect you and get angry for your sake? He said: “He is in the shallowest part of Hell; were it not for me, he would be in the lowest depths of Hell."

I was present with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) on the day of Hunain. I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and there was no one with him except me and Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith bin "Abdul-Muttalib. We stayed close to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and did not leave him. He was riding a grey mule of his - and perhaps Ma"mar said: white - that had been given to him by Farwah bin Na"amah al-Judhami. When the Muslims and the kuffar met, the Muslims turned and fled, but the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) spurred his mule towards the kuffar. Al-‘Abbas said: I was holding on to the reins of the mule of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), trying to restrain it, but he was rushing towards the mushrikeen, and Abu Sufyan bin al-Harith was holding on to the stirrup of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O "Abbas, call out: O people of as-Samurah[1].” I was a man with a loud voice, so I said at the top of my voice: Where are the people of as-Samurah? He said: By Allah, when they heard my voice, they came back like cows coming back to their calves, saying: "Here we are, here we are, here we are!" The Muslims came and fought with the kuffar, then the call went out to the Ansar: O Ansar! And the last to be called were Banul-Harith bin al-Khazraj. They said: O Banul-Harith bin al-Khazraj! The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), seated on his mule, craned his neck to watch the fighting, and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Now the battle is raging.” Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) took some pebbles and flung them at the faces of the kuffar, then he said: "They are defeated, by the Lord of the Ka"bah, they are defeated by the Lord of the Ka"bah!" Then I went and looked, and saw that the fighting was as it had been before, as far as I could see. He said: By Allah, as soon as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) threw the pebbles at them, their force was spent and they began to retreat, until Allah defeated them. He said: It is as if I can see the Prophet (ﷺ) , pursuing them on his mule. [1]As-Samurah, this was the tree beneath which they swore the bai"ah (oath of allegiance) of ar-Ridwan.

‘Abbas and Abu Sufyan were with him - meaning the Prophet (ﷺ) - when he addressed them and said, "Now the battle is raging.” He said: “Call out: O people of Soorat al-Baqarah."

O Messenger of Allah, we go out and we see Quraish talking, but when they see us, they keep quiet. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) got angry and a vein stood out between his eyes. Then he said: “By Allah, faith will not enter a man"s heart unless he loves you for the sake of Allah and because you are related to me.”

“He has tasted faith who is content with Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Muhammad as his Messenger."

"He has tasted faith who is content with Allah as his Lord, Islam as his religion and Muhammad as his Messenger.”

“When a person prostrates, seven parts prostrate with him: his face, his hands, his knees and his feet.”

Whilst i was with him, his doorkeeper Yarfa" came and said: Will you give permission for "Uthman, ‘Abdur-Rahman, az-Zubair and Sa"d to enter? He said: Yes. So he admitted them. Then after a while he came and said: Will you give permission for "Ali and ‘Abbas to enter? He said: Yes. So he gave them permission to enter. When they came in, ‘Abbas said: O Ameer al-Mu"mineen, judge between me and this one-meaning ‘Ali. They were disputing about as-Sawafi (some property) which Allah had granted as booty to His Messenger from the property of Banun-Nadeer. The people said: O Ameer al-Mu"mineen, judge between them and let them settle the matter. ‘Umar said: Wait a minute. I adjure you by Allah, by Whose leave heaven and Earth exist, do you know that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "We are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charity,” referring to himself? They said: He did say that. Then ‘Umar turned to ‘Ali and al-"Abbas and said: I adjure you by Allah, do you know that the Prophet (ﷺ) said that? They said: Yes. He said: I shall tell you about this matter: Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, bestowed upon His Messenger of this fai’ that which He did not bestow upon anyone else. And he said: "And what Allah gave as booty (Fai’) to His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) from them - for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Messengers over whomsoever He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things" [al-Hashr 59.6]. That was exclusively for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Moreover, by Allah, he did not take it and exclude you and he did not prefer himself over you with regard to it. He gave it to you and distributed it among you until all there was left of it was this property. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take the annual expenditure of his family from this property, then he would take whatever was left and regard it as wealth belonging to Allah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did that during his lifetime, then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died and Abu Bakr said: I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so Abu Bakr took control of it and did the same with it as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had done.

