((لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ)).
(La ilaha illal-lahul-AAatheemul-haleem, la ilaha illal-lahu rabbul-AAarshil-AAatheem, la ilaha illal-lahu rabbus-samawati warabbul-ardi warabbul-AAarshil-kareem.)
(None has the right to be worshipped except Allah Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the Earth and Lord of the noble throne.)
Hisn al-Muslim 35 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 35
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
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Context & meaning
One sentence is repeated three times, and only its ending changes. Each repetition declares that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and each then names Him differently. The first names Him Forbearing. The second names Him Lord of the magnificent throne. The third widens furthest — Lord of the heavens, Lord of the Earth, and Lord of the noble throne — naming three domains where the earlier statements named one.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words at a time of anguish.
Reflection
For words said in distress, nothing at all is requested. The supplication repeats a single declaration and spends its length enlarging the description of the One it is addressed to.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
What do these words mean?
The English of it is: “None has the right to be worshipped except Allah Forbearing. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the Earth and Lord of the noble throne.” One sentence is repeated three times, and only its ending changes.
How is it pronounced if you cannot read Arabic?
Romanised, it runs: “La ilaha illal-lahul-AAatheemul-haleem, la ilaha illal-lahu rabbul-AAarshil-AAatheem, la ilaha illal-lahu rabbus-samawati warabbul-ardi warabbul-AAarshil-kareem.”
Where does this dua come from?
It is recorded at Sahih al-Bukhari 6109.
At what point is it recited?
The chapter places these words at a time of anguish. For words said in distress, nothing at all is requested.