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) recited this saying of Allah Almighty: "And they do not intercede except for one whom He approves" [Surah al-Anbiya: 28] ; then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, my intercession is for those of my Ummah who have committed major sins." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they 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: "Have those who disbelieved not seen that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, and We split them apart?" [Surah al-Anbiya: 30] ; he said: (At the time of the creation of the universe) the heaven was split open with rain and the earth was split open with vegetation (by making it grow). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.