Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Allah! I am making a covenant with You, a covenant that will not be broken. Whichever Muslim I cause harm to—as if I have struck him with a whip, or cursed him—then make that a means of mercy and purification for him, and make it a supplication for him." Shaykh Abu Zinad says: The words of the narration have been reported by Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) according to his own language, otherwise the original wording is this: «جَلَدْتُهُ، لَعَنْتُهُ»