Volume 6, Book 60, Number 174:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn ‘Umar came to us and a man said (to him), “What do you think about ‘Qit-alal-Fitnah’ (fight –
ing caused by afflictions).” Ibn ‘Umar said (to him), “And do you understand what an affliction is?
Muhammad used to fight against the pagans, and his fighting with them was an affliction, (and his
fighting was) not like your fighting which is carried on for the sake of ruling.”
Volume 6, Book 60, Number 114:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
The people of Kufa disagreed (disputed) about the above Verse. So I went to Ibn Abbas and asked
him about it. He said, “This Verse:– “And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is
Hell.” was revealed last of all (concerning premeditated murder) and nothing abrogated it.”
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Volume 5, Book 59, Number 363:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I mentioned to Ibn ‘Abbas Surat-Hashr. He said, “Call it Surat-an-Nadir.”
Volume 5, Book 58, Number 194:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
‘AbdurRahman bin Abza said, “Ask Ibn ‘Abbas about these two Qur’anic Verses: ‘Nor kill such life
as Allah has made sacred, Except for just cause.’ (25.168) “And whoever kills a believer intentionally,
his recompense is Hell. (4.93)
So I asked Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “When the Verse that is in Sura-al-Furqan was revealed, the pa –
gans of Mecca said, ‘But we have slain such life as Allah has made sacred, and we have invoked other
gods along with Allah, and we have also committed fornication.’ So Allah revealed:– ‘Except those
who repent, believe, and do good– (25.70)
So this Verse was concerned with those people. As for the Verse in Surat-an-Nisa (4-93), it means
that if a man, after understanding Islam and its laws and obligations, murders somebody, then his
punishment is to dwell in the (Hell) Fire forever.” Then I mentioned this to Mujahid who said, “Except
the one who regrets (one’s crime) . “
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 821:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
About Ibn ‘Abbas: ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab used to treat Ibn ‘Abbas very favorably ‘Abdur Rahman
bin ‘Auf said to him. “We also have sons that are equal to him (but you are partial to him.)” Umar
said, “It is because of his knowledge.” Then ‘Umar asked Ibn ‘Abbas about the interpretation of the
Verse:- ‘When come the Help of Allah and the conquest (of Mecca) (110.1) Ibn ‘Abbas said. “It por –
tended the death of Allah’s Apostle, which Allah had informed him of.” ‘Umar said, “I do not know
from this Verse but what you know.”
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 613:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
I said to Ibn Abbas, “Nauf Al-Bukah claims that Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir was not Moses
(the prophet) of the children of Israel, but some other Moses.” Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Allah’s enemy (i.e.
Nauf) has told a lie. Ubai bin Ka’b told us that the Prophet said, ‘Once Moses stood up and addressed
Bani Israel. He was asked who was the most learned man amongst the people. He said, ‘I.’ Allah ad –
monished him as he did not attribute absolute knowledge to Him (Allah). So, Allah said to him, ‘Yes,
at the junction of the two seas there is a Slave of Mine who is more learned than you.’ Moses said, ‘O
my Lord! How can I meet him?’ Allah said, ‘Take a fish and put it in a large basket and you will find
him at the place where you will lose the fish.’ Moses took a fish and put it in a basket and proceeded
along with his (servant) boy, Yusha ‘bin Nun, till they reached the rock where they laid their heads
(i.e. lay down). Moses slept, and the fish, moving out of the basket, fell into the sea. It took its way
into the sea (straight) as in a tunnel. Allah stopped the flow of water over the fish and it became like
an arch (the Prophet pointed out this arch with his hands). They travelled the rest of the night, and
the next day Moses said to his boy (servant), ‘Give us our food, for indeed, we have suffered much fa –
tigue in this journey of ours.’ Moses did not feel tired till he crossed that place which Allah had
ordered him to seek after. His boy (servant) said to him, ‘Do you know that when we were sitting
near that rock, I forgot the fish, and none but Satan caused me to forget to tell (you) about it, and it
took its course into the sea in an amazing way?.’ So there was a path for the fish and that astonished
them. Moses said, ‘That was what we were seeking after.’ So, both of them retraced their footsteps till
they reached the rock. There they saw a man Lying covered with a garment. Moses greeted him and
he replied saying, ‘How do people greet each other in your land?’ Moses said, ‘I am Moses.’ The man
asked, ‘Moses of Bani Israel?’ Moses said, ‘Yes, I have come to you so that you may teach me from
those things which Allah has taught you.’ He said, ‘O Moses! I have some of the Knowledge of Allah
which Allah has taught me, and which you do not know, while you have some of the Knowledge of
Allah which Allah has taught you and which I do not know.’ Moses asked, ‘May I follow you?’ He
said, ‘But you will not be able to remain patient with me for how can you be patient about things
