Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "Five things have been given to me which were not given to any prophet before me, and I do not boast about it: I have been sent to the red and the black, whereas the prophets before me were sent specifically to their own people, but I have been sent generally to all people; I have been helped through awe, which precedes me by a month's journey; the entire earth has been made a place of prostration and a means of purification for me; spoils of war have been made lawful for me, which were not lawful for anyone before me; intercession has been given to me, and I have kept it in store for my Ummah, and it will be granted to every person who does not associate anything with Allah."

Ubaidi bin Umair narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) a similar narration. The narrator stated, Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say: By "red and black" is meant the jinn and mankind.