It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Friend of the Most Merciful, came from Armenia with the "Sakinah" (a guiding cloud of light), which guided him to the site of the House, just as a spider chooses a place for its home (web). Then Ibrahim (peace be upon him) dug beneath the Sakinah and uncovered foundations of the Ka'bah, each one of which could not be moved by fewer than thirty men.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: The first ruling of the Qur'an to be abrogated, according to what has been mentioned to us, and Allah knows best, was the matter of the qiblah. Allah Almighty said, "To Allah belong the East and the West, so wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah" [Surah al-Baqarah: 115] . So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) faced Bayt al-Maqdis in prayer and left the Ancient House (the Ka'bah). Then Allah said, "The foolish among the people will say: What has turned them away from their qiblah which they used to face?" [Surah al-Baqarah: 142] , meaning Bayt al-Maqdis. So Allah abrogated it and turned him (peace and blessings be upon him) towards the Ancient House, and said, "And from wherever you go out, turn your face towards al-Masjid al-Haram, and wherever you may be, turn your faces towards it" [Surah al-Baqarah: 150] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this wording.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the funeral of a man of Banu Salimah, and I was walking by his side. A man said (praising the deceased): As far as we know, what an excellent man he was; he was very chaste and a Muslim. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it you who is saying this?" He said: O Messenger of Allah, that is what appeared to us, and Allah knows best what is hidden. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due." Then we were at the funeral of a man of Banu Harithah or Banu Abd al-Ashhal, and a man said: As far as we know, what an evil man he was; he was very foul-tongued and harsh. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Is it you who is saying this?" He said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah knows best what is hidden; this is only what appeared to us from him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has become due." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And thus We have made you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses over the people and that the Messenger may be a witness over you" [Surah al-Baqarah: 143] . This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; they only agreed on the words "It has become due."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah, "And thus We have made you a middle nation", that he said: It means a "just" (nation). 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 when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was turned towards the Ka'bah, the people said: O Messenger of Allah, what about those who died while they were praying towards Bayt al-Maqdis? Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "And Allah would never let your faith be lost" [Surah al-Baqarah: 143] . Ubaydullah bin Musa said: This hadith tells you that prayer is part of faith. 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 Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah, "So turn your face towards (shatr) al-Masjid al-Haram" [Surah al-Baqarah: 144] , that he said: "Shatrahu" means its direction (the qiblah). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Imam Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Yahya bin Qamtah that he said: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) sitting in al-Masjid al-Haram opposite the Mizab (the waterspout of the Ka'bah). He recited this verse: "So We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased" [Surah al-Baqarah: 144] , and said: It means towards the Mizab of the Ka'bah. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Kulthum bint Uqbah (may Allah be pleased with her), one of the early emigrant women, concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, "Seek help through patience and prayer" [Surah al-Baqarah: 153] , that she said: (Her husband) Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) fell unconscious, so much so that the people thought his soul had departed and he had breathed his last. His wife Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her) went out (in distress) to the mosque to seek help through the patience and prayer that Allah had commanded. When he came to, he asked: Did I just fall unconscious? They said: Yes. He said: You have spoken the truth. Two angels came to me and said: Come, we will take your case to the Mighty, the Trustworthy (Allah) for judgement. Then another angel said: Take him back, for he is among those for whom Allah wrote felicity while they were in their mothers' wombs, and his sons will benefit from him for as long as Allah wills. So he lived for a month after this incident and then passed away. 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 while he was on a journey, news reached him of the death of one of his family members. He (dismounted and) prayed two rak'ahs and then said: We have done what Allah commanded: "Seek help through patience and prayer" [Surah al-Baqarah: 153] . 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 Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) (concerning patience in calamity) that he said: How excellent are the two loads, and how excellent is the extra gift! (Then he recited these verses:) "Those who, when a calamity befalls them, say: Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (We belong to Allah and to Him we return). Upon them are blessings from their Lord and mercy." (He said:) These two (blessings and mercy) are the excellent loads (rewards). And "It is they who are the rightly guided" [Surah al-Baqarah: 157] is the excellent extra gift. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. And there is no disagreement among our Imams that Sa'id bin al-Musayyib lived during the time of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him); they differ only about whether he heard from him.