The second report is his saying, may Allah bless him and grant him peace:

‘Glory and praise be to Allah, as many times as His creatures, to His own satisfaction, and equal to the weight of His Throne.’

The third report is narrated by Abū Hurayrah from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said:

‘When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book, which is with Him, a pledge binding upon Himself: “My mercy has preceded My anger.”’”

He said:

“Know that the word nafs (self) has several meanings in Arabic. The first is the body. Allah Most High says:

‘Every soul will taste death.’
[Āl ‘Imrān 185]

One may ask, ‘How are you in yourself?’ meaning, ‘How is your body?’

The second is blood. One says, ‘This animal has flowing nafs,’ meaning flowing blood. A woman at childbirth is likewise said to have entered nifās (postpartum bleeding) because blood flows from her following delivery.

The third is the spirit. Allah Most High says:

‘Allah takes the souls at the time of