when he said, “Are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of all worlds?” Then He says, “I am not mocking you, but I have power to do whatever I will.”’”

In the two Sahīh collections, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah laughs at two men, one of whom kills the other, yet both enter Paradise.” They asked, “How, O Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “One is killed and enters Paradise. Then Allah accepts the repentance of the other and guides him to Islam; he then fights in Allah’s cause and is martyred.”

It is also reported in the Sahīh that he, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“Allah marvels at people who are led into Paradise in chains.”

In a well-known hadith:

“Whenever one of you performs ablution properly and thoroughly, then comes to the mosque intending only to pray there, Allah welcomes him joyfully, just as an absent man’s family joyfully welcomes his return.”

It is also reported in the Sahīh that he, peace and blessings be upon him, said:

“This world is sweet and verdant, and Allah is making you successors in it, watching how you act.”

And in another wording: