It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him), concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, for them will be the gardens of Firdaws as a lodging" [Surah al-Kahf: 107] , that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask Allah Almighty for Firdaws, for it is the centre (and highest part) of Paradise." We have written this hadith only with this chain, and we had no choice but to record it!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been revealed to me that (whoever acts upon this verse) 'So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous deeds and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord' [Surah al-Kahf: 110] will have a light stretching from Abyan (a region of Yemen) to Makkah, filled with angels." The chain of narration of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but 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 narrator) recited this verse: "So let him do righteous deeds and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord" [Surah al-Kahf: 110] , and then related that a man said: "O Messenger of Allah, a man fights in jihad in the path of Allah, but he (also, in his intention) seeks some of the goods of this world (spoils of war); (what is his ruling)?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no reward for him." The people found this very weighty, so the man repeated the same question, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) again said: "There is no reward for him." The chain of narration of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.