It is narrated from Sayyiduna Furat bin Hayyan (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had (at first) ordered that he be killed, because he was a spy for Abu Sufyan and an ally of a man from the Ansar. He said: "I am a Muslim." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among you are some men whom we entrust to their faith (that is, we accept their outward claim), and Furat bin Hayyan is one of them." 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 Qays bin Ubad that the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked (making noise and) raising the voice at the time of fighting.

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) disliked raising the voice at the time of fighting. This chain is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it; and the hadith of Hisham al-Dastuwa'i is a supporting narration (shahid) for it, and it is the more preserved.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) faced the polytheists on the day of the Battle of Hunayn, he (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his mule and went (onto the field) on foot. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. It is established only through this route that he (peace and blessings be upon him) dismounted from his mount and fought on foot.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Muqarrin (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (in the expeditions). It was his (peace and blessings be upon him) practice that if he did not begin fighting in the early part of the day, he would delay the fighting until the sun had passed its zenith and the winds began to blow. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but he did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that on the day of Uhud, Sayyiduna Abu Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) was standing in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) shooting arrows, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was behind him. Abu Talhah was a skilled archer. Whenever he shot, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his blessed head to see where his arrow landed. Then Abu Talhah would thrust out his chest and say: "O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be sacrificed for you! (Do not raise your blessed head,) lest an arrow strike you. My chest is a shield before your chest." Abu Talhah would put himself forward in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: "O Messenger of Allah, I am strong and sturdy, so command me with whatever you wish." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but he did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: (On the day of Badr) Umayyah bin Khalaf asked me, while I was holding his hand and the hand of his son Ali (leading them away as captives): "O Abd al-Ilah, who is that man in your army who has an ostrich feather fixed on his chest as a mark?" I said: "That is Sayyiduna Hamzah bin Abd al-Muttalib." Umayyah said: "That is the one who did great deeds against us (in the battle)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but he did not record it. Imam Ibn Khuzaymah recorded it in the chapter which establishes the concession of putting on some mark on the battlefield so that one may be recognised.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of Hunayn. The people fell back from him, but I remained firm with him along with eighty (80) men of the Muhajirun and Ansar. We stood firm on our feet at a distance of about eighty (80) paces and did not turn our backs; these were the ones upon whom Allah sent down tranquillity (sakinah). The narrator says: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was riding his mule, advancing forward. His mule shied, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) leaned to one side of the saddle. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) steadied himself, and I said: "O Messenger of Allah, may Allah keep your rank high." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hand me a handful of dust." I handed him the dust, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) threw it at their (the polytheists') faces, and their eyes were filled with dust. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where are the Muhajirun and the Ansar?" I said: "They are right here." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call out to them." I called out to them, and they rushed forward with their swords in their right hands as though they were shooting stars (meteors), and the polytheists turned their backs and fled. 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 Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever says three times: 'Astaghfirullah alladhi la ilaha illa huwa al-Hayy al-Qayyum wa atubu ilayh' (I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no true deity, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all, and I turn to Him in repentance), his sins will be forgiven, even if he had fled from the battlefield." 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 Abu Rashid al-Hubrani that he said: I met the horseman of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him), sitting on one of the large chests of the money-changers, and he was overflowing from it because of his heavy build. He intended to go on a military expedition. I said (seeing his infirmity): "Allah has excused you (from staying behind from jihad)." He said: "Surah al-Buhuth (that is, Surah al-Tawbah) has made (staying behind) hard for me. Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: 'Go forth, whether light or heavy.' [Surah al-Tawbah: 41] ." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.