It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "And for the one who fears standing before his Lord there will be two gardens" [Surah al-Rahman: 46] , that he said: "There will be two gardens of gold for the foremost (those who race ahead in good deeds), and two gardens of silver for the followers (those who come after them)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "whose linings are of thick brocade" [Surah al-Rahman: 54] , that he said: "You have been told about their linings (the inner layers); so just think what the state of their outer sides (the visible silk) will be!" 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 Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, concerning the saying of Allah Almighty: "As if they were rubies and coral" [Surah al-Rahman: 58] : "(The man of Paradise) will see his face in the cheek of the houri more clearly than in a mirror; the least pearl upon her will light up everything between the east and the west; and upon her will be seventy garments, through which he (the man of Paradise) will be able to see even the marrow of her shin." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs 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 His Throne was upon the water" [Surah Hud: 7] , that he said: "The Throne of Allah was upon the water; then He made a garden for Himself, and below it He made another garden; then He covered them both with a single pearl. So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'And besides these two there are two (other) gardens' [Surah al-Rahman: 62] ." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "This is the garden whose blessings the creation does not know, and it is the garden about which Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, said: 'No soul knows what comfort for the eyes has been kept hidden for them as a reward for what they used to do' [Surah al-Sajdah: 17] ; and every day a new gift will keep coming to them from there." 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 the saying of Allah Almighty: "In them both are fruits, date palms and pomegranates" [Surah al-Rahman: 68] , that he said: "The trunks of the date palms of Paradise are of green emerald, their stalk-bases are of red gold, and their fronds are the clothing of the people of Paradise, from which their tailored garments and robes will be made. Their fruit is as big as large jars or buckets, whiter than milk, sweeter than honey and softer than butter, and it has no stones." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "(O Messenger of Allah,) what has made you grey?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Surah Hud, al-Waqi'ah, al-Mursalat, 'Amma yatasa'alun and Idha al-shamsu kuwwirat have made me grey." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: Allah benefits us through the Bedouins and their questions. One day a Bedouin came and said: O Messenger of Allah, Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an a harmful tree, and I did not think that there would be a tree in Paradise that would harm its owner. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Which tree is that?" He said: The lote tree, because it has thorns. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(Allah has said:) 'Among thornless lote trees' [Surah al-Waqi'ah: 28] . Allah will remove its thorns and put fruit in place of its thorns. It will be such a lote tree that a single fruit of it will split into seventy-two (72) kinds of food, no colour of which will resemble another." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs 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 in the shade of black smoke" [Surah al-Waqi'ah: 43] , that he said: "(It means) black-coloured smoke." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Hujr bin Qays al-Madari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I spent a night with the Commander of the Believers, Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), and I heard him, while he was performing the night prayer (tahajjud), when he passed by this verse: "Have you considered what you emit? Is it you who create it, or are We the Creator?", say three times: "Rather You, O my Lord! (You are the Creator)." Then he recited: "Have you considered what you sow? Is it you who make it grow, or are We the grower?" and said twice: "Rather You, O my Lord! (You make it grow)." Then, when he recited: "Have you considered the water that you drink? Is it you who brought it down from the clouds, or are We the One who sends it down?", he said three times: "Rather You, O my Lord! (You send it down)." Then, when he recited: "Have you considered the fire that you kindle? Is it you who produced its tree, or are We the Producer?", he said three times: "Rather You, O my Lord! (You are the Producer)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: The Qur'an was sent down on the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr) from the highest heaven to the lowest heaven all at once; then it was sent down divided over the years (as needed). He recited this verse (as evidence): "So I swear by the positions of the stars" [Surah al-Waqi'ah: 75] , and said that it was revealed in parts. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.