It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The major sins are mentioned in the thirty verses from the beginning of Surah al-Nisa up to this statement of Allah Almighty: 'If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden' [al-Nisa: 31] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and according to the principle I laid down regarding the tafsir of the Companions, it was necessary to record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umayr bin Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) - who was a Companion - that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during the Farewell Pilgrimage: "Behold! The friends of Allah are those who pray: those who establish the five prayers that have been made obligatory upon them, fast Ramadan and seek its reward, regarding it as a duty upon them, give the zakah of their wealth gladly, and avoid the major sins which Allah has forbidden." Then a man asked him (peace and blessings be upon him): O Messenger of Allah! What are the major sins? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are nine: associating partners with Allah, killing a believer unjustly, fleeing from the battlefield on the day of the advance, consuming the wealth of the orphan, consuming usury (riba), slandering a chaste woman, disobeying Muslim parents, and treating as lawful (the violation of) the Sacred House, which is your qiblah in life and in death." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies without having committed these major sins, and establishes the prayer and gives the zakah, will be with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in a house whose doors are made of gold." The two Shaykhs used as evidence all the narrators of this hadith except Abd al-Hamid bin Sinan. As for Umayr bin Qatadah, he is a Companion, and there is agreement on recording and using as evidence the narrations of his son Ubayd.

It is narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them) met, and Ibn Abbas asked him: In your view, which verse in the Book of Allah gives the most hope? Abdullah bin Amr said: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah" [al-Zumar: 53] . Ibn Abbas said: But (in my view the most hopeful) is this statement of Ibrahim (peace be upon him): "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead. He said: Have you not believed? He said: Yes, but so that my heart may be at rest" [al-Baqarah: 260] . So Allah Almighty was pleased with the reply of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), "Bala" (Yes, indeed!) (and this is the remedy for the whisperings that Satan casts into hearts). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but 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: "Indeed, a man attains, through his good character, the ranks of one who stands in prayer by night and fasts by day." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it, and it has a sahih supporting report (shahid) on the condition of Muslim as well.

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: "Indeed, Allah Almighty raises a servant, because of his good character, to the rank of one who (voluntarily) fasts and (voluntarily) prays."

It is narrated from Ikrimah bin Khalid bin Sa'id bin al-As al-Makhzumi that he met Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said to him: O Abu Abd al-Rahman! We, Banu al-Mughirah, are a people in whom there is (ancestral) pride and haughtiness. Have you heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say anything about this? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There is no man who regards himself as great and walks with pride and arrogance, except that he will meet Allah Almighty while Allah is intensely angry with him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the conditions of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Suraqah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Shall I not tell you about the people of Paradise? They are those who are considered overpowered and weak (in the eyes of the people of the world). And (shall I tell you that) the people of Hell are every coarse, harsh-tempered person who struts about out of arrogance." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), relating from his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, said: "Grandeur is My cloak, so whoever contends with Me over this cloak of Mine (the attribute of grandeur) (that is, behaves arrogantly), I will shatter him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but they did not record it with these words, whereas Muslim recorded it through the hadith of al-Agharr from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) with (other) wording than this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ride a donkey, wear woollen clothing, (out of humility) tie the leg of a goat himself (or hold it), and accept the invitation of a host.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to ride a donkey, wear woollen clothing, tie the leg of a goat himself, and show hospitality and consideration to guests. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the conditions of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. I have mentioned these habits and virtues in these places because these qualities are part of faith. It also has a supporting report (shahid) which Zabban (a narrator) narrates alone, and the two Shaykhs did not record it.