Abdul Rahman bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We were with Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him). He went to relieve himself and disappeared from our sight. Then, when he came back, and there was no water among us (for ablution), we said to him: O Abu Abdullah, if you had performed ablution, we would have asked you about some matters of the Qur'an. He said: "Ask me; I will not touch it. Indeed, only the purified touch it." Then he recited this verse: "Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an, which none touch except the purified" [Surah al-Waqi'ah: 77-79] . 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 Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: When this verse was revealed: "So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great" [Surah al-Waqi'ah: 74] , the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to us: "Place it in your bowing (ruku')." Then, when the verse "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High" was revealed, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Place it in your prostrations." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr and Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection I will be the first person to be given permission to prostrate, and I will be the first person to be given permission to raise his head. So I will raise my head and look in front of me and recognise my Ummah among all the nations, and I will look to my right and my left and recognise my Ummah among all the nations." A man said: O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognise your Ummah among the many nations from Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) up to your Ummah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will have shining faces and radiant limbs from the traces of ablution, and this feature will belong to no other nation besides them. I will also recognise them in that they will be given their records of deeds in their right hands; I will recognise them by their marks on their faces from the traces of prostration; and I will recognise them by their light which will be (running) before them, on their right and on their left." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Qays bin al-Sakan (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: "Their light will be running before them" [Surah al-Hadid: 12] : "They will be given light according to their deeds. Among them will be one whose light is like a mountain (in greatness), and the one with the least light will be the one whose light is on his thumb, which will at times go out and at times shine." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Bilal bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I saw Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) in the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis, facing the east (or the wall), weeping and reciting this verse: "Then a wall will be placed between them, having a door, within which is mercy" [Surah al-Hadid: 13] . Then he said: "This is the place where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) showed us Hell." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that between the Companions' acceptance of Islam and the revelation of this verse, in which Allah Almighty admonished them, only a period of four years passed: "And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and the period became long for them" [Surah al-Hadid: 16] . This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Hassan al-A'raj (may Allah have mercy on him) that the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "The people of the Days of Ignorance used to say that ill omen is (only) in a woman, an animal and a house." Then she recited this verse: "No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves except that it is in a Book before We bring it into being. Indeed, that is easy for Allah" [Surah al-Hadid: 22] . 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 Almighty: "So that you do not grieve over what has escaped you, nor exult over what He has given you" [Surah al-Hadid: 23] , that he said: "There is no one who does not (naturally) feel grief or joy; but the real virtue belongs to the one who meets calamity with patience and makes joy a means of giving thanks to Allah." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs 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 We placed in the hearts of those who followed him compassion and mercy. And monasticism, they invented it; We did not prescribe it for them, except (that they did so) seeking the pleasure of Allah, but they did not observe it with due observance. So We gave those who believed among them their reward, but many of them are defiantly disobedient" [Surah al-Hadid: 27] , that he said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Abdullah bin Mas'ud!" I said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allah (three times). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know which handhold of faith is the firmest?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The firmest handhold of faith is friendship for the sake of Allah, that is, loving for His sake and hating for His sake. O Abdullah bin Mas'ud!" I said: Here I am, O Messenger of Allah (three times). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know which people are the best?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the best of people are those who are best in deeds, when they gain understanding (fiqh) of their religion. O Abdullah bin Mas'ud!" I said: Here I am, ever ready to obey you (three times). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know who is the most knowledgeable of people?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the most knowledgeable of people is the one who best recognises the truth when people differ, even if he falls somewhat short in deeds, and even if he (through physical weakness) drags himself along on his backside. Those who were before us split into seventy-two (72) sects, of which three were saved and the rest perished. One group confronted the kings and fought them for the religion of Allah and the religion of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him) until they were killed. A second group did not have the strength to confront the kings, so they remained among their people and called them to the religion of Allah and the religion of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him); then the kings killed them and cut them apart with saws. And a third group had neither the strength to confront the kings nor the courage to remain among their people; they called the people to Allah and to the religion of Isa bin Maryam (peace be upon him), and then went out into the mountains and adopted monasticism there. They are the ones about whom Allah Almighty said: 'And monasticism, they invented it; We did not prescribe it for them, except (that they did so) seeking the pleasure of Allah, but they did not observe it with due observance', up to His saying: 'defiantly disobedient' [Surah al-Hadid: 27] . So the believers are those who believed in me and affirmed me, and the defiantly disobedient are those who disbelieved in me and rejected me." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: "Blessed is He whose hearing encompasses all things. I was hearing the words of Khawlah bint Tha'labah while she was complaining about her husband to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and some of her words were hidden from me. She was saying: O Messenger of Allah, he consumed my youth, and I spread out my womb for him (that is, I bore him many children), until, when I grew old and my bearing of children came to an end, he pronounced zihar on me. O Allah, to You alone I present my plea and complaint." Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: She had not even moved from her place when Jibril (peace be upon him) came down with these verses: "Allah has certainly heard the words of the woman who disputes with you concerning her husband" [Surah al-Mujadilah: 1] . And her husband was Aws bin al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. It has also been narrated in brief through Hisham bin Urwah, from his father, from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her).