Muslim 2477 — O God, give him understanding of the religion

Summary

A report of Ibn Abbas about himself in the chapter on his virtues in Sahih Muslim: the Prophet ﷺ prayed that he be given understanding of religion when he was a boy. It is the founding text for Ibn Abbas's central place in exegesis and jurisprudence in Sunni tradition. ¹

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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and Abdullah ibn Abbas.

Dimam ibn Tha'laba comes as the envoy of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr

Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr sent Dimam ibn Tha'laba to the Prophet; he knelt his camel at the mosque door, walked in and asked which of them was Ibn Abd al-Muttalib, then adjured him by God on each duty in turn: did God send you? did He order us to worship Him alone and cast off the idols? the five prayers? zakat, fasting, hajj? and the Prophet answered each time, O God, yes. He testified, promised to add nothing and omit nothing, and the Prophet said: if the man with the two plaits is truthful he will enter Paradise; he went home and his people embraced Islam in a day. Ibn Ishaq's isnad reaches Ibn Abbas.

Muslim 2477 — O God, give him understanding of the religion

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Dimam ibn Tha'laba comes as the envoy of Banu Sa'd ibn Bakr