It is narrated from Asma' bint Wathilah bin al-Asqa' that when my father had prayed the Fajr prayer, he would remain seated facing the qiblah until the sun rose. Sometimes I would speak to him about some need and he would not answer me. I asked about this, and he said that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever prays the Fajr prayer, then, before speaking to anyone, recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One' one hundred times, then for each time he recites 'Say: He is Allah, the One', the sins of one year will be forgiven for him."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wathilah bin al-Asqa' (may Allah be pleased with him) that when I accepted Islam, I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Go and take a bath with water and lote-tree leaves (sidr), and shave off from your body the hair of disbelief (from the days of ignorance)," and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed his blessed hand over my head.