8. Ahmad ibn al-Hasan al-Qittan said: Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Zakariyya al-Qittan said: Bakr ibn `Abd Allah ibn Hubayb said: Tamim ibn Buhul said, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu al-Hasan ibn al-`Abdi, on the authority of Sulayman ibn Mihran, on the authority of al-Sadiq Ja`far ibn Muhammad on the authority of his father Muhammad ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ali ibn al-Husayn, on the authority of his father al-Husayn ibn `Ali, on the authority of his father `Ali ibn Abu Talib, salutations of Allah be upon them all, that

The Messenger of Allah said: Verily, Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has NinetyNine names: one less than a hundred. Whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise. They are: Allah, God, the One, the Unique, the Needless, the First, the Last, the AllHearing, the All-Seeing, the Omnipotent, the Subduer, the Most High, the Most Sublime, the Ever-Remaining [al-Baqi], the Originator, the Maker, the Most Generous, the Manifested, the Hidden, the Ever-Living, the All-Wise, the All-Knowing, the Forbearing [al-Halim], the Protector [al-Hafiz], the Truth, the Reckoner [al-Hasib], the Praiseworthy [al-Hamid], the Most Gracious [al-Hafi], the Lord, the Compassionate, the Most Merciful, the One that sows [al-Dhari’], the Sustainer, the Watcher [al-Raqib], the Affectionate [alRa’uf], the Obserer [al-Ra’i], the Giver of Peace, the Granter of Security, the Guardian over all the Honorable, the Supreme, the Possessor of every greatness, the Master, the Most Praised [al-Subbuh], the Witness [al-Shahid], the Most Truthful, the Creator, the Pure, the Just, the Pardoning, the Forgiving, the Self-Sufficient,the Aid (al-Ghiyah), the Cleaver [al-Fatir], the Peerless, the Opener [al-Fattah], the Splitter [al-Faliq], the Eternal, the Sovereign, the Most Holy, the Powerful, the Near, the Self-Subsistent, the Seizer (of souls0 [Qabid], the Extender, the Provider of Needs, the All-Glorious [al-Majid], the Lord, the Granter [al-Mannan], the One that encompasses everything [al-Muhit], the Clear [Mubin], the Nourisher [al-Muqit], the Imager, the Generous, the Great, the Sufficient [al-Kafi], the Remover of harms [Kashif al-dur], the Singly [al-Watr], the Light, the Bestower [al-Wahhab], the Helper, the All-Embracing [al-Was`],, the Loving One [alWadud], the Guide, the Reliable [al-Wafi], the Custodian [al-Wakil], the Inheritor, the Righteous [al-Birr], the Raiser, the Oft-Returning (in mercy) [al-Tawwab], the Sublime [al-Jalil], the Generous, the All-Aware, the Creator, the Best of the Helpers, the Rewarder [al-Dayyan], the Thankful [al-Shakur], the Most Great, the Subtle, the Cure [alShafi].