Kuraib (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyida Umm al-Fadl bint al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with her) sent him to Sham (Syria). When I reached there, I completed my task, and while I was still in Sham, the new moon of Ramadan was sighted. We saw the moon on the night of Friday. At the end of the month, when I returned to Madinah, Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) asked me about the task, and then the topic of the moon came up. He asked, "When did you people see the moon?" I replied, "On the night of Friday." He asked, "Did you see it yourself?" I said, "Yes! And other people also saw it. The people fasted upon seeing the moon, and Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) also fasted accordingly." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "But we saw the moon on the night of Saturday (the next day was Saturday), so we will continue to fast until we complete thirty days or see the moon." I said, "Can you not suffice with the sighting and fasting of Sayyiduna Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him)?" He said, "No, this is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded." (From here, the jurists have derived the issue of difference in moon sighting.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while praying would glance to the right and left with the corner of his eyes, but would not turn his neck to look behind.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and his companions (may Allah be pleased with them) performed ‘Umrah from Ji‘irrana, and during the Tawaf, they took their sheets out from under their armpits and did idtiba‘, placing them over their left shoulders.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) along with his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) reached Makkah on the occasion of ‘Umrat al-Qada, the polytheists began to mock, saying that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions have been weakened by the fever of Yathrib. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the companions to perform ramal (brisk walking) in the first three circuits, so that the polytheists could see their strength. Thus, when the polytheists saw them performing ramal, they said among themselves that the fever of Yathrib has not weakened them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Jibreel (peace be upon him) took Ibrahim (peace be upon him) towards Jamrah Aqabah, Satan appeared before them on the way. Ibrahim (peace be upon him) threw seven pebbles at him and he went away. Near Jamrah Wusta, he appeared again, so Ibrahim (peace be upon him) again threw seven pebbles at him. This is the place where Ibrahim (peace be upon him) laid Ismail (peace be upon him) down on his forehead. The same happened near Jamrah Akhirah. When Ibrahim (peace be upon him) intended to sacrifice his son Ishaq (according to the correct opinion, Ismail), he said: 'Father! Tie me up so that I cannot move, lest your clothes be stained with my blood.' So he did so, and when he took the knife to slaughter him, a voice called out from behind: 'O Ibrahim! You have fulfilled your dream.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Black Stone came from Paradise; it was whiter than snow, but the sins of the polytheists made it black."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, this Black Stone will come in such a way that it will have two eyes with which it will see, and a tongue with which it will speak, and it will bear witness in favor of the person who kissed it with truth."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that: "I was commanded regarding the miswak with such emphasis that I began to fear that perhaps a verse of the Qur'an would be revealed to me about it." This was said by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).