Volume 7, Book 62, Number 125:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abbas:
During the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle, the sun eclipsed. Allah’s Apostle offered the prayer of (the)
eclipse) and so did the people along with him. He performed a long Qiyam (standing posture) during
which Surat-al-Baqara could have been recited; then he performed a pro-longed bowing, then
raised his head and stood for a long time which was slightly less than that of the first Qiyam (and re –
cited Qur’an). Then he performed a prolonged bowing again but the period was shorter than the
period of the first bowing, then he stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up, but this time the
period of standing was less than the first standing. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of a
lesser duration than the first, then he stood up again for a long time but for a lesser duration than
the first. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he
again stood up, and then prostrated and then finished his prayer. By then the sun eclipse had
cleared. The Prophet then said, “The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah, and
they do not eclipse because of the death or birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, re –
member Allah (offer the eclipse prayer).” They (the people) said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We saw you
stretching your hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw you stepping backward.”
He said, “I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of
grapes), and had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the
(Hell) Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the majority of
its dwellers were women.” The people asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! What is the reason for that?” He
replied, “Because of their ungratefulness.” It was said. “Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrate –
ful to Allah)?” He replied, “They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors
done to them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from
you, she will say, “I have never seen any good from you.’ ”
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Volume 6, Book 61, Number 513:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Gabriel recited the Qur’an to me in one way. Then I requested him (to read it
in another way), and continued asking him to recite it in other ways, and he recited it in several
ways till he ultimately recited it in seven different ways.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 95:
Narrated Abdullah bin Abbas:
That once he stayed overnight (in the house) of his aunt Maimuna. the wife of the Prophet. He ad –
ded: I lay on the cushion transversely and Allah’s Apostle lay along with his wife in the lengthwise
direction of the pillow. Allah’s Apostle slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit
after it, and then woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands and then he recited
the last ten Verses of Surat-al-Imran, got up and went to a hanging water skin. He then performed
the ablution from it, and it was perfect ablution, and then stood up to offer the prayer. I too did the
same as he had done, and then went to stand beside him. Allah’s Apostle put his right hand on my
head and held and twisted my right ear. He then offered two Rakat, then two Rakat, then two Rakat,
then two Rakat, then two Rakat. then two Rakat, and finally one Rak’a, the Witr. Then he lay down
again till the Muadhdhin (i.e. the call-maker) came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a light
two-Rakat prayer, and went out (to the Mosque) and offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr
prayer.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 280:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abbas:
The Prophet used to keep his hair falling loose while the pagans used to part their hair, and the
People of the Scriptures used to keep their hair falling loose, and the Prophet liked to follow the
People of the Scriptures in matters about which he had not been instructed differently, but later on
the Prophet started parting his hair.
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 210:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
During the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle the moon was split (into two places).
Volume 4, Book 54, Number 424:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
The Prophet said, “The sun and the moon are two signs amongst the Signs of Allah. They do not ec –
lipse because of someone’s death or life. So, if you see them (i.e. eclipse), celebrate the Praises of Allah
(i.e. pray).”
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 399:
Narrated ‘ Abdullah bin ‘Abbas:
That Abu Sufyan bin Harb Informed him that Heraclius called him and the members of a caravan
from Quraish who had gone to Sham as traders, during the truce which Allah’s Apostle had con –
cluded with Abu Sufyan and the Quraish infidels.
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 187:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Abbas:
Allah’s Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, “If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the
sins of the peasants (i.e. your people).”