It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "The heavens almost break apart from above them" [Surah al-Shura: 5] , that he said: (This splitting of the heavens is) because of the weight (of the majesty of Allah). This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and 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: Between Sayyiduna Adam and Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon them both) there was a span of ten generations, and all of them were upon a law of truth. Then, when differences arose among them, Allah Almighty sent the prophets and messengers and revealed His Book; before that they were a single nation. 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, the Mighty and Majestic: "And what was sent down to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut" [Surah al-Baqarah: 102] , that he said: After Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), when people fell into shirk, took idols as objects of worship and began worshipping others besides Allah, the angels began to supplicate against them, saying: O our Lord! You created these servants of Yours and gave them the finest form, You provided for them and were generous to them, yet they disobeyed You and began worshipping others; they kept supplicating against them continuously. Then the Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, said to them: They are in the unseen (a state of trial). But the angels did not accept their excuse. Then Allah said: Choose two from among yourselves whom I will send down to the earth and give commands and prohibitions. So they chose Harut and Marut. Then the narrator related their lengthy story and said: When the two of them drank wine and became intoxicated, they committed an evil act with the woman and killed a soul. At this there was an uproar among the angels; they looked at the two of them and at their deeds. Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And the angels glorify with the praise of their Lord and seek forgiveness for those on earth." [Surah al-Shura: 5] The narrator says: After that the angels began to understand the excuse of the people of the earth and to supplicate for them. This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he was standing at Arafat. He looked at the sun when it had sunk low like a shield at the time of setting, and he wept a great deal and recited this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "It is Allah who has sent down the Book with the truth and the Balance. And what will make you know? Perhaps the Hour is near" up to "the All-Strong, the Almighty" [Surah al-Shura: 17 - 19] . Abdah said to him: O Abu Abd al-Rahman! I have stood here with you many times, but you never did this! He replied: I remembered the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at this very place of mine, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! Compared with what has passed of this world of yours, there remains of it only as much as remains of this day of yours (until sunset) after what has passed of it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and 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) recited this verse: "Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase for him in his harvest; and whoever desires the harvest of this world, We give him thereof, and he will have no share in the Hereafter." [Surah al-Shura: 20] Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: O son of Adam! Devote yourself to My worship, and I will fill your chest with contentment (freedom from want) and block the path of your poverty. And if you do not do so, I will fill your chest with preoccupations and I will not remove your poverty." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever makes all his concerns a single concern (the Hereafter), Allah will suffice him against the concerns of his world. And whoever has his concerns scattered among the branches of this world, Allah will not care in which of the valleys of this world he perishes." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and 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 Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said (in explanation of this verse): "I do not ask you for any reward for these clear signs and guidance, except that you love Allah and draw near to Him through obedience to Him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. However, in the explanation of this verse, the two Shaykhs agreed upon the hadith of Abd al-Malik bin Maysarah al-Zarrad, via Tawus, from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), that what is meant by it is the kinship of the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). [Surah al-Shura: 23]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning this saying of Allah Almighty: "Say: I do not ask you for any reward for it except affection through kinship" [Surah al-Shura: 23] . Imam al-Sha'bi says: People asked us many questions about this verse, so we wrote to Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) to enquire about it. He wrote in reply: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had kinship with all the households of Quraysh, and there was no clan with which he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not have a tie of lineage. So Allah Almighty said: "(O Prophet!) Say: I do not ask you for any reward for this (call to the religion), except that you love me out of regard for my kinship with you and preserve it." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of both of them (Imam Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it with this addition, because the hadith of Ikrimah is sahih on the condition of Bukhari, and the hadith of Dawud bin Abi Hind is sahih on the condition of Muslim.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). Salamah bin Sabrah says that Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) addressed us in a sermon and said: "You are the believers and you are the people of Paradise. By Allah! I hope that most of the people of the lands of Persia and Rome over which you are prevailing will also enter Paradise, because when one of them does a good deed, you say to him: 'You have done very well, may Allah bless you; you have done very well, may Allah have mercy on you.' And Allah Almighty says: 'And He responds to those who believe and do righteous deeds, and gives them more out of His bounty.' [Surah al-Shura: 26] " This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Qatadah recited this saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "And if Allah were to extend provision for His servants, they would rebel on the earth; but He sends down in due measure whatever He wills" [Surah al-Shura: 27] , and then narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Never does the sun rise except that two angels are sent on its two sides, who make all the people of the earth hear, except jinn and mankind: O people! Come to your Lord, for that which is little and suffices (one's need) is better than that which is abundant and distracts (from the truth). And never does the sun set except that two angels on its two sides call out: 'Allahumma 'ajjil li-munfiqin khalafan, wa 'ajjil li-mumsikin talafan' (O Allah, hasten a replacement for the one who spends, and hasten ruin for the wealth of the one who withholds)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.