[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ passed away while I was ten years old."  

«قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ»  

[Machine] I have read the Muḥkam, which means the detailed [verses] during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. And that was when he was twelve years old.  

«قَرَأْتُ الْمُحْكَمَ يَعْنِي الْمُفَصَّلَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ابْنُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away and I had read the 'muhkam' part of the Quran." Shu'bah said, "So I asked Abu Bishr, what is the 'muhkam'?" He said, "'Mufassal'."  

«تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ قَرَأْتُ الْمُحْكَمَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ» قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي بِشْرٍ مَا الْمُحْكَمُ؟ قَالَ الْمُفَصَّلُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed away when I was fifteen years old, and I had already been circumcised.  

«تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً وَقَدْ خُتِنْتُ»  

[Machine] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away while I was still a young boy."  

«قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا خَتِينٌ»  

[Machine] While I was passing by the Prophet ﷺ in the chamber, he said, "O mother of Fadl (i.e., my aunt), I have an announcement to make to you." I said, "Here I am at your service, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Indeed, you are pregnant with a boy." She said, "How is that possible when the Quraysh have agreed not to give birth to any girls?" He said, "That is what I am telling you. So when you give birth to him, bring him to me." So when she gave birth to him, she brought him to the Prophet ﷺ, and he named him Abdullah and brought him close to his mouth and blessed him with his saliva. Then he said, "Take him and you will find him intelligent." She said, "So I went to Abbas and informed him, so he became excited. Then he went to the Prophet ﷺ, and he was a handsome and tall man. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saw him, he stood up and kissed him between his eyes, then he made him sit on his right side and said, 'This is my uncle, so whoever wishes to boast about his uncle, then let him boast about his.'" Abbas said some words to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "Why shouldn't I speak about you when you are my uncle and the rest of my fathers are my uncles as well?"  

بَيْنَا أَنَا مَارَّةٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي الْحِجْرِ فَقَالَ «يَا أُمَّ الْفَضْلِ» قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «إِنَّكِ حَامِلٌ بِغُلَامٍ» قَالَتْ كَيْفَ وَقَدْ تَحَالَفَتْ قُرَيْشٌ لَا تُولِدُونَ النِّسَاءَ؟ قَالَ «هُوَ مَا أَقُولُ لَكِ فَإِذَا وَضَعْتِيهِ فَائْتِنِي بِهِ» فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْهُ أَتَتْ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ وَأَلْبَأَهُ مِنْ رِيقِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اذْهَبِي بِهِ فَلَتَجِدِنَّهُ كَيِّسًا» قَالَتْ فَأَتَيْتُ الْعَبَّاسَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَتَلَبَّسَ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَ رَجُلًا جَمِيلًا مَدِيدَ الْقَامَةِ فَلَمَّا رَآهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَبَّلَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَقْعَدَهُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا عَمِّي فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُبَاهِ بِعَمِّهِ» قَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ بَعْضَ الْقَوْلِ يَا رَسُولُ اللهَ قَالَ «وَلِمَ لَا أَقُولُ وَأَنْتَ عَمِّي وَبَقِيَّةُ آبَائِي وَالْعَمُّ وَالِدٌ»  

[Machine] I attended the funeral of Ibn Abbas in Taif, and a white bird came that had not been seen around it until it entered his coffin, and nothing was seen coming out of it. When he was buried, this verse was recited on the edge of the grave: "O soul that is at rest, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise."  

مَاتَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِالطَّائِفِ فَشَهِدْتُ جَنَازَتَهُ فَجَاءَ طَيْرٌ أَبْيَضُ لَمْ يُرَ عَلَى خُلَّتِهِ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي نَعْشِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُرَ خَارِجًا مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا دُفِنَ تُلِيَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ عَلَى شَفِيرِ الْقَبْرِ لَمْ نَدْرِ مَنْ تَلَاهَا {يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي}  

[Machine] He is called Al-Ghurnuq until he entered the depths of the coffin and was not seen.  

يُقَالُ لَهُ الْغُرْنُوقُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ فِي جَوْفِ النَّعْشِ وَلَمْ يُرَ  

[Machine] He is called Al-Ghurnuq, so he entered the coffin and has not been seen since.  

يُقَالُ لَهُ الْغُرْنُوقُ فَدَخَلَ فِي النَّعْشِ فَلَمْ يُرَ بَعْدُ  

[Machine] I was with my father in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , and there was a man who was whispering to him. So, the Prophet appeared to be distancing himself from my father. When we left, my father said to me, "Did you not see your cousin avoiding me?" I replied, "O father, there was a man with him who was whispering to him." My father asked, "Did he have anyone else with him?" I said, "Yes." We then returned, and my father said to the Prophet, "O Messenger of Allah, I said to Abdullah such and such, and he said to me such and such. Was there anyone with you?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, O Abdullah, did you see him?" I said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "That was Gabriel, ﷺ , and he was the one who kept me occupied from you."  

كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَمَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ رَجُلٌ يُنَاجِيهِ فَكَانَ كَالْمُعْرِضِ عَنْ أَبِي فَخَرَجْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ فَقَالَ أَبِي أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكَ كَالْمُعْرِضِ عَنِّي؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَهْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ يُنَاجِيهِ فَقَالَ فَكَانَ عِنْدَهُ أَحَدٌ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعْنَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَقَالَ لِي كَذَا وَكَذَا هَلْ كَانَ عِنْدَكَ أَحَدٌ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ رَأَيْتَهُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «ذَاكَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ هُوَ الَّذِي شَغَلَنِي عَنْكَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on the head of Abdullah bin Abbas and said, "O Allah, give him wisdom and teach him interpretation." Then he placed his hand on his chest and Ibn Abbas felt the coldness of his hand on his back. The Prophet ﷺ then said, "O Allah, expand his chest with knowledge and wisdom." After this, Ibn Abbas did not feel hesitant to ask anyone for anything, and he continued to be a source of knowledge for the Ummah until Allah took him away.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ أَعْطِهِ الْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلِّمْهُ التَّأْوِيلَ» وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ فَوَجَدَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ بَرْدَهَا فِي ظَهْرِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ احْشِ جَوْفَهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا» فَلَمَ يَسْتَوْحِشْ فِي نَفْسِهِ إِلَى مَسْأَلَةِ أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ حَبْرَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ حَتَّى قَبَضَهُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ  

[Machine] I passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Ali wearing white clothes while they were talking to Dhayat ibn Khalifa al-Kalbi, who was actually Jibril. I didn't recognize him and didn't greet them. Jibril said, "O Muhammad, who is this?" He replied, "This is my cousin, the son of Abbas." Jibril said, "How clear are his clothes! Indeed, his offspring will rise in power after him. If he had greeted us, we would have returned the greeting." When I returned, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me, "O Ibn Abbas, what prevented you from greeting?" I said, "By my father and mother, I saw you talking to Dhayat ibn Khalifa and I disliked interrupting your conversation." He said, "Did you see him?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Indeed, your sight will go away and he will be the one to return the greeting upon your death." Ikrimah said, "When Ibn Abbas passed away and was placed on his bed, a brightly shining bird entered into his shroud. They wanted to spread his shroud, but Ikrimah said, "What are you doing? This is the glad tidings from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ." When he was placed in his grave, a word was heard by everyone on the edge of his grave, "O reassured soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], and enter among My [righteous] servants and enter My Paradise."  

مَرَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلِيَّ ثِيَابٌ بِيضٌ وَهُوَ يُنَاجِي دِحْيَةَ بْنَ خَلِيفَةَ الْكَلْبِيَّ وَهُوَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَنَا لَا أَعْلَمُ فَلَمْ أُسَلِّمْ فَقَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ «هَذا ابْنُ عَمِّي هَذَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ» قَالَ مَا أَشَدَّ وَضَحَ ثِيَابِهِ أَمَا إِنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ سَتَسُودُ بَعْدَهُ لَوْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا رَدَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَجَعْتُ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «يَا ابنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُسَلِّمَ؟» قُلْتُ بِأَبِي وَأُمِّي رَأَيْتُكَ تُنَاجِي دِحْيَةَ بْنَ خَلِيفَةَ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ تَنْقَطِعَ عَلَيْكُمَا مُنَاجَاتُكُمَا قَالَ «وَقَدْ رَأَيْتَهُ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَيَذْهَبُ بَصَرُكَ وَيُرَدُّ عَلَيْكَ فِي مَوْتِكَ» قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَوُضِعَ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ جَاءَ طَائِرٌ شَدِيدُ الْوَهَجِ فَدَخَلَ فِي أَكْفَانِهِ فَأَرَادُوا نَشْرَ أَكْفَانِهِ فَقَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ مَا تَصْنَعُونَ؟ هَذِهِ بُشْرَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الَّتِي قَالَ لَهُ فَلَمَّا وُضِعَ فِي لَحْدِهِ تُلُقِّيَ بِكَلِمَةٍ فَسَمِعَهَا مَنْ عَلَى شَفِيرِ قَبْرِهِ {يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي}  

[Machine] I was at the house of Maymunah bint al-Harith and I prepared ablution for the Prophet ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who did this?" Maymunah said, "Abdullah did it." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "O Allah, teach him interpretation and grant him understanding in religion."  

