Thabit narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that after the passing of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) fasted for forty years, and he did not fast only on the days of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Thabit narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will never become a commander even over two men, nor will I speak ill of them." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.