Hadith #99
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ حَدَّثَن
َا عِكْرِمَةُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ بُعِثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً فَمَكَثَ بِمَكَّةَ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً يُوحَى إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِالْهِجْرَةِ فَهَاجَرَ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ فَمَاتَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَلَاثٍ وَسِتِّينَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Isnad Chain
هشام حدثن
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) — via Rawh, from Hisham, from 'Ikrimah — that Ibn 'Abbas said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was sent [with prophethood] at the age of forty. He remained in Makkah for thirteen years receiving revelation, then was commanded to migrate. He lived in [Madinah for] ten years and died at the age of sixty-three (ﷺ).'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 11, Hadith 99
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3337
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-39727