al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas
الفضل بن العباس
Son of al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib; rode behind the Prophet from Arafat to Muzdalifa in the Farewell Pilgrimage, walked beside him in the last illness, and helped turn and wash his body before burial.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- Family of the ProphetHistorical
- CompanionTradition
Sunni (transmitted)
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Summary
The Prophet's cousin who rode pillion behind him from Arafa to al-Muzdalifa on the Farewell Pilgrimage, helped him walk in his last illness, and turned his body at the washing 1.
His account
The Prophet carried al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas behind him from al-Muzdalifa to Mina after spending the night of the Sacrifice 2. In the Prophet's last illness he walked between al-Fadl and Ali ibn Abi Talib, who supported him to A'isha's house 3. In the last pulpit sermon a man said: I have three dirhams with you — and the Prophet said: give him, Fadl 4. Al-Fadl was with al-Abbas and Qutham turning the Prophet's body at the washing, while Usama and Shaqran poured the water and Ali washed him 5.
For young visitors
The Prophet's cousin who rode behind him on the camel during the Hajj, helped him in his illness, and was with his family at his washing before burial.
Connections
People and things also explored
Abu Bakr al-SiddiqMuhammadMedinaThe death of the ProphetThe Prophetic EraAli ibn Abi TalibMeccaBanu Hashim
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, pp. 461-471
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 461; sahih-muslim
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 465
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 466
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 471
- Sahih Muslim
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-fadl-ibn-al-abbas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.