He said, "O Messenger of Allah, your uncle Abu Talib used to protect and benefit you." He (Prophet Muhammad) said, "Indeed, he is in the lowest depths of Hell. If it were not for me, he would have been in the very bottom of Hell."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَمُّكَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَنْفَعُكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَوْلا أَنَا كَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ  

when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 891)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ الرَّجُلُ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ وَجْهِهِ وَكَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ with something similar to him.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ  

[Machine] He came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am your uncle. I have become old and my death is approaching. Teach me something that Allah will benefit me with." He said, "O Abbas, you are my uncle and I cannot benefit you in anything from Allah. But ask your Lord for forgiveness and well-being in this world and the Hereafter." He said it three times. Then he came to him at the end of his life and said the same thing.  

أَنَّهُ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا عَمُّكَ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاقْتَرَبَ أَجَلِي فَعَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا يَنْفَعُنِي اللهُ بِهِ قَالَ يَا عَبَّاسُ أَنْتَ عَمِّي وَلا أُغْنِي عَنْكَ مِنَ اللهِ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنْ سَلْ رَبَّكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ قَالَهَا ثَلاثًا ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ عِنْدَ قَرْنِ الْحَوْلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I, your uncle, have grown old. Mention the significance of this."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا عَمُّكَ قَدْ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ  

ʿAbbas bin ʿAbdul Muttalib said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, he is in a shallow place of Fire. Were it not for me, he would have been in the bottom-most depth of the Fire." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6208)  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَيْءٍ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَوْلا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 891)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ ابْنُ آدَمَ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ وَجْهِهِ وَكَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَقَدَمَيْهِ  

[Machine] We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in Al-Bat'ha, when a cloud passed by. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked us, "Do you know what this is?" We replied, "It is a cloud." He then asked, "And what about the muzn (rain)?". We replied, "It is the rain." He further asked, "And what about the 'anan (cumulus clouds)?" We remained silent. Then he asked, "Do you know how much distance is between the heavens and the earth?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said, "Between them is a distance of a five hundred years' journey, and between each heaven and the next is a similar distance, and the thickness of each heaven is a five hundred years' journey. Above the seventh heaven is an ocean, as much as the distance between the heavens and the earth. Above that, there are eight Paradises, the space between each of the seven gates of which is like the distance between the heaven and the earth. Above all that, there is the Throne, the space between its bottom and top is like the distance between the heavens and the earth. And Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, is above the Throne, and nothing from the deeds of the children of Adam is hidden from Him."  

كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ فَمَرَّتْ سَحَابَةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا السَّحَابُ قَالَ وَالْمُزْنُ قُلْنَا وَالْمُزْنُ قَالَ وَالْعَنَانُ قَالَ فَسَكَتْنَا فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ كَمْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ؟ قَالَ قُلْنَا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ بَيْنَهُمَا مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ إِلَى سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَكِثَفُ كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ مَسِيرَةُ خَمْسِ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ وَفَوْقَ السَّمَاءِ السَّابِعَةِ بَحْرٌ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ ثَمَانِيَةُ أَوْعَالٍ بَيْنَ رُكَبِهِنَّ وَأَظْلافِهِنَّ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ الْعَرْشُ بَيْنَ أَسْفَلِهِ وَأَعْلاهُ كَمَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللهُتَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ وَلَيْسَ يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالِ بَنِي آدَمَ شَيْءٌ  

This tradition has also been narrated on the authority of ‘A’ishah through a different chain. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 99)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] I said, "O Messenger of Allah, when the Quraysh meet each other, they greet each other with a pleasant face. But when they meet us, they meet us with unfamiliar faces." The Prophet ﷺ became extremely angry and said, "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, faith does not enter the heart of a man until he loves you for the sake of Allah and His Messenger."  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ قُرَيْشًا إِذَا لَقِيَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا لَقُوهُمْ بِبِشْرٍ حَسَنٍ وَإِذَا لَقُونَا لَقُونَا بِوُجُوهٍ لَا نَعْرِفُهَا قَالَ فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ غَضَبًا شَدِيدًا وَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يَدْخُلُ قَلْبَ رَجُلٍ الْإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يُحِبَّكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ  

[Machine] Abbas entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Indeed, we go out and see Quraysh speaking, so he mentioned the conversation."  

دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّا لَنَخْرُجُ فَنَرَى قُرَيْشًا تَحَدَّثُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] I said to the Prophet ﷺ , "What prevented you from helping your uncle? He used to protect you and get angry for your sake." He said, "He is in a shallow pit of fire, and if it were not for me, he would have been in the lowest levels of Hell."  

قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا أَغْنَيْتَ عَنْ عَمِّكَ فَقَدْ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ وَلَوْلا أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

[Machine] I witnessed the Battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "I saw the Prophet ﷺ and there was no one with him except me and Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith ibn Abd al-Muttalib. So we stayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and did not leave him. He was riding a white mule, or perhaps Mammar said it was a white horse, that Fahdah ibn Na'amah al-Judhami gave to him as a gift. When the Muslims met the polytheists, the Muslims turned to flee and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his mule towards the polytheists. Abbas said, 'I will take hold of the reins of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ mule and control it.' So he did, and he did not give up those reins as fast as he could towards the polytheists. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith took hold of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ by his belt. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Abbas, call out to the Ansar (helpers), 'O People of the Oath of Allegiance (Samarah)!' So I, being a man with a loud voice, said loudly, 'Where are the People of the Oath of Allegiance (Samarah)?' By Allah, when they heard my voice, they responded like the lowing of a cow for its calf, saying, 'Labbayka, Labbayka, Labbayka' (at your service!). Then the Muslims advanced and engaged in battle with the polytheists. The callers then called upon the Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj (the Ansar from the tribe of Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj) saying, 'O Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked back while still on his mule and said, 'This is the moment when the Abyssinians were defeated.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ took some small stones and threw them at the faces of the polytheists. He said, 'They have been defeated, by the Lord of the Kaaba, they have been defeated, by the Lord of the Kaaba.' I looked and I saw that they continued to be defeated and their affair was in disarray until Allah caused their defeat. It is as if I am seeing the Prophet ﷺ riding his mule behind them."  

شَهِدْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حُنَيْنًا قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَمَا مَعَهُ إِلا أَنَا وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَلَزِمْنَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ نُفَارِقْهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَةٍ شَهْبَاءَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ بَيْضَاءَ أَهْدَاهَا لَهُ فَرْوَةُ بْنُ نَعَامَةَ الْجُذَامِيُّ فَلَمَّا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمُونَ وَالْكُفَّارُ وَلَّى الْمُسْلِمُونَ مُدْبِرِينَ وَطَفِقَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْكُضُ بَغْلَتَهُ قِبَلَ الْكُفَّارِ قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ أَنَا آخِذٌ بِلِجَامِ بَغْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَكُفُّهَا وَهُوَ لَا يَأْلُو مَا أَسْرَعَ نَحْوَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ آخِذٌ بِغَرْزِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَبَّاسُ نَادِ يَا أَصْحَابَ السَّمُرَةِ قَالَ وَكُنْتُ رَجُلًا صَيِّتًا فَقُلْتُ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِي أَيْنَ أَصْحَابُ السَّمُرَةِ؟ قَالَ فَوَاللهِ لَكَأَنَّ عَطْفَتَهُمْ حِينَ سَمِعُوا صَوْتِي عَطْفَةُ الْبَقَرِ عَلَى أَوْلادِهَا فَقَالُوا يَا لَبَّيْكَ يَا لَبَّيْكَ يَا لَبَّيْكَ وَأَقْبَلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ فَاقْتَتَلُوا هُمْ وَالْكُفَّارُ فَنَادَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ يَقُولُونَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْأَنْصَارِ ثُمَّ قَصَّرَتِ الدَّاعُونَعَلَى بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ فَنَادَوْا يَا بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ الْخَزْرَجِ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ كَالْمُتَطَاوِلِ عَلَيْهَا إِلَى قِتَالِهِمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَذَا حِينَ حَمِيَ الْوَطِيسُ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَصَيَاتٍ فَرَمَى بِهِنَّ وُجُوهَ الْكُفَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ انْهَزَمُوا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ انْهَزَمُوا وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ قَالَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنْظُرُ فَإِذَا الْقِتَالُ عَلَى هَيْئَتِهِ فِيمَا أَرَى قَالَ فَوَاللهِ مَا هُوَ إِلا أَنْ رَمَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِحَصَيَاتِهِ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَرَى حَدَّهُمْ كَلِيلًا وَأَمْرَهُمْ مُدْبِرًا حَتَّى هَزَمَهُمِ اللهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَرْكُضُ خَلْفَهُمْ عَلَى بَغْلَتِهِ  

