It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: This verse abrogated the requirement for the widow to spend her waiting period (for a year) among her family; now she may spend her waiting period wherever she wishes, because of Allah's words: "without being turned out" [Surah al-Baqarah: 240] . Ata said: If she wishes, she may spend her waiting period among her family, and if she wishes, she may leave, because of the words of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "But if they leave (of their own accord), there is no sin upon you for what they do with themselves (in a lawful manner)" [Surah al-Baqarah: 240] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he stood here (in Basrah) and addressed the people. He recited Surah al-Baqarah to them and explained its rulings to them. When he reached this verse: "if he leaves wealth, to make a bequest for parents and near relatives (is obligatory)" [Surah al-Baqarah: 180] , he said: This has been abrogated. Then he continued reciting until he reached this verse: "And those of you who die and leave behind wives" up to "without being turned out" [Surah al-Baqarah: 234 - 240] , and he said: And this (verse) too (is abrogated). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "And those of you who die and leave behind wives, they (the wives) shall wait by themselves for four months and ten days" [Surah al-Baqarah: 234] ; he said: (Allah) did not say that they must spend their waiting period in their own houses. So the woman whose husband has died may stay wherever she wishes (during her waiting period).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: (This verse was first) revealed as: "Guard the prayers, and especially the Asr prayer." So we recited it that way in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for as long as Allah willed. Then Allah Almighty abrogated it and sent down this verse: "Guard all the prayers, and especially the middle prayer" [Surah al-Baqarah: 238] . A man asked him: Does it mean the Asr prayer? He replied: I have told you how it was revealed and how Allah abrogated it, and Allah knows best. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, and 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 this saying of Allah Almighty: "Have you not seen those who went out from their homes in their thousands, fearing death?" [Surah al-Baqarah: 243] ; he said: They were four thousand people who went out (from their homes) out of fear of the plague, saying: We will go to a land where there is no death. So Allah Almighty said to them: "Die!" and they all died. Then a prophet passed by them and prayed to Allah to bring them back to life, so Allah gave them life again. These are the very people about whom Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said that they were thousands (who went out) for fear of death. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "Why do you wonder that Allah Almighty singled out Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) for intimate friendship (khullah), Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) for speech, and Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for the sight and vision (of Him)?" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque and sat with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned the virtue of prayer, fasting and charity. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Of the verses Allah has sent down to you, which is the greatest? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "'Allah - there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence' [Surah al-Baqarah: 255] ", and he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the whole verse to its end. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and 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 Kursi" refers to the place of Allah Almighty's two feet, and the greatness and measure of "the Throne" cannot be estimated. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet of Allah Uzayr (peace be upon him) left his town as a young man. He passed by a town that had collapsed upon its roofs. He said: How will Allah bring this to life after its death? So Allah kept him in the state of death for a hundred years, then raised him up. The first things to be created were his eyes, and he began to watch his bones being joined to one another. Then they were clothed with flesh and the soul was breathed into him. He was asked: How long did you remain? He said: A day or part of a day. It was said: Rather, you remained a hundred years. Then he came to his town and found there a neighbour of his, a cobbler, whom he had left as a young man, and who had now become old. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him): "O Bara! How is your spending on your family?" - The narrator said that he used to spend generously on his family - He said: O Messenger of Allah, I do not count it (as anything). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your spending on your family, your children and your servant is charity, so do not follow it with reminders of your favour or with hurt." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.