The Prophet's ﷺ household
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما
عبد الله بن عباس
The Prophet's ﷺ cousin, for whom he prayed for understanding of religion and wisdom.
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his understanding
Family and householdHis standing in the sources
- After he placed water for the Prophet's ﷺ purification, the Prophet ﷺ prayed that Allah grant him understanding of religion.
- The Prophet ﷺ embraced him and prayed that Allah teach him wisdom.
Connected lives
- Maymūnah bint al-Ḥārith رضي الله عنها
Kuraib, the freed servant of Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما, narrated her account of freeing an enslaved woman without first asking the Prophet ﷺ. When she told him ﷺ, he said giving that woman to her maternal uncles would have brought greater reward.
- Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه
Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما narrated that ʿAlī رضي الله عنه guided Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه to the Prophet ﷺ in Makkah. When Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه declared his faith publicly and was beaten, al-ʿAbbās رضي الله عنه protected him.
Sources and accounts
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ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his understanding
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 143After he placed water for the Prophet's ﷺ purification, the Prophet ﷺ prayed that Allah grant him understanding of religion.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 143The Prophet ﷺ embraced him and prayed that Allah teach him wisdom.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3756Biographical account and appearances
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 143; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 143; Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3756
Connected accounts
Maymūnah bint al-Ḥārith رضي الله عنها — Kuraib, the freed servant of Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما, narrated her account of freeing an enslaved woman without first asking the Prophet ﷺ. When she told him ﷺ, he said giving that woman to her maternal uncles would have brought greater reward.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2592Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه — Ibn ʿAbbās رضي الله عنهما narrated that ʿAlī رضي الله عنه guided Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه to the Prophet ﷺ in Makkah. When Abū Dharr رضي الله عنه declared his faith publicly and was beaten, al-ʿAbbās رضي الله عنه protected him.
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3861