It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! I am only a mercy that has been granted (from Allah)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim); both of them used Malik bin Su'ayr as evidence, and a trustworthy narrator being alone (in a narration) is accepted.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: "We spent a long period of our lives in such a state that each one of us was given faith before the Qur'an (was learned). Then when a surah was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he would learn its lawful and its unlawful, and the places in it at which one should pause, just as you learn the Qur'an nowadays. Then (later) I saw people who were given the Qur'an (before faith); they read it from its beginning to its end, yet they do not know what its command is or what its prohibition is, nor at which places one should pause; they scatter it like (the scattering of) worthless dates (without understanding)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim); I know of no hidden defect ('illah) in it, and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are six (kinds of people) whom I have cursed, and Allah has cursed them, and every prophet whose supplication is answered: (1) the one who denies the decree of Allah; (2) the one who adds (of his own accord) to the Book of Allah; (3) the ruler who dominates by his might and tyranny, so that he humiliates the one whom Allah has honoured and honours the one whom Allah has humiliated; (4) the one who makes lawful what Allah has made sacred (the sanctities); (5) the one who makes lawful, regarding my family ('itrah), what Allah has forbidden; (6) and the one who abandons my Sunnah." Imam Bukhari used Abd al-Rahman bin Abi al-Mawal as evidence, and this hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain; I know of no hidden defect ('illah) in it, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! What do you think: if Paradise is as wide as the heavens and the earth, then where is the Fire (Hell)?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What do you think: when the night covers everything, then where does the day go?" He said: "Allah knows best." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the same way, Allah does whatever He wills (that is, He has power over everything)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim); I know of no hidden defect ('illah) in it, and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not know whether Tubba' (the king of Yemen) was accursed or not, and I do not know whether Dhu al-Qarnayn was a prophet or not, and I do not know whether the (legal) hadd punishments are an expiation for those who commit (the offences) or not." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim); no hidden defect ('illah) is known in it, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty fashioned the form of Adam (in Paradise), He left him for as long as Allah willed. So Iblis began circling around him, and when he saw that he was hollow inside (ajwaf), he understood that this was a creature that would not be able to control itself." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, and it has reached me that he recorded it at the end of the book.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you, span by span, cubit by cubit and yard by yard, so much so that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you too would enter it following them." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Does this mean the Jews and the Christians?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then who else?" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for the funeral of a man of the Ansar. When we reached the grave, the lahd (niche) had not yet been prepared, so we sat (silently) around the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) would look at one moment towards the sky and at another towards the earth; he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his gaze and lowered it three times, then said: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of the grave). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, when the believing servant is cut off from the world and turning towards the Hereafter, the Angel of Death comes and sits at his head, and angels descend from the sky whose faces are (radiant) like the sun. With them are shrouds from the shrouds of Paradise and perfume from the perfumes of Paradise, and they sit away from him as far as the eye can see. Then the Angel of Death says: 'O good soul! Come out to forgiveness from Allah and His pleasure.' So the soul comes out (easily) just as a drop trickles from the mouth of a waterskin. The angels do not leave it in the hand of the Angel of Death even for the blink of an eye; they take it and ascend with it towards the sky. Whenever they pass by a company of angels, they ask: 'What is this pure fragrance?' They reply that this is so-and-so, calling him by his best name. When they reach the lowest heaven, its gates are opened for him, and the angels closest (to Allah) in each heaven escort him to the next heaven, until he reaches the seventh heaven. Then Allah says: 'Record his book (of deeds) in Illiyyin.' Then the command comes: 'Take My servant back to the earth, for I have promised them that from it I created them, into it I will return them, and from it I will bring them out once again.' So his soul is returned to his body. Then angels come to him and ask: 'Who is your Lord?' He says: 'Allah.' They ask: 'What is your religion?' He says: 'Islam.' They ask: 'Who is this man who was sent among you?' He says: 'He is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).' They ask: 'How did you come to know?' He says: 'I read the Book of Allah, believed in it and affirmed it.' Then a caller calls out from the sky: 'He has spoken the truth; spread out for him a bed from Paradise, clothe him in the garments of Paradise and show him his dwelling in Paradise.' His grave is made spacious for him as far as the eye can see, and the breeze and fragrance of Paradise keep coming to him. Then a man with a handsome face, fine clothes and a pleasant fragrance comes before him and says: 'Receive the glad tidings of that which will delight you; this is the day you were promised.' He asks: 'Who are you? Your face is a face that brings glad tidings of good.' He says: 'I am your righteous deeds.' Then that servant says: 'O my Lord! Establish the Hour so that I may return to my family and my wealth.'" Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "Allah keeps firm those who believe with the firm word in the life of this world and in the Hereafter" [Surah Ibrahim: 27] . "As for the wicked (sinful) person, when he is cut off from the world and heading towards the Hereafter, the Angel of Death comes and sits at his head, and angels with black faces descend carrying sackcloth, and they sit as far as the eye can see. The Angel of Death says: 'O wicked soul! Come out to the displeasure and anger of Allah.' Then that soul spreads throughout his whole body (refusing to come out), so the Angel of Death drags it out of the body just as a many-pronged iron skewer is pulled out of wet wool, by which the veins and sinews are torn. The angels do not leave it in his hand for even a moment. When they take it up, the angels ask: 'What is this wicked soul?' They reply, calling him by his very worst name. When they reach the heaven with it, the gates are not opened for him. Allah says: 'Record his book (of deeds) in Sijjin.' Then the command comes: 'Return My servant to the earth, for I have promised them that from it I created them, into it I will return them, and from it I will bring them out once again.' His soul is flung down from above until it lands in his body." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And whoever associates partners with Allah, it is as though he had fallen from the sky and the birds snatched him, or the wind carried him down to a far-off place" [Surah al-Hajj: 31] . "Then angels come to him and ask: 'Who is your Lord?' He says: 'I do not know.' Then a caller calls out from the sky that he has lied: 'Spread out for him a bed of fire, clothe him in garments of fire and show him his dwelling in Hell.' His grave is made so narrow for him that his ribs interlock with one another, and the heat and hot wind of Hell reach him. Then a man with an ugly face, a foul smell and filthy clothes comes to him and says: 'Receive the news of that which will grieve you; this is the day you were promised.' He asks: 'Who are you? Your face is the face that brings tidings of evil.' He says: 'I am your wicked deeds.' Then that person says: 'O Lord! Do not establish the Hour.'"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he narrated a report similar in meaning to the preceding hadith of al-Bara' bin Azib, except that at its end he added (that it is said to the believer): "Sleep as the God-fearing sleep," and it is said about the wicked person: "Sleep as one who has been bitten sleeps, for there will be no creature of the earth that does not have a share in his body (that is, in biting him)." This hadith has been narrated from al-A'mash by imams and hafiz scholars such as Sufyan al-Thawri, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj and Za'idah bin Qudamah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for a funeral; we reached the grave and the lahd (niche) had not yet been prepared (then the narrator mentioned the full hadith).