Hadith 2770

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were traveling with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and people began raising their voices in Takbeer (Allahu Akbar). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "O people, be gentle with yourselves. You are not calling someone deaf or absent. You are calling the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, Who is closer to you than the neck of your mount." Abu Musa said, "I was saying to myself: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no power nor strength except with Allah)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "O Abdullah ibn Qays, shall I guide you to a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah!" He said, "Say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.'"