Kathir bin Abbas narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him): On the occasion of the Battle of Hunayn, I was with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) was riding his mule, which a leper had given to him as a gift. When the Muslims began to retreat, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to me: "O Abbas! Call out in a loud voice and say: O people of the tree (those who pledged allegiance under the tree)! O people of Surah Al-Baqarah (those who believe in Surah Al-Baqarah)!" Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I was a man with a loud voice, so I called out in a loud voice, "O people of the tree (those who pledged allegiance under the tree)! O people of Surah Al-Baqarah (those who believe in Surah Al-Baqarah)!" Then those people turned back all at once, just as a cow turns back to its calf. Voices were raised and they were saying, "O group of Ansar! O group of Ansar!" Then the call was shortened and directed towards Banu Harith bin Khazraj, and it was said: "O Banu Harith!" Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) continued to observe the battle while riding his mule. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Now the battle has flared up well." He (peace be upon him) also said: "O Abbas! Move forward." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) took a handful of pebbles and threw them and said: "By the Lord of the Ka'bah! They will be defeated." The narrator named Sufyan sometimes narrates these words: "By the Lord of Muhammad (peace be upon him)!" Sufyan says: Zuhri narrated this long hadith to us, but this part has remained in my memory.

Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Talib used to take care of you and help you, so will he benefit from this in any way?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Yes, I found him in the depths of Hell, so I brought him out to a shallow part of it."

Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Teach me a supplication which I may ask for." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! Ask Allah, the Exalted, for forgiveness and well-being." He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Teach me a supplication which I may ask for." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! O uncle of the Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah, the Exalted, for forgiveness and well-being." He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Teach me a supplication which I may ask for." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Abbas! O uncle of the Messenger of Allah! Ask Allah, the Exalted, for forgiveness and well-being."

Imam Humaydi (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The narrator named Sufyan, while narrating this tradition, sometimes transmits these words that Abdullah bin Harith narrated this, that Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) submitted, "O Messenger of Allah!" However, most of the time he narrated it as Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrating: He submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)!"