It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever on the face of the earth says these words: 'La ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa subhan Allah, wal-hamdu lillah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no god but Allah, Allah is the Greatest, glorified is Allah, all praise is for Allah, and without the help of Allah there is neither strength to turn away from evil nor power to do good), his sins are wiped away, even if they are more than the foam of the sea." Shu'bah narrated it from Abu Balj Yahya bin Abi Sulaym and reported it as mawquf (a statement of the Companion).