It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the day Allah created the heavens and the earth, He created one hundred mercies, each mercy so vast that it would fill the space between the heavens and the earth. Allah distributed one of them among all the creatures and kept ninety-nine mercies with Himself. When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will take back this one mercy as well, and thus He will have mercy on His servants with the full one hundred mercies."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Bedouin came, made his mount kneel, tied it, and prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said the salam (to end the prayer), he went to his mount, untied it, mounted it and called out: O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad ((peace and blessings be upon him)), and do not include anyone else in this mercy of ours. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said (to the Companions): "What do you think: is he more astray, or his camel? Did you not hear what he said?" They said: Yes indeed. He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "He has restricted a very vast mercy. Indeed Allah created one hundred mercies, then He sent down one mercy by which all creatures, the jinn, humans and animals, show kindness to one another, while ninety-nine mercies are (kept) with Allah. Now tell me: is he more astray, or his camel?"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), as a marfu' report, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed Jibril (peace be upon him) was stuffing mud into the mouth of Pharaoh, fearing that he would say: La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed Jibril (peace be upon him) began stuffing mud into the mouth of Pharaoh, fearing that he would say 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no god but Allah) and Allah would have mercy on him", or he said: "fearing lest Allah have mercy on him." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicating in some of his prayers: "O Allah, make my reckoning an easy reckoning." When he ((peace and blessings be upon him)) finished the prayer, I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is meant by an easy reckoning? He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "That the servant's record of deeds is looked at and he is then pardoned. O Aishah, whoever is cross-examined in his reckoning (on that day) is ruined. And whatever affliction befalls a believer, Allah makes it an expiation for his sins, even the thorn that pricks him." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Muslim, but the two of them (Imam Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it with this wording. They only agreed upon the narration of Ibn Abi Mulaykah from Aishah, in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is cross-examined in the reckoning will be punished."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wise one is he who keeps his self in check and works for what comes after death, and the helpless (foolish) one is he who makes his self follow its desires and then pins (unwarranted) hopes on Allah." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Bukhari, but the two of them did not record it.

Amir bin Sa'd narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The believer is one whose sins are expiated (through trials)." Imam Bukhari and Muslim both used Abd al-Rahman bin Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman as evidence. This is a gharib sahih hadith; the two of them did not record it because Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz al-Zuhri is unknown (majhul).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This Ummah will be gathered (on the Day of Resurrection) in three groups: one group who will enter Paradise without reckoning; a second group whose reckoning will be easy, after which they will enter Paradise; and a third group who will come carrying on their backs sins like mountains. Allah will ask about them - while He knows them better -: Who are these? They (the angels) will say: These are servants from among Your servants. Allah will say: Take their sins off them and place them on the Jews and the Christians, and admit them into Paradise by My mercy." This hadith, from the narration of Harami bin Umarah, is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it. As for Hajjaj bin Nusayr, I mentioned him alongside Harami so that the chain would be elevated (a'la).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a child was on the road when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by with his Companions. When the child's mother saw the people, she feared that her son would be trampled underfoot, so she ran and picked him up, saying: My son! My son! The people said: O Messenger of Allah, this mother would never throw her son into the Fire. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "And Allah too will never throw His beloved into the Fire." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, one of us commits a sin. He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "It is written in his record of deeds." He said: Then he seeks forgiveness and repents. He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted." He said: Then he goes back and sins again. He said: "It is written against him." He said: Then he repents and seeks forgiveness. He said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted." He said: Then he goes back and sins again. He said: "It is written against him." He said: Then he seeks forgiveness and repents. He said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted; and Allah does not tire (of forgiving) until you (yourselves) tire (of repenting)." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Bukhari, but the two of them did not record it.