﷽ Al-Asmaa ul-Husna : Benefits of reciting Ya Azeem (يا عظيم)

1. Name

العظيم
Al-Azeem

2. Meaning

The Most Great
The Ever-Magnificent
The Most Supreme
The Most Glorious
The Most Exalted
The Most Absolute
The Most Dignified
The Most Mighty
The Most Splendorous

3. Explanation

The One who is greatest, mightiest, grandest and above all. The One who is of the greatest importance. The One who is magnificent, vast and most revered. The One who is of perfect and absolute greatness.

4. Quran

۩ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne. (27:26)

وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

And He is the Most High, the Most Great. (2:255)

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great. (56:96)

لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great. (42:4)

خُذُوهُ فَغُلُّوهُ

ثُمَّ الْجَحِيمَ صَلُّوهُ

ثُمَّ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَاسْلُكُوهُ

إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

[Allah will say], "Seize him and shackle him.
Then into Hellfire drive him.
Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him."
Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great. (69:30-33)

5. Hadith

5.1 It was narrated that Anas bin Malik (رضي الله عنه) said: "The messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

ثَلاَثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلاَوَةَ الإِيمَانِ وَطَعْمَهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَأَنْ يُحِبَّ فِي اللَّهِ وَأَنْ يُبْغِضَ فِي اللَّهِ وَأَنْ تُوقَدَ نَارٌ عَظِيمَةٌ فَيَقَعُ فِيهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يُشْرِكَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا ‏

'There are three things, whoever attains them will find therein the sweetness of faith: When Allah (سبحانه و تعالى), the Mighty and Sublime, and His Messenger are dearer to him than all else; when he loves for the sake of Allah and hates for the sake of Allah; and when a huge fire be lit and he fall into it, than associate anything with Allah.'"

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 4987)

5.2 Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) used to say when he was in distress:

لا إله إلا الله العظيم الحليم، لا إله إلا الله رب العرش العظيم، لا إله إلا الله رب السماوات ورب الأرض ورب العرش الكريم‏

"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Incomparably Great, the Compassionate. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Rubb of the Mighty Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Rubb of the heavens, the Rubb of the earth, and the Rubb of the Honourable Throne."

(Riyad as-Salihin Book 17, Hadith 38)

5.3 Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنه) reported: The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

"He who visits a sick person who is not on the point of death and supplicates seven times:

أسأل الله العظيم رب العرش العظيم أن يشفيك

I beseech Allah the Great, the Rubb of the Great Throne, to heal you,

Allah will certainly heal him from that sickness."

(Riyad as-Salihin Book 7, Hadith 13)

5.4 Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) reported the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) as saying: if anyone says a hundred times in the morning:

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

“Glory be to Allah, the Sublime, and I begin with praise of him”,

and says likewise in the evening, no one from the creatures will bring anything like the one which he will bring.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 5091)

5.5 ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir Al-Juhani (رضي الله عنه) said: “When the following was revealed:

فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ

‘So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great’ (56:74, 69:52),

the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said to us: ‘Say this in your Ruku’.’ And when the following was revealed:

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى

‘Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High’(87:1),

the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said to us: ‘Say this in your prostrations’.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 887)

5.6 Narrated Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه): Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ هِيَ السَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ

"The Um (substance) of the Qur'an is the seven oft-repeated verses (Al- Mathaini) and is the Great Qur'an (i.e. Surat-al-Fatiha)."

(Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 227)

5.7 Narrated Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه): The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ

"There are two expressions which are very easy for the tongue to say, but they are very heavy in the balance and are very dear to The Beneficent (Allah), and they are, 'Subhan Allah Al- `Azim and 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi'."

(Sahih al-Bukhari 6406)

5.8 Jabir (رضي الله عنه) narrated that : The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

مَنْ قَالَ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ غُرِسَتْ لَهُ نَخْلَةٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ ‏

“Whoever says: ‘Glory is to Allah, the Magnificent, and with His Praise (Subḥān Allāhil-Aẓīm, wa biḥamdih)’ a date-palm tree is planted for him in Paradise.”

