and Allah, Blessed and Exalted, revealed:

“and give them preference over themselves, even though they are in need.” (al-Hashr: 9)

All these hadiths are recorded in the two Sahīh collections.

The Sunan collections contain a hadith narrated by Alī from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, concerning mounting an animal. He said:

“I asked, ‘O Messenger of Allah, why are you laughing?’ He replied, ‘Your Lord laughs at His servant when he says, “My Lord, forgive me my sins, for none forgives sins but You.” He says, “My servant knows that none forgives sins but Me.”’”

Another wording reads:

“Indeed, your Lord marvels at His servant when he says, ‘My Lord, forgive me my sins,’ knowing that none forgives sins but Me.”

In the hadith narrated by Abū Razīn from him, peace and blessings be upon him, he said:

“Our Lord laughs at His servants’ despair when His change of their circumstances is so near. He looks upon you in hardship and despair and continues to laugh, knowing that your relief is near.” Abū Razīn asked him, “Does the Lord laugh?” He replied, “Yes.” Abū Razīn said, “We shall never lack goodness from a Lord who laughs.”

And in the two Sahīh collections and elsewhere—in the well-known, lengthy hadith concerning the divine manifestation, which