Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 3427 — The virtue of "La hawla wa la quwwata"

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: One day I was in the blessed presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I said 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (without the help of Allah there is no means of avoiding sins and no strength to do good). He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked me: "Do you know what the explanation of this phrase is?" I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no means of refraining from disobedience to Allah except through the protection Allah grants, and there is no ability to carry out obedience to Allah except through the strength and enabling Allah gives. This is how Jibril (peace be upon him) informed me."
Abu Ya'la recorded this hadith in his Musnad. Its chain contains a narrator named Salih bin Bayan al-Sahili, who is da'if (weak), and because of him this narration is weak in its chain.