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3465)

5.9 It was narrated that Hudhaifah (رضي الله عنه) said: "I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) one night. He started reciting Surat Al-Baqarah and he recited one hundred verses, then did not bow, rather he continued. I thought: 'He will complete it in two rak'ahs, but he continued.' I thought: 'He will complete it and then bow,' but he continued until he recited Surat An-Nisa', then Al Imran. Then he bowed for almost as long as he had stood, saying while bowing:

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ

'Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim, Subhan Rabbial-azim (Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty, Glory be to my Lord Almighty).'

Then he raised his head and said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him). Then he prostrated and made his prostration lengthy, saying: "Subhan Rabbial-A'la, Subhan Rabbial-A'la, Subhan Rabbial-A'la (Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High, Glory be to my Lord Most High). And he did not come to any verse that spoke of fear or glorifying Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, but he said something appropriate."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 1133)

5.10 It was narrated from Ishaq bin ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far (رضي الله عنه) that his father said: “The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: ‘Urge your dying ones to say:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

“None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Kind. Glory is to Allah, Lord of the magnificent Throne; praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds’.”

They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what about those who are alive?’ He said: ‘Even better, even better.’”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book 6, Hadith 1446)

5.11 Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: “The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said to me: ‘Should I not teach you some words that if you say them, Allah will forgive you, even if you were already forgiven?’ He said: ‘Say:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. None has the right to be worshipped by Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah. Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Magnificent Throne’.”

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3504)

5.12 Narrated `Abdullah (رضي الله عنه): When the Verse:

‏الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ‏

"Those who believe and mix not their belief with wrong." (6:82)

was revealed, the companions of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said,

"Who amongst us has not mixed his belief with wrong?"

Then Allah (عز و جل) revealed:

‏لاَ تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ

"Join none in worship with Allah, Verily joining others in worship with Allah is a great wrong indeed." (31:13)

(Sahih al-Bukhari 3428)

5.13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Summayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr from al-Qa'qa ibn Hakim that Kab al-Ahbar (رضی الله عنهم) said, "Had it not been for some words which I said, the jews would have made me into a donkey." Someone asked him what they were. He said,

أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ شَىْءٌ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ وَبِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي لاَ يُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرٌّ وَلاَ فَاجِرٌ وَبِأَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ الْحُسْنَى كُلِّهَا مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَبَرَأَ وَذَرَأَ

"I seek refuge with the immense Face of Allah - there is nothing greater than it - and with the complete words of Allah which neither the good person nor the corrupt can exceed and with all the most beautiful names of Allah, what I know of them and what I do not know, from the evil of what He has created and originated and multiplied."

(Muwatta Malik Book 51, Hadith 12)

5.14 It was narrated that Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) said: "The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: 'Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer is offered will have one Qirat and whoever attends until (the body) is buried will have two Qirats."' It was said: "What are the two Qirats, O Messenger of Allah?" He said:

مِثْلُ الْجَبَلَيْنِ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ

"Like two great mountains."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 1995)

5.15 Jabir (رضي الله عنه) said, "The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) used to teach us the Itikhara in matters just as if it was a sura of the Qur'an. He said, 'When someone is concerned about something, he should pray two rak'ats and then say,

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلاَ أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلاَّمُ الْغُيُوبِ‏.‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي، وَمَعَاشِي، وَعَاقِبَةِ أمري، أَوْ قَالَ‏:‏ فِي عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ، فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي، وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي، وَمَعَاشِي، وَعَاقِبَةِ، أَوْ قَالَ‏:‏ عَاجِلِ، أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ، وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ، ثُمَّ رَضِّنِي،

'O Allah, I ask You for the good by Your knowledge and I ask You for strength by Your power and I ask You for some of Your immense abundant favour, You have the power and I do not. You know and I do not know. You are the Knower of the Unseen Worlds. O Allah, if You know that this affair is good for me in my deen, my livelihood and the end of my affair (or he said 'in the beginning of my affair') and its conclusion, then avert it from me and avert me from it. Decree for me the good wherever it is and then make me content."

Then he should state what he needs.'"

(Al-Adab Al-Mufrad Book 1, Hadith 100)

5.16 It was narrated that ‘Ubadah bin As-Samit (رضي الله عنه) said: “The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: ‘Whoever wakes up in the morning and says upon waking:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner or associate. His is the dominion and all praise is to Him, and He is Able to do all things. Glory is to Allah, praise is to Allah, none has the right to be worshiped but Allah, Allah is the Most Great, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Supreme",

then he supplicates

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Rabbighfirli (O Lord, forgive me),

he will be forgiven’.” Walid said: “Or he said: then if he supplicated, it will be answered for him then if he stood up and performed ablution and then performed prayer, his prayer would be accepted.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah 3878)

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5.17 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that : when going to bed, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) used to say:

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَرَبَّ الأَرْضِ وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ فَالِقَ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى مُنْزِلَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالإِنْجِيلِ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْعَظِيمِ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا أَنْتَ الأَوَّلُ فَلَيْسَ قَبْلَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الآخِرُ فَلَيْسَ بَعْدَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَيْسَ فَوْقَكَ شَىْءٌ وَأَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَيْسَ دُونَكَ شَىْءٌ اقْضِ عَنِّي الدَّيْنَ وَأَغْنِنِي مِنَ الْفَقْرِ

"O Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth and Lord of all things, Cleaver of the seed and the kernel, Revealer of the Tawrah, the Injil and the Magnificent Qur'an, I seek refuge with You from the evil of every creature You seize by the forelock. You are the First and there is nothing before You; You are the Last and there is nothing after You; You are the Most High (Az-Zahir) and there is nothing above You, and You are the Most Near (Al-Batin) and there is nothing nearer than You. Settle my debt for me and spare me from poverty."

(Sunan Ibn Majah 3873)

5.18 It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه) that, for fever and all kinds of pain, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) used to teach them to say:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الْكَبِيرِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ مِنْ شَرِّ عِرْقٍ نَعَّارٍ وَمِنْ شَرِّ حَرِّ النَّارِ

“In the Name of Allah the Great, I seek refuge with Allah the Almighty from the evil of a vein gushing (with blood) and the evil of the heat of the Fire.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 4, Book 31, Hadith 3526)

5.19 It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Abi Awfa Al-Aslami (رضي الله عنه) said: “The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) came out to us and said: ‘Whoever has some need from Allah or from any of His creation, let him perform ablution and pray two Rak’ah, then let him say:

لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَعَزَائِمَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ وَالْغَنِيمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ بِرٍّ وَالسَّلاَمَةَ مِنْ كُلِّ إِثْمٍ أَسْأَلُكَ أَلاَّ تَدَعَ لِي ذَنْبًا إِلاَّ غَفَرْتَهُ وَلاَ هَمًّا إِلاَّ فَرَّجْتَهُ وَلاَ حَاجَةً هِيَ لَكَ رِضًا إِلاَّ قَضَيْتَهَا لِي

None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, the Forbearing, the Most Generous. Glory is to Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne. Praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the means of Your mercy and forgiveness, the benefit of every good deed and safety from all sins. I ask You not to leave any sin of mine but You forgive it, or any distress but You relieve it, or any need that is pleasing to You but You meet it.

Then he should ask Allah for whatever he wants in this world and in the Hereafter, for it is decreed.”

(Sunan Ibn Majah Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1384)

5.20 'Asim bin Humaid said: "I heard 'Awf bin Malik (رضی الله عنهم) say: 'I prayed Qiyam with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) one night, and when he bowed, he stayed as long as it takes to recite Surat Al-Baqarah, saying:

سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْجَبَرُوتِ وَالْمَلَكُوتِ وَالْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ

"Glory be to the One Who has All Power, Sovereignty, Magnificence and Might."

