It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Faith has sixty-four branches; the highest and most exalted of them is to say «لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ» , and the lowest branch is to remove something harmful from the path."