has been narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, through numerous chains of transmission—it is recorded in the two Sahīh collections from Abū Hurayrah and Abū Sa‘īd, in Muslim from Jābir, and by Ahmad from Ibn Mas‘ūd and others. In the hadith narrated by Abū Hurayrah, he said:

“He says, ‘Have you not already given pledges and covenants that you would ask for nothing beyond what you have been given?’ He replies, ‘O Lord, do not make me the most wretched of Your creation!’ Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted, laughs at him and permits him to enter Paradise.”

In Sahīh Muslim:

“Ibn Mas‘ūd narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘O son of Adam, would you be pleased if I gave you the world and as much again?’ He replies, ‘O Lord, are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of all worlds?’ The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, laughed and said, ‘Will you not ask me why I laughed?’ They asked, ‘Why did you laugh, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘Because the Lord of all worlds laughed,