كُنْتُ فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ فَوَضَعْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَضُوءًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ وَضَعَ هَذَا؟» فَقَالَتْ مَيْمُونَةُ وَضَعَهُ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ التَّأْوِيلَ وَفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ took me by the hand and said, "O Allah, teach him wisdom."  

ضَمَّنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ عَلِّمْهُ الْحِكْمَةَ»  

[Machine] What do you say about Abu Bakr?" He said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr, he was truly devoted to the Quran, always inclined towards good, avoiding indecency, preventing evil, knowledgeable about his religion, fearful of Allah, avoiding destructive things, standing in worship at night, fasting during the day, staying away from worldly temptations, upholding justice, commanding good and forbidding evil, patient in adversity, grateful in all situations, remembering Allah in the morning and evening, subduing his desires for the sake of his soul, surpassing his companions in piety, sufficiency, asceticism, chastity, righteousness, vigilance, devotion, contentment. So Allah exalted him, making the cursed ones wary of him until the Day of Judgement."  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] "What do you say about Abu Bakr?" He said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr. By Allah, he was a follower of the Quran, a distant and cautious person from desire, unaware of immorality, forbidding evil, knowledgeable of his religion, fearing Allah, avoiding destructive things, standing at night in worship, fasting during the day, detached from worldly matters, determined in upholding justice, commanding good, patient in adversity, grateful in all circumstances, remembering and mentioning Allah in the morning and evening, overpowering his desires for the sake of his soul, surpassing and excelling his companions in piety, moderation, disinterest in worldly possessions, chastity, righteousness, vigilance, renunciation, self-sufficiency. So, Allah rewarded him with those who praised and spoke well of him, until the Day of Resurrection."  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] What does Muawiyah say about Abu Bakr? He said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr. He was truly devoted to the Quran, always inclined towards righteousness, abstaining from evil, forbidding wrong, knowledgeable about his religion, fearful of Allah, steering clear of destruction, standing in prayer at night, fasting during the day, detached from worldly affairs, resolved in upholding justice, enjoining good, patient in the face of adversities, grateful in all situations, remembering Allah in the morning and evening, conquering his desires for personal gain, excelling his companions in piety, moderation, asceticism, chastity, righteousness, protection, detachment, sufficiency. Allah has granted him success over those who defame him, until the Day of Resurrection."  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] What do you say about Abu Bakr?" He replied, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr. By Allah, he was devoted to the Quran, distant from material desires, averse to indecency, forbidding evil, knowledgeable of his religion, fearful of Allah, avoiding destructive things, standing in prayer at night, fasting during the day, safe from worldly concerns, decided in matters of justice, commanding good, patient with trials, grateful in all circumstances, remembering Allah in the morning and evening, conquering his desires for personal gain. Allah elevated him and his companions in righteousness, moderation, asceticism, chastity, kindness, protection, simplicity, sufficiency. Allah will bring those who insulted him to account until the Day of Judgment.  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] What do you say about Abu Bakr, Umar? Umar said: May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr. By Allah, he was a follower of the Quran, distant from deviance, abstinent from indecency, forbidding evil, knowledgeable about the religion, fearful of Allah, avoiding destruction, standing in prayer at night, fasting during the day, safe from worldly temptations, adhering to the justice of creation, commanding good, patient with hardships, grateful in all circumstances, remembering Allah in the morning and evening, conquering his desires for his own sake, surpassing and excelling his companions in righteousness, self-sufficiency, detachment from worldly possessions, modesty, chastity, righteousness, protection, asceticism, contentment, and sufficiency. So Allah followed with disgrace whoever smeared him with slander until the Day of Judgment.  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] What do you say about Abu Bakr?" He said, "May Allah have mercy on Abu Bakr. By Allah, he was a devoted follower of the Quran, distant from desires, free from indecency, forbidding evil, knowledgeable in religion, fearing Allah, abstaining from destructive temptations, standing in prayer at night, fasting during the day, detached from worldly possessions, resolute in upholding justice, commanding good, patient in hardship, grateful in all situations, remembering Allah in the morning and evening, conquering his own desires in favor of others, showing righteousness, guarding his chastity, practicing asceticism, contentment, sufficiency. Allah has honored and elevated his companions with piety, contentment, asceticism, chastity, righteousness, protection, asceticism, sufficiency. Allah has avenged those who curse him until the Day of Judgment."  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

[Machine] What do you say about Abu Bakr? May Allah have mercy on him, Abu Bakr was truly devoted to the Quran, constantly inclined towards good, avoiding indecency, forbidding evil, knowledgeable about his religion, fearful of Allah, avoiding things that lead to destruction, standing in prayer at night, fasting during the day, detached from worldly pursuits, committed to justice, commanding good, patient in facing hardships, grateful in all circumstances, remembering Allah at dawn and evening, overpowering his desires for personal gain, surpassing his companions in piety, self-sufficiency, asceticism, chastity, righteousness, protection, and moderation. May Allah grant victory to those who revile him and curse him, until the Day of Judgment.  

لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَبِي بَكْرٍ؟ قَالَ رَحِمَ اللهُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ وَاللهِ لِلْقُرْآنِ تالِيًا وَعَنِ الْمَيْلِ نَائِيًا وَعَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ سَاهِيًا وَعَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ ناهِيًا وَبِدِينِهِ عارِفًا وَمِنَ اللهِ خَائِفًا وَعَنِ الْمُهْلِكَاتِ جَانِفًا وَبِاللَّيْلِ قَائِمًا وَبِالنَّهَارِ صَائِمًا وَمِنْ دُنْيَاهُ سَالِمًا وَعَلَى عَدْلِ الْبَرِيَّةِ عازِمًا وَبِالْمَعْرُوفِ آمِرًا وَإِلَيْهِ صَابِرًا وَفِي الْأَحْوَالِ شَاكِرًا وَلِلَّهِ فِي الْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ ذَاكِرًا وَلِنَفْسِهِ بِالْمَصَالِحِ قاهِرًا فَاقَ وَرَاقَ أَصْحَابَهُ وَرَعًا وَكَفَافًا وَزُهْدًا وَعَفَافًا وَبِرًّا وَحِيَاطَةً وَزَهَادَةً وَكِفَايَةً فَأَعْقَبَ اللهُ مَنْ ثَلَبَهُ اللَّعَائِنَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ  

