“There is no might nor power except with Allah.” He then said, “O Abd Allah ibn Qays, say: ‘There is no might nor power except with Allah,’ for it is one of the treasures of Paradise.” Or he said, “Shall I not direct you to a phrase that is one of the treasures of Paradise? ‘There is no might nor power except with Allah.’” 1.

Some scholars, commenting on this hadith, said: “He—peace and blessings be upon him—was a teacher to his community. Whenever he saw them engaged in something good, he desired an increase in goodness for them. Thus, when they raised their voices with the declaration of monotheism and the proclamation of Allah’s greatness, he wanted them to add an acknowledgment that they possessed no might or power, thereby combining monotheism with belief in the divine decree. It is reported in a hadith: ‘When a servant says, “There is no might nor power except with Allah,” Allah says, “My servant has submitted and surrendered.”’ Al-Hākim narrated it with a chain of transmission that al-Hāfiz Ibn Hajar described as ‘strong.’” 2.

Another narration states: “Shall I not direct you to a phrase from beneath the Throne and from one of the treasures of Paradise? Say: ‘There is no might nor power except with Allah.’ Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will then say: ‘My servant has submitted and surrendered.’” Al-Hākim narrated it and said, “It is authentic, and no defect is known in it.” Al-Dhahabī concurred with him.

Imam Ahmad, al-Tirmidhī, Ibn Hibbān, and others narrated from Abū Ayyūb al-Ansārī—may Allah be pleased with him—that, on the night the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—was taken on the Night Journey, he passed by Abraham—may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet and upon him—who said, “O Muhammad, instruct your community to acquire an abundance