English translation
165. Kathir bin 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr bin 'Awf narrated from his father, that his grandfather said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'May Allāh have mercy on the Ansār, and the children of the Ansār, and the grandchildren of the Ansār.'" (Da'if) (22/11) The Virtues Of Ibn 'Abbâs His full name is Abdullâh bin 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul-Muttalib bin Hâshim bin 'Abd Manâf Qurashi Hâshimi. He was the paternal cousin of the Prophet ﷺ and the maternal cousin of Khâlid bin Walid ﷺ. Due to his amazingly vast knowledge, he was popularly known as the 'Sea of Knowledge' and the 'Learned Man of the Community'. He was born during the Prophet's period of confinement in a narrow tract known as the Valley of Abu Tâlib, and died in the year 68 AH at the age of 71 in the city of Tâif.