It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I do not fear poverty (want) for you; rather, I fear for you the craving for abundance (the plenty of wealth and boasting about it). And I do not fear for you (unintentional) error; rather, I fear for you deliberate sinning." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he recited (this surah, by way of explanation) thus: "By time and the calamities of time, indeed man is in loss." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the words of Allah Almighty: "Woe to every slanderer and backbiter" [Surah al-Humazah: 1] , that he said: "Wayl (woe) is a valley in Hell into which the disbeliever will keep falling for forty years before the reckoning of the people is finished." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he mentioned the Fire of Hell, described the terror of its matter, and said about it whatever Allah willed, then he recited (these verses): "Indeed, it (the Fire) will be closed down upon them, in extended columns" [Surah al-Humazah: 8-9] . 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 he said: The people of the Elephant (the army of Abrahah) advanced until, when they drew near Makkah, Abd al-Muttalib went out to meet them. He said to their king (Abrahah): "Why have you come to us? O our master, why did you trouble yourself (to come in person)? Could you not have sent someone, so that we would have brought you everything you wanted?" Abrahah said: "I have been told about this House, that whoever enters it becomes safe, so I have come to frighten its people." Abd al-Muttalib said: "We will give you everything you want; go back." But Abrahah refused and insisted that he would certainly enter it (the Ka'bah). Then he advanced towards the Ka'bah. Abd al-Muttalib stayed behind and stood on a mountain, and said: "I cannot witness the destruction of this House and its people." Then he supplicated (reciting these verses): "O Allah, every deity has a sanctuary and sacred bounds, so protect Your bounds (Your House) too. Let their schemes never overcome Your scheme. O Allah, if You do (let them demolish the Ka'bah), then it will be a matter You have decreed." Then flocks upon flocks of birds came from the direction of the sea like a cloud, which Allah Almighty called "birds in flocks (ababil)", until they cast a shadow over them. Allah Almighty said: "Striking them with stones of baked clay" [Surah al-Fil: 4] . Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Then the elephant began to trumpet loudly, "And He made them like eaten straw" [Surah al-Fil: 5] . The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Hani bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has favoured Quraysh with seven qualities: (1) that I am from among them; (2) that prophethood is among them; (3) the custodianship of the Ka'bah (hijabah) is among them; (4) giving water to the pilgrims (siqayah) is among them; (5) that Allah helped them against the people of the Elephant; (6) that they worshipped Allah for ten years (in such a way) that no one besides them worshipped Him; (7) and that Allah Almighty revealed a surah of the Qur'an about them." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited it: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. For the accustomed security of Quraysh, their accustomed security in the caravan of winter and summer, let them worship the Lord of this House, who fed them against hunger and made them safe from fear" [Surah Quraysh: 1-4] . 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 he said: "(In Surah al-Ma'un,) al-Ma'un refers to items that are borrowed (for temporary use)." 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 Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning "And they withhold small kindnesses (al-ma'un)" [Surah al-Ma'un: 7] : "This refers to the obligatory zakah; they show off in their prayers and withhold their zakah." This chain is sahih (authentic) but mursal, because Mujahid did not hear from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about al-Kawthar, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is a river that Allah has given me in Paradise. Its soil is musk; it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. Birds come to it whose necks are like the necks of camels." Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah, they must be very tender and delicate. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Those who eat them will be even more tender and delicate than them." Imam Muslim recorded this hadith from Abd al-Wahid bin Ziyad, from al-Mukhtar bin Fulful, from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), in the narration of when "Indeed, We have given you (al-Kawthar)" [Surah al-Kawthar: 1] was revealed, which is more complete and longer; but I have recorded it among the solitary narrations of Asim bin Ali, because Abu Uways is trustworthy! And we do not know of any other musnad hadith from al-Zuhri from his brother besides this one, and this is well known as the hadith of Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Muslim from his father.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning "Indeed, We have given you al-Kawthar" [Surah al-Kawthar: 1] , that he said: "Al-Kawthar is the abundant good that Allah has given him (peace and blessings be upon him)." Abu Bishr says: I said to Sa'id bin Jubayr: People claim that it is a river in Paradise. He said: "That river is also part of the abundant good." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. As for the words of Allah Almighty: "So pray to your Lord and sacrifice" [Surah al-Kawthar: 2] , the Companions differed in its interpretation, and the best of it is what has been narrated from the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), in two narrations. The first of them is this: