In another report, narrated by al-Nasā’ī and others, ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in his supplication:

“O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen and Your power over creation, keep me alive so long as life is better for me, and cause me to die when death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You to grant me fear of You in secret and in public; I ask You for a true word in anger and in pleasure; I ask You for moderation in wealth and poverty. I ask You for a bliss that never ends, for an eye-comfort that never ceases. I ask You for contentment after the decree, and for the coolness of life after death. I ask You for the delight of gazing upon Your Face and the longing to meet You, without harmful hardship and without a misleading trial. O Allah, adorn us with the adornment of faith and make us guides who are themselves rightly guided.”

Just as there is no pleasure in this world greater than the pleasure of knowing Allah, remembering Him, and worshipping Him, the Prophet (peace be upon him) would say:

“From the things of your worldly life, women and fragrance have been made beloved to me, while the coolness of my eyes is in the prayer.”

Such is the wording of the ḥadīth: he did not say, “Three things have been made beloved to me,” for only two pertain to this world, whereas the coolness of his eyes lies in the prayer, which is greater than those two and was not counted among worldly matters.

He also said: “When you pass by the meadows of Paradise, then graze therein.” They asked, “What are the meadows of Paradise?” He replied, “Circles of remembrance.”

For this reason the greatest verse in the Qur’an is Āyat al-Kursī, as has been authentically reported