[Machine] I heard Al-Zuhri once or twice and I didn't memorize it very well from Kathir ibn Abbas. He said that Abbas and Abu Sufyan were with him, meaning the Prophet ﷺ. He addressed them and said, "Now (the time has come for) Al-Watīs to be protected," and he called out, "O companions of Surah Al-Baqarah."  

سَمِعْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَلَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ عَنْ كَثِيرِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ عَبَّاسٌ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ مَعَهُ يَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ فَخَطَبَهُمْ وَقَالَ الْآنَ حَمِيَ الْوَطِيسُ وَقَالَ نَادِ يَا أَصْحَابَ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ  

[Machine] Abbas entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, when we go out, we see the Quraysh speaking, but when they see us, they remain silent." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and veins popped up between his eyes. Then he said, "By Allah, faith does not enter the heart of a person until he loves you for the sake of Allah and for my kinship."  

دَخَلَ الْعَبَّاسُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّا لَنَخْرُجُ فَنَرَى قُرَيْشًا تَحَدَّثُ فَإِذَا رَأَوْنَا سَكَتُوا فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَدَرَّ عِرْقٌ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَا يَدْخُلُ قَلْبَ امْرِئٍ إِيمَانٌ حَتَّى يُحِبَّكُمْ لِلَّهِ وَلِقَرَابَتِي  

that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever is pleased with Allah as (his) Lord, and Islam as (his) religion, and Muhammad as (his) Prophet, then he has tasted the sweetness of faith." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2623)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الْإِيمَانِ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا  

that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "Whoever is pleased with Allah as (his) Lord, and Islam as (his) religion, and Muhammad as (his) Prophet, then he has tasted the sweetness of faith." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2623)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ذَاقَ طَعْمَ الْإِيمَانِ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِاللهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلامِ دِينًا وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا  

when a servant (of Allah) prostrates himself, the seven limbs, i.e, his face, his palms, his knees and his feet prostrate along with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 891)  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا سَجَدَ الْعَبْدُ سَجَدَ مَعَهُ سَبْعَةُ آرَابٍ وَجْهُهُ وَكَفَّاهُ وَرُكْبَتَاهُ وَقَدَمَاهُ  

ʿUmar bin al-Khattab ؓ sent for me, and whilst I was like that, his freed slave Yarfaʿ came and said: ‘Uthman, ʿAbdur-Rahman, Sa’d and az-Zubair bin al-ʿAwwam are here - (the narrator) said: I do not know whether he mentioned Talhah or not - and they are asking for permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. Then after a while, (Yarfaʿ) came and said: al-ʿAbbas and ‘Ali are asking permission to enter upon you. He said: Let them in. When alʿAbbas came in, he said: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, judge between me and this one. They had a dispute at that time concerning the fai’ (booty) that Allah had granted to His Messenger of the wealth of Banun-Nadeer, The people said: Judge between them, O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, and relieve each one of his opponent, for their dispute has gone on too long. ‘Umar ؓ said: I adjure you by Allah, by Whose Leave heaven and earth exist, do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “We are not to be inherited from; what we leave behind is charityʿ? They said: He did say that. He said: I shall tell you about that faiʿ; Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, gave something exclusively to His Prophet ﷺ that He did not give to anyone else. And he quoted the verse: ʿAnd what Allah gave as booty (Fai’) to His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) from them - for this you made no expedition with either cavalry or camelryʿ [al Hashr 59:6]. He said: ʿThis was exclusively for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and by Allah, he did not keep it to himself in exclusion of you and he did not prefer himself over you with regard to it. Rather he gave it to you and divided it among you until there was nothing left of it except this property. He spent on his familyʿs needs from this property for one year, then he took what was left and regarded it as the property of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, Abu Bakr said: ʿI am the successor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I shall deal with it as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dealt with it. (Using translation from Aḥmad 425)   

