Call upon Allah with the Greatest Name

Call upon Allah with the Greatest Name

عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسًا وَرَجُلٌ يُصَلِّي ثُمَّ دَعَا:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بَدِيعُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ

فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَقَدْ دَعَا اللَّهَ بِاسْمِهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ وَإِذَا سُئِلَ بِهِ أَعْطَى

Sayyiduna An’as radiAllahu anhu narrates: He was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while a man was praying, and then he supplicated:

“O Allah, I ask You by virtue of all praise belonging to You. There is no God but You, the Beneficent, the Originator of the heavens and the earth. O Majestic and Generous, O Living, O Sustainer!”

The Noble Prophet ﷺ said, “He has called upon Allah by His greatest name, by which He will answer when called and give when asked.” -Sunan Abi Dawud