أَنَّ الْمُلْحِدَ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ دَعَاكَ إِلَى بَيْعَتِهِ ليُدْخِلَكَ فِي طَاعَتِهِ فَتَكُونَ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ ظَهِيرًا وَفِي الْمَأْثَمِ شَرِيكًا فَامْتَنَعْتَ عَلَيْهِ وَانْقَبَضْتَ؛ لِمَا عَرَّفَكَ اللهُ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ فِي حَقِّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ أَفْضَلَ مَا يَجْزِي الْوَاصِلِينَ مِنْ أَرْحَامِهِمُ الْمُوفِينَ بِعُهُودِهِمْ فَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى بِرَّكَ وَصِلَتَكَ وَحُسْنَ جائِزَتِكَ بِالَّذِي أَنْتَ أَهْلُهُ مِنَّا فِي الطَّاعَةِ وَالشَّرَفِ وَالْقَرَابَةِ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْظُرْ مَنْ قِبَلَكَ مِنْ قَوْمِكَ وَمَنْ يَطْرَأُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآفَاقِ مِمَّنْ يَسْحَرُهُ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بِلِسَانِهِ وَزُخْرُفِ قَوْلِهِ فَخَذِّلْهُمْ عَنْهُ؛ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَ أَطْوَعُ وَمِنْكَ أَسْمَعُ مِنْهُمْ للمُلْحِدِ الْخَارِبِ الْمَارِقِ وَالسَّلَامُ فَكَتَبَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِلَيْهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدْ جَاءَنِي كِتَابُكَ تَذْكُرُ دُعَاءَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ إِيَّايَ الَّذِي دَعَانِي إِلَيْهِ وَأَنِّي امْتَنَعْتُ مَعْرِفَةً لِحَقِّكَ فَإِنْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ كَذَلِكَ فَلَسْتُ بِرَّكَ أَغْزُو بِذَلِكَ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ بِمَا أَنْوِي بِهِ عَلِيمٌ وَكَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَحُثَّ النَّاسَ عَلَيْكَ وَأُخَذِّلَهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَلَا سُرُورًا وَلَا حُبُورًا بِفِيكَ الْكِثْكِثُ وَلَكَ الْأَثْلَبُ إِنَّكَ لِعَازِبٌ إِنْ مَنَّتْكَ نَفْسُكَ وَإِنَّكَ لَأَنْتَ الْمَنْفُودُ الْمَثْبُورُ وَكَتَبْتَ إِلَيَّ تَذْكُرُ تَعْجِيلَ بِرِّي وَصِلَتِي فَاحْبِسْ أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ عَنِّي بِرَّكَ وَصِلَتَكَ فَإِنِّي حَابِسٌ عَنْكَ وُدِّي وَنُصْرَتِي وَلَعَمْرِي مَا تُعْطِينَا مِمَّا فِي يَدَيْكَ لَنَا إِلَّا الْقَلِيلَ وَتَحْبِسُ مِنْهُ الْعَرِيضَ الطَّوِيلَ لَا أَبَا لَكَ أَتُرَانِي أَنْسَى قَتْلَكَ حُسَيْنًا وَفِتْيانَ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ مَصَابِيحَ الدُّجَى وَنُجُومَ الْأَعْلَامِ غَادَرَتْهُمْ جُنُودُكَ بِأَمْرِكَ فَأَصْبَحُوا مُصَرِّعِينَ فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ مُزَمَّلِينَ فِي الدِّمَاءِ مَسْلُوبِينَ بِالْعَرَاءِ لَا مُكَفَّنِينَ وَلَا مُوسَّدِينَ تَسْفِيهِمُ الرِّيَاحُ وَتَغْزُوهُمُ الذِّئَابُ وَتَنْتَابُهُمْ عُرُجُ الضِّباعِ حَتَّى أَتَاحَ اللهُ لَهُمْ قَوْمًا لَمْ يُشْرِكُوا فِي دِمَائِهِمْ فَكَفَّنُوهُمْ وَأَجَنُّوهُمْ وَبِهِمْ وَاللهِ وَبِي مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ فَجَلَسْتَ فِي مَجْلِسِكَ الَّذِي أَنْتَ فِيهِ وَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى تَسْلِيطَكَ عَلَيْهِمُ الدَّعِيَ بْنَ الدَّعِيِّ لِلْعَاهِرَةِ الْفَاجِرَةِ الْبَعِيدَ رَحِمًا اللَّئِيمَ أَبًا وَأُمًّا وَالَّذِي اكْتَسَبَ أَبُوكَ فِي ادِّعَائِهِ لِنَفْسِهِ الْعَارَ وَالْمَأْثَمَ وَالْمَذَّلَةَ وَالْخِزْيَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ؛ لِأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَلِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ» وَإِنَّ أَبَاكَ زَعَمَ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ لِغَيْرِ الْفِرَاشِ وَلَا يَضُرُّ الْعَاهِرَ وَيَلْحَقُ بِهِ وَلَدُهُ كَمَا يَلْحَقُ وَلَدُ الْبَغِيِّ الْمُرْشِدَ وَلَقَدْ أَمَاتَ أَبُوكَ السُّنَّةَ جَهْلًا وَأَحْيَى الْأَحْدَاثَ الْمُضِلَّةَ عَمْدًا وَمَهْمَا أَنْسَى مِنَ الْأَشْيَاءِ فَلَسْتُ أَنْسَى تَسْيِيرَكَ حُسَيْنًا مِنْ حَرَمِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى حَرَمِ اللهِ وَتَسْيِيرَكَ إِلَيْهِمُ الرِّجَالَ وَإِدْسَاسَكَ إِلَيْهِمْ إِنْ هُوَ نَذَرَ بِكُمْ فَعَاجِلُوهُ فَمَا زِلْتَ بِذَلِكَ حَتَّى أَشْخَصْتَهُ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْكُوفَةِ تَزْأَرُ إِلَيْهِ خَيْلُكَ وَجُنُودُكَ زَئِيرَ الْأُسْدِ عَدَاوَةً مِنْكَ لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ كَتَبْتَ إِلَى ابْنِ مَرْجَانَةَ يَسْتَقْبِلُهُ بِالْخَيْلِ وَالرِّجَالِ وَالْأَسِنَّةِ وَالسُّيُوفِ ثُمَّ كَتَبْتَ إِلَيْهِ بُمُعَاجَلَتِهِ وَتَرْكِ مُطَاوَلَتِهِ حَتَّى قَتَلْتَهُ وَمَنْ مَعَهُ مِنْ فِتْيَانِ بَنِي عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ الَّذِينَ أَذْهَبَ اللهُ عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْسَ وَطَهَّرْهُمْ تَطْهِيرًا نَحْنُ أُولَئِكَ لَا كَآبَائِكَ الْأَجْلَافِ الْجُفَاةِ أَكْبَادِ الْحَمِيرِ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ أَعَزَّ أَهْلِ الْبَطْحَاءِ بِالْبَطْحَاءِ قَدِيمًا وَأَعَزَّهُ بِهَا حَدِيثًا لَوَّثُوا بِالْحَرَمَيْنِ مَقَامًا وَاسْتَحَلَّ بِهَا قِتَالًا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَرِهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُسْتَحَلُّ بِهِ حَرَمُ اللهِ وَحَرَمُ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ وَحُرْمَةُ الْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ فَطَلَبَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْحُسَيْنُ الْمُوَادَعَةَ وَسَأَلَكُمُ الرَّجْعَةَ فَاغْتَنَمْتُمْ قِلَّةَ نُصَّارِهِ وَاسْتئِصَالَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ كَأَنَّكُمْ تَقْتُلُونَ أَهْلَ بَيْتٍ مِنَ التُّرْكِ أَوْ كَابُلَ فَكَيْفَ تَحْدُونِي عَلَى وُدِّكَ وَتَطْلُبُ نُصْرَتِي وَقَدْ قَتَلْتَ بَنِي أَبِي وَسَيْفُكَ يَقْطُرُ مِنْ دَمِي وَأَنْتَ آخِذُ ثَأْرِي؟ فَإِنْ يَشَأِ اللهُ لَا يَطُلْ لَدَيْكَ دَمِي وَلَا تَسْبِقْنِي بِثَأْرِي وَإِنْ تَسْبِقْنَا بِهِ فَقَبِلْنَا مَا قَبِلَتِ النَّبِيُّونَ وَآلُ النَّبِيِّينَ فظَلَّتْ دِمَاؤُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَكَانَ الْمَوْعِدُ اللهَ فَكَفَى بِاللهِ لِلْمَظْلُومِينَ ناصِرًا وَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ مُنْتَقِمًا وَالْعَجَبُ كُلُّ الْعَجَبِ وَمَا عِشْتَ بِرَبِّكَ الدَّهْرَ الْعَجَبُ حَمْلُكَ بَنَاتِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَحَمْلُكَ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ أُغَيْلِمَةً صِغَارًا إِلَيْكَ بِالشَّامِ تُرِي النَّاسَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ قَهَرْتَنَا وَأَنَّكَ تُذِلُّنَا وَبِهِمْ وَاللهِ وَبِي مَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَبِيكَ وَأُمِّكَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَايْمُ اللهِ إِنَّكَ لَتُمْسِي وَتُصْبِحُ آمِنًا لجِرَاحِ يَدِي وَلَيَعْظُمَنَّ جُرْحُكَ بِلِسَانِي وَنَقْضِي وَإِبْرَامِي فَلَا يَسْتَفِزَّنَّكَ الْجَدَلُ فَلَنْ يُمْهِلَكَ اللهُ بَعْدَ قَتْلِكَ عِتْرَةَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى يَأْخُذَكَ أَخْذًا أَلِيمًا وَيُخْرِجَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا آثِمًا مَذْمُومًا فَعِشْ لَا أَبَا لَكَ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ أَرْدَاكَ عِنْدَ اللهِ مَا اقْتَرَفْتَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ يَزِيدُ الرِّسَالَةَ قَالَ لَقَدْ كَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مُضِيًّا عَلَى الشَّرِّ  

[Machine] And he said, "If there is anything left of prophecy in them, they will inform me about what I ask them about." He then wrote to him, asking him about the galaxy, the arc, and the spot that the sun has never touched except for one hour. He said, "When he came to Muawiyah, the book and the messenger, he said, "This is something that I never thought I would be asked about till this day. Who has this?" It was said, "Ibn Abbas." So Muawiyah rolled up the letter and sent it to Ibn Abbas. He then wrote to him, "Indeed, the arc is a protection for the people on Earth from drowning, and the galaxy is the gate of the sky from which it opens up, and as for the spot that the sun has never touched except for one hour of the day, it is the sea that was opened up for the children of Israel."  

وَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ بَقِيَ فِيهِمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ فَسَيُخْبِرُنِي عَمَّا أَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْمَجَرَّةِ وَالْقَوْسِ وَعَنِ الْبُقْعَةِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُصِبْهَا الشَّمْسُ إِلَّا سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَتَى مُعَاوِيَةَ الْكِتَابُ وَالرَّسُولُ قَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا لِشَيْءٌ مَا كُنْتُ أُرَاهُ أَنْ أُسْأَلَ عَنْهُ إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا مَنْ لِهَذَا؟ قِيلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَطَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ كِتَابَ هِرَقْلَ فَبَعَثَ بِهِ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ «إِنَّ الْقَوْسَ أَمَانٌ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْغَرَقِ وَالْمَجَرَّةَ بَابُ السَّمَاءِ الَّذِي تَنْشَقُّ مِنْهُ وَأَمَّا الْبُقْعَةُ الَّتِي لَمْ تُصِبْهَا الشَّمْسُ إِلَّا سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ فَالْبَحْرُ الَّذِي أُفْرِجَ عَنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ»  

[Machine] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, I said to a man, "Come, let us learn from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and ask them, for indeed, they are many." The man said, "By Allah, you, O Ibn Abbas, do you see that people are in need of you? And among the people, who do you see from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" So, I left that and approached the matter and followed the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If I wanted to come to a man in a conversation, I would find him saying, so I would lean my cloak against the door of his house, with the wind blowing on my face, until he would come out to me. And when he saw me, he would say, "O cousin of the Messenger of Allah, what is it for you?" I would say, "I have heard a narration that reached me that you narrate from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so I wanted to hear it from you." He would say, "Why don't you send for me, and I will come to you?" I would say, "I thought I was more deserving to come to you." And that man would see that the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had gone and the people were in need of me, so he would say, "You were more deserving than me."  

لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ هَلُمَّ فَلْنَتَعَلَّمَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَسْأَلُهُمْ؛ فَإِنَّهُمْ كَثِيرٌ فَقَالَ الْعَجَبُ وَاللهِ لَكَ يَا ابنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَتَرَى النَّاسَ يَحْتَاجُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَفِي النَّاسِ مَنْ تَرَى مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَتَرَكْتُ ذَلِكَ وَأَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَتَتَبُّعِ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَآتِي الرَّجُلَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ يَبْلُغُنِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَجِدُهُ قَائِلًا فَأَتَوَسَّدُ رِدَائِي عَلَى بَابِ دَارِهِ تَسْفِي الرِّيَاحُ عَلَى وَجْهِي حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ إِلَيَّ فَإِذَا رَآنِي قَالَ يَا ابنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ مَا لَكَ؟ قُلْتُ حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تُحَدِّثُهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَسْمَعَهُ مِنْكَ فَيَقُولُ هَلَّا أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيَّ فَآتِيَكَ فَأَقُولُ أَنَا كُنْتُ أَحَقَّ أَنْ آتِيَكَ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ يَرَانِي قَدْ ذَهَبَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدِ احْتَاجَ النَّاسُ إِلَيَّ فَيَقُولُ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ أَحَقَّ مِنِّي  

[Machine] I sat with seventy or eighty people from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and none of them disagreed with Ibn Abbas, except that they would say the same words as him or say "You spoke the truth."  

جَالَسْتُ سَبْعِينَ أَوْ ثَمَانِينَ شَخْصًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ خَالَفَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَيَلْتَقِيَانِ إِلَّا قَالَ الْقَوْلُ كَمَا قُلْتَ أَوْ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ  

[Machine] The man is not lying, but rather disagreeing. Ibn Abbas said, "So what do you say about what happened in yourself?" And the man said to him, "May Allah tell you, He says, 'So there will be no blood relations among them on that day, nor will they ask about one another.'" And he said in another verse, "And some of them will come to others questioning." And he said in another verse, "They do not conceal from Allah anything." And he said in another verse, "And Allah is our Lord, we have not associated anything with Him." They have concealed in this verse and in His saying, "He constructed the heavens and extended its scope and perfected it and created the night and formed the light and spread the earth." So He mentioned in this verse the creation of the heavens before the creation of the earth, then He said in this other verse, "Do you deny the One who created the earth in two days and make for Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds. And He placed on it firmly set mountains over its surface and blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask. Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come into being, willingly or by compulsion.' They said, 'We have come willingly.'" So He mentioned in this verse the creation of the earth before the creation of the heavens, "And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." "And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise." "And Allah is Hearing and Seeing." And it is as if it was then that Ibn Abbas said, "Tell me what is in yourself." The questioner said, "If you inform me about this, it is enough for me." And Ibn Abbas said, "His saying, 'So there will be no blood relations among them on that day, nor will they ask about one another.' This is in the first blowing of the trumpet, the statues will be blown off and those in the heavens and on the earth except whoever Allah wills." "So there will be no blood relations among them at that time, nor will they ask about one another. Then when it is in the second blowing of the trumpet, they will rise." "So as for His saying, 'And Allah is our  

الرَّجُلُ مَا هُوَ بِتَكْذِيبٍ وَلَكِنِ اخْتِلَافٌ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «فَهَلُمَّ مَا وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِكَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ أَسْمَعُ اللهَ يَقُولُ {فَلَا أَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ} وَقَالَ فِي آيَةٍ أُخْرَى {وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ} وَقَالَ فِي آيَةٍ أُخْرَى {لَا يَكْتُمُونَ اللهَ حَدِيثًا} وَقَالَ فِي آيَةٍ أُخْرَى {وَاللهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ} فَقَدْ كَتَمُوا فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ وَفِي قَوْلِهِ {السَّمَاءِ بَنَاهَا رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فسَوَّاهَا وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَا} فَذَكَرَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ خَلْقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ قَبْلَ خَلْقِ الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ الْأُخْرَى {أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَنْدَادًا ذَلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَاءً لِلسَّائِلِينَ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ} فَذَكَرَ فِي هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ خَلْقَ الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ خَلْقِ السَّمَاءِ {وَكَانَ اللهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا} {وَكَانَ اللهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا} {وَكَانَ اللهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا} فَكَأَنَّهُ كَانَ ثُمَّ مَضَى فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ «هَاتِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ» قَالَ السَّائِلُ إِذَا أَنْبَأْتَنِي بِهَذَا فَحَسْبِي فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قَوْلُهُ {فَلَا أَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَلَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ} فَهَذَا فِي النَّفْخَةِ الْأُولَى يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّوَرِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَلَا أَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَانَ فِي النَّفْخَةِ الْأُخْرَى قَامُوا {فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ} فَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {وَاللهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشْرِكِينَ} وَقَوْلُهُ {وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ اللهَ حَدِيثًا} فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَغْفِرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لِأَهْلِ الْإِخْلَاصِ ذُنُوبَهُمْ وَلَا يَتَعَاظَمُ عَلَيْهِ ذَنْبٌ أَنْ يَغْفِرَهُ وَلَا يَغْفِرُ شِرْكًا فَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُشْرِكُونَ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا إِنَّ رَبَّنَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الشِّرْكَ فَقَالُوا نَقُولُ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا أَهْلَ ذُنُوبٍ وَلَمْ نَكُنْ مُشْرِكِينَ فَقَالَ اللهُ ﷻِّ أَمَّا إِذْ كَتَمْتُمُ الشِّرْكَ فاخْتِمُوا عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ فَخُتِمَ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهِمْ فَتَنْطِقُ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ عَرَفَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ أَنَّ اللهَ لَا يُكْتَمُ حَدِيثًا فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ {يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَعَصَوُا الرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الْأَرْضُ وَلَا يَكْتُمُونَ اللهَ حَدِيثًا} وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فسَوَّاهَا وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَا} فَإِنَّهُ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ قَبْلَ خَلْقِ السَّمَاءِ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَّاهُنَّ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ ثُمَّ نَزَلَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فدَحَاهَا وَدَحَاهَا أَنْ أَخْرَجَ فِيهَا الْمَاءَ وَالْمَرْعَى وَشَقَّ فِيهَا الْأَنْهَارَ فَجَعَلَ فِيهَا السُّبُلَ وَخَلَقَ الْجِبَالَ وَالرِّمالَ وَالْآكَامَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي يَوْمَيْنِ آخَرَيْنِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَاهَا} وَقَوْلُهُ {أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَنْدَادًا ذَلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَاءً لِلسَّائِلِينَ} فَجُعِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَمَا فِيهَا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَجُعِلَتِ السَّمَاوَاتُ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {وَكَانَ اللهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا} {وَكَانَ اللهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا} {وَكَانَ اللهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا} فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ سَمَّى نَفْسَهُ ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يَنْحَلْهُ غَيْرَهُ وَكَانَ اللهُ أَيْ لَمْ يَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ «احْفَظْ عَنِّي مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ وَاعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَا اخْتَلَفَ عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ أَشْيَاءُ مَا حَدَّثْتُكَ فَإِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قَدْ أَصَابَ بِهِ الَّذِي أَرَادَ وَلَكِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ فَلَا يَخْتَلِفَنَّ عَلَيْكَ؛ فَإِنَّ كُلًّا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ»  

