It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Ali! Shall I not teach you words which, if you say them, you will be forgiven, even though you have already been forgiven: 'La ilaha illallahul-Aliyyul-Azim, la ilaha illallahul-Halimul-Karim, subhanallahi Rabbil-Arshil-Azim, wal-hamdu lillahi Rabbil-alamin' (There is no god but Allah, the Most High, the Most Great; there is no god but Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous; glory be to Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne; and all praise is for Allah, the Lord of all the worlds)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: "By the One by whom I swear! Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest of people to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) (at the time of his passing). We came in the morning to visit the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in his illness, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was asking again and again: 'Has Ali come? Has Ali come?' Sayyidah Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: 'It is as though you have sent him on some errand?' The narrator (Umm Salamah) says: After that he came. Sayyidah Umm Salamah says: I sensed that he (peace and blessings be upon him) had something important to say to him, so we went out of the house and sat by the door, and I was the closest of them to the door. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leaned over him and began to whisper and speak privately with him. Then the soul of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was taken that very day. So Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was the closest of people to him (peace and blessings be upon him) at the time of his passing." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.