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: "If someone gives something to another for a lifetime, it becomes the property of the one to whom it is given. If something is given conditional upon someone's death, it becomes the property of the one to whom it is given. And the one who gives a gift and then takes it back is like one who vomits and then licks it up."

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 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 Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) first stoned the Jamrah Aqabah, then performed the sacrifice, then had his head shaved.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Dhamam bin Tha’labah—who belonged to Banu Sa’d bin Bakr—came to accept Islam and asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the obligations of Islam, such as prayer and so on. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned to him the five prayers and did not add anything to them. Then he mentioned zakat, fasting, and Hajj, and then he explained the things that Allah has made unlawful for him. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, Dhamam said,“I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah and that you are the Messenger of Allah. I will, insha’Allah, act according to what you have commanded me, and I will not add to it nor subtract from it on my own.”After saying this, he left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“If this man with two braids has spoken the truth, he will surely enter Paradise.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the land and gardens of Khaybar on a sharecropping basis for half of the produce.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have been granted five such distinctions which were not given to anyone before me, and I do not say this out of pride. I have been sent to every red and black (i.e., all mankind), so whoever of red or black complexion joins my Ummah will be counted among them, and the entire earth has been made a mosque for me." Benefit: For clarification, see Hadith number 2742.

Ikrimah says that once I prayed behind Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and whenever he would go into bowing or prostration, he would say the takbeer. I mentioned this to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Is this not the Sunnah 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) was praying when two girls from Banu Abd al-Muttalib came and clung to the knees of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray. Similarly, once I and an Ansari man passed by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was praying. We were riding on our donkey. We came and joined the prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted one child of Banu Abd al-Muttalib and seated him behind himself, and seated another in front of himself.

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: "There is no marriage without a guardian, and whoever has no guardian, the ruler is her guardian."