[Machine] Abu Salih al-Harrani narrated in the year 320 that Hayyan ibn Ubaydullah ibn Zuhayr al-Misri, Abu Zuhayr, had been narrating for sixty years. He said, "I asked Dahhak ibn Mazahim about the saying of Allah: {No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for Allah, is easy}, {Indeed, We [i.e., God] used to hold that what you [i.e., humans] used to do} and {Indeed, We [i.e., God] created everything in proportion}. He [i.e., Dahhak] said, "Ibn Abbas said, 'Indeed, Allah created the Throne and then settled upon it, and then He created the Pen and commanded it to write by His command. He magnified the Pen from that which is between the heavens and the earth. So, the Pen said, 'O Lord, in what shall I write?' He said, 'Write what I have created, and it is the work, sustenance, and lifespan.' So, the Pen flowed with what it is ordained until the Day of Resurrection. Then, Allah made it firm in the Guarded Tablet beneath the Throne. As for His saying, {Indeed, We used to transcribe what you used to do}, indeed, Allah has assigned angels to transcribe everything from that book each year on the Night of Decree in Ramadan. They transcribe everything that will happen in the following year on earth, and this contradicts the guardianship established by Allah over His servants each Thursday night. They find what the guardianship has raised to be in accordance with what is written in their book. This has no increase or decrease. As for His saying, {Indeed, We created everything according to a measure}, indeed, Allah has created everything in its appropriate measure regarding its creation and provision. He created the camel in a way that nothing is suitable for it from other creatures, and likewise with everything from His creation. He created provisions for the land animals and birds that are suitable for them on land, and He created provisions for the sea creatures and birds that are suitable for them in the sea. That is the meaning of His saying, {Indeed, We created everything according to a measure}."  

ثنا أَبُو صَالِحٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ سَنَةَ ثَلَاثَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ وَمِائَتَيْنِ ثنا حَيَّانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ أَبُو زُهَيْرٍ مُنْذُ سِتِّينَ سَنَةً قَالَ سَأَلْتُ الضَّحَّاكَ بْنَ مُزَاحِمٍ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ {مَا أَصَابَ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ نَبْرَأَهَا إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللهِ يَسِيرٌ} وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ} وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ} فَقَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ خَلَقَ الْعَرْشَ فَاسْتَوَى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ خَلَقَ الْقَلَمَ فَأَمَرَهُ لِيَجْرِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ وَعَظَّمَ الْقَلَمَ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ فَقَالَ الْقَلَمُ بِمَ يَا رَبِّ أَجْرِي؟ قَالَ بِمَا أَنَا خَالِقٌ وَكَانَ فِي خَلْقِي مِنْ قَطْرٍ أَوْ نَبَاتٍ أَوْ نَفْسٍ أَوْ أَثَرٍ يَعْنِي بِهِ الْعَمَلَ أَوِ الرِّزْقَ أَوِ الْأَجَلَ فَجَرَى الْقَلَمُ بِمَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَثْبَتَهُ اللهُ فِي الْكِتَابِ الْمَكْنُونِ عِنْدَهُ تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ} فَإِنَّ اللهَ وَكَّلَ مَلَائِكَةً يَسْتَنْسِخُونَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابِ كُلَّ عَامٍ فِي رَمَضَانَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ مَا يَكُونُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ حَدَثٍ إِلَى مِثْلِهَا مِنَ السَّنَةِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ يَتَعارَضُونَ بِهِ حَفَظَةَ اللهِ عَلَى الْعِبَادِ كُلَّ عَشِيَّةِ خَمِيسٍ فَيَجِدُونَ مَا رَفَعَ الْحَفَظَةُ مُوَافِقًا لَمَا فِي كِتَابِهِمْ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ زَيادَةٌ وَلَا نُقْصَانٌ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ} فَإِنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَا يُشَاكِلُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ مِنْ رِزْقِهِ وَخَلَقَ الْبَعِيرَ خَلْقًا لَا يَصْلُحُ شَيْئًا مِنْ خَلْقِهِ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ مِنَ الدَّوَابِّ وَكَذَلِكَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ وَخَلَقَ لِدَوَابِّ الْبَرِّ وَطَيْرِهَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ مَا يُصْلِحُهَا فِي الْبَرِّ وَخَلَقَ لِدَوَابِّ الْبَحْرِ وَطَيْرِهَا مِنَ الرِّزْقِ مَا يُصْلِحُهَا فِي الْبَحْرِ فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ {إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ}  

[Machine] "Do you find the five daily prayers in the book of Allah?" He said, "Yes," and he recited to him, "So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning. And [it is] the afternoon when you reach the afternoon and [it is] the night and a portion of the day and night [i.e., dawn]. The Prophet, ﷺ , said, "And after the prayer of the night [i.e., Isha prayer]." He said, "The Isha prayer."  

تَجِدُ الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسَ فِي كِتَابِ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ {فَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ} الْمَغْرِبَ {وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ} الصُّبْحَ {وَعَشِيًّا} الْعَصْرَ {وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ} قَالَ الظُّهْرَ {وَمِنْ بَعْدِ صَلَاةِ الْعِشَاءِ} قَالَ صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ  

[Machine] "A man spoke without knowledge, and a man kept knowledge to himself. He said, 'You have spoken the truth, O Ibn Abbas. I came to ask you.' He said, 'Go ahead, O son of Azraq, and ask.' He said, 'Inform me about the saying of Allah, 'There will be sent upon you both a flame of fire.' What is the 'flame of fire'?' He said, 'It is a fire without smoke.' He said, 'Did the Arabs know this before the revelation of the Book upon Muhammad ﷺ?' He said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Have you heard the saying of Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt?'"  

رَجُلٌ تَكَلَّمَ بِمَا لَيْسَ لهُ بِهِ عِلْمٌ وَرَجُلٌ كَتَمَ عِلْمًا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ أَتَيْتُكَ لِأَسْأَلَكَ قَالَ هَاتِ يَا ابْنَ الْأَزْرَقِ فَسَلْ قَالَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِ اللهِ ﷻ {يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِنْ نَارٍ} مَا الشُّوَاظُ؟ قَالَ اللهَبُ الَّذِي لَا دُخَانَ فِيهِ قَالَ وَهَلْ كَانَتِ الْعَرَبُ تَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْزِلَ الْكِتَابُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَمَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ  

[Machine] When Harura left and they were in a house by themselves, I said to Ali, "O Commander of the Faithful, cool down from prayer; perhaps I will come to these people and speak to them." He said, "I fear for you from them." I said, "No, if Allah wills." So I put on the best that I could from this Yemeni garment and then I entered upon them while they were saying in the middle of the day. So I entered upon a group of people that I had never seen a group more diligent than them. Their hands were like camel humps and their faces were marked with the signs of prostration. I entered and they said, "Welcome, O Ibn Abbas, what brings you?" I said, "I came to tell you about the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who received revelation and were the most knowledgeable of its interpretation." Some of them said, "Do not talk to him," while others said, "We will speak to him." I said, "Tell me, why do you seek revenge on the cousin of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who circumcised and was the first to believe, and on the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who were with him?" They said, "We seek revenge on him for three reasons." I said, "What are they?" They said, "The first reason is that he judged in matters of religion, while Allah says, 'Indeed, judgement is only for Allah." I said, "What else?" They said, "He fought without insulting or seizing booty. If they were disbelievers, his wealth would be lawful to them, and if they were believers, their blood would be forbidden to him." I said, "What else?" They said, "He killed himself due to the Commander of the Faithful. If he is not the Commander of the Faithful, then he is the Commander of the Disbelievers." I said, "Let me tell you, if I recite to you from the Book of Allah what is clear and explain to you from the Sunnah of your Prophet ﷺ what you cannot deny, will you reconsider?" They said, "Yes." I said, "As for your saying that he judged in matters of religion, Allah says, 'O you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram.' [5:95] until "Judgement is only for Allah," [7:87] He also said regarding the man and his wife, 'And if you fear dissension between the two, send an arbitrator from his people and an arbitrator from her people.' [4:35] I ask you, by Allah, is the judgement of men in regards to preserving their blood and selves and reconciling between themselves more deserving, or the price of a hare worth a quarter of a dirham?" They said, "O Allah, in regards to preserving their blood and reconciling between themselves." I said, "Did you hear this?" They said, "Yes." I said, "As for your saying that he fought without insulting or seizing booty, do you accuse your mothers or do you consider permissible from them what you consider permissible from others? For indeed, you have disbelieved. And if you claim that she is not your mother, then you have disbelieved and have left the fold of Islam. Indeed, Allah says, 'The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves and his wives are their mothers.' So you are wavering between the two misguidances, so choose whichever one you wish." They said, "O Allah, yes." I said, "And as for your saying that he killed himself due to the Commander of the Faithful, on the day of Hudaybiyah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ summoned the Quraysh to write a document between him and them. So he said, ‘Write this is what Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, has agreed upon.’ They said, ‘By Allah, if we knew that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have prevented you from entering the Ka'bah or fought against you. But write, Muhammad ibn Abdullah.’ He said, ‘By Allah, indeed I am the Messenger of Allah, and even if you deny me, write O Ali, Muhammad ibn Abdullah.’ So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was better than Ali." I said, "Did you hear this?" They said, "O Allah, yes." So twenty thousand of them left and four thousand of them remained, and they were killed.  

