It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, wine is made from wheat, wine is made from barley, wine is made from raisins, wine is made from dates, and wine is made from honey; and I forbid you every intoxicant." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Abasah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah in the early period of his prophethood, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in hiding (from the polytheists). I asked: Who are you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am a Prophet." I asked: What is meant by a Prophet? He said: "The Messenger of Allah." I asked: With what has Allah sent you? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That Allah alone be worshipped, that idols be broken, and that relatives be treated with kindness and ties of kinship be maintained." 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 Rifa'ah bin Rafi' (may Allah be pleased with him), who took part in the Battle of Badr with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that he and his maternal cousin Mu'adh bin Afra' reached Makkah. When they came down from the mountain pass, they saw a man under a tree (this was before the six Ansar came to Makkah). Rifa'ah said: When we saw him, we said to each other: Let us go to this man and leave our mounts with him in trust until we have performed Tawaf of the House. Then we greeted him with the greeting of Jahiliyyah, and he returned our greeting with the greeting of the people of Islam. We had heard about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (but did not recognise him), so we felt somewhat strange about it. We asked: Who are you? He said: "Dismount from your mounts." We dismounted, and then we asked: Where is the man who makes the claim (of prophethood) and says what he says? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am he." I said: Then present (your religion) to me. So he presented Islam to us and said: "Who created the heavens, the earth and the mountains?" We said: Allah created them. He said: "Then who created you?" We said: Allah. He said: "Then who made these idols that you worship?" We said: We did. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then is the Creator more deserving of worship, or the created? You are more deserving that these idols worship you, since you made them, whereas Allah is more deserving that you worship Him than something you made yourselves. I call to the worship of Allah, to bearing witness that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, as well as to maintaining ties of kinship and to abandoning transgression against people out of anger." We said: By Allah! Even if what you call to were false, it would still be among the loftiest of matters and the finest of morals. Now look after our mounts until we have been to the House. Mu'adh bin Afra' stayed sitting with him (peace and blessings be upon him). Rafi' said: I came to the House, performed Tawaf, and took out seven arrows (for drawing lots), and I assigned one of them to him (peace and blessings be upon him). Then I stood facing the House and said: O Allah! If what Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) calls to is true, then let his arrow come out seven times. I drew the lots and that arrow came out all seven times. Then I cried out: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. The people gathered around me and began saying: He is mad; this man has abandoned his religion. I said: Rather, I am a believer. Then I came back to the upper part of Makkah. When Mu'adh saw me, he said: Rafi' has come back with a face different from the one with which he left (a radiant face). I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and believed, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us Surah Yusuf and "Read in the name of your Lord who created" [Surah al-Alaq: 1] . Then we set off back to Madinah. When we reached al-Aqiq, Mu'adh said: I have never come to my family suddenly at night, so spend the night here with us until morning. I said: Should I spend the night (outside) while I have this goodness and blessing with me? I will never do that. And whenever Rafi' returned from a journey, he would present (the religion) to his people. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim did not record it.

Sayyiduna Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that he said: O Messenger of Allah! To whom should I show the most kindness? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to your father." I said: O Messenger of Allah! Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to whoever is nearest to you, and then the next nearest." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs did not record it on their condition, because (they held that) no one other than Bahz narrated from Hakim bin Mu'awiyah, whereas Abu Qaza'ah al-Bahili also narrated from him.

Sayyiduna Hakim bin Mu'awiyah narrates from his father that he said: O Messenger of Allah! To whom should I show the most kindness? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said: Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to your mother." I said: Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to your mother." I said: Then to whom? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to your father, then to whoever is nearest to you, and then the next nearest." Imam al-Hakim (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Then we found supporting narrations (shawahid) for this hadith, some of which are as follows.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khidash Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a Companion, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I enjoin a man regarding his mother, I enjoin a man regarding his mother, I enjoin a man regarding his father, and I enjoin a man regarding the close relative who is in charge of his affairs, even if he causes him some harm."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: O Messenger of Allah! Who has the greatest right over a woman? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Her husband." I said: Then who has the greatest right over a man? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "His mother."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rimthah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "(Be kind to) your mother and your father, and your sister and your brother, then whoever is nearest to you, and then the next nearest."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-Miqdam bin Ma'dikarib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty enjoins you to be kind to your nearest relatives, and then the next nearest." Isma'il bin Ayyash is one of the Imams of the people of Syria; he has been criticised only for weakness of memory.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I slept and saw myself in Paradise. There I heard the voice of a reciter reciting (the Qur'an). I asked: Who is this? The angels replied: This is Harithah bin al-Nu'man. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Such is the reward of righteousness'; and he was the kindest of people to his mother." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it with this wording. Ibn Uyaynah and other narrators reported it mentioning that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Paradise, but they did not mention sleep in it, nor kindness to his mother.