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) passed by a man and saw that his thigh was uncovered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Cover your thigh, for a man's thigh is part of his awrah."

Abu al-Ahwas narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Malik bin Nadlah (may Allah be pleased with him)): I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while I was in a shabby state. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have wealth?" I said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What kind of wealth?" I said: "Every kind of wealth: camels, slaves, horses, and sheep and goats." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then since Allah has given you wealth, its effect should be seen on you." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are the camels of your people born with sound ears, and then you take a razor and cut off their ears and say, 'This is a bahirah,' and you slit their ears or their hides and say, 'These are surum,' and then you make them forbidden for yourself and your family?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whatever Allah has given you is lawful for you. Allah's razor is sharper (meaning Allah's commands prevail over your self-invented customs)." Sometimes (the narrator) would say that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah's strength is greater than your strength, and Allah's razor is sharper than your razor." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, what do you think: if I stay as a guest with a man and he does not host me, and then he comes to me as a guest, should I treat him as he treated me, or should I host him?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(No,) rather, host him." 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 Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty is Jamil (Beautiful) and He loves beauty." Imam al-Hakim wrote here in his own hand that it should be narrated in its full length.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am a man to whom beauty is dear, and I have been given of it what you see, to the extent that I do not like anyone to surpass me even in the strap or the thong of my sandals. Is this arrogance?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No; rather, arrogance is rejecting the truth and looking down on people." 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 Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): I was not kept back from three things, namely confidential talk and such-and-such matters (of attendance upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)). I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and Malik bin Murarah al-Rahawi was there. I caught the last part of what he was saying; he was saying: "O Messenger of Allah, I have been given of beauty what you see, and I do not like anyone to surpass me even in the strap of my sandal. Is this transgression?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This is not transgression; rather, transgression (arrogance) is rejecting the truth and looking down on people." 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 Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Haruriyyah (the Khawarij) came out, they gathered in a house, and they were six thousand. I came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Commander of the Believers, delay the prayer until it is cooler, so that I may go to these people and speak with them." He said: "I fear for you." I said: "Not at all." (Abu Zumayl said:) Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was handsome and had a loud voice. Ibn Abbas said: I went to them wearing the finest of Yemeni garments. I greeted them with salam, and they said: "Welcome to you, O Ibn Abbas! What is this garment?" I said: "What fault do you find with me? I have seen the finest garments on the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)." And I recited the verse: "Say: Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants, and the good things of provision?" [Surah al-A'raf: 32] Then he mentioned his famous debate with them. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that we went out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his military expeditions. A man came out in two worn-out, torn garments, intending to drive the camels. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked about him: "Does he not have two (garments) other than these?" It was said: "There are two new garments in his bag." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Bring his bag to me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) opened it, and there were two garments in it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: "Take these two and put them on, and throw away these torn ones." He did so and began driving the camels. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept looking after him as though amazed at his stinginess toward himself, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah strike your neck!" The man turned to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "(O Messenger of Allah, is it) in the path of Allah?" And he was martyred on the day of (the Battle of) al-Yamamah. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, since he used Hisham bin Sa'd as evidence in several places, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. However, with Imam Malik this hadith is narrated via Zayd bin Aslam from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him).

This same narration is also reported from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) with the chain of Imam Malik.

Qays bin Bishr al-Taghlibi says: My father used to sit with Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) in Damascus. In Damascus there was a man of the Ansar from among the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) who was called Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah. He kept to himself and rarely sat with people; he was occupied in prayer, and when he finished, he would be busy with takbir, tasbih and tahlil until he reached his home. One day he passed by us while we were with Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him), and he greeted us with salam. Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Tell us something that will benefit us and will not harm you." He said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are about to arrive among your brothers, so make your clothing proper and put your saddles and belongings in order, until you stand out among people like a beauty mark. Indeed, Allah Almighty does not love obscenity and foul speech." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it. And Ibn al-Hanzaliyyah, whom the narrator did not name, is Sayyiduna Sahl bin al-Hanzaliyyah (may Allah be pleased with him), one of the ascetics among the noble Companions.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Anas al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever gives up wearing (costly and splendid) clothing out of humility for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, while he is able to afford it, Allah Almighty will call him on the Day of Resurrection before all of creation, until He gives him the choice to wear whichever of the garments of faith he wishes." This hadith is sahih al-isnad (its chain is authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.