لَمَّا اعْتَزَلَتْ حَرُورَاءَ وَكَانُوا فِي دَارٍ عَلَى حِدَتِهِمْ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبْرِدْ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ؛ لَعَلِّي آتِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ فَأُكَلِّمَهُمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَتَخَوَّفُهُمْ عَلَيْكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَلَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ قَالَ فَلَبِسْتُ أَحْسَنَ مَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْيَمَانِيَّةِ ثُمَّ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَهُمْ قَائِلُونَ فِي نَحْرِ الظَّهِيرَةِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ لَمْ أَرَ قَوْمًا قَطُّ أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْهُمْ أَيْدِيهِمْ كَأَنَّهَا ثَفِنُ الْإِبِلِ وَوُجُوهُهُمْ مُعَلَّبَةٌ مِنْ آثَارِ السُّجُودِ قَالَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ مَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قَالَ جِئْتُ أُحَدِّثُكُمْ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نَزَلَ الْوَحْيُ وَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِتَأْوِيلِهِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا تُحَدِّثُوهُ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَنُحَدِّثَنَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرُونِي مَا تَنْقِمُونَ عَلَى ابْنِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَتَنِهِ وَأَوَّلِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَأَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَعَهُ؟ قَالُوا نَنْقِمُ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا قُلْتُ مَا هُنَّ؟ قَالُوا أَوَّلُهُنَّ أَنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ وَقَدْ قَالَ اللهُ {إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ} قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا؟ قَالُوا وَقَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ لَئِنْ كَانُوا كُفَّارًا لَقَدْ حَلَّتْ لَهُ أَمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَئِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ دِمَاؤُهُمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَاذَا؟ قَالُوا وَمَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَهُوَ أَمِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ الْمُحْكَمِ وَحَدَّثْتُكُمْ مِنْ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكُمْ ﷺ مَا لَا تُنْكِرُونَ أَتَرْجِعُونَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ} وَقَالَ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَزَوْجِهَا {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنَهُمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا} أَنْشُدُكُمُ اللهَ أَحُكْمُ الرِّجَالِ فِي حَقْنِ دِمَائِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَصَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ أَحَقُّ أَمْ فِي أَرْنَبٍ ثَمَنُهَا رُبْعُ دِرْهَمٍ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ فِي حَقْنِ دِمَائِهِمْ وَصَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ قَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ أَتَسْبُونَ أُمَّكُمْ أَمْ تَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْهَا مَا تَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا؟ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَإِنْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِأُمِّكُمْ فَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَخَرَجْتُمْ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ} فَأَنْتُمْ تَتَرَدَّدُونَ بَيْنَ ضَلَالَتَيْنِ فَاخْتَارُوا أَيَّهُمَا شِئْتُمْ أَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ إِنَّهُ مَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ دَعَا قُرَيْشًا يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ عَلَى أَنْ يَكْتُبَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابًا فَقَالَ اكْتُبْ هَذَا مَا قَاضَى عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَقَالُوا وَاللهِ لَوْ كُنَّا نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ مَا صَدَدْنَاكَ عَنِ الْبَيْتِ وَلَا قَاتَلْنَاكَ وَلَكِنِ اكْتُبْ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ إِنِّي لِرَسُولُ اللهِ وَإِنْ كَذَّبْتُمُونِي اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ» فَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ أَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا اللهُمَّ نَعَمْ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ عِشْرُونَ أَلْفًا وَبَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ فَقُتِلُوا  

[Machine] To protect oneself from being attacked, say "Allahu Akbar, Allah is greater than all His creation. Allah is mightier than what I fear and beware of. I seek refuge in Allah, there is no god but Him. He is the one who holds the heavens and the seven galaxies from falling onto the earth except by His permission. From the evil of your servant, so and so, and his soldiers and followers from the jinn and mankind. O my God, be my protector from their harm. Glorified are You and exalted are Your praise. There is no god but You, three times."  

أَنْ يَسْطُوَ بِكَ فَقُلْ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ جَمِيعًا اللهُ أَعَزُّ مِمَّا أَخَافُ وَأَحْذَرُ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمُمْسِكِ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعَ أَنْ تَقَعْنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ عَبْدِكَ فُلَانٍ وَجُنُودِهِ وَأَتْبَاعِهِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِلَهِي كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّهِمْ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ وَعَزَّ جَارُكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ  

Ibn ʿAbbās used to say: O Allah, I ask You by the light of Your Face, which shines over the heavens and the earth, that you place me within Your fortress, Your protection, Your guardianship, and under Your shadow.  

كَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ:اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِنُورِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِي أَشْرَقَتْ لَهُ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي فِي حِرْزِكَ وَحِفْظِكَ وَجِوَارِكَ وَتَحْتَ كَنَفِكَ.  

[Machine] I said to Ibn Abbas, "Do you know what you have done and what you have advised?" Your fatwa has spread among the caravanners." The poets have mentioned it in their poetry." He asked, "What did they say?" I said, "They said..."  

قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ تَدْرِي مَا صَنَعْتَ وَبِمَا أَفْتَيْتَ؟ سَارَتْ بِفُتْيَاكَ الرُّكْبَانُ وَقَالَتْ فِيهِ الشُّعَرَاءُ قَالَ وَمَا قَالُوا؟ قُلْتُ قَالُوا  

[Machine] I saw on the bed of Ibn Abbas or in the gathering of Ibn Abbas a cushion made of silk.  

رَأَيْتُ عَلَى فِرَاشِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَوْ فِي مَجْلِسِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ مِرْفَقَةً مِنْ خَزٍّ  

[Machine] Salama bin Nubayt Al-Ashja'i narrated that Al-Dhahhak bin Muzaahim said: Ibn Abbas passed by a man who was scribbling something, so he kicked him with his foot. Ibn Abbas then asked him, "Do you know what abrogates and what is abrogated?" The man asked, "What abrogates and what is abrogated?" Ibn Abbas replied, "Do you not know what abrogates and what is abrogated?" The man answered, "No." Ibn Abbas said, "You have perished and caused others to perish."  

ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ نُبَيْطٍ الْأَشْجَعِيُّ ثنا الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مُزَاحِمٍ قَالَ مَرَّ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِقَاصٍّ فَرَكَلَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ فَقَالَ تَدْرِي النَّاسِخَ مِنَ الْمَنْسُوخِ؟ قَالَ وَمَا النَّاسِخُ مِنَ الْمَنْسُوخِ؟ قَالَ مَا تَدْرِي النَّاسِخَ مِنَ الْمَنْسُوخِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ هَلَكْتَ وَأَهْلَكْتَ  

[Machine] The young man asked you if he can kiss while he is fasting, and you said no. Then he asked you if he can be kissed while he is fasting, and you said yes. So how can it be permissible for him to do what is forbidden for me, while we are on the same religion? Ibn Abbas said to him, "The veins of the testicles are connected to the nose. When the nose smells something, the male reproductive organ moves, and when it moves, it calls for something bigger. And the elder one is in control of his desires, while the other person has lost his vision and has a woman behind him." It was said to Ibn Abbas, "O Ibn Abbas, there is a woman behind you." He said, "Woe to you! What a bad company you have!"  

الشَّابُّ سَأَلْتُكَ أُقَبِّلُ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ فَقُلْتَ لَا وَسَأَلَكَ هَذَا أَيُقَبِّلُ وَهُوَ صَائِمٌ فَقُلْتَ نَعَمْ فَكَيْفَ يَحِلُّ لِهَذَا مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَيَّ وَنَحْنُ عَلَى دِينٍ وَاحِدٍ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ عُرُوقَ الْخُصْيِتَيْنِ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالْأَنْفِ فَإِذَا شَمَّ الْأَنْفُ يَتَحَرَّكُ الذَّكَرُ وَإِذَا تَحَرَّكَ الذَّكَرُ دَعَا إِلَى مَا هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ ذَاكَ وَالشَّيْخُ أَمْلَكُ لِإِرَبِهِ وَذَاكَ بَعْدَمَا ذَهَبَ بَصَرُ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَخَلْفَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقِيلَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ خَلْفَكَ امْرَأَةٌ قَالَ «أُفٍّ لَكَ مِنْ جَلِيسِ قَوْمٍ»  

[Machine] I have a man from the people of fate and I saw his head. They asked, "Why did you do that?" He said, "Because Allah created a preserved tablet made of a white pearl, its covers are red rubies, its pen is light, its writing is light, and its size is between the heavens and the earth. Every day, it is looked upon sixty-three times. With every look, He creates, gives life, honors, humiliates, and does whatever He wants."  

