It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him): We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and we said: "If only we knew which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty." Then the narrator narrated the hadith. Imam al-Hakim says: This narration of al-Hiql bin Ziyad does not create any defect or weakness in the hadith of al-Walid bin Muslim, because although al-Hiql bin Ziyad is a precise and reliable narrator, he was in doubt about its chain. One proof of the soundness of its chain is that Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Fazari, who had the strongest memory among the students of al-Awza'i, also narrated it with the first chain, with some additional words.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him): We gathered and discussed which of us would go to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him: "Which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty?" Then we dispersed, and each of us became afraid to go to him (peace and blessings be upon him) (out of awe). Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself sent for us and gathered us, and we began pointing to one another. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this surah to us: "Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah, and He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise" [Surah al-Saff: 1] (to the end of the surah). Abu Salamah said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this surah to us to its end. Yahya bin Abi Kathir said: Abu Salamah recited it to us from beginning to end. Al-Awza'i said: Yahya recited it to us from beginning to end. Abu Ishaq said: Al-Awza'i recited it to us from beginning to end. And Mahbub said: Abu Ishaq recited this whole surah, that is, Surah al-Saff, to us from beginning to end.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that, while lined up in ranks facing the enemy, he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Indeed, Paradise is beneath the shade of the swords." A young man of shabby appearance asked: "Did you yourself hear this from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" He replied: "Yes." So the young man broke the scabbard of his sword and said to his companions: "Peace be upon you," and then he plunged into the fighting against the enemy. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Do you know which will be the first group from my Ummah to enter Paradise?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will be the poor among the Muhajirun. They will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection and ask for it to be opened. The keepers of Paradise will say to them: Have you already been brought to account? They will say: For what should we be brought to account, when our swords were upon our shoulders in the path of Allah until we died in that state?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "So it will be opened for them, and they will take their midday rest (qaylulah) there for forty years before the rest of the people enter." 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 Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Which of the believers is most complete in faith?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one who strives in the path of Allah with his life and his wealth, and a man who worships Allah in one of the mountain passes and keeps people safe from his evil." 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 Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "I am a guarantor (za'im), and za'im means one who stands surety, for whoever believes, accepts Islam and strives in the path of Allah, that he will have a house in the outskirts of Paradise and a house in the middle of Paradise. And I am also a guarantor for whoever believes, accepts Islam and emigrates, that he will have a house in the outskirts of Paradise, a house in the middle of Paradise and a house in the highest part of Paradise. Whoever does these (deeds) has fulfilled every pursuit of good and found the way to escape every evil; now let death come to him wherever it will." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A group of my Ummah will continue to fight for the truth, prevailing over those who oppose them, until the last of them fights the False Messiah (al-Masih al-Dajjal)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "The first party to enter Paradise will be the poor among the Muhajirun, through whom hardships and adversities were faced. When they were given a command, they listened and obeyed. If one of them had a need that depended on the ruler of the time, he would die without it being fulfilled, with that need still in his breast. On the Day of Resurrection Allah Almighty will call Paradise, and it will come with all its adornment and beauty. Then Allah will say: Where are My servants who fought in My path, were killed, were harmed in My path and strove in My path? Enter Paradise, all of you. So they will enter it without any reckoning or punishment. Then the angels will come and say: Our Lord! We glorify You night and day and proclaim Your holiness; who are these whom You have preferred over us? Then the Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: These are the ones who fought in My path and bore hardships for My sake. Then the angels will enter upon them from every gate, saying: 'Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured; how excellent is the final home!' [Surah al-Ra'd: 24] " This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, 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: "Two people will never be gathered in the Fire of Hell in such a way that one of them harms the other: a Muslim who killed a disbeliever (on the battlefield), and then that Muslim remained steadfast (in religion) and kept to moderation. The dust of the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell cannot be gathered in the belly of a servant, and faith and miserliness (greed) can never be gathered together in the heart of a servant." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, 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: "The dust of the path of Allah and the smoke of Hell can never be gathered in the belly of a servant, and miserliness and faith can never be gathered in the heart of a servant."