And, according to what is by far the more common and the sounder of the two scholarly views, the ḥadīth means that among His Names—exalted is He—are ninety-nine Names; whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise. His Names, however—blessed and exalted is He—are more than that, as is shown by another report narrated by Aḥmad in his Musnad and by Abū Ḥātim in his Ṣaḥīḥ, from Ibn Masʿūd, from the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—who said:

“No servant is ever afflicted by anxiety or grief and then says: ‘O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maid-servant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your decree concerning me is carried out; Your judgment over me is just. I ask You by every Name that is Yours: the Name You have given Yourself, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any one of Your creation, or kept to Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You, to make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my sorrow, and the reliever of my anxiety and grief’—except that Allah removes his anxiety and grief and replaces them with joy.”

They asked, “O Messenger of Allah, should we not learn these words?” He replied, “Indeed; it is fitting for whoever…"