which you will not be able to understand?’ (Moses said, ‘You will find me, if Allah so will, truly pa –
tient, and I will not disobey you in aught.’) So, both of them set out walking along the sea-shore, a
boat passed by them and they asked the crew of the boat to take them on board. The crew recognized
Al-Khadir and so they took them on board without fare. When they were on board the boat, a spar –
row came and stood on the edge of the boat and dipped its beak once or twice into the sea. Al-Khadir
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said to Moses, ‘O Moses! My knowledge and your knowledge have not decreased Allah’s Knowledge
except as much as this sparrow has decreased the water of the sea with its beak.’ Then suddenly Al-
Khadir took an adze and plucked a plank, and Moses did not notice it till he had plucked a plank
with the adze. Moses said to him, ‘What have you done? They took us on board charging us nothing;
yet you I have intentionally made a hole in their boat so as to drown its passengers. Verily, you have
done a dreadful thing.’ Al-Khadir replied, ‘Did I not tell you that you would not be able to remain pa –
tient with me?’ Moses replied, ‘Do not blame me for what I have forgotten, and do not be hard upon
me for my fault.’ So the first excuse of Moses was that he had forgotten. When they had left the sea,
they passed by a boy playing with other boys.
Al-Khadir took hold of the boys head and plucked it with his hand like this. (Sufyan, the sub nar –
rator pointed with his fingertips as if he was plucking some fruit.) Moses said to him, “Have you
killed an innocent person who has not killed any person? You have really done a horrible thing.” Al-
Khadir said, “Did I not tell you that you could not remain patient with me?’ Moses said “If I ask you
about anything after this, don’t accompany me. You have received an excuse from me.’ Then both of
them went on till they came to some people of a village, and they asked its inhabitant for wood but
they refused to entertain them as guests. Then they saw therein a wall which was just going to col –
lapse (and Al Khadir repaired it just by touching it with his hands). (Sufyan, the sub-narrator, poin –
ted with his hands, illustrating how Al-Khadir passed his hands over the wall upwards.) Moses said,
“These are the people whom we have called on, but they neither gave us food, nor entertained us as
guests, yet you have repaired their wall. If you had wished, you could have taken wages for it.” Al-
Khadir said, “This is the parting between you and me, and I shall tell you the explanation of those
things on which you could not remain patient.” The Prophet added, “We wished that Moses could
have remained patient by virtue of which Allah might have told us more about their story. (Sufyan
the sub-narrator said that the Prophet said, “May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses! If he had re –
mained patient, we would have been told further about their case.”)
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 393:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
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that he heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “Thursday! And you know not what Thursday is? After that Ibn
‘Abbas wept till the stones on the ground were soaked with his tears. On that I asked Ibn ‘Abbas,
“What is (about) Thursday?” He said, “When the condition (i.e. health) of Allah’s Apostle deteriorated,
he said, ‘Bring me a bone of scapula, so that I may write something for you after which you will nev –
er go astray.’The people differed in their opinions although it was improper to differ in front of a
prophet, They said, ‘What is wrong with him? Do you think he is delirious? Ask him (to understand).
The Prophet replied, ‘Leave me as I am in a better state than what you are asking me to do.’ Then the
Prophet ordered them to do three things saying, ‘Turn out all the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula,
show respect to all foreign delegates by giving them gifts as I used to do.’ ” The sub-narrator added,
“The third order was something beneficial which either Ibn ‘Abbas did not mention or he mentioned
but I forgot.’
Volume 4, Book 52, Number 288:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn ‘Abbas said, “Thursday! What (great thing) took place on Thursday!” Then he started weeping
till his tears wetted the gravels of the ground . Then he said, “On Thursday the illness of Allah’s
Apostle was aggravated and he said, “Fetch me writing materials so that I may have something writ –
ten to you after which you will never go astray.” The people (present there) differed in this matter
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and people should not differ before a prophet. They said, “Allah’s Apostle is seriously sick.’ The
Prophet said, “Let me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better than what you are calling me
for.” The Prophet on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, “Expel the pagans from the Arabian
Peninsula, respect and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing with them.” I
forgot the third (order)” (Ya’qub bin Muhammad said, “I asked Al-Mughira bin ‘Abdur-Rahman
about the Arabian Peninsula and he said, ‘It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen.”
Ya’qub added, “And Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.”)