Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
عبد الله بن عباس بن عبد المطلب
Appears in 2,733 hadith across the six canonical collections.
An abridged path through the isnād
From the Prophet ﷺ to the written books
مُحَمَّد ﷺ
The Messenger
Immediate teacher layer
Received from
عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
728
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
404
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
435
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
320
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
502
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
344
Historical scholarship
Classical assessments
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
أحد المكثرين من الصحابة
Al-Dhahabi
ترجمان القرآن
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو العباس
- Laqab
- البحر ، حبر العرب
- Known as
- البحر ، الحبر
- Lineage / nisba
- الهاشمي ، القرشي ، المدني
- Generation
- صحابي
- Born
- قبل الهجرة بثلاث سنين ، أو أربع ، وقيل : بخمس ، والأول أثبت
- Died
- 65 هـ ، أو 67 هـ ، أو 68 هـ ، وقيل : 69 هـ ، وقيل : 70 هـ وقيل : 73 هـ
- Lived in
- البصرة
- Died in
- الطائف
- Travelled to
- إفريقية
- Relatives
- ابن عم رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ، وأمه أم الفضل لبابة بنت الحارث الهلالية ، وخالته ميمونة بنت الحارث أم المؤمنين ، أخو الفضل بن العباس و كثير بن العباس ، من ولده علي والعباس والفضل ومحمد وعبيد الله ، ابن خالة خالد بن الوليد ، وعبد الله بن شداد بن الهاد ، ويزيد بن الأصم ، وابن ابنه محمد بن علي بن عبد الله بن عباس ، وابن أخيه عبد الله بن عبيد الله بن عباس ، وابن أخيه الآخر عبد الله بن معبد بن عباس
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 5لا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ سورة القيامة آية 16 ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَالِجُ مِنَ التَّنْزِيلِ شِدَّةً ، وَكَانَ مِمَّا يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ Ibn 'Abbas in the explanation of the statement of Allah "Move not your tongue concerning (the Quran) to make haste therewith." (75.16) said "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to bear the revelation with great trouble and used t5 narratorsBukhari · 6كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَجْوَدَ النَّاسِ ، وَكَانَ أَجْوَدُ مَا يَكُونُ فِي رَمَضَانَ حِينَ يَلْقَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ ، وَكَانَ يَلْقَاهُ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ رَمَضَانَ فَيُدَارِسُهُ الْقُرْAllah's Messenger (ﷺ) was the most generous of all the people, and he used to reach the peak in generosity in the month of Ramadan when Gabriel met him. Gabriel used to meet him every night of Ramadan to teach him the Qu11 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 7أَنَّ هِرَقْلَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فِي رَكْبٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ، وَكَانُوا تِجَارًا بِالشَّأْمِ فِي الْمُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَادَّ فِيهَا أَبَا سُفْيَانَ وَكُفَّارَ قُرَيْشٍ Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the 10 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 29أُرِيتُ النَّارَ فَإِذَا أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِهَا النِّسَاءُ يَكْفُرْنَ ، قِيلَ : أَيَكْفُرْنَ بِاللَّهِ ، قَالَ : يَكْفُرْنَ الْعَشِيرَ ، وَيَكْفُرْنَ الْإِحْسَانَ لَوْ أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَى إِحْدَاهُنَّ الدَّهْرَ ، ثُمَّ رَأَتْ مThe Prophet (ﷺ) said "I was shown the Hell-fire and that the majority of its dwellers were women who were ungrateful." It was asked, "Do they disbelieve in Allah?" (or are they ungrateful to Allah?) He replied, "They are5 narratorsBukhari · 51سَأَلْتُكَ ، هَلْ يَزِيدُونَ أَمْ يَنْقُصُونَ ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَنَّهُمْ يَزِيدُونَ ، وَكَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ ، وَسَأَلْتُكَ ، هَلْ يَرْتَدُّ أَحَدٌ سَخْطَةً لِدِينِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِيهِ ؟ فَزَعَمْتَ أَI was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you whether they (followers of Muhammad) were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. And in fact, this is the way of true Faith 7 narratorsBukhari · 53فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ ، أَمَرَهُمْ بِالْإِيمَانِ بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ ، قَالَ : أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ ؟ قَالُوا : اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ ، قَالَ : شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لI used to sit with Ibn 'Abbas and he made me sit on his sitting place. He requested me to stay with him in order that he might give me a share from his property. So I stayed with him for two months. Once he told (me) tha4 narratorsBukhari · 64أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ بِكِتَابِهِ رَجُلًا وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَى عَظِيمِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ ، فَدَفَعَهُ عَظِيمُ الْبَحْرَيْنِ إِلَى كِسْرَى ، فَلَمَّا قَرَأَهُ مَزَّقَهُ ، فOnce Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a letter to a person and ordered him to go and deliver it to the Governor of Bahrain. (He did so) and the Governor of Bahrain sent it to Chousroes, who read that letter and then tore it to6 narratorsBukhari · 74بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ؟ قَالَ مُوسَى : لَا ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ إِلَى مُوسَى بَلَى عَبْدُنَا خَضِرٌ ، فَسَأَلَ مُوسَى السَّبِيThat he differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari regarding the companion of (the Prophet) Moses. Ibn `Abbas said that he was Al Khadir. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him, saying "My f7 narratorsBukhari · 75حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَعْمَرٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : ضَمَّنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَقَاOnce the Prophet (ﷺ) embraced me and said, "O Allah! Bestow on him the knowledge of the Book (Qur'an).5 narratorsBukhari · 76أَقْبَلْتُ رَاكِبًا عَلَى حِمَارٍ أَتَانٍ ، وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَدْ نَاهَزْتُ الِاحْتِلَامَ ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي بِمِنًى إِلَى غَيْرِ جِدَارٍ ، فَمَرَرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ بَعْضِ الOnce I came riding a she-ass and had (just) attained the age of puberty. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was offering the prayer at Mina. There was no wall in front of him and I passed in front of some of the row while they were o5 narratorsBukhari · 78بَيْنَمَا مُوسَى فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا أَعْلَمَ مِنْكَ ، قَالَ مُوسَى : لَا ، فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَى مُوسَى : بَلَى عَبْدُنَا خَضِرٌ ، فَسَأَthat he differed with Hur bin Qais bin Hisn Al-Fazari regarding the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ) Moses. Meanwhile, Ubai bin Ka`b passed by them and Ibn `Abbas called him saying, "My friend (Hur) and I have differed regar6 narratorsBukhari · 84أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سُئِلَ فِي حَجَّتِهِ ، فَقَالَ : ذَبَحْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَرْمِيَ ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِ ، قَالَ : وَلَا حَرَجَ ، قَالَ : حَلَقْتُ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَ ؟ فَأَوْمَأَ بِيَدِهِSomebody said to the Prophet (during his last Hajj), "I did the slaughtering before doing the Rami.' The Prophet (ﷺ) beckoned with his hand and said, "There is no harm in that." Then another person said. "I got my head s5 narrators