Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) led the Maghrib prayer and said salam after only two rak'ahs, then stood up to perform istilam of the Black Stone. The people behind him said "Subhan Allah," so he said, "What is the matter with you?" (Then he understood himself and) returned and completed the remaining prayer, and at the end performed two prostrations of forgetfulness. When this was mentioned in the presence of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said that he did not turn away from the practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had cupping done and gave the cupper his wage. If this wage had been unlawful, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would never have given it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ate the meat of the shoulder at the house of Sayyidah Duba’ah bint Zubair (may Allah be pleased with her), and then performed prayer without renewing his ablution.

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) used to combine two prayers during travel.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) did not consider staying at Abtah necessary and used to say: It is just a place where the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) stayed because of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

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) handed over his daughter, Sayyidah Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her), to her husband Abu Al-As bin Al-Rabi’ (upon his acceptance of Islam) after two years, on the basis of the first marriage contract, and did not set a new dowry.

Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) delivered a sermon at the end of the month of Ramadan and said: O people of Basra! Pay the zakat of your fasts. Upon hearing this, the people began to look at each other. Then he said: Who among you is from the people of Madinah? Stand up and teach your brothers, for they do not know that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed the amount of Sadaqat al-Fitr as half a sa’ of wheat, or one sa’ of barley, or one sa’ of dates, which is obligatory upon every free person and slave, male and female.

Ibn Abi Mulaika (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) wrote to me in a letter that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If things were given to people merely on the basis of their claims, many people would make false claims regarding life and wealth. However, the oath is upon the one against whom the claim is made."

Abdullah bin Shaqiq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that (one day after Asr, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) delivered a sermon to us until the sun set and the stars began to appear. People started calling out, "Prayer, prayer!") At that time, there was a man from Banu Tamim among the people, and he began to loudly say, "Prayer, prayer." At this, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) became angry and said: "Do you want to teach me the Sunnah? We have performed a 'collective' (apparent) joining of two prayers with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)."

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once I said to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that today I performed the Zuhr prayer in the valley of Batha behind an old man, and he said the takbeer twenty-two times in one prayer. He would say the takbeer when going into prostration and when raising his head from it as well. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said, "May your mother lose you! This is how Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray."