It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he met a caravan of Muslims who were returning towards Makkah after trading in the land of Sham. When they heard of the departure of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, they brought white clothes for them. When the Muslims of Madinah received news of the coming of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), they would go every morning to the Harrah and wait for him (peace and blessings be upon him) until the heat of midday. One day, when they had returned to their homes after a long wait, a Jew climbed onto a high fortress among their fortresses to look, and he saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his companions in white clothes, shimmering like a mirage. The Jew could not restrain his voice and called out loudly: "O people of the Arabs! Here is that man of yours whom you have been waiting for." So the Muslims took up their weapons, went out and received the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the outer side of the Harrah. 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 Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque of Banu Amr bin Awf, that is, the Mosque of Quba', to pray there. Then some men of the Ansar came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and began greeting him with salam. Ibn Umar says: Sayyiduna Suhayb (may Allah be pleased with him) was also with them. I asked him: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in prayer and was greeted with salam, what would he (peace and blessings be upon him) do? He said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) would gesture with his hand." 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 Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunayf, from his father, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever goes out with the intention of coming to this mosque, that is, the Mosque of Quba', and prays in it, will receive a reward equal to that of an Umrah." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Amir bin Sa'd and Aishah bint Sa'd that they heard Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) say: "Praying in the Mosque of Quba' is more beloved to me than praying in the mosque of Bayt al-Maqdis." 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 Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I was present on the day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Madinah, and I have never seen a day more beautiful or more radiant than that day. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went on until he arrived in Madinah. The people came out, until we entered the road, and the women, servants and children were calling out loudly: "Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has come, the Messenger of Allah has come! Allah is the Greatest! Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has come, the Messenger of Allah has come!" Then, when morning came, he (peace and blessings be upon him) set off and stayed where he (peace and blessings be upon him) had been commanded. 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 Salam (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, the people rushed towards him (peace and blessings be upon him) and it was said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had arrived. I too came with the people to see. When I looked carefully at his (peace and blessings be upon him) face, I recognized that this face could not be the face of a liar. The first thing I heard from him (peace and blessings be upon him) was that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people! Spread the greeting of salam, feed others, maintain the ties of kinship, and pray at night while people are asleep; you will enter Paradise in peace." 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 Safinah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) built the mosque, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr brought a stone and placed it, then Sayyiduna Umar brought a stone and placed it, then Sayyiduna Uthman brought a stone and placed it. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These are the ones who will be in charge of the affairs of government after me." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The people erred in the count (of the Hijri calendar): they did not reckon from the year of his (peace and blessings be upon him) prophetic mission, nor from the year of his (peace and blessings be upon him) death; rather, they reckoned the dates only from the time of his (peace and blessings be upon him) arrival in Madinah al-Munawwarah." 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) that he said: "The (Hijri) calendar began from the year in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah, and in that same year Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) was born." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.