It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "When the sky is split open, and listens to its Lord and is obliged to do so" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 1-2] , that he said: "Adhinat" means that it heard (the command of its Lord) and obeyed; and "And when the earth is stretched out" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 3] means the Day of Resurrection (when the earth will be spread out); and concerning "and casts out what is within it and becomes empty" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 4] he said: (That is, the earth) will bring out all the dead that are within it. 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 Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said that the House of Allah (the Ka'bah) existed two thousand years before the creation of the earth; and concerning "And when the earth is stretched out" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 3] he said that the earth was spread out and extended from beneath it (the House of Allah). 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 Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are three qualities which, whoever has them, Allah Almighty will take his account very easily and admit him into Paradise by His mercy." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah, who are those (fortunate ones)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That you give to the one who deprives you, forgive the one who wrongs you, and join ties with the one who cuts you off." The questioner said: (O Messenger of Allah,) if I adopt these qualities, what will I get? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That your account will be taken very easily and Allah will admit you into Paradise by His mercy." 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) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "You will surely pass from stage to stage" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 19] , that he said: (What is meant is) the sky (its layers and stages). 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 Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "You will surely pass from stage to stage" [Surah al-Inshiqaq: 19] that what is meant by it is your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); (its meaning is that) he (peace and blessings be upon him) will go from one state to another (rising in rank, up to the Mi'raj). 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 Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "And by the witness and what is witnessed" [Surah al-Buruj: 3] (Ali bin Zayd narrated it as marfu', while Yunus narrated it as mawquf), that he said: "Shahid" (the witness) is the Day of Arafah and the day of Jumu'ah, and "mashhud" (what is witnessed) is that promised Day (of Resurrection). This hadith of Shu'bah from Yunus bin Ubayd is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the answer to the oath (its purpose) in "By the sky containing great constellations" [Surah al-Buruj: 1] is this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, the grip of your Lord is severe" [Surah al-Buruj: 12] , to the end of the surah. 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 he said: Among what Allah Almighty has created is a Preserved Tablet made of white pearl; its two covers are of red ruby, its pen is light and its writing is also light. Allah Almighty looks into it three hundred and sixty times every day, and with each look He creates, provides, gives life and causes death, honours and abases, and does whatever He wills. So this is the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Every day He is in a (new) affair." [Surah al-Rahman: 29] This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and no objection has been raised against Abu Hamzah al-Thumali except his extremism in his particular views!

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "It emerges from between the backbone and the ribs" [Surah al-Tariq: 7] , that he said: "Al-sulb" means the backbone, and "al-tara'ib" means the four ribs on each side at the lowest part of the ribs. 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) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "By the sky which returns (rain)" [Surah al-Tariq: 11] , that he said: What is meant is rain; and concerning "and by the earth which cracks open" [Surah al-Tariq: 12] he said: What is meant is the sprouting of vegetation. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.