Companion of the Prophet ﷺ
العباس بن عبد المطلب الهاشمي
العباس بن عبد المطلب بن هاشم بن عبد مناف
Appears in 39 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
العباس بن عبد المطلب الهاشمي
Selected narrator
Immediate student layer
Passed onward to
Preserved in the six books
صحيح البخاري
Sahih al-Bukhari
12
صحيح مسلم
Sahih Muslim
8
سنن أبي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
4
جامع الترمذي
Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi
8
سنن النسائي
Sunan an-Nasa’i
2
سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah
5
Life & identity
Biographical notes
- Kunya
- أبو الفضل
- Lineage / nisba
- القرشي ، المكي ، الهاشمي ، من النمر بن قاسط
- Born
- قبل رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - بسنتين ، أو : ثلاث
- Died
- 32 هـ ، أو : 33 هـ ، أو : 34 هـ
- Lived in
- مكة ، المدينة
- Died in
- البقيع ، بالمدينة
- Relatives
- عم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وأمه : أم ضرار نتيلة ، أو : بتلة ، وقيل : بتيلة بنت جناب ، وأولاده : عبد الله ، وعبيد الله ، وكثير ، ويمام ، وابنته : أم كلثوم ، ومولاه : صهيب
Teachers in the transmission
Received from
Students in the transmission
Passed onward to
The written record
Hadith in this narrator’s chain
Bukhari · 2539أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ ، وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيّWhen the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and they requested him to return their properties and captives. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and said to them, "I have other people with me in this matter (a9 narratorsBukhari · 2540أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَامَ حِينَ جَاءَهُ وَفْدُ هَوَازِنَ ، فَسَأَلُوهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَمْوَالَهُمْ وَسَبْيَهُمْ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ مَعِي مَنْ تَرَوْنَ ، وَأَحَبُّ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيّWhen the delegates of the tribe of Hawazin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and they requested him to return their properties and captives. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood up and said to them, "I have other people with me in this matter (a9 narratorsBukhari · 2976حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ الْعَبَّاسَ ، يَقُولُ لِلْزُّبَيْرِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُI heard Al Abbas telling Az-Zubair, "The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered you to fix the flag here."6 narratorsBukhari · 3094لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌWhile I was at home, the sun rose high and it got hot. Suddenly the messenger of `Umar bin Al- Khattab came to me and said, "The chief of the believers has sent for you." So, I went along with him till I entered the plac12 narratorsBukhari · 3883هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ , وَلَوْلَا أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرَكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِThat he said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "You have not been of any avail to your uncle (Abu Talib) (though) by Allah, he used to protect you and used to become angry on your behalf." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He is in a shallow fire6 narratorsBukhari · 4033هَلْ لَكَ فِي عُثْمَانَ , وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ , وَالزُّبَيْرِ , وَسَعْدٍ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ ؟ فَقَالَ : نَعَمْ , فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فَلَبِثَ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ جَاءَ ، فَقَالَ : هَلْ لَكَ فِي عَبَّاسٍ , وَعَلِيٍّ يَسْتThat once `Umar bin Al-Khattab called him and while he was sitting with him, his gatekeeper, Yarfa came and said, "Will you admit `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, AzZubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) who are waiting for yo11 narratorsBukhari · 4280لَمَّا سَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ قُرَيْشًا ، خَرَجَ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، وَحَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ ، وَبُدَيْلُ بْنُ وَرْقَاءَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ الْخَبَرَWhen Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out (towards Mecca) during the year of the Conquest (of Mecca) and this news reached (the infidels of Quraish), Abu Sufyan, Hakim bin Hizam and Budail bin Warqa came out to gather informati7 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 5358وَكَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ ذَكَرَ لِي ذِكْرًا مِنْ حَدِيثِهِ ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ عَلَى مَالِكِ بْنِ أَوْسٍ ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ مَالِكٌ : انْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَدْخُلَ عَلَى عُمَرَ Once I set out to visit `Umar (bin Al-Khattab). (While I was sitting there with him his gate-keeper, Yarfa, came and said, "Uthman `AbdurRahman (bin `Auf), Az-Zubair and Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas) are seeking permission (to m13 narratorsBukhari · 6208نَعَمْ ، هُوَ فِي ضَحْضَاحٍ مِنْ نَارٍ ، لَوْلَا أَنَا لَكَانَ فِي الدَّرَكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ`Abbas bin `Abdul Muttalib said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything as he used to protect and take care of you, and used to become angry for you?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, he is in a sha5 narratorsBukhari · 6572هَلْ نَفَعْتَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ بِشَيْءٍ ؟that he said to the Prophet (ﷺ) "Did you benefit Abu Talib with anything?"5 narratorsBukhari · 6728لَا نُورَثُ مَا تَرَكْنَا صَدَقَةٌ'I went and entered upon `Umar, his doorman, Yarfa came saying `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az- Zubair and Sa`d are asking your permission (to see you). May I admit them? `Umar said, 'Yes.' So he admitted them Then he came ag13 narratorsBukhari · 7305يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ الظَّالِمِ اسْتَبَّا ، فَقَالَ الرَّهْطُ عُثْمَانُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ : يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ، اقْضِ بَيْنَهُمَا وَأَرِحْ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنَ الْآخَرِ ، فَقَالَ : اتَّئِدI proceeded till I entered upon `Umar (and while I was sitting there), his gate-keeper Yarfa came to him and said, " `Uthman, `Abdur-Rahman, Az-Zubair and Sa`d ask your permission to come in." `Umar allowed them. So they13 narrators