And whoever says it three times, Allah will free three-quarters of him; and if he says it four times, Allah will free him from the Fire. (1)

5070 - Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us, Zuhayr narrated to us, al-Walid ibn Tha'labah al-Ta'i narrated to us, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Whoever says, upon reaching the morning or upon reaching the evening: 'O Allah, You are my Lord, there is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant, and I am upon Your covenant and Your promise as much as I am able. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favor upon me, and I acknowledge my sin, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You' — and then dies that day or that night, he will enter Paradise." (2)

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(1) Hasan, but this chain is weak. 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Majid al-Sahmi is unknown and unrecognized, and regarding Mak-hul there is disagreement over whether he heard from Anas — some deny it, while others affirm it. Moreover, he was a mudallis who narrated without specifying direct hearing. Ibn Abi Fudayk is Muhammad ibn Isma'il.

It was also recorded by al-Tabarani in "al-Du'a" (297) and in "Musnad al-Shamiyyin" (1542), Ibn al-Sunni in "'Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah" (738), and al-Mizzi in his biography of 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abd al-Majid in "Tahdhib al-Kamal" 17/257, via the route of Ahmad ibn Salih, with this chain. It was also recorded by Muhammad ibn 'Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah in his book "al-'Arsh" (23), al-Tabarani in "al-Du'a" (297) and in "Musnad al-Shamiyyin" (3369), Abu Nu'aym in "al-Hilyah" 5/185, al-Bayhaqi in "al-Da'awat" (40), and al-Mizzi in "al-Tahdhib" 17/255-256, via multiple routes from Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Abi Fudayk, with it.

It will also come via another route under number (5078) from Anas, and al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar deemed it hasan through that route in "Nata'ij al-Afkar" 2/357.

(2) Its chain is sahih. Zuhayr is Ibn Mu'awiyah ibn Hudayj, and Ibn Buraydah is 'Abdullah ibn Buraydah ibn al-Husayb. =