It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed seven circuits (tawaf) around the House of Allah, and also performed seven circuits during Sa’i. During Sa’i, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to show his strength to the polytheists (therefore he ran between the two green markers).

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not consider eating unripe dates to be good and used to say that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the delegation of Banu al-Qais from "Maza’", and I fear that what is meant by this is unripe dates.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, he saw the Jews observing the fast on the tenth of Muharram. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them, "Is there any special reason for the fast you observe on this day?" They replied, "This is a very good day; on this day Allah granted deliverance to the Children of Israel from their enemy, so Musa (peace be upon him) fasted on this day." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I have more right to Musa than you." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself fasted on this day and also ordered his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to fast on this day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a person asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! I shaved my head before offering the sacrifice? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his hand and said, "There is no harm." Then another man said: O Messenger of Allah! I offered the sacrifice before throwing the pebbles? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicated with his hand and said, "There is no harm." On that day, regarding whatever was asked from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about doing something earlier or later, he indicated with his hand and said, "There is no harm."

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) entered the Ka'bah. At that time, there were six pillars inside the Ka'bah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood by each pillar and supplicated, but did not perform prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about an issue: his sister had made a vow to go to the Sacred House of Allah on foot, but now she had become weak. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is free from need of your sister's vow. She should go riding and take a camel as a sacrificial offering (hady)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed seven circuits (tawaf) around the House of Allah, and also performed seven circuits during Sa’i. During Sa’i, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wished to show his strength to the polytheists (therefore he ran between the two green markers).

Abu Mujliz says that I once asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about Witr, so he replied that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Witr is one rak'ah in the last part of the night." Then I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, and he also gave the same answer.

Shihab Anbari says that once I, along with a friend, went to present ourselves before Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). There, right at the door of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas’s house, we met Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him). He asked: Who are you two? We told him about ourselves. He said: People are eating dates and drinking water, you should also go there. The flow of every valley is according to its capacity. We said: May your goodness increase, when you go inside, please seek permission for us from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) as well. So he obtained permission for us too.

On this occasion, we heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrate this hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while delivering a sermon on the occasion of the Battle of Tabuk, said:“There is no example among people like the one who holds the reins of his horse, striving in the path of Allah and keeping away from evil people; and likewise, the man who remains engaged with his goats in the countryside, honoring his guests and fulfilling their rights.”

I asked him three times: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say this? And he replied all three times that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this. Upon this, I said Allahu Akbar and thanked Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach him this supplication just as he would teach a surah from the Noble Qur’an, and he would say:“Say like this: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَفِتْنَةِ الْمَمَاتِ» ‘O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjal), and from the trials of life and death.’”