It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: "Allah Almighty will continue to accept intercession and admit people into Paradise, and to show mercy and accept intercession, until He says: Whoever is from among the Muslims, let him enter Paradise. That will be the time when the disbelievers say: 'The disbelievers will often wish that they had been Muslims' [Surah al-Hijr: 2] ." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), 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: An extremely beautiful woman used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Some people would move forward into the first row so that they would not see her, and some would stay back so as to be in the last row. Then when they bowed in ruku', they would look at her like this from under their armpits, holding their arms away from their sides. So Allah Almighty revealed this verse concerning them: "And indeed We know those of you who go forward, and indeed We know those who lag behind" [Surah al-Hijr: 24] . The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Amr bin Ali said that no one has criticised Nuh bin Qays al-Tahi with any proof. And this has a basis in the hadith of Sufyan al-Thawri.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "'Al-mustaqdimin' (those who go forward) means those in the front rows, and 'al-musta'khirin' (those who lag behind) means those in the back rows."

It is narrated from Rib'i bin Hirash; he said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when the son of Sayyiduna Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) came and greeted Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) with salam. He welcomed him. He said: "O Commander of the Believers! You welcome me, when you killed my father and seized my wealth?" Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "As for your wealth, it has been set aside in the treasury (Bayt al-Mal); go in the morning and take your wealth. And as for your saying that I killed your father, I hope that I and your father will be among those about whom Allah Almighty has said: 'And We shall remove whatever rancour is in their breasts; brothers, on thrones facing one another.' [Surah al-Hijr: 47] " Upon hearing this, a man from the tribe of Hamdan said: "Allah is more just than that." At this, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) shouted at him with such a loud shout that the palace resounded with it, and he said: "Then who are they, if we are not those people?" Its chain is sahih (authentic), and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

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: "When the believers escape from Hell, they will be held back at a bridge between Paradise and Hell. There they will take retribution from one another for the wrongs that occurred between them in the world, until, when they have been cleansed and purified, they will be given permission to enter Paradise. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Each one of them will know his dwelling in Paradise better than any of you knows the way to his house in this world." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it! Because Ma'mar bin Rashid narrated it from Qatadah, from a man, from Abu Sa'id; but this is not a hidden defect ('illah), for Hisham al-Dastuwa'i knows the hadith of Qatadah better than others.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "Indeed, in that is a sign." [Surah al-Hijr: 77] He said: "Do you not see that when a man sends his ring (as a token) to his family and says: 'Give such and such a thing,' then when they see it they know that it is true?" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, and the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "'Al-Sab' al-Mathani' (the seven oft-repeated) means Surah al-Fatihah." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, and the two Shaykhs did not record it; and I have dictated the routes of this hadith in the book "Fada'il al-Qur'an".

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both); he said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was given seven of the Mathani and the Tuwal (the long surahs), and Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) was given six." 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 the saying of Allah Almighty: "And We have certainly given you seven of the oft-repeated (verses) and the Great Qur'an." [Surah al-Hijr: 87] He said: "By this (the seven Mathani) is meant Surah al-Baqarah, Al Imran, al-Nisa', al-Ma'idah, al-An'am, al-A'raf and Surah al-Kahf." 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 the saying of Allah Almighty: "Just as We sent down upon those who divided, who have made the Qur'an into portions." [Surah al-Hijr: 90-91] He said: "'Al-Muqtasimin' (those who divided) means the Jews and the Christians. And concerning the saying of Allah, 'who have made the Qur'an into portions,' he said: They believed in part of it and disbelieved in part." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they did not record it.