It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was asked about this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And His Throne was upon the water" [Surah Hud: 7] : upon what was the water (resting)? He said: "Upon the back of the wind." 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 Buraydah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that some people came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and began asking him (for wealth), saying: "Give to us," until this displeased him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then some other people came and said: "We have come to greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, to gain understanding of the religion, and to ask about the beginning of this universe." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty existed (from eternity) and there was nothing other than Him. His Throne was upon the water, He wrote everything in the Record (the Preserved Tablet), then He created the seven heavens." The narrator said: Meanwhile a man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Your she-camel has gone off." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) (left from there and afterwards) said: "I wished that I had let it be." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, 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), regarding this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And if We delay the punishment for them until an appointed ummah" [Surah Hud: 8] , that he said: Its meaning is "until an appointed term." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, 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 the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of this Ummah hears of me, whether he is a Jew or a Christian, and then does not believe in me, will enter the Fire (Hell)." (Ibn Abbas said:) I began saying to myself: Where is its confirmation in the Book of Allah? And it rarely happened that I heard a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) without finding its explanation in the Qur'an, until I found this verse: "And whoever disbelieves in it from among the factions, the Fire is his promised place" [Surah Hud: 17] . He said: "The factions (al-ahzab)" means all the religions and creeds. 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 Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Had Allah Almighty shown mercy to anyone of the people of Nuh, He would have shown mercy to the mother of the child." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said (narrating the event): "Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) remained among his people for a thousand years less fifty (nine hundred and fifty years), calling them to the truth, until at the end of his time he planted a tree. When it had grown very large and sturdy, he cut it down and began making a ship from it. People would pass by and ask him (in astonishment), and he would say: 'I am making a ship.' At this they would mock him and say: 'Are you making a ship on dry land?! How will it sail?' He said: 'You will soon know.' Then when he had finished preparing it, the oven gushed forth ('and the oven gushed forth') and water increased in the streets. The mother of the child feared for his life, for she loved him intensely, so she took him and set out towards the mountain until she reached a third of it. Then when the water reached her there, she took him further up until she stood at the top of the mountain. Then when the water reached her neck, she lifted the child up with her hands (to save him from drowning), until the water swept them both away. So had Allah shown mercy to any of them, He would have shown mercy to the mother of the child." [Surah Hud: 40] This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, 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: Between (the mission of) Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) and the destruction of his people there was a span of three hundred years. The oven (from which the water began to gush) was in the land of India, and the ship of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) circled the House of Allah (the Ka'bah) for a week (seven times). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that, holding the door of the Ka'bah, he said aloud: "O people! Whoever knows me knows me already, and whoever does not know me, let him know that I am Abu Dharr. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'The parable of my Ahl al-Bayt is like the ship of Nuh (peace be upon him): whoever boards it is saved, and whoever stays behind from it is drowned.'" 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) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by "the valley of al-Azraq" and asked: "Which valley is this?" The Companions said: "This is the valley of al-Azraq." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am looking at Sayyiduna Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him) descending through this valley, calling out loudly to Allah with the takbir (Allahu akbar)." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached a mountain pass and asked: "Which pass is this?" The people said it was such-and-such a pass. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is as if I am looking at Yunus bin Matta (peace be upon him) riding a sturdy red she-camel whose halter is made of palm fibre; he is wearing a woollen cloak and reciting the talbiyah (calling out 'Labbayk Allahumma labbayk')." 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) that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O Messenger of Allah! I see that the signs of old age (white hair) have come upon you." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Surah Hud, Surah al-Waqi'ah, Surah 'Amma yatasa'alun and Surah Idha al-shamsu kuwwirat (with their terrifying themes) have made me old." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Arabic language was placed by inspiration into the blessed heart of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Friend of Allah." This hadith is gharib (unusual), but it is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), provided that al-Fadl bin Muhammad preserved it from Abu Thabit with a connected chain.