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَالزُّبَيْرِ وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَدْخَلَهُمْ فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَه فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ يَسْتَأْذِنَانِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا قَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ هَذَا لَعَلِيٍّ وَهُمَا يَخْتَصِمَانِ فِي الصَّوَافِي الَّتِي أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ احَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ قَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا أُنَاشِدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ نَفْسَهُ قَالُوا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَلَى الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ أَتَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُفِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] إِلَى {قَدِيرٌ} [الحشر 6] فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا دُونَكُمْ وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهِ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] While I was sitting with him, his eyebrow twitched, so he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Uthman, Abdur Rahman, Saad, and Zubair to see me?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So they entered, greeted him, and sat down. Then his eyebrow twitched again, and he asked Umar, "Do you have permission from Ali and Abbas?" Umar replied, "Yes, I have given them permission." So when they entered upon him, they sat down, and Abbas said, "O Amir al-Mu'minin, settle the matter between Ali and me." The group of companions and their friends said, "Settle the matter between them, and let one of them have respite from the other." Umar said, "Wait, I swear to you by Allah, by whose permission the heavens and the earth stand, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'We do not inherit what we leave behind, it is all charity.'" The group said, "Indeed, he said that." Umar then went to Ali and Abbas and said, "I swear to you by Allah, do you not know that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said that?" They replied, "Indeed, he said that." Umar said, "I will inform you about this matter. Allah has granted His Messenger something He did not grant to anyone else. Allah says, 'And what Allah gave to His Messenger from them, you did not press for it.' This verse is specific to the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . And I swear by Allah, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , never hoarded or favored himself with this wealth over you. He gave it to you and distributed it among you, until only this amount remained. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , spent on his family the same amount that they used to spend from this wealth, and then he took what was left and dedicated it as the wealth of Allah. And the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , acted in this manner his whole life. I swear to you by Allah, do you know that?" They said, "Yes, we know that." Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed away, and Abu Bakr said, "I am the guardian of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ." So Abu Bakr took charge of it and used it as the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , did. And you, at that time, went to Ali and Abbas accusing Abu Bakr of doing something, and Allah knows best that he was truthful, righteous, and guided by the truth.  

فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عِنْدَهُ أَتَاهُ حَاجِبُهُ يَرْفَأُ فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعْدٍ وَالزُّبَيْرِ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ ائْذَنْ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَدَخَلُوا فَسَلَّمُوا وَجَلَسُوا قَالَ ثُمَّ لَبِثَ يَرْفَأُ قَلِيلًا فَقَالَ لِعُمَرَ هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمَا فَلَمَّا دَخَلا عَلَيْهِ جَلَسَا فَقَالَ عَبَّاسٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ عَلِيٍّ فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُعُثْمَانُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحِ أحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الآخَرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ اتَّئِدُوا فَأَنْشُدُكُمْ بِاللهِ الَّذِي بِإِذْنِهِ تَقُومُ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ ؟ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ الرَّهْطُ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا قَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَإِنِّي أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ كَانَ خَصَّ رَسُولَهُ فِي هَذَا الْفَيْءِ بِشَيْءٍ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدًا غَيْرَهُ فَقَالَ اللهُ {وَمَا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ فَمَا أَوْجَفْتُمْ} [الحشر 6] الْآيَةَ فَكَانَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ خَاصَّةً لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ وَاللهِ مَا احْتَازَهَا وَلا اسْتَأْثَرَ بِهَا عَلَيْكُمْ لَقَدِ أعْطَاكُمُوهَا وَبَثَّهَا فِيكُمْ حَتَّى بَقِيَ مِنْهَا هَذَا الْمَالُ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ نَفَقَةَ سَنَتِهِمْ مِنْ هَذَا الْمَالِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ فَيَجْعَلُهُ مَجْعَلَ مَالِ اللهِ فَعَمِلَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَيَاتَهُ أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ هَلْ تَعْلَمُونَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لِعَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ فَأَنْشُدُكُمَا بِاللهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمَانِ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالا نَعَمْ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنَا وَلِيُّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَعَمِلَ فِيهَا بِمَا عَمِلَ بِهِ فِيهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنْتُمْ حِينَئِذٍ وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ وَعَبَّاسٍ تَزْعُمَانِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ فِيهَا كَذَا وَاللهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ فِيهَا لَصَادِقٌ بَارٌّ رَاشِدٌ تَابِعٌ لِلحَقِّ  

