It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Guarding the frontier (ribat) for one day in the path of Allah is better than a thousand days (of worship) elsewhere."

Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) was addressing the people at Mina: I am narrating to you a hadith that I have never narrated to you before. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Guarding the frontier for one day in the path of Allah is better than a thousand days elsewhere." (Then he asked:) Have I conveyed this message to you? The people said: Yes. So he said: O Allah, bear witness. 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 Fadalah bin Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever dies in any state (of righteous deeds) will be raised in that same state on the Day of Resurrection, whether it be guarding the frontier, Hajj, or any other deed."

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: "The deeds of every deceased person are sealed at his death, except for the one who dies while guarding the frontiers (ribat) in the path of Allah; his deeds continue to grow until the Day of Resurrection, and he is kept safe from the trial (fitnah) of the grave." 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 Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "There is no Arabian horse that is not permitted, at every dawn, to make two supplications. It says: 'Allahumma innaka khawwaltani man khawwaltani min bani Adam, faj'alni ahabba ahlihi wa malihi ilayhi' (O Allah, You have placed me in the possession of whomever You have from the children of Adam, so make me more beloved to him than his family and his wealth)." 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 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to call a mare (a female horse) "faras" as well. 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 Sa'd bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Three things belong to the happiness of the son of Adam, and three things belong to the misery of the son of Adam. Of the happiness of the son of Adam are: a righteous wife, a good house and a good mount. And of the misery of the son of Adam are: a cramped house, a bad wife and a bad mount." 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 Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Seek out your weak ones for me (that is, take care of them), for you are only given provision and helped because of your weak ones." 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 Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) set out on the day of Badr with three hundred and fifteen fighters, just as (Sayyiduna) Talut had set out. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) departed, he supplicated for them, saying: 'Allahumma innahum hufatun fa-hmilhum, Allahumma innahum 'uratun fa-ksuhum, Allahumma innahum jiya'un fa-ashbi'hum' (O Allah, they are barefoot, so give them mounts; O Allah, they are unclothed, so clothe them; O Allah, they are hungry, so fill them). So Allah granted them victory on the day of Badr, and they returned in such a state that every one of them came back with one or two camels; they also obtained clothing and ate their fill. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said during one of his journeys: "We will travel tonight (mudlijun), if Allah wills, so let no one travel with us who is weak (because of his mount) or whose she-camel is unruly." Then a man set out on his unruly she-camel; he fell, his neck broke and he died. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that he be buried, then he ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), who called out: "Indeed, Paradise is not lawful for one who disobeys." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.