It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite the two radiant surahs, Surah al-Baqarah and Surah Al Imran." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he led the people in prayer and recited these verses in it: "Alif Lam Mim. Allah - there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence" [Surah Al Imran: 1 - 2] . Imam Abu Ubayd said: According to the reciters of Makkah and Madinah, the scholars of Kufah and Basrah, and the experts in recitation of Syria and Egypt, all of them, the word is read as "al-Qayyum", and to my knowledge there is no disagreement among them in the recitation of this word. With us too this is the correct recitation, because it fully agrees with the script of the Qur'an and the consensus of the Ummah, even though other readings of it are possible in terms of the Arabic language. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Abbas bin Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: We were sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Batha when a cloud passed by. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what this is?" We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is a cloud (al-sahab)." We said: A cloud. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And it is al-muzn (a rain cloud)." We said: Al-muzn. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And it is al-'anan (a high cloud)." We said: Al-'anan. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) fell silent, and then said: "Do you know how far it is between the heaven and the earth?" We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Between them is a distance of five hundred years' journey, and from each heaven to the next is a journey of five hundred years, and the thickness of each heaven is a journey of five hundred years. Above the seventh heaven is a sea, between whose top and bottom is as much as between the heaven and the earth. Then above that are eight mountain goats (angels in that form), between whose knees and hooves is as much as between the heaven and the earth. Then above that is the Throne, between whose bottom and top is as much as between the heaven and the earth. And Allah Almighty is above all that, and nothing of the deeds of the children of Adam is hidden from Him." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "In it are verses that are precise (muhkamat)" [Surah Al Imran: 7] ; he said: They are the verses in Surah al-An'am: "Say: Come, I will recite to you what your Lord has forbidden to you: that you do not associate anything with Him" [Surah al-An'am: 151] , to the end of those three verses. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the things I fear for my Ummah is that wealth will become abundant among them, until they compete with one another over it and fight one another over it. And among the things I fear for my Ummah is that the Qur'an (its knowledge) will be opened up to them, until the believer, the disbeliever and the hypocrite all read it. Then the believer will treat its lawful as lawful, (and the hypocrite,) 'seeking its (false) interpretation' [Surah Al Imran: 7] , to the end of the verse, (will stir up discord)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate often: 'Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qulubana 'ala dinik' (O Turner of hearts, keep our hearts firm upon Your religion). We said: O Messenger of Allah! Do you fear some trial for us when we have already believed in you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, all the hearts of the children of Adam are between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful like a single heart; He turns them however He wills." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with these words. Rather, Muslim alone recorded the hadith of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) with the words "the hearts of the children of Adam".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nawwas bin Sim'an al-Kilabi (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The Balance is in the Hand of the Most Merciful; He raises (whom He wills) and lowers (whom He wills). And the heart of the son of Adam is between two of the fingers of the Most Merciful; if He wills He keeps it upright (upon the truth), and if He wills He causes it to deviate (towards misguidance)." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate often: 'Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qalbi 'ala dinik' (O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed the heart of the son of Adam turns over (in its changes) even more rapidly than a cooking pot that is fully boiling." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to recite this verse as follows: "And none knows its true interpretation except Allah, and those firmly grounded in knowledge say: We believe in it" [Surah Al Imran: 7] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.