It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that an elderly woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was with me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked her: "Who are you?" She said: I am Jaththamah al-Muzaniyyah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather you are Hassanah al-Muzaniyyah. How are you all? How is your condition? How have you fared after us?" She said: O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you, we are well. When she had left, I said: O Messenger of Allah, you gave this old woman such a warm welcome! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She used to come to us in the time of Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her), and indeed, honouring an old bond well is part of faith." This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs; both of them agreed on using its narrators as evidence in many hadiths, and there is no hidden defect ('illah) in 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: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one; whoever preserves them (by learning them) will enter Paradise. Allah is Witr (One) and loves what is odd (witr). He is Allah, besides whom there is no god: the Most Gracious (al-Rahman), the Most Merciful (al-Rahim), the King (al-Malik), the One free of every flaw (al-Quddus), the Giver of peace (al-Salam), the Giver of security (al-Mu'min), the Guardian (al-Muhaymin), the Almighty (al-Aziz), the Compeller (al-Jabbar), the Supreme in greatness (al-Mutakabbir), the Creator (al-Khaliq), the Maker who shapes rightly (al-Bari'), the Fashioner of forms (al-Musawwir), the Oft-Forgiving (al-Ghaffar), the Subduer (al-Qahhar), the Bestower (al-Wahhab), the Provider (al-Razzaq), the Opener (al-Fattah), the All-Knowing (al-Alim), the Withholder (al-Qabid), the Expander (al-Basit), the Abaser (al-Khafid), the Exalter (al-Rafi'), the Giver of honour (al-Mu'izz), the Giver of humiliation (al-Mudhill), the All-Hearing (al-Sami'), the All-Seeing (al-Basir), the Judge (al-Hakam), Justice itself (al-Adl), the Subtle and Kind (al-Latif), the All-Aware (al-Khabir), the Forbearing (al-Halim), the Magnificent (al-Azim), the Forgiving (al-Ghafur), the Appreciative (al-Shakur), the Most High (al-Ali), the Most Great (al-Kabir), the Preserver (al-Hafiz), the Helper of those who call for aid (al-Mughith) (and Safwan said in his hadith: al-Muqit (the Sustainer), and this is what Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ishaq chose in 'Mukhtasar al-Sahih'), the Reckoner (al-Hasib), the Majestic (al-Jalil), the Generous (al-Karim), the Watchful (al-Raqib), the Responsive (al-Mujib), the All-Encompassing (al-Wasi'), the All-Wise (al-Hakim), the Loving (al-Wadud), the Glorious (al-Majid), the Resurrector and the Witness (al-Ba'ith al-Shahid), the Truth (al-Haqq), the Trustee (al-Wakil), the Strong (al-Qawiyy), the Firm (al-Matin), the Protecting Friend and Helper (al-Waliyy), the Praiseworthy (al-Hamid), the Reckoner of all things (al-Muhsi), the Originator (al-Mubdi'), the Restorer (al-Mu'id), the Giver of life (al-Muhyi), the Giver of death (al-Mumit), the Ever-Living (al-Hayy), the Sustainer of all (al-Qayyum), the Finder (al-Wajid), the Noble (al-Majid), the One (al-Wahid), the Self-Sufficient (al-Samad), the Able (al-Qadir), the All-Powerful (al-Muqtadir), the Expediter (al-Muqaddim), the Delayer (al-Mu'akhkhir), the First (al-Awwal), the Last (al-Akhir), the Manifest (al-Zahir), the Hidden (al-Batin), the Governor (al-Wali), the Most Exalted (al-Muta'ali), the Benevolent (al-Barr), the Accepter of repentance (al-Tawwab), the Avenger (al-Muntaqim), the Pardoner (al-Afuww), the Most Compassionate (al-Ra'uf), the Owner of dominion (Malik al-Mulk), the Possessor of majesty and honour (Dhu al-Jalal wa al-Ikram), the Equitable (al-Muqsit), the Gatherer (al-Jami'), the Rich (al-Ghaniyy), the Enricher (al-Mughni), the Preventer (al-Mani'), the One who causes harm (al-Darr), the One who brings benefit (al-Nafi'), the Light (al-Nur), the Guide (al-Hadi), the Incomparable Originator (al-Badi'), the Everlasting (al-Baqi), the Inheritor (al-Warith), the Guide to the right path (al-Rashid), and the Most Patient (al-Sabur)." This is a hadith which the two Shaykhs recorded in the "Two Sahihs" with sahih chains, but without mentioning the names in it. The defect ('illah) in it, in their view, is that al-Walid bin Muslim is alone in narrating it in full detail with the mention of the names, and no one else mentioned these