Whilst we were sitting with him, his doorkeeper Yarfa" came to him and said to ‘Umar: Will you give permission to ‘Uthman, ‘Abdur-Rahman, Sa"d and az Zubair to come in? He said: Yes, let them in. So they came in and greeted him and sat down. Then after a while Yarfa" said to ʻUmar: Will you give permission to "Ali and ‘Abbas to enter? He said: Yes, let them in. When they came in, they sat down and Abbas said: O Ameer al-Mu"mineen, judge between me and "Ali (رضي الله عنه). The people, "Uthman and his companions, said: Judge between them and let them settle the matter. ‘Umar (رضي الله عنه) said: Wait a minute. I adjure you by Allah, by Whose leave heaven and earth exist, do you know that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "We are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charity,” referring to himself? They said: He did say that. Then ‘Umar turned to "Ali and al-"Abbas and said: I adjure you by Allah, do you know that the Prophet (ﷺ) said that? They said: He did say that. ‘Umar said: I shall tell you about this matter: Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, bestowed this fai’ exclusively upon His Messenger. And Allah, may He be exalted, said: "And what Allah gave as booty (Fai") to His Messenger (Muhammad (ﷺ)) from them - for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry. But Allah gives power to His Messengers over whomsoever He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things” [al-Hashr 59.6]. This verse was only for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). Moreover, by Allah, he did not keep it for himself and he did not prefer himself over you with regard to it. He gave it to you and distributed it among you until there was left of it this property. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to take the annual expenditure of his family from this property, then he would take whatever was left and regard it as wealth belonging to Allah. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did that during his lifetime. I adjure you by Allah, do you know this? They said: Yes. He said to "Ali and "Abbas: I adjure you by Allah, do you know this? They said: Yes. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) died, and Abu Bakr said: I am the successor of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so Abu Bakr took control of it and did the same with it as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had done. And now you - and he turned to ‘Ali and "Abbas - are claiming that Abu Bakr did such and such, but Allah knows best that he was sincere, righteous and guided to the truth in the way he dealt with it.

O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may say in my supplication. He said: "Ask Allah for pardon and well being." Then I came to him another time and said: O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I may say in my supplication. He said: “O "Abbas, O uncle of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), ask Allah for wellbeing in this world and in the Hereafter.”

I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when his wives were with him, so they covered themselves in front of me, except Maimoonah. He said: "There is no one in this house who witnesses the administration of medicine in the side of the mouth but he should be treated in the same way, but my instruction does not include al-"Abbas.” Then he said: "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer.” "A"ishah said to Hafsah: Tell him that Abu Bakr is a man who, if he stands in your place, will weep, He said: “Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So he stood up and prayed, then the Prophet (ﷺ) felt a little better, so Abu Bakr retreated a little, wanting to move backwards, but [the Prophet (ﷺ)] sat beside him, then he started to recite.

"Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer. So Abu Bakr went out and said takbeer. The Prophet (ﷺ) felt a little better, so he came out, supported by two men. When Abu Bakr saw him, he stepped backwards, but the Prophet (ﷺ) gestured to him: Stay where you are. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat beside Abu Bakr, and carried on the recitation from where Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) had reached.

"Look, do you see any stars in the sky?" I said: Yes. He said: "What do you see?" I said: I see the Pleiades. He said: "Some of your offspring, as many as these stars, will take control of the ummah, two of whom will come to power through turmoil."

I was a merchant; I came for Hajj and came to al-"Abbas bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib to buy some goods from him, as he was also a merchant. By Allah, I was with him in Mina when a man came out of a tent nearby and looked at the sun. When he saw that it had passed its zenith, he stood up and prayed. Then a woman came out of that tent from which that man had come out, and she stood behind him to pray. Then a boy on the brink of adolescence came out of that tent and stood with him to pray, I said to al-"Abbas: Who is this, O ’Abbas? He said: This is Muhammad bin "Abdullah bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib, the son of my brother. I said: Who is this woman? He said: She is his wife, Khadeejah bint Khuwailid. I said: Who is this youth? He said: He is "Ali bin Abu Talib, the son of his paternal uncle. I said: What are they doing? He said: He is praying, and he claims that he is a Prophet, but no one follows him except his wife and this cousin of his, that young man. And he claims that the treasure of Chosroes and Caesar will be granted to him. He said: "Afeef - who was the paternal cousin of al-Ash"ath bin Qais - became Muslim after that and was a good Muslim, and he used to say: If Allah had guided me to become Muslim on that day, I would have been the third with "Ali bin Abu Talib (رضي الله عنه ).

The Prophet (ﷺ) heard of some of what the people were saying, so he ascended the minbar and said: "Who am I?" They said: You are the Messenger of Allah. He said: "I am Muhammad bin "Abdullah bin ‘Abdul-Muttalib. Allah created creation and He made me among the best of His creation. Then He made them into two groups, and He put me in the best group. And He created tribes, and He put me in the best tribe. And He made them families, and He put me in the best family. So I am the best of you in family and the best of you as an individual.”

O Messenger of Allah, have you benefited your uncle Abu Talib in any way? For he used to protect you and stand up for you. He said: "Yes; he is in the shallowest part of Hell; were it not for me he would be in the lowest depth of Hell."

Al-"Abbas had a downspout on the route taken by "Umar bin al-Khattab. One Friday, "Umar got dressed. Two chickens had been slaughtered for al-bas, and when ["Umar] passed by the downspout, water came out, mixed with blood of the two chickens. It landed on "Umar, and in it was the blood of the two chickens. "Umar ordered that the downspout be removed, then he went back and took off those clothes, and put on some other clothes. Then he came and led the people in prayer. Al-"Abbas came to him and said: By Allah, the downspout is where the Prophet (ﷺ) put it. So ʻUmar said to al-"Abbas: I insist that you should climb onto my back and put it where the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) put it. So al-"Abbas (رضي الله عنه) did that.