It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her). Uqbah bin Suhban al-Huddani says: I said to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): O Mother of the Believers, what is your view about this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Then We gave the Book as inheritance to those whom We chose from among Our servants; among them is one who wrongs himself, among them is one who is moderate, and among them is one who is foremost in good deeds by the permission of Allah. That is the great bounty." [Surah Fatir: 32] ? Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: As for the sabiq (the ones who are foremost), they are those who passed away during the blessed lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) bore witness for them that they are alive and receive provision. As for the muqtasid (those on the middle path), they are the people who followed in the footsteps of those (foremost ones) and did deeds like theirs until they joined them. And as for "the one who wrongs himself," it means people like me, like you, and those who follow us; and all of them will be in Paradise. 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 Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Gardens of Eden, which they will enter; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold" [Surah Fatir: 33] , and then said: "On the heads of these people of Paradise will be crowns, and even the lowest-ranking pearl set in them will light up with its radiance the distance between the East and the West." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, as Abu al-Abbas has transmitted, through al-Duri, this statement of Yahya bin Ma'in: The most authentic chain of the Egyptians is Amr, from Darraj, from Abu al-Haytham, from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "All praise is for Allah, who has removed from us grief" [Surah Fatir: 34] , that he said: What is meant by it is "the grief of Hell." 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) concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Did We not give you a life long enough for whoever would take heed to take heed therein?" [Surah Fatir: 37] He said: What is meant by it is an age of sixty years. 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 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a man of my Ummah reaches the age of sixty years, Allah Almighty has certainly left him no excuse regarding his lifespan (that is, He has given him ample respite for repentance and reform)." 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 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The lifespans of the people of my Ummah are between sixty and seventy years, and very few of them go beyond that age." 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 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Allah Almighty has left no excuse for a servant to whom He granted a life of sixty or seventy years; indeed, Allah has left him no room for excuse in his lifespan."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has completed the excuse for a servant whom He kept alive until he reached the age of sixty or seventy years; indeed, Allah has ended every excuse for him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever of my Ummah is given a life of seventy years, Allah has left him no excuse regarding his lifespan (that is, He has given him ample respite for repentance and reform)." 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 the saying of Allah Almighty: "And if Allah were to seize people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon its surface a single living creature, but He defers them for a specified term" [Surah Fatir: 45] , that he said: "Even the dung beetle (ju'al) (a kind of insect) is about to be punished in its hole because of the sins of the son of Adam." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.