It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "By the dawn" [Surah al-Fajr: 1] , that he said: This is an oath; and concerning "Indeed, your Lord is ever watchful" [Surah al-Fajr: 14] he said: Beyond the Sirat there will be three bridges (checkpoints): on one bridge will be (the questioning about) the trust, on the second bridge (the questioning about) the ties of kinship, and on the third bridge will be the Lord, the Mighty and Majestic (Himself, to take account). 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 "I swear by this city, and you are free (to act) in this city" [Surah al-Balad: 1-2] , that he said: (It means that on the occasion of the Conquest of Makkah) it was made lawful for him (peace and blessings be upon him) to do whatever he wished in this city (that is, to fight and enforce rulings). 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 "And by the father and what he begot" [Surah al-Balad: 3] , that he said: "The father" means Adam (peace be upon him), and "what he begot" means his offspring. 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 "We have certainly created man in hardship" [Surah al-Balad: 4] , that he said: (What is meant is that man) has been created in toil and hardship through the stages of his birth, the growing of his teeth, the cutting of his navel cord, the struggle for a livelihood, circumcision and the like. 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 Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "And We showed him the two ways" [Surah al-Balad: 10] , that he said: What is meant is the two paths of good and evil. 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 Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Among the deeds that make forgiveness obligatory is feeding a hungry Muslim." 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 "Or a needy person in the dust" [Surah al-Balad: 16] , that he said: What is meant is the (homeless) needy person who lies on the dust and has no house. 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 "Or a needy person in the dust" [Surah al-Balad: 16] , that he said: "Al-tarib" means the person who has nothing (such as bedding or clothing) to protect him from the dust.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty "By the sun and its brightness" [Surah al-Shams: 1] , that he said: "Its light"; concerning "and by the moon when it follows it" [Surah al-Shams: 2] he said: "It came after it"; concerning "and by the day when it displays it" [Surah al-Shams: 3] he said: "It made it bright"; concerning "and by the sky and He who built it" [Surah al-Shams: 5] he said: "Allah built the sky"; concerning the saying "and by the earth and He who spread it" [Surah al-Shams: 6] he said: "He spread it out"; concerning "and inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness" [Surah al-Shams: 8] he said: "He (Allah) made it (the soul) recognise its wretchedness and its felicity"; and concerning "and he has failed who corrupts it" [Surah al-Shams: 10] he said: "He led it astray". This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Imam 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 "And inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness" [Surah al-Shams: 8] , that he said: "He (Allah) made its disobedience and its piety binding upon it". The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim) did not record it.