[Machine] I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I can supplicate with." He said, "Ask Allah for forgiveness and well-being." Then I went to him again and said, "O Messenger of Allah, teach me something that I can supplicate with." He said, "O Abbas, O my uncle, ask Allah for well-being in this world and the Hereafter."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا أَدْعُو بِهِ فَقَالَ سَلِ اللهَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئًا أَدْعُو بِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يَا عَبَّاسُ يَا عَمَّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ سَلِ اللهَ الْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ  

[Machine] I entered upon the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , while his wives were with him, so they covered themselves from me except for Maymunah. He said, "No one shall remain in the house who witnessed the Battle of Al-Ludd except for Ludd, unless you permit me, O Abul'Abbas." Then, he said, "Command Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Aisha said to Hafsah, "Tell him that Abu Bakr is a man who, when he stands in your place, cries." He commanded them to tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer, so he stood and performed the prayer. The Prophet, ﷺ , found it to be light, so he came and nudged Abu Bakr. He intended to delay but he sat beside him, then he burped.  

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدَهُ نِسَاؤُهُ فَاسْتَتَرْنَ مِنِّي إِلا مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَالَ لَا يَبْقَى فِي الْبَيْتِ أَحَدٌ شَهِدَ اللَّدَّ إِلا لُدَّ إِلا أَنَّ يَمِينِي لَمْ تُصِبِ الْعَبَّاسَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مُرُواأَبَا بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لِحَفْصَةَ قُولِي لَهُ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رَجُلٌ إِذَا قَامَ مَقَامَكَ بَكَى قَالَ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لِيُصَلِّ بِالنَّاسِ فَقَامَ فَصَلَّى فَوَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خِفَّةً فَجَاءَ فَنَكَصَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَأَخَّرَ فَجَلَسَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ ثُمَّ اقْتَرَأَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said during his illness, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." So Abu Bakr came out, performed the takbeer, and found that the Prophet ﷺ felt relieved. Then he went between two men to support himself and when Abu Bakr saw him, he stepped back and the Prophet ﷺ motioned to him, saying, "Stay where you are." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then sat next to Abu Bakr and recited from the place to which Abu Bakr had reached in the surah.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِي مَرَضِهِ مُرُوا أَبَا بَكْرٍ يُصَلِّي بِالنَّاسِ فَخَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَكَبَّرَ وَوَجَدَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَاحَةً فَخَرَجَ يُهَادَى بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ تَأَخَّرَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺمَكَانَكَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَاقْتَرَأَ مِنَ المَكَانِ الَّذِي بَلَغَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنَ السُّورَةِ  

[Machine] I was with the Prophet ﷺ one night, and he said, "Look, do you see any star in the sky?" I said, "Yes." He said, "What do you see?" I said, "I see the Pleiades." He said, "Verily, it is following this Ummah (nation) with its number from your lineage, and two of them will be in a fitnah (trial or turmoil)."  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَقَالَ انْظُرْ هَلْ تَرَى فِي السَّمَاءِ مِنْ نَجْمٍ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا تَرَى؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَرَى الثُّرَيَّا قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ يَلِي هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةَ بِعَدَدِهَا مِنْ صُلْبِكَ اثْنَيْنِ فِي فِتْنَةٍ  

