It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) fell ill with his final illness, he moved to the house of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call Ali to me." Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "Shall I also call Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." Sayyidah Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I also call Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) asked: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Shall I also call Sayyiduna Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call him." When all these people gathered, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head and looked, but Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was not seen, upon which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. After a little while, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Now get up from the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." In the meantime, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came to inform about the prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) submitted: "Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) is a soft-hearted man; when people do not see you, he will begin to weep, so you should order Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer." Nevertheless, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with him) went out and led the people in prayer. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt some relief in his illness, so he came out, dragging his feet on the ground with the support of two men. When Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) sensed the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he intended to step back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured to him and sat down at his left side, and began reciting from where Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) had left off, and in this very illness he passed away. Waki’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the people were following Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him).

Arqam bin Sharhabil, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once, while traveling from Madinah Munawwarah to Shaam, I had the companionship of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both. During the journey, I asked him, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) appoint anyone as his successor (wasi)?" Then the narrator mentioned the entire hadith until Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave any congregational prayer even during his illness of death. When his condition became very heavy, even then he (peace and blessings be upon him) came supported between two men in such a way that his blessed feet were dragging lines on the ground. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away in this state, and he did not appoint anyone as his successor (wasi)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that at the time of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) passing, I was ten years old, and by that time I had read all the Muhkamat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I went out with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the prayer, then delivered the sermon, then went to the women and gave them advice and admonition, and instructed them to give charity.

A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I asked Ibrahim, "If only one person is praying with the imam, what should he do?" He said, "He should stand on the left side of the imam." I mentioned to him the hadith of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made him stand on his right side, so he accepted it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! By Allah! Ever since we irrigated the field after grafting the trees, I have not gone near my wife. The woman's husband had shins and arms, and his hair was straight, while the person with whom the woman was accused was extremely dark-skinned and had curly hair. On this occasion, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed: "O Allah! Make the reality clear," and had them perform li'an (mutual cursing), and the woman gave birth to a child resembling the person with whom she was accused.

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: "Do not buy or sell fruit until it becomes fit to eat."

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: "Whoever lives in the villages has wronged himself, whoever pursues hunting becomes heedless, and whoever frequents the courts of kings falls into tribulation."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his noble companions (may Allah be pleased with them) prayed facing Bayt al-Maqdis for sixteen months, then the direction of the qiblah was changed.

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) led the prayer of fear in a region of Banu Sulaym, which was called Dhi Qarad. The people formed two rows behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): one row stood facing the enemy, and one row stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led this group in one rak'ah, then these people walked backwards to the place of those who were standing facing the enemy, and those people came and stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then led them in the second rak'ah, and then said the salam. In this way, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed two rak'ahs, and each group performed one rak'ah.