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To what extent is the hadith sound: "O Allah, I ask You, by virtue of Your being Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not nor is begotten, and to Whom none is equal; the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful; the Ever-Living, the Sustainer; the Bestower; the Originator of the heavens and the earth; Possessor of Majesty and Honor, that You grant us Paradise without reckoning," and the subsequent saying attributed to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Whoever recites this supplication and conveys it to others, a house will be built for him in Paradise"?

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The entire report is baseless, and the supplication contained within it is fabricated from several authentic hadiths regarding the Greatest Name (Ism al-A'dham). A part of it is taken from the hadith of Buraydah: "O Allah, I ask You, as I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who begets not, nor is begotten, and there is none comparable to Him." Another part is from the hadith of Anas: "O Allah, I ask You, by virtue of all praise being due to You; there is no god but You, the Bestower, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer!" As for the phrase "Whoever recites this supplication...", it has no basis.

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