It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibra'il is on his right and Mika'il is on his left, and he (Israfil) is the one with the Trumpet."

It is narrated from Imran bin al-Harith that he said: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a man came to him. He asked: "Where have you come from?" He said: "From Iraq." He asked: "From which of its people?" He said: "From Kufah." He asked: "What is the news there?" He said: "I left them while they were talking among themselves that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) is going to come forth again." At this, Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "What are you saying? Good heavens! Had we had the slightest sense of that, we would not have married off his widows, nor divided his inheritance." Then he said: "I will tell you the real truth of that. The devils used to eavesdrop (on the heaven), then one of them would bring a true word that people had (actually) heard, and he would mix seventy lies with it, which would become ingrained in people's hearts. Allah Almighty informed Sulayman bin Dawud (peace be upon them both) of this, so he seized all of it (the writings of magic) and buried them beneath his throne. When Sulayman (peace be upon him) died, a devil stood on the road and said: 'Shall I not show you the treasure of Sulayman, the like of which no one else has? Shall I not show you his guarded treasure?' The people said: 'Yes (certainly).' So they dug it out, and it turned out to be magic. Then this knowledge passed from generation to generation among the nations, and what the people of Iraq talk about is the leftover remnant of it." Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse declaring Sulayman (peace be upon him) innocent: "And they followed what the devils recited during the reign of Sulayman. It was not Sulayman who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved." [Surah al-Baqarah: 102]

It is narrated from Umayr bin Sa'id al-Nakha'i that he heard Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) telling the people: "This star, which the Arabs call al-Zuhrah and the non-Arabs call Anahid, (its story is that) two angels used to judge between people. A woman came to them, and each of them desired her (wrongfully) without his companion knowing. Then one of them said to his companion: 'O brother! There is something in my heart that I want to tell you.' He replied: 'O brother! Say it; perhaps what is in my heart is the same as what is in yours.' So the two of them agreed on the matter. The woman said to them: 'Will you not tell me that (name) by which you ascend to the heaven and descend to the earth?' They said: 'We descend by "bismillah al-a'zam" (the greatest name of Allah), and by it we ascend.' She said: 'I will not fulfil your desire until you teach it (the word) to me.' One of them said to his companion: 'Teach it to her.' The other said: 'How will we face the severe punishment of Allah?' The first said: 'We hope for the vastness of Allah's mercy.' So they taught her that word; she spoke it and flew up to the heaven. An angel in the heaven was frightened by her ascent and lowered his head, and he did not sit (upright) after that. Then Allah transformed that woman, and she became a star."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that al-Zuharah (Venus) was a woman among her people who was called "Baydukht". Imam al-Hakim says: Both chains are sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and the purpose of recording these hadiths is to mention Harut and Marut, and to state Allah's prior decree concerning them and al-Zuharah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the verse, "So wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah" [Surah al-Baqarah: 115] , was revealed about this: that in voluntary prayer you may pray on your mount facing whichever direction your mount is facing. 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 Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah, "Those to whom We have given the Book recite it with its true recitation" [Surah al-Baqarah: 121] , that he said: (Its true recitation is that) they regard what it makes lawful as lawful and what it makes unlawful as unlawful, and they do not alter its words from their proper places. 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, the Mighty and Majestic, "And when his Lord tested Ibrahim with certain words" [Surah al-Baqarah: 124] , that Allah tested him with ten practices of purification: five in the head and five in the rest of the body. In the head: trimming the moustache, rinsing the mouth, rinsing the nose with water, using the tooth-stick (miswak), and parting the hair of the head. In the body: clipping the nails, shaving the pubic hair, circumcision, plucking the armpit hair, and washing the places of urine and stool with water (istinja'). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that Allah Almighty said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Purify My House for those who circle it, those who stand, and those who bow and prostrate" [Surah al-Hajj: 26] . So circumambulation (tawaf) comes before prayer (in mention). And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Circumambulation of the House is on the level of prayer, except that Allah has made speech lawful in it; so whoever speaks during it, let him speak only what is good." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; rather, this hadith is known from the narration of Ata bin al-Sa'ib.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that Allah Almighty said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Purify My House for those who circle it, those who stay devoted there, and those who bow and prostrate" [Surah al-Baqarah: 125] . So circumambulation (tawaf) comes before prayer. This narration corroborates half of the text of the hadith, and the second half is from the narration of al-Qasim bin Abi Ayyub.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Circumambulation of the House is indeed a prayer, except that Allah has made talking lawful in it; so whoever speaks during it, let him speak only what is good."