It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man had laid a goat down in order to slaughter it, and he was sharpening his knife (in that state). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you want to make it die many deaths? Why did you not sharpen your knife before laying it down?!" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) 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 indeed the devils inspire their allies" [Surah al-An'am: 121] . He said: They (the polytheists) used to say: Do not eat that (animal) which is slaughtered and over which the name of Allah is mentioned, and eat that (carrion) over which the name of Allah is not mentioned. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And do not eat of that over which the name of Allah has not been mentioned" [Surah al-An'am: 121] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.