أَنَّ عِنْدِي رَجُلًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقَدَرِ فَوَجَأْتُ رَأْسَهُ قَالُوا وَلِمَ ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّ اللهَ خَلَقَ لَوْحًا مَحْفُوظًا مِنْ دُرَّةٍ بَيْضَاءَ دَفَّتَاهُ يَاقُوتَةٌ حَمْرَاءُ قَلَمُهُ نُورٌ وَكِتَابُهُ نُورٌ وَعَرْضُهُ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَنْظُرُ فِيهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ سِتِّينَ وَثَلَاثَمِائَةِ نَظْرَةٍ يَخْلُقُ بِكُلِّ نَظْرَةٍ وَيُحْيِي وَيُعِزُّ وَيُذِلُّ وَيَفْعَلُ مَا يَشَاءُ  

[Machine] When Allah sent Moses, ﷺ , and revealed to him the Torah, he said, "Oh Allah, indeed You are a great Lord. If You wanted to be obeyed, I would have obeyed. And if You wanted to not be disobeyed, I would not have been disobeyed. And You love to be obeyed, and yet You are disobeyed in that matter. So how is this, oh Lord?" So Allah revealed to him, "I am not asked about what I do, but they are asked." So Moses, ﷺ , stopped. When Allah sent Ezra and revealed to him the Torah after he had raised it among the children of Israel, he said, "Whoever claims to be the son of Allah, say, 'Oh Allah, indeed You are a great Lord. If You wanted to be obeyed, I would have obeyed. And if You wanted to not be disobeyed, I would not have been disobeyed. And You love to be obeyed, and yet You are disobeyed in that matter. So how is this, oh Lord?" So Allah revealed to him, "I am not asked about what I do, but they are asked." So Ezra stopped. Then he asked again and said, "Can You make me as tall as the sun?" He said, "No." He asked, "Can You bring me a measurement of wind?" He said, "No." He asked, "Can You bring me a weight of light?" He said, "No." So he said, "So you are not able to do what I asked. I do not ask about what I do, but they are asked." Then Allah said, "I will not punish you except by erasing your name from the prophets, so you will not be mentioned among them." So He erased his name from the prophets, so he is not mentioned among them, even though he was a prophet. When Allah sent Jesus, ﷺ , and he saw his status from his Lord and was taught the scriptures, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel, and he cured the blind, the lepers, and brought the dead to life, and informed them of what they ate and what they stored in their houses, he said, "Oh Allah, indeed You are a great Lord. If You wanted to be obeyed, I would have obeyed. And if You wanted to not be disobeyed, I would not have been disobeyed. And You love to be obeyed, and yet You are disobeyed in that matter. So how is this, oh Lord?" So Allah revealed to him, "I am not asked about what I do, but they are asked." And, "You are My servant and My messenger and My word whom I cast unto Mary, and a spirit created by Me. I created you from clay and said to you, 'Be,' and you were. If you do not desist, I will chastise you as I chastised your companion before you. Indeed, I do not ask about what I do, but they are asked." So Jesus, ﷺ , gathered his followers and said, "Destiny is a secret of Allah's, do not burden yourselves with it."  

لَمَّا بَعَثَ اللهُ ﷻ مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ التَّوْرَاةَ قَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ رَبٌّ عَظِيمٌ وَلَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُطَاعَ لِأُطِعْتَ وَلَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ لَا تُعْصَى مَا عُصِيتَ وَأَنْتَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُطَاعَ وَأَنْتَ فِي ذَلِكَ تُعْصَى فَكَيْفَ هَذَا يَا رَبِّ؟ فَأَوْحَى الله ﷻ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ فَانْتَهَى مُوسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللهُ ﷻ عُزَيْرًا وَأَنْزَلَ عَلَيْهِ التَّوْرَاةَ بَعْدَمَا كَانَ قَدْ رَفَعَهَا عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ حَتَّى قَالَ مَنْ قَالَ إِنَّهُ ابْنُ اللهِ قَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ رَبٌّ عَظِيمٌ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ تُطَاعَ لِأُطِعْتَ وَلَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ لَا تُعْصَى مَا عُصِيتَ وَأَنْتَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُطَاعَ وَأَنْتَ فِي ذَلِكَ تُعْصَى فَكَيْفَ يَا رَبِّ؟ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ فَأَبَتْ نَفْسُهُ حَتَّى سَأَلَ أَيْضًا فَقَالَ اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبٌّ عَظِيمٌ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ لَا تُعْصَى مَا عُصِيتَ وَأَنْتَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُطَاعَ وَأَنْتَ تُعْصَى فَكَيْفَ هَذَا يَا رَبِّ؟ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إليه إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ فَأَبَتْ نَفْسُهُ حَتَّى سَأَلَ أَيْضًا فَقَالَ أَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُرَّ صُرَّةً مِنَ الشَّمْسِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِمِكْيَالٍ مِنْ رِيحٍ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَفَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِمِثْقَالٍ مِنْ نُورٍ؟ قَالَ لَا أَفَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَجِيءَ بِقِيرَاطٍ مِنْ نُورٍ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَهَكَذَا لَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى الَّذِي سَأَلْتَ عَنْهُ إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ أَمَا إِنِّي لَا أَجْعَلُ عُقُوبَتَكَ إِلَّا أَنْ أُمْحِيَ اسْمَكَ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَلَا تُذْكَرُ فِيهِمْ فَمَحَا اسْمَهُ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَلَيْسَ يُذْكَرُ فِيهِمْ وَهُوَ نَبِيٌّ فَلَمَّا بَعَثَ اللهُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ وَرَأَى مَنْزِلَتَهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَعَلَّمَهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ وَيُبْرِئُ الْأَكْمَهَ وَالْأَبْرَصَ وَيُحْيِي الْمَوْتَى وَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا يَأْكُلُونَ وَمَا يَدَّخِرُونَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ قَالَ اللهُمَّ إِنَّكَ رَبٌّ عَظِيمٌ لَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ تُطَاعَ لَأُطِعْتَ وَلَوْ شِئْتَ أَنْ لَا تُعْصَى مَا عُصِيتَ وَأَنْتَ تُحِبُّ أَنْ تُطَاعَ وَأَنْتَ فِي ذَلِكَ تُعْصَى فَكَيْفَ هَذَا يَا رَبِّ؟ فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ وَأَنْتَ عَبْدِي وَرَسُولِي وَكَلِمَتِي أَلْقَيْتُكَ إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرَوْحٌ مِنِّي خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَكَ كُنْ فَكُنْتَ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهِ لَأَفْعَلَنَّ بِكَ كَمَا فَعَلْتُ بِصَاحِبِكَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ إِنِّي لَا أُسْأَلُ عَمَّا أَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ فَجَمَعَ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ تَبِعَتَهُ فَقَالَ الْقَدَرُ سِرُّ اللهِ؛ فَلَا تَكَلَّفُوهُ  

[Machine] "I found the most accurate people in it to be the ones who are ignorant about it, and the weakest people in it to be the ones who are knowledgeable about it. And I found the observer in it to be like the one who observes a sunbeam, the more he looks at it, the more his vision becomes confused."  

«وَجَدْتُ أَصَوْبَ النَّاسِ فِيهِ حَدِيثًا أَجْهَلَهُمْ بِهِ وَأَضْعَفَهُمْ فِيهِ حَدِيثًا أَعْلَمَهُمْ بِهِ وَوَجَدْتُ النَّاظِرَ فِيهِ كَالنَّاظِرِ فِي شُعَاعِ الشَّمْسِ كُلَّمَا ازْدَادَ فِيهِ نَظَرًا ازْدَادَ بَصَرُهُ فِيهَا تَحَيُّرًا»  

[Machine] "The mosques are the houses of Allah on earth, illuminating for the people of the sky, just as the stars of the sky illuminate for the people of the earth."  

«الْمَسَاجِدُ بُيُوتُ اللهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُضِئُ لِأَهْلِ السَّمَاءِ كَمَا تُضِئُ نُجُومُ السَّمَاءِ لِأَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ»  

[Machine] May Allah bless you, I said to Pharaoh, and may he bless you too, and Pharaoh has died.  

لِي فِرْعَوْنُ بَارَكَ اللهُ فِيكَ قُلْتُ وَفِيكَ وَفِرْعَوْنُ قَدْ مَاتَ  

[Machine] "Whenever a year comes to mankind, they introduce innovations in it and abandon the traditions until innovations thrive and traditions die."  

