It is narrated from Muhammad bin al-Munkadir that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them) met, and Ibn Abbas asked him: In your view, which verse in the Book of Allah gives the most hope? Abdullah bin Amr said: "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah" [al-Zumar: 53] . Ibn Abbas said: But (in my view the most hopeful) is this statement of Ibrahim (peace be upon him): "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead. He said: Have you not believed? He said: Yes, but so that my heart may be at rest" [al-Baqarah: 260] . So Allah Almighty was pleased with the reply of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), "Bala" (Yes, indeed!) (and this is the remedy for the whisperings that Satan casts into hearts). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.