Abū Hurayrah from the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace): ‘When Allah had finished—meaning creation—He wrote a decree, which is with Him above the Throne: “My mercy has prevailed over My wrath.”’”

Ibn Hāmid, who cited reports from the Companions concerning drawing near in The Book of the Sunnah, narrated from Muhammad ibn Bishr, who said: “We were told by