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Rh I was saying to myself, 'There is no power and no strength, except in God,' and he said, 'O ʿAbduʾlláh bin Qais, shall I not point thee to one of the treasures of paradise?' I said, 'Yes, O Apostle of God.' He said, 'It is (the phrase), There is no power and no strength, except in God.'"'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Saʿíduʾl-Khudri that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Moses said, 'O my Lord, teach me something by which I can remember Thee and call upon Thee.' God replied, 'O Moses, say, "There is no God but Alláh."' He replied, 'O my Lord, all Thy servants say this. I only wish for something by which Thou wilt specialize me.' He said, 'O Moses, verily if the seven heavens and their inhabitants—omitting me—and the seven earths were placed in one scale, and the words, "There is no God but Alláh" in the other scale, that in which the words, "There is no God but Alláh" are placed would go down.'"'—In Sharḥuʾs-Sunnah.

It is related from Ibn Masʿúd that, 'The Apostle of God said, "I met Abraham on the night on which I made the journey to heaven, and he said, 'O Muḥammad, give my salutation to thy followers, and inform them that paradise has good earth and sweet water, and it is level, and its vegetation is, Glory be to God, Praise be to God, and There is no God but Alláh, and God is great.'"'—At Tirmidhí.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "By God! I certainly ask pardon of God and repent towards Him more than seventy times a day."'—Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Agharuʾl-Muzanni that, 'The Apostle of God said, "O men, repent towards God; for verily I repent towards Him one hundred times in a day."—Muslim.

It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Verily a servant (of God) committed a sin and said, 'My Lord, I have sinned, therefore forgive me.' His Lord said, 'Doth My servant know that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes on account of them. I have forgiven My servant.' Then he remained as long as God wished, and then he committed a sin and said, 'My Lord, I have committed a sin, therefore forgive me.' He said, 'Doth My servant know