Prophet Muhammad ﷺ & his householdṢaḥīḥ hadith
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalibرضي الله عنهالعَبَّاس
Also known as Abbas, al-Abbas
About
An uncle of the Prophet ﷺ, only a little older than his nephew, who held the Makkan office of watering the pilgrims. He was present at the second pledge of ʿAqaba, was taken captive at Badr and ransomed, and was openly Muslim by the conquest of Makkah. At Ḥunayn, when many fled, he stood firm beside the Prophet ﷺ, holding the bridle of his mule (Muslim). Father of ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās, for whom the Prophet ﷺ prayed that he be taught the Book (Bukhārī).
The name
From ʿabasa, to frown or look stern: 'the stern-faced one', a name also given to the lion.
Abū al-Faḍl — his kunya, 'father of al-Faḍl', after his eldest son
Source: Sīrah
Relationships
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