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) stayed with a Bedouin, who honoured him and showed him great hospitality. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Keep in touch with us; come to us." So the Bedouin came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "What is your need?" He said: "(I would like) a she-camel with its saddle and a goat that gives milk for my family." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Was this man unable to be like that old woman of the Children of Israel (who, instead of worldly things, made a lofty request)?" The Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah! Who was that old woman of the Children of Israel?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) intended to set out (from Egypt) with the Children of Israel, they lost their way. He asked (the scholars of) the Children of Israel: 'What is the matter?' The scholars told him that Sayyiduna Yusuf (peace be upon him), at the time of his death, had taken a firm covenant from them by Allah that they would not leave Egypt until they took his bones (blessed body) with them. Musa (peace be upon him) asked: 'Which of you knows where the grave of Yusuf (peace be upon him) is?' The scholars said: 'No one knows its location except an old woman of the Children of Israel.' Musa (peace be upon him) sent for her and said: 'Show us the grave of Yusuf (peace be upon him).' She said: 'By Allah! I will not tell you until you grant me my demand.' Musa (peace be upon him) asked: 'What is your demand?' She said: 'My demand is that I be with you in Paradise.'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Musa (peace be upon him) found this burdensome (feeling that she was making a very great demand), so he was told (by Allah) to grant her demand, and he granted it to her. Then she took them to a pond (a pool of water) and said: "Drain out this water." When the water had been drained, she said: "Now dig here." They dug and brought out the bones (blessed body) of Yusuf (peace be upon him), and as soon as they lifted them from the ground, the road became as clear as the light of day. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Someone might imagine that Yunus bin Abi Ishaq al-Sabi'i did not hear from Abu Burdah, but that is not so. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and Yahya bin Ma'in have ruled that Yunus bin Abi Ishaq heard from Abu Burdah the hadith "La nikaha illa bi-waliyy" (There is no marriage without a guardian), just as his father heard it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: O Messenger of Allah! Abdullah bin Jud'an (in the Days of Ignorance) used to entertain guests, maintain the ties of kinship and do many good deeds. Will these deeds be of any benefit to him (in the Hereafter)? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, because he never said, even on a single day: 'Rabbighfir li khati'ati yawmad-din' (My Lord, forgive me my sin on the Day of Recompense (the Day of Resurrection))." 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 Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the hoopoe used to guide Sayyiduna Sulayman (peace be upon him) (in the search for water). The narrator says: I said: How can that be, when a trap is set for the hoopoe and dust is thrown over it (so why does it not see that trap)? He said (in a stern tone): When the decree (destiny) comes, sight departs (that is, a person becomes blind).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "I will surely punish it with a severe punishment" [Surah al-Naml: 21] , that he said: (It means) plucking out its feathers. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) further said: Six hundred thousand chairs used to be set out for Sayyiduna Sulayman bin Dawud (peace be upon him). Then the nobles of mankind would come and sit near him, then the nobles of the jinn would come and sit behind the humans. Then he would call the birds and they would shade them (with their wings), then he would command the wind and it would carry them all. He would cover a month's journey in a single morning. Once, while he was travelling through a barren wilderness, the need for water arose. The hoopoe came and began pecking at the ground, and it found the place of the water. Then the devils came and stripped that place open as a hide is stripped, and so they reached the water. Then Nafi' bin al-Azraq asked: O you who stand firm upon the truth! Have you considered the hoopoe, how it pecks the ground and finds the place of water, yet it comes towards the hunter's trap while seeing it, and still gets caught in it by its neck? Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Indeed, when destiny comes, it comes between (a creature) and its sight. 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 the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said this (about those slain at Badr): "They certainly know now that what I used to tell them in the world is the truth," whereas Allah Almighty has said to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Indeed, you cannot make the dead hear, nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and depart" [Surah al-Naml: 80] . 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 Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "Whoever comes with a good deed" [Surah al-Naml: 89] , that he said: What is meant is the one who comes with "La ilaha illallah" (There is no god but Allah); and "whoever comes with an evil deed" [Surah al-Naml: 90] means shirk (associating partners with Allah). 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, "And the heart of the mother of Musa became empty," that he said: (It means that her heart) became empty of everything except the remembrance of Musa (peace be upon him). Concerning "She was about to disclose it" [Surah al-Qasas: 10] , he said that she was on the verge of crying out (in the surge of a mother's love): "Oh, my son!" Concerning "And she said to his sister: Follow him" [Surah al-Qasas: 11] , he said: (It means) trace his footsteps (that is, go after him). And concerning "And We had forbidden him the wet nurses before" [Surah al-Qasas: 12] , he said: (It means that) whichever wet nurse was brought to him, he would not accept her. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. The two Shaykhs have used Hassan bin Abi Abbad as evidence.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty, "Then one of the two women came to him, walking shyly" [Surah al-Qasas: 25] , that he said: She came (to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him)) as a woman who went in and out (for her needs), with her hand placed over her face. So Musa (peace be upon him) got up with her and said to her: "Walk behind me and direct me along the road (by calling out from behind), and I will walk in front of you, for we do not look at the backs of women." Then that daughter said (to her father): "O my father, hire him; indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy" [Surah al-Qasas: 26] . She said this because of the strength she had seen in him and because of the modest words he had said to her. This increased her father's inclination towards Musa (peace be upon him), so he said: "I wish to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine on the condition that you work for me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be (a favour) from you. I do not wish to put you in hardship. You will find me, if Allah wills, among the righteous" [Surah al-Qasas: 27] , that is, you will find me righteous (in good companionship and in keeping my word). Musa (peace be upon him) said: "That is (agreed) between me and you; whichever of the two terms I complete, there will be no injustice to me" [Surah al-Qasas: 28] . He said: Yes. (Musa (peace be upon him)) said: "And Allah is Guardian over what we say" [Surah al-Qasas: 28] . Then he married him (to his daughter), and Musa (peace be upon him) stayed with him, managing his affairs and grazing his goats. He was married to Safurah or to her sister Sharqa, and these were the two who had been holding back (their flocks at the well). 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) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked: "Which term (of the two terms) did Musa (peace be upon him) complete?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The one that was longer and better (that is, the term of ten years)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Jibril (peace be upon him): "Which term (of the two terms) did Musa (peace be upon him) complete?" He replied: "The more complete of them (that is, the term of ten years)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.