names. Yet this is not a defect, for I know of no disagreement among the Imams of hadith that al-Walid bin Muslim is more trustworthy, more retentive, more knowledgeable and of higher standing than Abu al-Yaman, Bishr bin Shu'ayb, Ali bin Ayyash and the other contemporaries among the students of Shu'ayb. Then we looked into it and found that this hadith was narrated in full detail by Abd al-Aziz bin al-Husayn from Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani and Hisham bin Hassan, from Muhammad bin Sirin, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has ninety-nine names; whoever preserves them (by learning them) will enter Paradise: Allah, the Most Gracious (al-Rahman), the Most Merciful (al-Rahim), the God (al-Ilah), the Lord (al-Rabb), the King (al-Malik), the Most Pure (al-Quddus), the Source of peace (al-Salam), the Giver of security (al-Mu'min), the Guardian (al-Muhaymin), the Almighty (al-Aziz), the Compeller (al-Jabbar), the Supreme in greatness (al-Mutakabbir), the Creator (al-Khaliq), the Maker who shapes rightly (al-Bari'), the Fashioner of forms (al-Musawwir), the Forbearing (al-Halim), the Knowing (al-Alim), the Hearing (al-Sami'), the Seeing (al-Basir), the Living (al-Hayy), the Self-Subsisting (al-Qayyum), the All-Encompassing (al-Wasi'), the Subtle and Kind (al-Latif), the All-Aware (al-Khabir), the Most Tender (al-Hannan), the Bestower of favours (al-Mannan), the Incomparable Originator (al-Badi'), the Loving (al-Wadud), the Forgiving (al-Ghafur), the Appreciative (al-Shakur), the Glorious (al-Majid), the Originator (al-Mubdi'), the Restorer (al-Mu'id), the Light (al-Nur), the Initiator (al-Badi'), the First (al-Awwal), the Last (al-Akhir), the Manifest (al-Zahir), the Hidden (al-Batin), the Oft-Forgiving (al-Ghaffar), the Bestower (al-Wahhab), the Able (al-Qadir), the Unique (al-Ahad), the Self-Sufficient (al-Samad), the Sufficient (al-Kafi), the Everlasting (al-Baqi), the Trustee (al-Wakil), the Glorious (al-Majid), the Helper of those who call for aid (al-Mughith), the Eternal (al-Da'im), the Most Exalted (al-Muta'al), the Possessor of majesty and honour (Dhu al-Jalal wa al-Ikram), the Master (al-Mawla), the Helper (al-Nasir), the Truth (al-Haqq), the Clear (al-Mubin), the Resurrector (al-Ba'ith), the Responsive (al-Mujib), the Giver of life and the Giver of death (al-Muhyi al-Mumit), the Beautiful (al-Jamil), the Truthful (al-Sadiq), the Preserver (al-Hafiz), the Most Great (al-Kabir), the Near (al-Qarib), the Watchful (al-Raqib), the Opener (al-Fattah), the Knowing (al-Alim), the Accepter of repentance (al-Tawwab), the Ever-Existing (al-Qadim), the One (al-Witr), the Originator (al-Fatir), the Provider (al-Razzaq), the All-Knowing (al-Allam), the Most High (al-Ali), the Magnificent (al-Azim), the Rich (al-Ghaniyy), the Sovereign (al-Malik), the All-Powerful (al-Muqtadir), the Most Generous (al-Akram), the Most Compassionate (al-Ra'uf), the Disposer of affairs (al-Mudabbir), the Owner (al-Malik), the Powerful (al-Qadir), the Guide (al-Hadi), the Thankful (al-Shakir), the Exalted (al-Rafi'), the Witness (al-Shahid), the One (al-Wahid), the Possessor of abundance and power (Dhu al-Tawl), the Owner of the ascending stairways (Dhu al-Ma'arij), the Possessor of bounty (Dhu al-Fadl), the Supreme Creator (al-Khallaq), and the Guarantor (al-Kafil), the Majestic (al-Jalil), the Most Generous (al-Karim)." This hadith is preserved through the narration of Ayyub and Hisham from Muhammad bin Sirin from Abu Hurayrah, in a brief form that does not mention these additional names; all of them (these names) are in the Qur'an. Abd al-Aziz bin al-Husayn bin al-Tarjuman is trustworthy, even though the two Shaykhs did not record from him, and I have mentioned it only as a corroborating narration (shahid) for the first hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Taking evil omens is shirk, but Allah Almighty removes it through reliance (on Allah)." And this Isa is Isa bin Asim al-Asadi, who is a trustworthy narrator from Kufah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Taking evil omens is part of shirk, and there is none of us (in whose heart something of it does not occur), but Allah Almighty removes it through reliance (on Him)." The chain of this hadith is sahih and its narrators are trustworthy, but the two of them (Imam Bukhari and Muslim) did not narrate it. Isa bin Asim al-Asadi also took narrations from Adiyy bin Thabit and others, and Shu'bah, Jarir bin Hazim, Mu'awiyah bin Salih and others narrated from him.

