It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to recite this word "bi-ribwatin" [Surah al-Baqarah: 265] with a kasrah (the vowel i) on the letter ra, and he said: "Al-ribwah" means elevated ground. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Ubayd bin Umayr that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): In your opinion, about whom was this verse revealed: "Would any of you wish to have a garden" [Surah al-Baqarah: 266] ? They said: Allah knows best. At this he became angry and said: Say either "We know" or "We do not know." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: O Commander of the Believers! I have something in my mind about it. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Speak, O my nephew, and do not belittle yourself. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: It is given as a parable for a deed. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Which deed? He said: For a deed. Then Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said (by way of explanation): It is the parable of a wealthy man who does good deeds; then Allah sends devils to him, and he begins to commit sins until he drowns all his previous deeds. 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, the Mighty and Majestic: "a whirlwind containing fire" [Surah al-Baqarah: 266] ; he said: It means a wind carrying a fierce, scorching hot blast. 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 Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that one sa' of dates be given as Sadaqat al-Fitr. A man brought poor-quality dates, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Do not assess these dates (as zakah)." Then this verse of the Qur'an was revealed: "O you who believe! Spend from the good things you have earned and from what We have brought forth for you from the earth, and do not aim for the inferior part of it to spend (in the way of Allah)" [Surah al-Baqarah: 267] . 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 Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed your children are a gift from Allah to you: 'He grants daughters to whom He wills and grants sons to whom He wills' [Surah al-Shura: 49] . So they and their wealth are yours when you need them." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with these words. Rather, they both agreed upon this hadith of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): "The purest thing a man eats is from his own earnings, and his child is part of his earnings."

Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded charity (zakah). A man brought poor-quality dates (shis). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who brought this?" At that time everything was attributed to the one who brought it. Then this verse was revealed: "And do not aim for the inferior part of it to spend (in the way of Allah), while you yourselves would not take it except with your eyes closed to it" [Surah al-Baqarah: 267] . And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade two kinds of dates from being taken in charity: al-ju'rur and lawn al-hubayq. Al-Zuhri said: These two are varieties of the dates of Madinah.

Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade two kinds of dates: al-ju'rur and lawn al-hubayq. He said: Some people used to seek out the worst of their fruits and give them out in charity, so they were forbidden these two kinds of dates, and this verse was revealed: "And do not aim for the inferior part of it to spend (in the way of Allah)" [Surah al-Baqarah: 267] . 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 Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out holding a staff in his hand. There were bunches of dates (given in charity) hanging there, one of which was a bunch of poor, dried-up dates (hashaf). He (peace and blessings be upon him) struck that bunch with the staff and said: "What harm would it have done the giver of this charity if he had given something better than this? Indeed the owner of these dates will be given poor, dried-up dates to eat on the Day of Resurrection." Then he said: "By Allah, you will leave these orchards for forty years to the 'awafi.'" Then he said: "Do you know what the 'awafi' are?" They said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The birds and the beasts of prey." 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 al-Bara bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "and from what We have brought forth for you from the earth, and do not aim for the inferior part of it to spend"; he said: This verse was revealed about the Ansar. It was the practice of the Ansar that when the time came for the dates in their orchards to ripen, they would bring out bunches of half-ripe dates and hang them between two pillars of the Prophet's Mosque, so that the poor among the Muhajirun could eat from them. Then one of them, thinking that among so many bunches this one too would pass, would also hang a bunch of poor, dried-up dates (hashaf). So this verse was revealed about that act: "And do not aim for the inferior part of it to spend", meaning: do not deliberately set out to give what is poor and inferior; "while you yourselves would not take it except with your eyes closed to it", meaning: if this very thing were given to you as a gift, you would accept it only reluctantly, out of shyness before the giver and out of annoyance that he had sent you something he himself had no need for; "And know that Allah is Free of need" of your charity, "Praiseworthy" [Surah al-Baqarah: 267] . 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) that the Companions used to dislike giving charity to those of their relatives who were polytheists. Then this verse was revealed, from "Their guidance is not your responsibility, but Allah guides whom He wills" up to "and you will not be wronged" [Surah al-Baqarah: 272] . The narrator said: So they were given permission to help their non-Muslim relatives. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.