It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah Almighty has ninety-nine names; whoever preserves them (by learning them) will enter Paradise: Allah, the Most Gracious (al-Rahman), the Most Merciful (al-Rahim), the God (al-Ilah), the Lord (al-Rabb), the King (al-Malik), the Most Pure (al-Quddus), the Source of peace (al-Salam), the Giver of security (al-Mu'min), the Guardian (al-Muhaymin), the Almighty (al-Aziz), the Compeller (al-Jabbar), the Supreme in greatness (al-Mutakabbir), the Creator (al-Khaliq), the Maker who shapes rightly (al-Bari'), the Fashioner of forms (al-Musawwir), the Forbearing (al-Halim), the Knowing (al-Alim), the Hearing (al-Sami'), the Seeing (al-Basir), the Living (al-Hayy), the Self-Subsisting (al-Qayyum), the All-Encompassing (al-Wasi'), the Subtle and Kind (al-Latif), the All-Aware (al-Khabir), the Most Tender (al-Hannan), the Bestower of favours (al-Mannan), the Incomparable Originator (al-Badi'), the Loving (al-Wadud), the Forgiving (al-Ghafur), the Appreciative (al-Shakur), the Glorious (al-Majid), the Originator (al-Mubdi'), the Restorer (al-Mu'id), the Light (al-Nur), the Initiator (al-Badi'), the First (al-Awwal), the Last (al-Akhir), the Manifest (al-Zahir), the Hidden (al-Batin), the Oft-Forgiving (al-Ghaffar), the Bestower (al-Wahhab), the Able (al-Qadir), the Unique (al-Ahad), the Self-Sufficient (al-Samad), the Sufficient (al-Kafi), the Everlasting (al-Baqi), the Trustee (al-Wakil), the Glorious (al-Majid), the Helper of those who call for aid (al-Mughith), the Eternal (al-Da'im), the Most Exalted (al-Muta'al), the Possessor of majesty and honour (Dhu al-Jalal wa al-Ikram), the Master (al-Mawla), the Helper (al-Nasir), the Truth (al-Haqq), the Clear (al-Mubin), the Resurrector (al-Ba'ith), the Responsive (al-Mujib), the Giver of life and the Giver of death (al-Muhyi al-Mumit), the Beautiful (al-Jamil), the Truthful (al-Sadiq), the Preserver (al-Hafiz), the Most Great (al-Kabir), the Near (al-Qarib), the Watchful (al-Raqib), the Opener (al-Fattah), the Knowing (al-Alim), the Accepter of repentance (al-Tawwab), the Ever-Existing (al-Qadim), the One (al-Witr), the Originator (al-Fatir), the Provider (al-Razzaq), the All-Knowing (al-Allam), the Most High (al-Ali), the Magnificent (al-Azim), the Rich (al-Ghaniyy), the Sovereign (al-Malik), the All-Powerful (al-Muqtadir), the Most Generous (al-Akram), the Most Compassionate (al-Ra'uf), the Disposer of affairs (al-Mudabbir), the Owner (al-Malik), the Powerful (al-Qadir), the Guide (al-Hadi), the Thankful (al-Shakir), the Exalted (al-Rafi'), the Witness (al-Shahid), the One (al-Wahid), the Possessor of abundance and power (Dhu al-Tawl), the Owner of the ascending stairways (Dhu al-Ma'arij), the Possessor of bounty (Dhu al-Fadl), the Supreme Creator (al-Khallaq), and the Guarantor (al-Kafil), the Majestic (al-Jalil), the Most Generous (al-Karim)." This hadith is preserved through the narration of Ayyub and Hisham from Muhammad bin Sirin from Abu Hurayrah, in a brief form that does not mention these additional names; all of them (these names) are in the Qur'an. Abd al-Aziz bin al-Husayn bin al-Tarjuman is trustworthy, even though the two Shaykhs did not record from him, and I have mentioned it only as a corroborating narration (shahid) for the first hadith.