Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 709
When one is in fear of the ruler
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُكَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: مَنْ نَزَلَ بِهِ هَمٌّ أَوْ غَمٌّ أَوْ كَرْبٌ أَوْ خَافَ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ، فَدَعَا بِهَؤُلاَءِ اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ: أَسْأَلُكَ بِلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ، وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَالأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ، إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، ثُمَّ سَلِ اللَّهَ حَاجَتَكَ.
Translation
Ibn 'Abbas said, "Whoever has a worry, sorrow or grief or fearsa ruler, should use this supplication and he will be answered. It is
'Iask You by (the words) "There is no god but You, the Lord of the sevenheavens and the Lord of the Immense Throne" and I ask You by (the words)"There is no god but You, the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord ofthe Immense Throne" and I ask You by (the words) "There is no god but You,the Lord of the seven heavens and the seven earths and what is in them.You have power over all things.'" Then he should ask for what he needs."