«مَا أَتَى عَلَى النَّاسِ عَامٌ إِلَّا أَحْدَثُوا فِيهِ بِدْعَةً وَأَمَاتُوا فِيهِ سُنَّةً حَتَّى تَحْيَى الْبِدَعُ وَتَمُوتَ السُّنَنُ»  

[Machine] There is no pomegranate on earth that is pollinated except by a seed from the Paradise seed, so it may be this one.To translate this passage into English: "There is no pomegranate on earth that is pollinated except by a seed from the Paradise seed, so it may be this one."  

أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ رُمَّانَةٌ تُلْقَحُ إِلَّا بِحَبَّةٍ مِنْ حَبِّ الْجَنَّةِ فَلَعَلَّهَا هَذِهِ»  

[Machine] "Whoever wears yellow sandals will remain in happiness as long as he wears them."  

«مَنْ لَبِسَ نَعْلًا صَفْرَاءَ لَمْ يَزَلْ فِي سُرُورٍ مَا دَامَ لَابِسَهَا»  

[Machine] I inform you of a matter that is neither secret nor public. When it comes to this man, Uthman, I told Ali to distance himself from him. Even if you were in a hole, you would have been sought after until you were extracted. By Allah, Muawiyah will plot against you. This is because Allah says, "And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law]." Quraysh will burden you with the customs of the Persians and Romans, and the Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians will seek favors from you. Whoever takes from you on that day with what he knows will be saved, and whoever abandons you while you are abandoning (Ali), you will be like a horn among horns in those who perished.  

إِنِّي مُحَدِّثُكُمْ بِحَدِيثٍ لَيْسَ بِسِرٍّ وَلَا عَلَانِيَةٍ إِنَّهُ لَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ مَا كَانَ يَعْنِي عُثْمَانَ قُلْتُ لِعَلِيٍّ اعْتَزِلْ؛ فَلَوْ كُنْتَ فِي جُحْرٍ طُلِبْتَ حَتَّى تُسْتَخْرَجَ فَعَصَانِي وَايْمُ اللهِ لَيَتَأَمَّرَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يَقُولُ {وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُومًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلْطَانًا فَلَا يُسْرِفْ فِي الْقَتْلِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مَنْصُورًا} وَلَتَحْمِلَنَّكُمْ قُرَيْشٌ عَلَى سُنَّةِ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَلَيَتَمَنَّنَ عَلَيْكُمُ النَّصَارَى وَالْيَهُودُ وَالْمَجُوسُ فَمَنْ أَخَذَ مِنْكُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِمَا يَعْرِفُ نَجَا وَمَنْ تَرَكَ وَأَنْتُمْ تَارِكُونَ كُنْتُمْ كَقَرْنٍ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ فِيمَنْ هَلَكَ  

[Machine] “There was a container of water for ablution in the house of Maymunah. The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Who placed it here?' Ibn Abbas said, 'I did.' The Prophet ﷺ then touched my shoulder and said, 'O Allah, grant him understanding of the religion and teach him interpretation.'"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ فَوَضَعَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ طَهُورًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «مَنْ وَضَعَهُ؟» قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَا فَضَرَبَ عَلَى مَنْكِبِي وَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ فَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ وَعَلِّمْهُ التَّأْوِيلَ»  

[Machine] "I saw Gabriel twice and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed for me with wisdom twice."  

«رَأَيْتُ جِبْرِيلَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَدَعَا لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْحِكْمَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ»  

[Machine] Umar used to ask me along with the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So, Abdullah bin Awf asked him, "Do you ask him (the Prophet)?" Umar said, "I ask them (the companions) about 'When comes the help of Allah and the victory' [Surah An-Nasr]. I said, 'It was revealed in the Prophet's lifetime and it was recited until its end at 'He who turns to Allah in repentance,' [Surah At-Tawbah].' Umar said, 'You have spoken the truth.'"  

كَانَ عُمَرُ يَسْأَلُنِي مَعَ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ تَسْأَلُهُ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مَنْ حَيْثُ تَعْلَمُ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ} فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَجَلُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَرَأَ السُّورَةَ إِلَى آخِرِهَا إِلَى {كَانَ تَوَّابًا} فَقَالَ عُمَرُ صَدَقْتَ  

ʿUmar used to admit me (into his house) along with the old men who had fought in the Badr battle. Some of them said (to ʿUmar), "Why do you allow this young man to enter with us, while we have sons of his own age? " ʿUmar said, "You know what person he is." One day ʿUmar called them and called me along with them, I had thought he called me on that day to show them something about me (i.e. my knowledge). ʿUmar asked them, "What do you say about (the Sura): "When comes the help of Allah and the Conquest (of Mecca) And you see mankind entering the Religion of Allah (i.e. Islam) in crowds. 'So celebrate the Praises Of your Lord and ask for His forgiveness, Truly, He is the One Who accepts repentance and forgives." (110.1-3) Some of them replied, "We are ordered to praise Allah and repent to Him if we are helped and granted victory." Some said, "We do not know." Others kept quiet. ʿUmar then said to me, "Do you say similarly?" I said, "No." ʿUmar said "What do you say then?" I said, "This Verse indicates the approaching of the death of Messenger of Allah ﷺ of which Allah informed him. When comes the help of Allah and the Conquest, i.e. the Conquest of Mecca, that will be the sign of your Prophet's) approaching death, so testify the uniqueness of your Lord (i.e. Allah) and praise Him and repent to Him as He is ready to forgive." On that, ʿUmar said, "I do not know about it anything other than what you know." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4294)  

كَانَ عُمَرُ يُدْخِلُنِي مَعَ أَشْيَاخِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِمَ تُدْخِلُ هَذَا الْفَتَى مَعَنَا وَلَنَا أَبْنَاءُ مِثْلُهُ؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ قَدْ عَلِمْتُمْ قَالَ فَدَعَاهُمْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَدَعَانِي وَمَا رَأَيْتُهُ دَعَانِي يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَّا لِيُرِيَهُمْ مِنِّي فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُونَ {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجًا} حَتَّى خَتَمَ السُّورَةَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَحْمَدَ اللهَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرَهُ إِذَا نُصِرْنَا وَفُتِحَ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا نَدْرِي وَلَمْ يَقُلْ بَعْضُهُمْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ لِي يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَذَلِكَ تَقُولُ؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَمَا تَقُولُ؟ قُلْتُ هُوَ أَجَلُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَّمَهُ اللهُ إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللهِ وَالْفَتْحُ فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ فَذَاكَ عَلَامَةُ أَجَلِكَ فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا أَعْلَمُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا مَا تَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] Qatadah and 'Asim reported that they heard Ikrimah say, "Ibn 'Abbas said that 'Umar bin Al-Khattab gathered the companions of Muhammad ﷺ and asked them about Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Decree). They all agreed that it is in the last ten nights (of Ramadan). Ibn 'Abbas then said, 'I know and I have an opinion about which night it is.' 'Umar asked, 'Which night is it?' Ibn 'Abbas said, 'The seventh night (of the last ten) that passes or the seventh night that remains of the last ten.' 'Umar asked, 'How do you know that?' Ibn 'Abbas replied, 'I said that Allah created seven heavens and seven earths, and the month revolves in seven (days), and He created man from seven (components), and he eats from seven (types of food), and he prostrates on seven (body parts), and he circumambulates the House (of Allah) seven (times), and he throws the stones (during the Hajj rites) seven (times).'" 'Umar said, "You have gained knowledge of something that we did not." Qatadah commented, "Qatadah agreed with Ibn 'Abbas in his statement that eating from 'seven' (is correct). This is Allah's statement, 'So We produced therefrom fruit of various kinds, and grapes.' (Qur'an 78:32)."  

عَنْ قَتَادَةَ وَعَاصِمٍ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا عِكْرِمَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ دَعَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ فَأَجْمَعُوا أَنَّهَا فِي الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَقُلْتُ لِعُمَرَ إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّ أَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَأَيُّ لَيْلَةٍ هِيَ؟ فَقُلْتُ سَابِعَةٌ تَمْضِي أَوْ سَابِعَةٌ تَبْقَى مِنَ الْعَشْرِ الْأَوَاخِرِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ وَمِنْ أَيْنَ عَلِمْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ قُلْتُ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَسَبْعَ أَرَضِينَ وَسَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَإِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَدُورُ فِي سَبْعٍ وَخَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ وَيَسْجُدُ عَلَى سَبْعٍ وَالطَّوَافُ بِالْبَيْتِ سَبْعٌ وَرَمْيُ الْجِمَارِ سَبْعٌ لِأَشْيَاءَ ذَكَرَهَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ لَقَدْ فَطِنْتَ لِأَمْرٍ مَا فطِنَّا لَهُ وَكَانَ قَتَادَةُ يَزِيدُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ وَيَأْكُلُ مِنْ سَبْعٍ قَالَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللهِ ﷻ {فَأَنْبَتْنَا فِيهَا حَبًّا وَعِنَبًا وَقَضْبًا} الْآيَةَ