It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has favoured Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) above the inhabitants of the heavens and above the inhabitants of the earth." The people asked: "O Abu al-Abbas! By what has Allah favoured him (peace and blessings be upon him) above the inhabitants of the heavens?" He said: "Allah Almighty has said (about the inhabitants of the heavens): 'And whoever of them says: I am a god besides Him, We will recompense him with Hell; thus do We recompense the wrongdoers' [Surah al-Anbiya': 29] . And for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) He said: 'Indeed, We have granted you a clear victory, so that Allah may forgive you your former and later shortcomings' [Surah al-Fath: 1-2] ." The people asked: "Then by what has He favoured him above the inhabitants of the earth?" He said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty said (about the other messengers): 'And We did not send any messenger except in the language of his people, so that he might make things clear to them' [Surah Ibrahim: 4] . And for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) He said: 'And We have not sent you except to all mankind as a bearer of glad tidings and a warner' [Surah Saba': 28] . So Allah sent him to all the jinn and mankind." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), because a group of the Imams of Islam have used al-Hakam bin Aban as evidence, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding this saying of Allah Almighty: "And they returned their hands to their mouths" [Surah Ibrahim: 9] , that he said: "They bit their hands with their teeth (in rage)." 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 Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding this saying of Allah Almighty: "And they returned their hands to their mouths," that he said: "Like this," and he put his hand into his mouth and bit it, and said: "They bit their fingers in rage." This hadith, with this addition, is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).