Waki‘ narrated to us, Ibn Abi Khalid narrated to us, from Qays ibn Abi Hazim, from ‘Adi ibn ‘Amirah al-Kindi, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Whoever we appoint over a task"—and he mentioned its meaning.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Umairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: Allah does not punish the common people because of the actions of the elite, unless they (the common people) begin to commit sins openly and the elite, despite having the power to stop them, do not do so. Then Allah subjects both the elite and the common people to punishment. Hadith number 17868 is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

Ibn Numayr narrated to us, Saif narrated to us, he said: I heard ‘Adi ibn ‘Adi al-Kindi narrating from Mujahid, he said: A mawla of ours narrated to me that he heard ‘Adi saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not punish the general public for the actions of the elite, until they see the evil among them and they are able to denounce it but do not denounce it. If they do that, Allah punishes both the elite and the general public."

Yazid narrated to us, Jarir ibn Hazim narrated to us, he said: ‘Adi ibn ‘Adi narrated to me, from Raja’ ibn Haywah, and al-‘Urs ibn ‘Umayrah, from his father ‘Adi, and he mentioned the hadith. Jarir said: And Ayyub added for me, and we were all together when we heard the hadith from ‘Adi. He said: ‘Adi said, and al-‘Urs ibn ‘Umayrah narrated to us, so this verse was revealed: "Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a small price..." (Surat Al ‘Imran, verse 77) to its end, and I did not memorize it that day from ‘Adi.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A previously married woman will express her consent verbally in the case of a second marriage, and the silence of a virgin is her consent.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Umairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Whoever among you is appointed to a task by us and he conceals from us even a thread or something less than that, it is a betrayal with which he will come on the Day of Resurrection. Upon hearing this, an Ansari of dark complexion stood up—he is still before my eyes—and said, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), please take back the responsibility you assigned to me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, What happened? He said, I heard you say such and such. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, Now I say that whoever we appoint to a responsibility, he should bring everything, whether little or much, to us. Then, whatever is given to him from it, he may take, and from whatever he is forbidden, he should refrain.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A previously married woman will express her consent verbally in the case of a second marriage, and the silence of a virgin is her consent. Hadith number 17872 is also narrated through this second chain.

Ahmad ibn al-Hajjaj narrated to us, he said: Abdullah—meaning Ibn al-Mubarak—narrated to us, he said: Saif ibn Abi Sulayman informed us, he said: I heard Adi ibn Adi al-Kindi say: A mawla of ours narrated to me that he heard my grandfather say: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Indeed, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not punish..." and he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Adi bin Umairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prostration, the whiteness of his blessed armpits would become visible. When he turned his face to the right while saying salam, the whiteness of his right cheek would become visible, and when he turned his face to the left, the whiteness of his left cheek would become visible. The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

He said: Abu Abd al-Rahman and Yahya ibn Ma'in narrated to me, he said: Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us, and he mentioned the hadith.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mirdas Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: The righteous people will be taken away one by one, and only worthless people will remain behind, like the husks of dates (or barley), whom Allah will not care about.