It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a delegation of Jews came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Abul Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him)! We want to ask you a few things, please answer them for us, because only a prophet can know them. Among the questions they asked was this: Before the Torah was revealed, which food did Jacob (peace be upon him) make unlawful for himself? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I ask you by Allah, Who revealed the Torah to Moses (peace be upon him), do you not know that once Jacob (peace be upon him) became very seriously ill, and when his illness became prolonged, he made a vow in the name of Allah that if Allah granted him recovery from his illness, he would make his most beloved drink and his most beloved food unlawful for himself? And among foods, he loved camel meat the most, and among drinks, its milk was the most beloved to him?" They said: By Allah! It is so.

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 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Some poetry is full of wisdom, and some speech has an effect like magic."

Ikrimah says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by some people who had caught a pigeon and were aiming at it to practice their marksmanship. He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying up any living creature and using it as a target.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to one of his daughters (his granddaughter), who was in the throes of death. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took her and placed her in his lap, and in that state her soul departed, and tears flowed from the eyes of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyida Umm Ayman (may Allah be pleased with her) also began to weep. Someone said to her: Are you weeping in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? She replied: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) himself is weeping, why should I not weep? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am not weeping; this is mercy. When the soul of the believer departs from both his sides, he is praising Allah."

Qais bin Hubtar says that I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about white, green, and red pitchers, so he replied that regarding this, the first to ask the Prophet (peace be upon him) were the delegation of Banu Abdul Qais. They said: We obtain this sediment; which vessels are lawful for us? The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Do not drink from (vessels made of) Dubba, Muzaffat, Naqir, or Hantam, but you may drink from water skins." Then he said: "Allah has forbidden wine, gambling, and the 'Kubah', and likewise every intoxicant is forbidden." Sufyan says: I asked Ali bin Badhimah about the meaning of "Kubah," and he explained that it means "drum."

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: "The effect of the evil eye is real, and it can even bring down the one who shaves (the head)."

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

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: "The best kohl among you is antimony, which, when applied at bedtime, sharpens the eyesight and grows the eyelashes. Wear white clothes, for they are the best, and shroud your dead in them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade tying up any living being and using it as a target for shooting.