anything else.’ His Lord, mighty and majestic, will excuse him, because he will see something he cannot resist. So He will bring him near it. When He brings him near it, he will hear the voices of the people of Paradise and say, ‘My Lord, admit me into it.’ He will say, ‘Son of Adam, what will bring your requests to Me to an end? Would it please you if I gave you the world and as much again?’ He will say, ‘My Lord, are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of all worlds?’

Ibn Masʿūd laughed and said, “Will you not ask me why I am laughing?” They asked, “Why are you laughing?” He said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laughed in this same way. They asked, ‘Why are you laughing, O Messenger of Allah?’ He replied, ‘At the laughter of the Lord of all worlds when the man said, “Are You mocking me, when You are the Lord of all worlds?” He will say, “I am not mocking you, but I have power to do whatever I will.”’”

In both Sahīh collections, Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī narrates from ʿAbīdah al-Salmānī, from ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Indeed, I