It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "I swear by this city, and you are free (to act) in this city" [Surah al-Balad: 1-2] , that he said: (It means that on the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah) it was made lawful for him (peace and blessings be upon him) to do whatever he wished in this city (that is, to fight and enforce rulings). 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 the saying of Allah Almighty "And by the father and what he begot" [Surah al-Balad: 3] , that he said: "The father" means Adam (peace be upon him), and "what he begot" means his offspring. 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 the saying of Allah Almighty "We have certainly created man in hardship" [Surah al-Balad: 4] , that he said: (What is meant is that man) has been created in toil and hardship through the stages of his birth, the growing of his teeth, the cutting of his navel cord, the struggle for a livelihood, circumcision and the like. 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 Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "And We showed him the two ways" [Surah al-Balad: 10] , that he said: What is meant is the two paths of good and evil. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.