and ninety mercies.” (1)

In this chapter, there is also a narration from Salman, and from Jundub ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Sufyan al-Bajali.

This hadith is hasan sahih.

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3854 – Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Muhammad narrated to us, from al-'Ala' ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If the believer knew what punishment is with Allah, no one would have any hope of entering Paradise, and if the disbeliever knew what mercy is with Allah, no one would despair of entering Paradise." (2)

This hadith is hasan; we do not know it except from the narration of al-'Ala' ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah.

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3855 – Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Al-Layth narrated to us, from Ibn 'Ajlan, from his father—

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(1) A sahih hadith, recorded by Ahmad (8415), al-Bukhari (6000) and (6469), Muslim (2752), and Ibn Majah (4293), with some of their versions being longer.
(2) A sahih hadith, recorded by al-Bukhari (6469) and Muslim (2755); it is also in al-Musnad (8415) and Sahih Ibn Hibban (345) and (656). Some of their versions are longer.