Sayyiduna Ali bin al-Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)), that he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Six people I have cursed, and Allah and every prophet whose supplication is answered has cursed them: (1) the one who adds to the Book of Allah, (2) the one who denies the decree of Allah, (3) the one who takes control with arrogance and tyranny in order to humiliate those whom Allah has honoured and to honour those whom Allah has humiliated, (4) the one who abandons my Sunnah, (5) the one who regards as lawful, with regard to my offspring (the Ahl al-Bayt), what Allah has made unlawful, (6) and the one who regards as lawful what Allah has made unlawful." (After narrating this hadith,) Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Recite the surah "By the night when it covers": "As for he who gives and fears (Allah), and affirms the best (reward), We will ease him towards ease. But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need, and denies the best (reward), We will ease him towards difficulty." [Surah al-Layl: 5-10] Abu Ali (al-Husayn bin Ali al-Hafiz) narrated this hadith to us in this way, and it has (another) sahih chain which I fear I have already mentioned earlier.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Six people I have cursed, and Allah and every prophet whose supplication is answered has cursed them: (1) the one who adds to the Book of Allah, (2) the one who denies the decree of Allah, (3) the one who takes control with arrogance and tyranny in order to humiliate those whom Allah has honoured and to honour those whom Allah has humiliated, (4) the one who regards as lawful what Allah has made unlawful, (5) the one who regards as lawful, with regard to my offspring (the Ahl al-Bayt), what Allah has made unlawful, (6) and the one who abandons my Sunnah." Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) used Ishaq bin Muhammad al-Farwi and Abd al-Rahman bin Abi al-Mawal as evidence in his "al-Jami' al-Sahih", and this chain is more correct than the first chain.

Amir bin Abdullah bin al-Zubayr narrates from his father that he said: Abu Quhafah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him): I see that you free weak slaves. If you want to do this, then free strong and powerful men who would defend you and stand up for you. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "O my father, I only intend what I intend (that is, the pleasure of Allah)." So these verses were revealed concerning him: "As for he who gives and fears (Allah), and affirms the best (reward), We will ease him towards ease," up to the saying of Allah Almighty: "And not for anyone with him is any favour to be recompensed, but only seeking the Face of his Lord, the Most High. And he is surely going to be pleased." [Surah al-Layl: 5-7, 19-21] This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Ali bin Abdullah bin Abbas narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was shown the conquests that his Ummah would attain after him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was pleased by that. So Allah Almighty revealed these verses: "By the morning brightness, and by the night when it grows still" up to His words: "And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied" [Surah al-Duha: 1-2, 5] . He (Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both) said: So Allah Almighty granted him (peace and blessings be upon him) a thousand palaces of pearl in Paradise, whose soil is musk, and in every palace is everything befitting it. The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), 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 the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I asked Allah a question which I wish I had not asked. I mentioned the messengers of my Lord and said: 'You subjugated the wind for Sulayman (peace be upon him), and You spoke to Musa (peace be upon him).' So Allah Almighty said: 'Did I not find you an orphan and give you shelter, and find you lost and guide you, and find you in need and make you self-sufficient?'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I said: 'Yes (O my Lord).' So I wished that I had not asked Him that question." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When these verses were revealed: "Perish the hands of Abu Lahab, and perish he" up to "And his wife, the carrier of firewood; around her neck is a rope of palm fibre" [Surah al-Masad: 1, 4-5] , it was said to the wife of Abu Lahab (Umm Jamil): "Indeed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has satirised (condemned) you." So she came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting in a gathering, and said: "O Muhammad, for what reason are you satirising me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah, I have not satirised you; it is only Allah who has satirised you." She said: "Have you seen me carrying firewood, or have you seen a rope of palm fibre around my neck?!" Then she left. After that, no revelation came down to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for some days, so she came again and said: "O Muhammad, I think that your companion (meaning Allah) has abandoned you and become displeased with you." So Allah Almighty revealed this surah: "By the morning brightness, and by the night when it grows still, your Lord has not abandoned you, nor is He displeased" [Surah al-Duha: 1-3] . This chain is sahih (authentic) just as this Shaykh narrated it to us, except that I have found a hidden defect ('illah) in it.

It is narrated from Yazid bin Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: When this verse was revealed: "Perish the hands of Abu Lahab" [Surah al-Masad: 1] , then the narrator mentioned the whole hadith in the same way, word for word. Concerning the words of Allah Almighty: "And as for the favour of your Lord, proclaim it" [Surah al-Duha: 11] , I did not find any marfu' hadith or any statement of the Companions, so I have mentioned two statements of the Successors (Tabi'in) about it.

It is narrated from Abu Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "O company of young men! Take advantage (of your time). Hardly a night passes over me in which I do not recite a thousand verses; I recite Surah al-Baqarah in a single rak'ah; I fast in the sacred months, and three days of every month (the White Days), and Monday and Thursday." Then he recited this verse: "And as for the favour of your Lord, proclaim it" [Surah al-Duha: 11] .

It is narrated from Amr bin Maymun (may Allah have mercy on him) that he would meet a man from among his brothers and say: "Last night Allah Almighty granted me so much prayer (tahajjud), and granted so much goodness and good." Imam al-Hakim says: May Allah Almighty have mercy on Amr bin Abdullah al-Sabi'i and Amr bin Maymun al-Awdi, for they drew attention to something that encourages young people towards worship. (Tafsir of Surah Alam Nashrah): The two Shaykhs agreed upon the hadith of Qatadah, which he narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) from Malik bin Sa'sa'ah regarding the Mi'raj, which mentions the splitting open of the chest of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and what was taken out of it. Thabit al-Bunani narrated it from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) without mentioning Malik bin Sa'sa'ah, apart from the event of the Mi'raj, with additional wording, as follows (in the next hadith):

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was playing with the children. He took hold of him (peace and blessings be upon him) and laid him down, then split open his chest over his heart and took out of it a clot of blood, and said: "This was the share of Satan in you." Then he washed it in a basin of gold with the water of Zamzam, then joined it together and put it back in its place. The boys went running to his mother (meaning his foster-mother, Sayyidah Halimah) and said: "Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has been killed!" So she came hurrying towards him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) met her on his way back, and the colour of his (peace and blessings be upon him) face had drained. Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We used to see the marks of the stitching on his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed chest." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And it is also authentically established from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab and Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with them both) that: "One hardship will never overcome two eases." And it has also been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a mursal chain as follows: