It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Jibreel (peace be upon him), after the period of cessation of revelation had passed, "Why do you not come to us more often than you do now?" Upon this, the verse was revealed: «﴿وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ رَبِّكَ . . . . .﴾ [مريم: 64] » "We do not descend except by the command of your Lord . . . . ."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade blowing into food and drink.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the children of the polytheists, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah knows best — the One who created them — what deeds they would do when they grow up."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would wake up in the middle of the night to pray Tahajjud, he would recite this supplication: «لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ نُورُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ فِيهِنَّ وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ الْحَقُّ وَوَعْدُكَ حَقٌّ وَلِقَاؤُكَ حَقٌّ وَالْجَنَّةُ حَقٌّ وَالنَّارُ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ حَقٌّ وَمُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقٌّ وَالنَّبِيُّونَ حَقٌّ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَكَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَبِكَ آمَنْتُ وَعَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْتُ وَبِكَ خَاصَمْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ حَاكَمْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَوْ لَا إِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ» "O Allah! All praise is for You, You are the Light of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, and all praise is for You, You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, and all praise is for You, You are the King of the heavens and the earth and all creatures between them. You are the Truth, Your word is the truth, Your promise is the truth, meeting You is the truth, Paradise is the truth, Hell is the truth, and the Hour is the truth. O Allah! I submit to You, I believe in You, I rely upon You, I turn to You, I argue by Your power, I make You my judge, so forgive me my past and future sins, those I have done in secret and in public. You are the only One worthy of worship besides whom there is no other."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that during the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), a man passed away who had no heir except for a slave whom he had set free. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted his inheritance to that very freed slave.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) arrived in Madinah, he found that the people there used to transact dates on credit for one, two, or three years. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When you do a Salam sale in fruits, specify its measure, specify its weight, and fix its time."

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 pray on a mat.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that I once spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Maymunah bint Harith (may Allah be pleased with her). A pillow was placed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he lay down resting his head on its length and slept. The household also slept. Then, around midnight or a little before or after it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up and began to remove the effects of sleep. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al-Imran in full. Then he came to the water-skin, untied its rope, and performed ablution. Then he stood up to pray. I also stood up and did what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had done, and I came and stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the ear and turned me, so I ended up on his right side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray during this time. The total number of rak‘ahs in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer was thirteen.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man presented a waterskin of wine as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Wine has become forbidden." Upon hearing this, the man turned to his servant and whispered to him to take it and sell it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "What did you say to him?" He replied, "I ordered him to go and sell it." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The One who has forbidden its drinking has also forbidden its buying and selling." Thus, on his order, the wine was poured out in the valley of Batha.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once during the Prophetic era, there was a solar eclipse. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) led the people in prayer. In this prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood for a long time, probably as long as it takes to recite Surah Al-Baqarah. Then he performed a long bowing (ruku‘), then after raising his head from ruku‘, he stood for a long time, but this standing was shorter than the first. Then he performed another long ruku‘, which was shorter than the first ruku‘. Then after prostrating, he stood up and in the second rak‘ah also stood for a long time, which was shorter than the first rak‘ah. Then he performed a long ruku‘, but it was also somewhat shorter. After raising his head from ruku‘, he again stood and bowed as before, then prostrated, and after saying salam, he finished the prayer. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, the solar eclipse had ended. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah. They are not eclipsed due to anyone’s death nor due to anyone’s life. So when you see such a situation, remember Allah." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! We felt as if you tried to grasp something while standing in your place, then you stepped back? He said: "I saw Paradise and I was about to take a bunch of its grapes. If I had taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remained. And I also saw Hell. I have never seen a more terrifying sight than today, and I saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked the reason for this, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Because of their ingratitude." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: Do they disbelieve in Allah? He said: "(That is not what is meant, rather what is meant is that) they are ungrateful to their husbands and do not acknowledge favors. If you were to do good to one of them for a lifetime and then she saw something in you that displeased her, she would immediately say: 'I have never seen any good from you.'"