Remembrance 2 from Chapter 58

Lā ilāha illa-llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa Huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr.

And we relate from the book of at-Tirmidhī, from ‘Ammār ibn Shabīb who reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “If a person says ten times after the setting of the sun: There is no god but Allah. He is Alone and has no partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life and causes death and He has power over all things, Allah will appoint guards for him who will protect him from Shayṭān until he gets up in the morning. Allah will also record for him ten accepted good deeds and expiate ten mortal sins; and he will get the reward due for freeing ten believing slaves.” ^[2].At-Tirmidhī commented: We do not know of ‘Ammār ibn Shabīb having listened to the Prophet .

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