My father narrated to us. He said: Sa`d b. `Abdullah narrated to us. He said: Ahmad b. Muhammad narrated to us from al-Husayn b. Sa`id from Ibn Abi `Umayr from Mu`awiya b. Wahb from `Amr b. Nuhayk from Salam al-Makki from Abi Ja`far al-Baqir . He said: A man named Shayba al-Hadhli came to the Prophet (s) and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! I am an elderly man, and I have become too weak to do that which I accustomed myself to with regards to prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and jihad. So, teach me, O Messenger of Allah, words that Allah will aid me with; and make things easy for me, O Messenger of Allah. So, he said: Repeat that. So, he repeated that three times; then the Messenger of Allah (s) said: There is not a tree nor a rock near you except that it has wept out of your mercy. So, when you pray Fajr, say this ten times: “May Allah be glorified, and by His praise. There is no ability nor power except by Allah, the Exalted, the Great. (subhanullah al-athim wa bi hamdihi, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah al-`ali al-athim).” With this, Allah will aid you against blindness, insanity, leprosy, poverty, and aging. So, he said: O Messenger of Allah! This is for this world, so, what about the Hereafter? He said: After each prayer, recite: “O Allah! Guide me with Your guidance, shower me with Your grace, spread Your mercy unto me, and bestow me with Your blessings. (Allahumma ihdini min `indik, wa afidh `alayya min fadhlik, wanshur `alayya min rahmatik, wa anzil `alayya min barakatik).” He said: So, he committed to that practice. So, a man said to Ibn `Abbas: How disciplined your maternal uncle was to that practice! So, the Prophet (s) said: Surely, if he consistently fulfills this practice, without abandoning it, the eight gates of Paradise will open for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will be able to enter through whichever one he pleases.