It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The world is like a prison and a land of famine for the believer; so when he departs from the world, he is freed from the prison and the hardship."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "In the last times there will be ignorant worshippers and sinful reciters (of the Qur'an)." (Yusuf bin Atiyyah, who was among the people of the Sunnah, is its narrator.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty loves every grieving heart." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Asma bint Umays al-Khath'amiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Wretched is the servant who is lost in fancies and behaves arrogantly, and forgets the Great, the Most High. Wretched is the servant who is heedless and absorbed in amusement, and forgets his beginning and his end. Wretched is the servant who transgresses and rebels, and forgets the graves and (the body's) decay. Wretched is the servant who trades his religion for the world. Wretched is the servant who deceives the religion through doubtful matters. Wretched is the servant whom (unjust) awe and fear turn away from the truth. Wretched is the servant whose reins are in the hands of his greed. And wretched is the servant whose desire leads him astray." None of the narrators in the chain of this hadith is attributed with any criticism, and when the narrators are like this, the hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

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: "You will certainly be picked out (through trials) just as good dates are picked out from a bowl. The best of you will depart and the worst of you will remain; so (if you wish to escape the trials), die if you are able to." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, and Abu Humayd refers to al-Ta'ini.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Bilal, meet Allah as a poor man, and do not meet Him as a rich man." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, how can I do that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are given provision, do not hide it away (by hoarding it), and when you are asked, do not refuse (to give)." He said: "O Messenger of Allah, how will I manage that?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is the way, or else it is the Fire." 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 Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah (on the occasion of the Conquest), and out of utter humility his blessed chin (peace and blessings be upon him) was touching the saddle of his mount (peace and blessings be upon him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever begins his morning with the world as his greatest concern has no connection with Allah; whoever does not fear Allah also has no connection with Allah; and whoever does not care about the general affairs of the Muslims is not one of them."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ja'dah al-Jushami (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) pointing with his blessed hand toward the belly of a fat man and saying: "If this (fat and flesh) were somewhere other than here (that is, spent in toil in the path of Allah), it would have been better for you." 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 Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit him in his illness, and he began to weep. Sayyiduna Sa'd asked: "O Abu Abdullah, what makes you weep? When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away he was pleased with you; you will meet him at the Pond and you will be reunited with your companions." Sayyiduna Salman said: "I am not weeping out of fear of death or love of the world, but because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took a covenant from us. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'Let the provision of each of you from the world be only as much as the provision of a traveller,' while around me are all these many things (possessions)." (Yet) all he had around him was a vessel, a large bowl and a water jug. Sayyiduna Sa'd said: "O Abu Abdullah, give us some advice that we may adopt after you." He said: "O Sa'd, remember Allah when you firmly resolve upon a matter, remember Allah when you distribute (wealth), and remember Allah when you judge." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.