me, though You are the Lord of the worlds?’ Allah, Most High, will say, ‘I am not mocking you, and I have power over whatever I will.’”

He also cited from Sharh al-Sunnah the lengthy hadith of Abū Hurayrah, recorded in the two Sahīhs, from the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), in which he said:

“Then he will say, ‘My Lord, admit me to Paradise.’ Allah, Most High, will say, ‘Did you not claim that you would ask Me for nothing else? Woe to you, son of Adam! How readily you break your promises!’ He will say, ‘My Lord, do not make me the most wretched of Your creation.’ He will keep supplicating until Allah laughs. When Allah laughs at him, He will grant him permission to enter Paradise.”