Ibn Abbas The Scholar of the Nation
Ibn Abbas is recognized at a very early age
He documents the Hadith and asks the Sahaba
There is not a single Ayah except He asked the Prophet about it
He becomes an Imam for the people at a very young age
He led the prayers while Prophet was alive too
Ayesha saw this that his shalwar was following down
After the Prophet he is a teenager now
He was an incredibly handsome man
Tall Handsome and known for having a great presence
People feel humbled by his appearance
He had broad shoulders and was very fit
He dyed his hair with henna
Ata was one of the students of Ibn Abbas
He said Ibn Abbas face was as bright as the full moon
Saad bin Abi Waqas an uncle of Prophet said I did not see anyone quicker to understand anything who is wiser than him and had more sabr than him except Ibn Abbas
Ibn Abbas did not get angry with anyone and a very soft person
Abdullah bin Umar testified about patience and knowledge of Ibn Abbas
Ibn Abbas was called Tarjuma ul Quran and Scholar of the Ummah
Ibn Abbas was an ocean of knowledge
Ibn Abbas gave tafseer of Surah noor and it was very beautiful
If Romans and Persians heard his words they would be Muslim
There was no one amongst the Arabs that was like him
He was dressed very nicely with beauty and perfection
He was a great speaker
Taus only sat with Ibn Abbas because all other Sahaba agreed with him
Umar bin Khattab raised Ibn Abbas after the Prophet
Umar gave him a sense of confidence
Ibn Abbas cried during Qiyam ul layl and often cried
Prophet cried as well as Umar and Ibn Abbas abundantly
Umar appointed Ibn Abbas as a khateeb for Jumuah at a young age
Umar asked Sahaba about Surah Nasr
They said it is about doing tasbeeh and istighfar
Ibn Abbas said it is hinting the at death of Prophet
Umar asked about Laytul Qadr
Sahaba said to look in last 10 nights
Ibn Abbas said it can be any one of the last 10 nights but preferably last 7
Because Allah mentions everything in 7 stages
Umar said what you said is known but what about 7 plants
He said 7 Sanabil
Umar said for Ibn Abbas to speak the same time as Sahaba
Ibn Abbas pulled out so much profound meaning from the Quran
Ibn Abbas perfected everything
Ibn Abbas sat in the mimbur and gave an in depth tafseer of Quran after Prophet
Ibn Abbas is way older than his age and asked a lot of questions and a heart that understands
Umar asked Ibn Abbas do you not understand anything
Ibn Abbas said I do not understand three words in Quran
One time young men put their head in water to see who can hold their breath the longest
Umar bin Khattab walks by and asks what are you doing
Ibn Abbas says you are too old for this
Umar walks up and sticks his head in water and beats them
Umar did not like when children memorized Quran so fast
Ibn Abbas went home and felt depressed because Umar was angry with him
Umar went to Ibn Abbas and took his hand and said what happened
Ibn Abbas said if I made mistake I repent to Allah
Ibn Abbas said if they memorize too quickly then will lack understanding
If they lack understanding the ummah will be in conflict
If the ummah is in conflict and then the ummah will be disunited
When that happens they will start to kill each other over the Quran
Prophet said I do not fear neglecting memorization of Quran
But I fear you accusing your neighbor of disbelief
Ibn Abbas hates to make Umar upset because he loved him so much
The closest person to Umar when he was stabbed was Ibn Abbas
Umar asked Ibn Abbas who stabbed me
Saeed al Khudri said there used to be crowds in front of Ibn Abbas house
Ibn Abbas broke up the days in different subjects to control the traffic
Ibn Abbas would even reply to questions in poetry
Ibn Abbas surpassed everyone in everything
Ibn Abbas has one younger brother Obaidullah
Obaidullah realized Ibn Abbas was something special
Obaidullah served the students of Ibn Abbas
Sahaba said the children of Al Abbas took all the ajar of Madinah
One feeds the souls and one feeds he bodies
Their house was always filled with people
His majlis became very famous
It was a very great gathering with great fear of Allah
Scholars of fiqh Quran all sitting there and Ibn Abbas more knowledgeable than them
There was never anything but good there
When Ibn Umar was asked a question he directed people to Ibn Abbas
the Fiqh of Ibn Abbas was like Prophet Abu Bakr Umar and Uthman
Ibn Abbas differed with Sahaba regarding sacrifice
Because he resorted to Prophet first
Ibn Abbas had a very easy fiqh
Ibn Abbas held himself to a standard of taqwa and took a more conscious opinion
He made ease for other people
Ibn Abbas said for every issue he asked no less than 30 Sahaba
Prophet chose the easier of the two decisions
Ibn Abbas had deep perception when he looked at you he knew which fatwa you needed
Ibn Abbas was sitting and was asked a question if a man killed someone will Allah forgive him and he said yes
Same day someone asked the same question and he said no
First person had killed someone and was despairing
the second person was looking for an excuse to kill someone
Ibn Abbas did not like people people quoting him out of context
Ibn Abbas was very observant of the sunnah
Ibn Abbas told muezzin to say pray in your homes when it was raining
Ibn Abbas prayed 22 rakah of taraweeh
Ibn Abbas combined prayers