It is narrated from a Companion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who was called Ibn Abi al-Jad'a' that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Through the intercession of one man of my Ummah, more people will enter Paradise than the entire number of (the tribe of) Banu Tamim." This Abdullah bin Abi al-Jad'a' is a well-known Companion who is mentioned in the Musnad collections, and he was one of the Companions who lived in Makkah.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Shaqiq that he said: I sat with a group of people, of whom I was the fourth. One of them said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Through the intercession of one man of my Ummah, more people than (the tribe of) Banu Tamim will enter Paradise." We said: (O Messenger of Allah!) Someone other than you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, someone other than me." I (Abdullah bin Shaqiq) asked: Did you yourself hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He replied: Yes. When that man left, I asked: Who was this? The people said: This was Ibn Abi al-Jad'a' (a Companion of the Messenger of Allah). This hadith is sahih, and Bukhari and Muslim used its narrators as evidence. Abdullah bin Shaqiq is a Tabi'i who is used as evidence. The two of them (the two Shaykhs) left it out only because, as we mentioned earlier, a single Tabi'i is alone in narrating from a Companion (which was against their standard).

It is narrated from al-Harith bin Uqaysh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any two Muslims whose three children die before reaching the age of puberty, Allah Almighty will admit them both (the parents) into Paradise by the grace of His mercy to them." The people said: O Messenger of Allah! And one whose two children have died? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And one whose two children (have died, him too)." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) further said: "Indeed, among my Ummah are people through whose intercession more people will enter Paradise than the entire number of (the tribe of) Mudar, and among my Ummah there will be (a sinner) who will be made so huge for Hell that he will become one of its corners." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim. Al-Harith bin Uqaysh is mentioned in the Musnad collections of the imams, and this is of the type we mentioned earlier, where a single Tabi'i is alone in narrating from a Companion (which is a defect in the view of the two Shaykhs).

It is narrated from al-Harith bin Uqaysh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man of my Ummah will (be one who will) enter Paradise and then intercede for more people than the entire number of (the tribe of) Mudar."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When it is the Day of Resurrection, I will be the leader of all the prophets, their spokesman, and the one entrusted with their intercession (their intercessor), and I say this not by way of boasting (but as a statement of fact)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When it is the Day of Resurrection, I will be the leader of all the prophets, their orator, and the one entrusted with their intercession, and I do not say this by way of boasting." The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it because Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Aqil bin Abi Talib is alone (in narrating it) and because of the poor memory attributed to him, even though in the view of our earlier imams he is trustworthy (thiqah) and reliable!

Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I know a word which no servant says truly from his heart and then dies upon it, except that the Fire is made forbidden for him; (and that word) is 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no true god except Allah)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with these words or with this chain. However, they agreed on the lengthy hadith of Mahmud bin al-Rabi' from Itban bin Malik, at the end of which are the words: "And indeed Allah has made the Fire forbidden for whoever says 'La ilaha illallah'." They also recorded it through the chain of Shu'bah, Bishr bin al-Mufaddal and Khalid al-Hadhdha', via al-Walid Abu Bishr, from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him): "Whoever dies knowing that there is no god but Allah enters Paradise", and there is no mention of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) (who narrated very few hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever knows that the prayer is an obligatory duty upon him enters Paradise." There is a supporting report (shahid) for it from Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) with this chain, which the two Shaykhs did not record.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three kinds of people will not enter Paradise: the one who disobeys his parents, the dayyuth (the man who sees indecency among his family and stays silent, feeling no protective jealousy), and the woman who imitates men."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three people will not enter Paradise: the one who disobeys his parents, the dayyuth, and the woman who adopts the appearance and manner of men." The chain of this hadith is sahih, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and my heart inclines more towards the narration of Ayyub bin Sulayman, in which he did not mention Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the chain.