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: "Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed disbelief." This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs; they used a chain like this one as evidence and recorded it in the book, and there is no hidden defect ('illah) in it, but they did not narrate it (with these words). It also has a corroborating narration (shahid) on the condition of Imam Muslim, since he used Sharik bin Abdullah al-Nakha'i as evidence:

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Every oath that is sworn by other than Allah is shirk."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out a detachment, and they raided a people. A man fled from them (to save his life), and a man from the detachment pursued him with a drawn sword. The man said: I am a Muslim. But the pursuer paid no attention to it, struck him and killed him. News of this reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed severe displeasure at it. This reached the killer, and while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering a sermon, he said: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, he only said what he said to save himself from being killed. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his blessed face away from him and from the people on his side, and continued his sermon. Then he said a second time: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, he only said what he said to save himself from being killed. He (peace and blessings be upon him) again turned away from him and from the people on his side, and continued his sermon. Then he could not restrain himself and said a third time: By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, he only said what he said to save his life. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards him, with signs of displeasure clearly visible on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed face, and said: "Indeed, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has refused me (any leniency on behalf of) whoever kills a believer." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times. A hadith like this is found in Imam Muslim's "al-Musnad al-Sahih"; he used Nasr bin Asim al-Laythi and Sulayman bin al-Mughirah as evidence. As for Uqbah bin Malik al-Laythi, he is a Companion, and his hadith is mentioned in the books of the Imams among the 'wuhdan' (Companions from whom only one narrator reports). I have already made clear my condition at the beginning of the book, that I will record the hadiths of all the Companions, provided the route reaching them is sound. Yunus bin Ubayd corroborated Sulayman bin al-Mughirah, narrating it from Humayd on the condition of Imam Muslim:

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To proceed: what is the matter with a man who kills a man while he is saying, 'I am a Muslim'?" The killer said: O Messenger of Allah, he only said it to seek refuge (to save his life). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did like this (gesturing with his hands), disliked what he said, and turned his blessed face away from him, then said: "Allah has refused me (any leniency on behalf of) whoever kills a Muslim; Allah has refused me (any leniency on behalf of) whoever kills a Muslim."

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 three things upon which I swear: Allah will not make the one who has a share (sahm) in Islam like the one who has no share in it; and the shares of Islam are fasting, prayer and charity. And the servant whose protecting friend Allah becomes, He will not hand him over to anyone else on the Day of Resurrection. And whatever people a man loves, Allah will bring him with them. And the fourth is such that, if I were to swear upon it, I hope I would not be sinful: whichever servant Allah conceals in this world, He will also conceal him in the Hereafter." Then Umar bin Abd al-Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When you hear a hadith like this which Urwah narrates from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), memorise it (well). Imam Bukhari recorded from Shaybah al-Hadrami, and said in "al-Tarikh" that he is also called al-Khudri; he heard from Urwah and Umar bin Abd al-Aziz. This hadith has a sahih chain, but the two of them (the two Shaykhs) did not narrate it.