It is narrated from Sahl bin Mu'adh bin Anas al-Juhani, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever gives up wearing (fine and costly) clothing out of humility and lowliness for the sake of Allah, while he is fully able to (wear) it, Allah Almighty will call him (on the Day of Resurrection) before all of creation and give him the choice to wear whichever of the (Paradise) garments of faith he wishes."

It is narrated from Tariq bin Shihab that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) set out for Syria, and Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was with us. When they reached a place where water was crossing (the path), while Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was riding his she-camel, he dismounted, took off his two leather socks and placed them on his shoulder, then took hold of his she-camel's rein and began leading it through the water. Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah (may Allah be pleased with him) said (in astonishment): O Commander of the Believers! Are you doing this, taking off your leather socks and placing them on your shoulder, holding your she-camel's rein yourself and leading it through the water? I do not like the people of this town to see you in this state. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Alas! O Abu Ubaydah, if only someone other than you had said this, I would have made him an example for the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The truth is that we were the most abased of people, and Allah Almighty honoured us through Islam. So whenever we seek honour in anything other than that through which Allah honoured us, Allah will abase us (again)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), because both of them used Ayyub bin A'idh al-Ta'i and all its other narrators as evidence, but they did not record it. It also has a supporting report (shahid) from the hadith of al-A'mash, through Qays bin Muslim.

It is narrated from Tariq bin Shihab that when Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) reached Syria, the army met him (to receive him). At that time Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was wearing a lower garment, leather socks and a turban, and was holding the head-rope of his camel, leading it through the water. Someone said: O Commander of the Believers! The army and the great chiefs (patricians) of Syria are meeting you, and you are in this state? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Indeed, we are a people whom Allah has honoured through Islam, so we will never seek honour in anything other than Islam."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young and does not recognise the right (and rank) of our elders." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, because he used Abdullah bin Amir al-Yahsubi as evidence, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. Its supporting report (shahid) is the well-known hadith which Muhammad bin Ishaq and others narrated from Amr bin Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather. In the hadith of Ikrimah from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) there are also the words: "and he enjoins what is right and forbids what is wrong", but I have left it out here because its narrator is Layth bin Abi Sulaym (who is weak).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Blessing is with your elders." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs 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 declare (the violation of) the right of the two weak ones, the orphan and the woman, forbidden to you (that is, fear Allah concerning them)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Abu Kathir al-Zubaydi narrates from his father (who sat with Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) near the middle Jamrah, where people had gathered around him); he said: I sat so close to him that my knees touched his knees. Meanwhile I forgot the hadith I had come to ask about, so I raised my head towards the sky, trying to remember it, and said: O Abu Dharr! Tell me of a deed by which a servant enters Paradise. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Believe in Allah." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Is action also required along with faith? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should give (others) something from what Allah has provided him." I said: O Messenger of Allah! What if he is so destitute that he has nothing to give? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should say a good word with his tongue." I said: What if he (is impaired in speech and) cannot speak? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should help someone who is overpowered and wronged." I said: What if he himself is so weak that he has no strength to help? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should do the work of someone who is unskilled or does not know how to do it." I said: What if he himself is unskilled? He (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to me and said: "Do you not want to leave any good at all in your companion?" (Then) he said: "He should keep people safe from his harm." I said: O Messenger of Allah! All of this is very easy. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is my soul, whichever of these qualities a servant adopts seeking the pleasure of Allah, it will take hold of his hand on the Day of Resurrection and will not let go of him until it has admitted him into Paradise." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, because in his book he used as evidence Abu Kathir al-Zubaydi (Yazid bin Abd al-Rahman), who is a well-known Tabi'i, but the two Shaykhs did not record this hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) (and al-A'mash said: I consider it to be attributed to none other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Deliberation and calm are good in everything except in the work of the Hereafter (for in it one should hasten)." 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 Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) and breathed the soul into him, he sneezed and, by the permission of Allah, said 'Alhamdu lillah' (All praise is for Allah). His Lord said: O Adam! Your Lord has had mercy on you. Then Allah said: O Adam! Go to that group of angels who are sitting there and say 'Assalamu alaykum' (Peace be upon you). He went (and greeted them), and the angels replied 'Wa alaykas-salamu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh' (And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings). Then he returned to his Lord, and Allah said: This is the greeting of you and your offspring among one another. Then Allah, with both His Hands closed, said: Choose whichever of them you wish. Adam (peace be upon him) said: I choose the Right Hand of my Lord, and both Hands of my Lord are right (blessed and full of good). Then Allah opened His Hand, and in it were Adam and all his offspring (descendants). Adam (peace be upon him) said: O my Lord! Who are these? Allah said: These are your offspring. The lifespan of every human being was written between his two eyes. Adam (peace be upon him) saw among them a man who was the most radiant of them, but only forty years had been written for him. Adam (peace be upon him) said: O Lord! Increase his lifespan. Allah said: This is what has been written for him. Adam (peace be upon him) said: I have given him sixty years from my own lifespan. Allah said: That is your choice. Then Adam (peace be upon him) remained in Paradise for as long as Allah willed, then he was sent down from there to the earth and began counting the days of his life. When the Angel of Death came to him, Adam (peace be upon him) said: You have come early; a thousand years were written for me. The angel said: Yes, but you gave sixty years of your lifespan to your son Dawud (peace be upon him). So Adam (peace be upon him) denied it (out of human nature), and his offspring also began to deny; and he forgot, and his offspring also began to forget. From that day, writing and witnesses were commanded (in dealings)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, because he used al-Harith bin Abd al-Rahman as evidence. Narrators other than Safwan have also narrated it from him, but I mentioned Safwan's chain because it is a high (short) chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said something similar (to the previous hadith). This is a sahih supporting report (shahid) for it.