It is narrated from Imam Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said: "Whoever finds hardness and harshness in his heart should write 'Ya Sin. By the Qur'an' with saffron in a bowl, and then (pour water into it and) drink it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Banu Salimah lived on one edge of Madinah, and they intended to move near the Mosque (of the Prophet). So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "Indeed, it is We who give life to the dead, and We record what they have sent ahead and their footprints." [Surah Ya Sin: 12] So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called them and said: "Your footprints (as you come to the mosque) are recorded." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse to them, so they abandoned (their intention to move). This is a sahih and unusual hadith from the narration of Imam al-Thawri, and Imam Muslim has recorded part of this meaning from the hadith of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the companion of Ya Sin (Habib al-Najjar) said: "O my people, follow the messengers" [Surah Ya Sin: 20] , (the people of his nation) strangled him so that he would die. At that moment he turned towards the prophets and said: "Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me" [Surah Ya Sin: 25] , meaning: be witnesses to this faith of mine. 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 al-As bin Wa'il came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) carrying a decayed bone and crumbled it (with his hand), then said: "O Muhammad, will Allah raise this (again) when I see it in this (decayed) state?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, Allah will raise this again, then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you to life, and then He will enter you into the fire of Hell." The narrator said: Thereupon these verses were revealed: "Does man not see that We created him from a sperm-drop, and then behold, he is an open adversary?" [Surah Ya Sin: 77] to the end of the surah. 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 "By those ranged in rows", that he said: What is meant by it is "the angels"; about "And those who drive with a driving" he said: What is meant by it is "the angels"; and about "And those who recite the Reminder" he said: What is meant by it is "the angels". 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 Abu Wa'il Shaqiq bin Salamah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse thus: "Bal 'ajibtu wa yaskharun" (Rather, I wondered, while they mock) [Surah al-Saffat: 12] . Upon this, Qadi Shurayh said: Allah Almighty does not wonder at anything; only one who does not know wonders. Imam al-A'mash said: I mentioned this to Ibrahim (al-Nakha'i), and he said: Shurayh was very pleased with his own opinion. Certainly Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) was more learned than Shurayh, and he used to recite it as "Bal 'ajibtu" (Rather, I wondered). 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 Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "Gather those who did wrong and their companions" [Surah al-Saffat: 22] , that he said: What is meant by it is their equals and those like them. 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 Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever invites someone to something will be made to stand with him on the Day of Resurrection and will be brought along with him." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned." [Surah al-Saffat: 24] Al-Hasan bin Ahmad al-Tustari narrated it in this way. If it were permissible for us to accept it from him, we would have declared it sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs; but we say that its correct text is that of the following hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Whoever invites his Muslim brother to something, or if any man calls another man, he will be made to stand with him on the Day of Resurrection and will be brought along with him." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: "And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned." [Surah al-Saffat: 24] Imam al-Hakim said: Through the narration of the imam of his time, Abu Ya'qub al-Hanzali, it has become clear that this hadith has a basis with some chain or other.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And indeed, among his party was Ibrahim (peace be upon him)" [Surah al-Saffat: 83] means that he was upon the way and the practice (sunnah) of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him); "he reached the age of striving with him" [Surah al-Saffat: 102] means that he grew up until his exertion in deeds became like that of Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him); "when they had both submitted" means when they both carried out what they had been commanded; and "he laid him down on his forehead" [Surah al-Saffat: 103] means that he turned his face towards the ground. At that point the son said: "Do not slaughter me while you are looking at me, for perhaps you will feel mercy for me and not be able to complete the slaughter. Tie my hands to my neck and place my face towards the ground." Then, when he drew the knife to slaughter him, it had no effect, until a call came: "O Ibrahim, you have fulfilled the vision" [Surah al-Saffat: 104-105] . So he withheld his hand and lifted him up. "And We ransomed him with a great (accepted) ram." [Surah al-Saffat: 107] Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) held that the one to be sacrificed was Sayyiduna Isma'il (peace be upon him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.