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3369. Anas bin Mālik narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "When Allāh created the earth, it started shaking. So He created the mountains, and said to them: 'Upon it' so it began to settle. The angels were amazed at the strength of the mountains, so they said: 'O Lord! Is there among your creatures one who is more severe than the mountains?' He said: 'Yes. Iron.' They said: 'O Lord! Then is there anything among your creatures that is more severe than the iron?' He said: 'Yes. Fire.' So they said: 'O Lord! Is there anything among your creatures that is more severe than fire?' He said: 'Yes. Water.' They said: 'O Lord! Is there anything among your creatures that is more severe than water?' He said: 'Yes. Wind.' They said: 'O Lord! Is there anything among your creatures more severe than the wind?' He said: 'Yes. The son of Ādam. He gives charity with his right hand, while hiding it from his left.'" (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb, we do not know of it being Marfū' except through this route.
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The mountains keep the earth stable, iron breaks the mountains, fire makes the iron melt, water puts the fire out, wind makes the water to dry up and the charity keeps Allāh's anger cool; or it overcomes the human's nature of miserliness and stinginess. Human nature and origin has the characteristic of all creatures. So having control over human nature means control over everything.
The Prophet (ﷺ) taught the best supplications, and it is impossible to find better words than those of the words of the Prophet (ﷺ), therefore supplicating in the words taught by Allāh's Messenger is the best way of asking Allāh's favors.
