It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he set out with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) in the expedition of Tabuk. One day, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sat with his noble companions to relate a hadith and said: "Whoever stands at the time of the sun's zenith, performs ablution thoroughly and prays two rak'ahs, all his sins will be forgiven as if his mother has given birth to him today." Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Praise be to Allah who granted me the opportunity to hear this instruction from the blessed tongue of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting in that gathering in front of Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him), and he said: Are you amazed at this? Before you came, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said something even more amazing. I said: May my parents be sacrificed for you, what was that? He said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever performs ablution thoroughly, then raises his gaze towards the sky and says «اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له واشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله» , the eight gates of Paradise will be opened for him, and he may enter Paradise through whichever gate he wishes."