Fath al-Rabbani

Narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The supplication of the man of the fish, when he was in the belly of the fish, is: {لَا اِلٰہَ … مِنَ الظَّالِمِینَ} (There is no deity worthy of worship except You; You are pure; indeed, I am among the wrongdoers). Whenever any Muslim calls upon his Lord with this supplication for anything, Allah Almighty will answer his call.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man while he was saying: "Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram (O Possessor of Majesty and Honor)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It has been accepted for you, so ask."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Rabi’ah bin ‘Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Hold fast to “Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) passed by Sayyiduna Abu Ayyash Zayd bin Samit Zarqi (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was performing prayer and reciting this supplication: "O Allah! I ask You... O Possessor of Majesty and Honor!" (O Allah! I ask You because all praise is due to You, You alone are the True Deity, O Beneficent One! O Originator of the heavens and the earth! O Possessor of Majesty and Honor!) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: He has called upon Allah with His Greatest Name; when He is called upon by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He grants.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was sitting in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and at the same time, a man stood up and began to pray. When he had performed the bowing (ruku‘) and prostration (sajdah), and sat and recited the tashahhud, then he made this supplication: "O Allah! Indeed, I ask You... Indeed, I ask You (O Allah! Verily, I ask You on the basis that all praise is for You, You alone are the True Deity, You are One, You have no partner, You are Most Merciful, O Originator of the heavens and the earth! O Possessor of Majesty and Honor! O Living! O Sustainer! Indeed, I ask You.)" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what this man has supplicated with?" The people said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul! He has supplicated to Allah with His Greatest Name, which, when He is called upon by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man reciting these words: "O Allah! I ask You by the fact that I bear witness that surely You are Allah, there is no deity worthy of worship except You, You are One, Unique, Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor is begotten, and there is none equal to Him." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, he has called upon Allah by His Greatest Name; when He is asked by it, He gives, and when He is called upon by it, He responds.

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: {اَللّٰہُ لَا اِلٰہَ إِلَّا ہُوَ الْحَیُّ الْقَیُّومُ} and {الٓمٓ۔ اَللّٰہُ لَا اِلٰہَ إِلَّا ہُوَ الْحَیُّ الْقَیُّومُ} In these two verses is the mention of Allah Almighty’s Greatest Name (Ism-e-Azam).