[Machine] Then, a woman came out from that same hiding place from which the man came out and stood behind him to pray. Then, a young boy came out after he woke up from the dream 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 his uncle." I said, "Who is this woman?" He said, "This is his wife Khadijah, the daughter of Khuwaylid." I said, "Who is this young boy?" He said, "This is Ali bin Abi Talib, his cousin." I said, "So, what does he do?" He said, "He prays, and he claims that he is a prophet, and no one followed him except his wife and his cousin, this young boy. And he claims that treasures of Kisra and Qaysar will be opened up for him." He said, "He was truthful, and he is the cousin of Ash'ath bin Qays who used to say, 'If Allah granted me Islam on that day, I would be the third with Ali bin Abi Talib.'"  

ثُمَّ خَرَجَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْخِبَاءِ الَّذِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَامَتْ خَلْفَهُ تُصَلِّي ثُمَّ خَرَجَ غُلامٌ حِينَ رَاهَقَ الْحُلُمَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْخِبَاءِ فَقَامَ مَعَهُ يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِلعَبَّاسِ مَنْ هَذَا يَا عَبَّاسُ؟ قَالَ هَذَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ ابْنُ أَخِي قَالَ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ؟ قَالَ هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُهُ خَدِيجَةُ ابْنَةُ خُوَيْلِدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا الْفَتَى؟ قَالَ هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ابْنُ عَمِّهِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا هَذَا الَّذِي يَصْنَعُ؟ قَالَ يُصَلِّي وَهُوَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَلَمْ يَتْبَعْهُ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ إِلا امْرَأَتُهُ وَابْنُ عَمِّهِ هَذَا الْفَتَى وَهُوَ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ سَيُفْتَحُ عَلَيْهِ كُنُوزُ كِسْرَى وَقَيْصَرَ قَالَ فَكَانَ عَفِيفٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمِّ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ يَقُولُ وَأَسْلَمَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَحَسُنَ إِسْلامُهُ لَوْ كَانَ اللهُ رَزَقَنِي الْإِسْلامَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَأَكُونُ ثَالِثًا مَعَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ  

[Machine] Al-Abbas conveyed to him ﷺ some things that people say. He ascended the pulpit and said, "Who am I?" They said, "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said, "I am Muhammad, son of Abdullah, son of Abdul-Muttalib. Indeed, Allah created creation and made me among the best of His creation. And He made them into two groups, so He made me in the best group. And He created tribes, so He made me in the best tribe. And He made them into houses, so He made me in their best house. So, I am the best of you with regard to houses, and the best of you with regard to souls."  

الْعَبَّاسُ بَلَغَهُ ﷺ بَعْضُ مَا يَقُولُ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَصَعِدَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَنَا؟ قَالُوا أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالَ أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ إِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ وَجَعَلَهُمْ فِرْقَتَيْنِ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ فِرْقَةٍ وَخَلَقَ الْقَبَائِلَ فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِ قَبِيلَةٍ وَجَعَلَهُمْ بُيُوتًا فَجَعَلَنِي فِي خَيْرِهِمْ بَيْتًا فَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ بَيْتًا وَخَيْرُكُمْ نَفْسًا  

[Machine] "O Messenger of Allah, did Abu Talib benefit from anything? For he used to protect you and become angry on your behalf." He (the Prophet) said, "Yes, he is in a shallow part of Hellfire. If it were not for that, he would have been in the lowest level of Hellfire."  

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَيْءٍ؟ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ يَحُوطُكَ وَيَغْضَبُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنَ النَّارِ لَوْلا ذَلِكَ لَكَانَ هُوَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ  

[Machine] "And by Allah, it is the very spot that the Prophet ﷺ placed it." Umar said to Abbas, "I am determined to have you place it in the same spot where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed it." So Abbas did that.  

وَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَلْمَوْضِعُ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لِلعَبَّاسِ وَأَنَا أَعْزِمُ عَلَيْكَ لَمَّا صَعِدْتَ عَلَى ظَهْرِي حَتَّى تَضَعَهُ فِي الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَفَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الْعَبَّاسُ