It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "And We did not create the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in play" [Surah al-Dukhan: 38] , that he related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked in how long the heavens and the earth were created. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty made Sunday the first of the days of creation. The creation of the earth took place on Sunday and Monday. The creation of the mountains, the making of the rivers flow, the planting of fruit-bearing plants in the earth, and the decree of the sustenance each land needs were done on Tuesday and Wednesday. 'Then He turned to the heaven while it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: Come, both of you, willingly or unwillingly. They said: We come willingly. Then He completed them as seven heavens in two days and revealed to each heaven its affair' [Surah Fussilat: 11 - 12] ; this completion took place on Thursday and Friday. The last work of creation was completed in the last moments of Friday. Then, when Saturday came, no new creation took place on it. Concerning that day the Jews said the (false) things they said, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse in refutation of them: 'And indeed, We created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days, and no weariness touched Us in the least.' [Surah Qaf: 38] " Imam Abd al-Razzaq narrated this hadith from Ibn Uyaynah in mursal form, without mentioning Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas in it, whereas we have written it with a connected chain through this other narration. And Allah knows best.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man recited in his presence (while reciting the verse): 'Inna shajarat az-zaqqumi ta'amul-yatim' (Indeed, the tree of Zaqqum is the food of the orphan). Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) corrected him, saying: Say (it like this): "the food of the sinner" [Surah al-Dukhan: 44] . But that man (because of a stammer or error in his speech) kept reciting 'ta'amul-yatim'. Then Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said (to make it easy for him): Say 'ta'amul-fajir' (the food of the wicked). 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 Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has (in terms of His attributes) three garments: He has made might His lower garment, mercy His shirt, and grandeur (majesty) His cloak. So whoever seeks might through something other than that through which Allah has made him mighty, he is the one to whom it will be said (on the Day of Resurrection): 'Taste! Indeed, you were the (so-called) mighty and noble one.' [Surah al-Dukhan: 49] And whoever shows mercy to people, Allah Almighty will have mercy on him; he is the one who has put on the shirt that befits him. But whoever contends with Allah over His cloak (grandeur), which befits Him alone, then Allah Almighty says: It does not at all befit Me to admit into Paradise the one who contended with Me (in this attribute)." 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) recited this verse: "Fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, and do not die except as Muslims." [Surah Al Imran: 102] Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! If a single drop of Zaqqum were to drip onto the earth, it would ruin the means of livelihood of all the people of the world; so what will be the state of the one whose very food it will be?" Imam Abu Ya'qub al-Hanzali recorded it in the explanation of this saying of Allah Almighty: "Seize him and drag him into the midst of the Blazing Fire; then pour over his head the torment of scalding water" [Surah al-Dukhan: 47 - 48] . 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 Tawus that he said: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked him: From what was creation created? He replied: From water, light, darkness, wind and earth. The man asked: Then from what were these things created? He said: I do not know. Then that man went to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked him the same question, and he too gave the same answer. Then the man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and asked: From what was creation created? He said: From water, light, darkness, wind and earth. The man asked: Then from what were these things created? So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited this verse: "And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, all of it from Him." [Surah al-Jathiyah: 13] At this the man said: No one could have informed us of this (point of knowledge) except a man from the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). 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 Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every servant will be raised (on the Day of Resurrection) in the state in which he died." Imam Sufyan al-Thawri mentioned this hadith in the explanation of this saying of Allah Almighty: "Or do those who have committed evil deeds think that We will make them like those who believed and did righteous deeds, equal in their life and their death? How evil is the judgement they make!" [Surah al-Jathiyah: 21]

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every servant will be raised in the state in which he died." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, 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 a man among the Arabs would worship a stone, and when he found a better stone than it, he would throw away the first and take up the second (as his object of worship). So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "Have you seen the one who has taken his own desire as his god?" [al-Jathiyah: 23] This hadith is sahih (authentic) in its chain of narration, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Imam Sufyan bin Uyaynah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the people of the Jahiliyyah used to say that it is time that destroys us, it is time that causes us to die and gives us life, so Allah Almighty refuted this saying of theirs. Accordingly, Imam al-Zuhri narrated, via Sa'id bin al-Musayyab, from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: The son of Adam hurts Me; he reviles time, whereas I am time (its Creator and Master). It is I who turn over its night and its day, and when I will, I fold them both up." And Sufyan recited this verse: "There is nothing but our life of this world; we die and we live, and nothing destroys us except time." [al-Jathiyah: 24] The two Shaykhs agreed on recording this hadith of Imam al-Zuhri in a wording other than this one, and it is sahih (authentic) on the condition of both of them.

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: "Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: I asked My servant for a loan, but he refused to lend to Me. And My servant reviled Me while he does not know (the reality of it); he says: Alas for time! Alas for time! whereas I am time (its Creator)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, and the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this wording.