Sayyidah Aishah bint Sa'd narrates from her father Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said (in verse): "Has the news reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that I have protected my companions with my arrows?" This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabi'ah narrates from his father (who was a Companion who fought at Badr) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent us out on a sariyyah (military detachment), we had no provisions except a bag of dates. We would divide them handful by handful, until it came down to one date each. I asked: "Father! What good could a single date do you?" He said: "My son! Do not say that, for when even that ran out, we realized its value and felt an intense need for it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Qasim bin Muhammad that he said: I was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man came to him and said: "I intend to travel." Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Wait, so that I may bid you farewell just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to bid us farewell: 'Astawdi'u Allaha dinaka wa amanataka wa khawatima 'amalika' (I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust and the final outcomes of your deeds)." 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 Qaza'ah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me: "I bid you farewell just as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bade me farewell: 'Astawdi'u Allaha dinaka wa amanataka wa khawatima 'amalika' (I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust and the final outcomes of your deeds)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I intend to travel, so give me some provision (a supplication)." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah provide you with taqwa (God-consciousness) as your provision." The man said: "Give me more." He said: "And may Allah forgive your sins." The man said: "May my father and mother be ransomed for you! Give me more." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And may Allah make good easy for you wherever you may be."

It is narrated from Muhammad bin Ka'b al-Qurazi that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) was invited to a meal. When he came, he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) bade farewell to an army, he would supplicate: 'Astawdi'u Allaha dinakum wa amanatakum wa khawatima a'malikum' (I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust and the final outcomes of your deeds).

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Mu'adh narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), and he from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To see off a mujahid in the path of Allah and help him onto his mount, in the morning or the evening, is dearer to me than the world and all that is in it." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent (a detachment of the Companions) off, he walked with them as far as Baqi' al-Gharqad, then said: "Set off in the name of Allah. O Allah, help them." Imam Bukhari used Thawr bin Yazid and Ikrimah as evidence, and Imam Muslim used Muhammad bin Ishaq, and this is a gharib (singular) sahih (authentic) hadith, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man who intended to travel came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Give me advice." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I advise you to have taqwa (fear) of Allah and to say Allahu Akbar on every high place." Then, when the man had gone, he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: 'Allahumma azwi lahu al-arda, wa hawwin 'alayhi al-safar' (O Allah, fold up the earth for him and make the journey easy for him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Ali bin Rabi'ah that he was riding behind Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) placed his foot in the stirrup, he said: 'Bismillah' (In the name of Allah). When he had settled upright on the animal's back, he said 'Alhamdulillah' (All praise is for Allah) three times and 'Allahu Akbar' (Allah is the Greatest) three times, then recited this verse: "Glorified is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have controlled it (by ourselves)" [Surah al-Zukhruf: 13] . Then he said: 'La ilaha illa anta subhanaka, qad zalamtu nafsi, faghfir li dhunubi, innahu la yaghfiru al-dhunuba illa anta' (There is no god but You, glory be to You; I have wronged myself, so forgive me my sins, for none forgives sins except You). Then he leaned to one side and smiled. I asked: "O Commander of the Faithful! What made you laugh?" He replied: "I was riding behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did exactly as I did. Then I asked him just as you asked me, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Allah Almighty is greatly pleased with His servant when he says: La ilaha illa anta, inni qad zalamtu nafsi, faghfir li dhunubi, innahu la yaghfiru al-dhunuba illa anta, that is: O Allah, there is no true god but You; I have wronged myself, so forgive me my sins, for there is none who forgives except You. Then Allah says: My servant has recognized that he has a Lord who both forgives and punishes.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.