Sayyiduna Ibn Abu Awfa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever people from a household would bring charity to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he would supplicate for mercy for them. My father presented his charity to him, so he said: O Allah! Send mercy upon the family of Abu Awfa.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A woman submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Pray for mercy for me and my husband." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "May Allah send mercy upon you and your husband."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When half the night (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words:) or two-thirds of the night passes, Allah Almighty descends towards the sky of the world and calls out: Who is there who asks from Me so that I may grant him? Who is there who supplicates to Me so that I may accept his supplication? Who is there who asks for sustenance so that I may provide for him? Who is there who seeks forgiveness so that I may forgive him? (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:) This continues until the break of dawn."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Our Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains. He says: Who is there to supplicate to Me so that I may answer his supplication? Who is there to ask of Me so that I may grant him? Who is there to seek forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?"

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The manner of Allah Almighty's attributes cannot be described, nor can they be compared to the attributes of the creation. In this way, Allah Almighty speaks without any instrument such as teeth, tongue, or lips. Likewise, our Lord is exalted and above such things, so it is not permissible to compare His speech to our speech, because the speech of the creation only exists with the help of instruments. And Allah Almighty speaks however He wills without any instrument. In this way, He descends however He wills without any instrument. He does not move, nor does He transfer from one place to another. The same is the case with His hearing and sight, so it is not permissible to say that Allah Almighty sees in the same way as we see with the pupil of the eye, with its blackness and whiteness. Rather, Allah Almighty sees however He wills without any instrument. And He hears without ears, holes, or eardrums. Rather, He hears however He wills without any instrument, and in this way, He descends however He wills without any instrument. His descent cannot be compared to the descent of the creation. Just as the manner of people coming down can be described, our Lord is pure and exalted above that His attributes be likened to any of the attributes of the creation.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrate: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah Almighty waits, until when one third of the night has passed, our Lord descends towards the sky of the world. Our Lord says: Is there anyone seeking forgiveness? Is there anyone repenting? Is there anyone asking? Is there anyone supplicating? (The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:) This continues until the true dawn.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Imam Malik has narrated from Zuhri, as we have mentioned, that when one third of the night remains, Allah Almighty descends. And in the narration transmitted by Abu Ishaq from Al-Agharr, it is mentioned that He descends until one third of the night has passed. So, there is a possibility in this that in some nights He descends when one third of the night remains, and in some nights He descends when the initial one third of the night has passed. In this way, there will be no difference or contradiction between the two narrations.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Sayyiduna Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: Indeed, Allah Almighty commands you to supplicate with these words, I will grant you one of these things. "O Allah! I ask You for Your swift well-being, or patience upon Your trial, or to depart from this world towards Your mercy."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to supplicate three times and to seek forgiveness three times.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I seek forgiveness (make repentance) seventy times in a day."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I seek forgiveness from Allah and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day."

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was a person who used to speak harshly with my wife. I said: O Messenger of Allah! I fear that my tongue will cause me to enter Hell. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then why are you neglectful of seeking forgiveness? I seek forgiveness from Allah one hundred times every day. Abu Ishaq says: I narrated this hadith before Abu Burdah, and he said: (These words are also in the narration) "I repent" (that is, I repent and seek forgiveness one hundred times every day).