It is narrated from Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "A questioner asked about a punishment bound to happen" [Al-Ma'arij: 1] , that he said: It refers to a punishment that will certainly happen. And in "to the disbelievers; of it there is no preventer, from Allah, Owner of the ways of ascent (al-ma'arij)" [Al-Ma'arij: 2-3] , by "al-ma'arij" is meant Allah, the Owner of lofty ranks. He further said that by "a questioner asked" is meant al-Nadr bin al-Harith bin Kaladah, who said (in defiance): "O Allah, if this (religion) is the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky." 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 Busr bin Jihash al-Qurashi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited these verses: "So what is the matter with those who disbelieve, hastening toward you, from the right and from the left, in separate groups? Does every person among them aspire to enter a Garden of bliss? No! Indeed, We have created them from that which they know" [Al-Ma'arij: 36-39] . Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) spat on his palm and said: "Allah Almighty says: O son of Adam, how can you frustrate Me when I created you from something like this (a drop of fluid)? Then, when I had fashioned you completely and proportioned you, you began to walk upon the earth (swaggering) in two cloaks in such a way that the earth groaned under the tread of your feet. Then you gathered wealth and withheld it (from those entitled to it), until, when the soul reached the throat, you began to say: Now I will give charity. But where is the time for giving charity now?" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.