It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever does not show mercy to our young and does not recognize the right of our elders is not one of us." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. (Here the chapter on righteousness and maintaining family ties is complete; next begins the Book of Clothing.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him on the day of the Greater Hajj with four (announcements): that no one should circumambulate the House (of Allah) naked; that none will enter Paradise except a soul that is Muslim; that no idolater should perform Hajj after this year; and that whoever has a covenant (treaty) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it will be honored until its appointed term. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Its supporting witness is the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Muharrar bin Abi Hurayrah narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)); he said: I was with Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to the people of Makkah with (the message of) Surah Bara'ah. He was asked: "What were you all proclaiming?" He said: "We were proclaiming that none will enter Paradise except a believing soul; that no one naked should circumambulate the House (of Allah); that whoever has a treaty with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), its term is four months, and when the four months have passed, then Allah and His Messenger are free of (obligation to) the idolaters; and that no idolater should perform Hajj after this year. I kept making this announcement until my voice became hoarse." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Abu Talib was repairing (the well of) Zamzam, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was among those carrying stones (for the work); at that time he (peace and blessings be upon him) was a boy. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took off his waist-wrapper and placed it on his shoulder so as to protect himself from the rubbing of the stones (which exposed his private parts). Abu Talib was told: "Attend to your nephew; he has fainted." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recovered from his faint, Abu Talib asked him (peace and blessings be upon him) about it, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Someone came to me wearing white clothes and said to me: 'Cover your private parts.'" Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: This was the first sign of prophethood that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw - that he (peace and blessings be upon him) was told: 'Cover your private parts.' And from that day on, his (peace and blessings be upon him) private parts were never seen (by anyone). This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Its supporting witness is the narration of Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Tufayl (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the House (of Allah) was being built, the people were carrying stones, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was also carrying stones with them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took his cloth and placed it on his shoulder (to protect himself from the rubbing of the stones), and a voice called out (from the unseen): "Do not uncover your private parts." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) threw down the stone and put on his cloth. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, from his grandfather (Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Haydah (may Allah be pleased with him)), who said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is the ruling concerning covering our private parts - what of them must we cover and what may we leave?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Guard your private parts except from your wife or from what your right hand possesses (a slave-woman)." I said: "Tell me, what if people are (crowded) together with one another?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you are able to ensure that no one sees them, then let no one see them at all." I said: "Tell me, what if one of us is alone?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty is more deserving that one should be modest before Him." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his hand over his private parts. This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The awrah (area to be covered) of a man before another man is like that of a woman before another woman, and the awrah of a woman before another woman is like that of a woman before a non-mahram man." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jarhad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him in the mosque with his thigh uncovered, while he was wearing a cloak, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the thigh is part of the awrah (the area that must be covered)." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. Its supporting witness is the narration of Muhammad bin Jahsh.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with him); he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by, and I was with him (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Ma'mar (may Allah be pleased with him) while both his thighs were uncovered, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ma'mar, cover your thighs, for the thighs are awrah." Similar narrations from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on this subject have also been reported from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not expose your thighs, and do not look at the thigh of anyone, living or dead."