then I found another supporting ḥadīth from Abū Dharr (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu), elevated with the wording: "for that is a light for you in the heavens and a light on the earth." It was recorded by al-Ṭabarānī in "al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr" (1/82/2) from Ibrāhīm ibn Hishām ibn Yaḥyá al-Ghassānī, who narrated from his father, from his grandfather, from Abū Idrīs al-Khawlānī, from Abū Dharr. However, this Ibrāhīm is weak, and some even accused him.

- "We used to count for the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) in a gathering, saying: (O Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance, indeed You are the Acceptor of Repentance, the Forgiving) a hundred times." It was recorded by Aḥmad (2/21), narrated to us by Ibn Numayr from Mālik, meaning Ibn Mughūl, from Muḥammad ibn Sūqah, from Nāfiʿ, from Ibn ʿUmar: and he mentioned it. I say: This isnād is authentic according to the criteria of al-Bukhārī and Muslim, but the narrators differed regarding Mālik's wording of "the Forgiving." Ibn Numayr mentioned this wording and was followed by al-Muḥāribī in al-Tirmidhī (2/254), but he differed in Ibn al-Sunnī (364) where he said: "the Merciful" instead of "the Forgiving." Similarly, Abū Usāmah narrated from Mālik in Abū Dāwūd (1516) and Ibn Mājah (3814), and al-Muḥāribī was mentioned alongside Abū Usāmah, so there was also a difference regarding this wording. Likewise, Sufyān narrated from Mālik in Ibn Ḥibbān (2459) and his narration is also in al-Tirmidhī, but he did not provide the wording and instead referred to al-Muḥāribī's narration, saying: "similar in meaning," so I do not know how this wording appeared in al-Tirmidhī from Sufyān, whether it is "the Forgiving" or "the Merciful." In any case, this is a severe inconsistency, and I could not determine which is more likely. Because the first wording was agreed upon by Ibn Numayr and al-Muḥāribī, and the other wording was agreed upon by Abū Usāmah and Sufyān