It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "By the sun and its brightness" [Surah al-Shams: 1] , that he said: "Its light"; concerning "and by the moon when it follows it" [Surah al-Shams: 2] he said: "It came after it"; concerning "and by the day when it displays it" [Surah al-Shams: 3] he said: "It made it bright"; concerning "and by the sky and He who built it" [Surah al-Shams: 5] he said: "Allah built the sky"; concerning the saying "and by the earth and He who spread it" [Surah al-Shams: 6] he said: "He spread it out"; concerning "and inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness" [Surah al-Shams: 8] he said: "He (Allah) made it (the soul) recognise its wretchedness and its felicity"; and concerning "and he has failed who corrupts it" [Surah al-Shams: 10] he said: "He led it astray". This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Imam 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 inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness" [Surah al-Shams: 8] , that he said: "He (Allah) made its disobedience and its piety binding upon it". The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim) did not record it.