Sayyiduna Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali bin al-Husayn narrates from his father that he said: Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) came towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He was wearing a (fine) suit of clothes, his hair was in two braids, and his complexion was fair. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him, he smiled. Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! What made you laugh? May Allah always keep you laughing and smiling." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The handsomeness of the Prophet's uncle amazed me." Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "What is handsomeness in men?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The tongue (that is, sweet and eloquent speech)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was in Madinah (as a captive), and the Ansar looked for a garment to clothe him with, but they found no shirt that fitted him except the shirt of Abdullah bin Ubayy, so they clothed him in that shirt. Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) further says: Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) had become a captive of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Battle of Badr, and he had been brought out under compulsion (by the idolaters of Makkah, to fight). Then he was brought to Madinah, and Abdullah bin Ubayy clothed him in his shirt. This is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shrouded him (the hypocrite Abdullah bin Ubayy) in his own shirt, to repay the treatment he had given Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: When Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) was taken captive (at Badr), no shirt could be found that fitted him except the shirt of (Abdullah) Ibn Ubayy (so that was put on him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it!