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

It was narrated that al-‘Abbas said:

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.

It was narrated from al-"Abbas bin "Abdul-Muttalib that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said when he was sick:

"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.

It was narrated that al-"Abbas said: I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) one night, and he said:

"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."

It was narrated from Isma"eel bin Iyas bin "Afeef al-Kindi, from his father, that his grandfather said:

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 ).

It was narrated that alMuttalib bin Abu Wada"ah said: al"Abbas said:

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.”

It was narrated that ‘Abbas bin "Abdul-MuttaIib 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."

It was narrated that "Ubaidullah bin "Abbas bin "Abdul-Muttalib, the brother of "Abdullah, said:

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.