Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that once my maternal aunt Umm Hufayq sent clarified butter, milk, and a lizard as a gift to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the lizard and spat it out to the side. Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) said,“Perhaps you dislike it?”He replied,“Yes!”Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the vessel of milk and drank from it. I was on the right side of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) was on the left. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“The right to drink is yours, but if you permit, I will give it to your uncle to drink?”I said,“I cannot give preference to anyone over your leftover.”So I took the vessel of milk and drank from it, and then gave it to Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Whoever Allah feeds, let him say this supplication: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ» ‘O Allah! Bless us in it and provide us better than it,’ and whoever Allah gives milk to drink, let him say this supplication: «اَللّٰهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ» ‘O Allah! Bless us in it and increase it for us,’ for to my knowledge, nothing suffices for both food and drink except milk.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went to the toilet, then came out, asked for food, and began to eat. Someone asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Will you not perform ablution? He replied: "Why? Am I about to pray that I should perform ablution?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank any beverage, he would breathe twice during drinking it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once I spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). She took a sheet, folded it, placed a pillow on it, spread another sheet, covered herself with it, and lay down. She had spread a bed for me beside her, and I lay down with my head on the same pillow. After performing the 'Isha prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also arrived, removed his clothes, tied his lower garment, covered himself with the blanket, and lay down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) slept. When half the night had passed, or a little before or after it, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up and sat, then stood and went towards a hanging water-skin. At first, I thought I should get up and help the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with his ablution, but then I felt it was not appropriate for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to know I was awake. In any case, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed ablution, removed his lower garment, put on his clothes, and came to the mosque to stand for prayer. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I also stood up and did as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and went to stand on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his right hand on my head and moved me to his right side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), along with me, performed a total of thirteen rak‘ahs. Then he sat down, and I sat beside him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his elbow on my side and brought his cheek close to mine until I heard the sound of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) snoring. Shortly after, Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The prayer. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded towards the mosque, and I followed behind. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and performed two light rak‘ahs, and Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) began to pronounce the iqamah.

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) used the miswak so frequently that we began to fear that a verse of the Qur'an might be revealed regarding it (and the ummah might not be able to fulfill this command).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them all), all of them used to lead the Eid prayer before the sermon without any call to prayer (adhan) or iqamah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once some people began to ask him about the prayer during travel. He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), after leaving his home until he returned, used to perform only two rak‘ahs (shortened prayer).

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 cannot be two qiblahs in one city, and there is no tax upon a Muslim."

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 cannot be two qiblahs in one land, and there is no tax upon a Muslim."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) drank any beverage, he would breathe twice during drinking it.