It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah al-Bahili (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The knots ('urwah) of Islam will be undone one by one; each time a knot is undone, people will cling firmly to the one that follows it. The first of them to be undone will be ruling (hukm), and the last will be the prayer." Imam al-Hakim says: In this chain, Abd al-Aziz is Abd al-Aziz bin Ubaydullah bin Hamzah bin Suhayb, and Isma'il is Isma'il bin Ubaydullah bin Abi al-Muhajir. This entire chain is sahih, but 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: "Whoever appoints a man as an official over a group or party while in that party there is someone else who is more pleasing to Allah (and more qualified) than him, then he (the one who appointed him) has certainly betrayed Allah, His Messenger and all the believers." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Yazid bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) sent me to Syria, he said to me: O Yazid! You have some relatives, and perhaps you will give them preference (favouritism) in positions of authority. That is the greatest thing I fear for you, for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is made responsible for any affair of the Muslims, and then appoints someone as their leader merely out of partiality and favouritism (muhabatan), upon him is the curse of Allah; Allah will accept from him neither any voluntary deed (sarf) nor any obligatory deed ('adl), until He admits him into Hell." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to Yemen. I said: You are sending me to people who are elders (experienced), while I am still young?! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When two litigants sit before you, do not judge in favour of one of them until you have heard from the other as you heard from the first." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After that I always remained (a successful) judge. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is with the judge as long as he does not act unjustly; when he acts unjustly, Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, disowns him." Abu al-Awwam in this (chain) is Imran bin Dawar al-Qattan, and this chain is sahih, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Maryam (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever is made responsible for any affair of the Muslims and then screens himself off from their needs, wants, poverty and destitution (draws a veil over them), Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will screen Himself off on the Day of Resurrection from his need, destitution, want and poverty (that is, He will not hear his call)." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it, and its Syrian chain is sahih.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that I said to Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him): I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever shuts his door on the needy, those in want and the poor, Allah Almighty will shut the door of heaven on his want, need, poverty and destitution."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) that there was a dispute between him and his brother Amr bin al-Zubayr. Abdullah bin al-Zubayr went in to Sa'id bin al-As while Amr bin al-Zubayr was sitting with him on the couch. Sa'id said to Abdullah: Come here (onto the couch). He said: No; rather, the judgement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunnah is that both litigants sit (equally) before the judge. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that whoever is faced with a judgement should judge according to the Book of Allah. If a matter comes to him that is not in the Book of Allah, he should judge according to what His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) judged. If a matter comes to him that is neither in the Book of Allah nor judged by His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he should judge according to what the righteous have said. And if a matter comes to him that is neither in the Book of Allah, nor judged by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor by the righteous, he should exercise ijtihad with his own opinion. And if he cannot understand the right answer, he should admit it (rather than judge) and not be ashamed. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (authentic in its chain), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that two men laid claim before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to a camel or an animal, and neither of them had any witness, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) divided that animal between the two of them (half and half). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.