It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "Learn Surah al-Baqarah, Surah al-Nisa', Surah al-Ma'idah, Surah al-Hajj and Surah al-Nur, for in them are the obligations (the rulings on inheritance and other prescribed limits)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but 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: "Do not settle women in the upper-storey rooms (from where they can look at people), nor teach them writing; rather, teach them spinning and Surah al-Nur." The chain of narration of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this statement of Allah Almighty: "The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or a polytheist woman" [Surah al-Nur: 3] , that in Madinah there were some immoral women whose places were well known, and some (needy) Muslim men wanted to marry these women so that they would spend on them. So they were forbidden from that. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but 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, "Do not enter houses other than your own houses until you have ascertained welcome" [Surah al-Nur: 27] , that he said: (Here, originally) the scribe made a slip; (the correct wording) is "until you seek permission." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Any woman who puts on perfume and then passes by a group of people so that they may catch its scent is an adulteress." The narrator says that al-Saghani mentioned this hadith in his Tafsir under this verse: "Tell the believing men to lower their gaze" [Surah al-Nur: 30] . 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 Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the sudden (unintended) glance, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to turn my gaze away. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and Imam Muslim has recorded it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "And let them not display their adornment," that he said: (The forbidden adornment meant here is) anklets, ear-pendants, earrings and necklaces, which are not (to be displayed); "except what appears of it" [Surah al-Nur: 31] , that is, except that which becomes apparent by itself, refers to clothing (that is, the outer sheet). 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 the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that when this verse was revealed: "And let them draw their head-coverings over their bosoms" [Surah al-Nur: 31] , the women of the Ansar took their waist-wrappers, tore them along the edges and made head-coverings out of them. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "And give them from the wealth of Allah which He has given you" [Surah al-Nur: 33] : "A quarter (of the agreed sum) should be left for the mukatab (a slave who has made a contract to buy his freedom)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Abdullah bin Habib is Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, and in another narration he has made this saying mawquf (stopping) at Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that Musaykah (a slave girl) belonged to a man of the Ansar. She complained (to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)): "My master forces me into prostitution," and then this verse was revealed: "And do not compel your slave girls to prostitution if they desire chastity" [Surah al-Nur: 33] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.