(Sunan an-Nasa'i 1049)

5.21 Imam Dailami (رحمه الله‎) narrated from Abu Hurairah (رضي الله عنه) that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) used to supplicate:

اللهم إنك رب عظيم لا يسعك شئ مما خلقت، وأنت ترى ولا ترى، وأنت بالمنظر الاعلى، وأن لك الآخرة والأولى، ولك الممات والمحيا، وان إليك المنتهى والرجعي، نعوذ بك أن نذل ونخزى اللهم انك سألتنا من أنفسنا ما لا نملكه الا بك، فاعطنا منها ما يرضيك عنا

"O Allah, You are the Lord, the Greatest. Nothing can match Your Magnificence. You witness everything but You cannot be seen. You are on the Highest Throne. For You is the hereafter and this world. From You is the life and death (of creation). To You is the final destination and return of all. We seek refuge in You from fall and disgrace. O Allah, You asked from us that which we do not have (of strength) except You. So bestow upon us that which pleases You."

(Kanzul Ummal, Kitab Al-Azkar 1/91, 3779)

5.22 Abu al-Darda’ (رضي الله عنه) said: if anyone says seven times morning and evening;

حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

“Allah sufficeth me: there is no god but He; on Him is my trust- He, the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme”,

Allah will be sufficient for him against anything which grieves him, whether he is true or false in (repeating) them.

(Sunan Abi Dawud 5081)

5.23 Bilal bin Yasar bin Zaid (رضي الله عنه), the freed slave of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) narrated: “My father narrated to me, from my grandfather, that he heard the Prophet say: ‘Whoever says:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

“I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Magnificent, whom there is none worthy of worship but Him, the Living, Al-Qayyum, and I repent to him,”

then Allah will forgive him, even if he fled from battle.’”

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3577)

5.24 Abu Sa`eed (رضي الله عنه) narrated that : the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said: “Whoever says, when he goes to his bed:

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ

‘I seek forgiveness from Allah, [the Magnificent] the One whom there is none worthy of worship except for Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him’

three times, Allah shall forgive him his sins if they were like the foam of the sea, even if they were the number of leaves of the trees, even if they were the number of sand particles of `Alij, even if they were the number of the days of the world.”

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3397)

5.25 `Ikrimah, the freed slave of Ibn `Abbas (رضی الله عنهم), narrated that: Ibn `Abbas said: “We were with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) when `Ali bin Abi Talib (عليه السلام) came to him, and he said:

‘May my father and mother be ransomed for you! This Qur’an has suddenly left my heart, and I do not find myself capable of it.’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to him: ‘O Abul-Hasan! Should I not teach you words that Allah shall benefit you with, and benefit whomever you teach, and they will make whatever you have learned in your chest firm?’ He said: ‘Of course, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), so teach me.’ He (ﷺ) said:

‘When it is the night of (before) Friday, then if you are able to stand in the last third of the night, then verily it is a witnessed hour, and supplication is answered in it. And my brother Ya`qub (عليه السلام) did say to his sons:

سَوْفَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي

I shall seek forgiveness for you from my Lord. (12:98)

He said: “Until the night of Friday comes.” So if you are not able, then stand in the middle of it, and if you are not able then stand in the first of it. And pray four Rak`ah. Recite Fatihatul-Kitab (the Opening of the Book) and Surat Ya-Sin in the first Rak`ah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Ha-Mim Ad-Dukhan in the second Rak`ah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Alif Lam Mim Tanzil As-Sajdah in the third Rak`ah, and Fatihatul-Kitab and Tabarak Al-Mufassal in the fourth Rak`ah. So when you have finished with the Tashahud, then praise Allah and mention Allah’s greatness in an excellent manner, and send Salat upon me - and be excellent in it - and upon the rest of the Prophets. And seek forgiveness for the believing men and the believing women, and for your brothers who have preceded you in faith. Then say in the end of that:

اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْنِي بِتَرْكِ الْمَعَاصِي أَبَدًا مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي وَارْحَمْنِي أَنْ أَتَكَلَّفَ مَا لاَ يَعْنِينِي وَارْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ النَّظَرِ فِيمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لاَ تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلاَلِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُلْزِمَ قَلْبِي حِفْظَ كِتَابِكَ كَمَا عَلَّمْتَنِي وَارْزُقْنِي أَنْ أَتْلُوَهُ عَلَى النَّحْوِ الَّذِي يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ ذَا الْجَلاَلِ وَالإِكْرَامِ وَالْعِزَّةِ الَّتِي لاَ تُرَامُ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَنُ بِجَلاَلِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُنَوِّرَ بِكِتَابِكَ بَصَرِي وَأَنْ تُطْلِقَ بِهِ لِسَانِي وَأَنْ تُفَرِّجَ بِهِ عَنْ قَلْبِي وَأَنْ تَشْرَحَ بِهِ صَدْرِي وَأَنْ تَغْسِلَ بِهِ بَدَنِي لأَنَّهُ لاَ يُعِينُنِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ غَيْرُكَ وَلاَ يُؤْتِيهِ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ

“O Allah, have mercy on me by abandonment of sins forever, so long as You keep me remaining. And have mercy on me from taking upon myself what does not concern me, and provide me good sight for what will make You pleased with me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of glory, and generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O Rahman, by Your glory and the light of Your Face, to make my heart constant in remembering Your Book as You taught me, and grant me that I recite it in the manner that will make You pleased with me. O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Possessor of glory, and generosity, and honor that is not exceeded. I ask you, O Allah, O Rahman, by Your glory and the light of Your Face, to enlighten my sight with Your Book, and make my tongue free with it, and to relieve my heart with it, and to expand my chest with it, and to wash my body with it. For indeed, none aids me upon the truth other than You, and none gives it except You, and there is no might or power except by Allah, the High, the Magnificent.”

O Abul-Hasan! So do this three Fridays, or five, or seven, you will be answered - by the will of Allah - by the One Who sent me with the Truth, it has not failed a believer once.’” `Abdullah bin `Abbas said: “So, by Allah, `Ali did not wait but five or seven until [`Ali] came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) in a gathering similar to that and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), indeed I was [a man] in the time that passed, who used to not take except four Ayat or about that much, so when I would recite them to myself they would suddenly depart from me, and today I learn forty Ayat or about that much, and when I recite them to myself, then it is as if the Book of Allah is before my eyes. I used to hear a Hadith and when I would repeat it, it would suddenly depart from me, and today I hear Ahadith, and when I report them, I do not err in a single letter.’ So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said at that point: ‘A believer, by the Lord of the Ka`bah, O Abul-Hasan.’”

(Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3570)

Duas

اللهم يا إله الالهة، يا واحد، يا أحد، يا آخر الآخرين، يا قاهر القاهرين يا علي يا عظيم، أنت العلي الاعلى، علوت فوق كل علو، هذا يا سيدي عهدي وأنت منجز وعدي فصل يا مولاي وعدي، وأنجز وعدي، آمنت بك، وأسألك بحجابك العربي، وبحجابك العجمي، وبحجابك العبراني، وبحجابك السرياني، وبحجابك الرومي، وبحجابك الهندي، وأثبت معرفتك بالعناية الأولى فإنك أنت الله لا ترى وأنت بالمنظر الاعلى

(بحار الأنوار - ج ٩٢ - الصفحة ٣٣٧)

يا كريم يا كريم يا كريم يا عظيم يا عظيم يا عظيم يا أعظم من كل عظيم يا سميع الدعاء يامن لا تغيره الأيام والليالي صل على محمد وآل محمد وارحم ضعفي وفقري وفاقتي ومسكنتي فإنك أعلم بها منى وأنت أعلم بحاجتي يا من رحم الشيخ يعقوب حين رد عليه يوسف قرة عينه يا من رحم أيوب بعد حلول بلائه يا من رحم محمدا عليه السلام ومن اليتم آواه ونصره على جبابرة قريش وطواغيتها وأمكنه منهم يا مغيث يا مغيث يا مغيث

(تفسير العياشي - ج ١ - الصفحة ٣٥٣)

يا عظيم يا عظيم، أنت الهي لا إله لي غيرك اغفر لي الذنب العظيم إنه لا يغفر الذنب العظيم إلا العظيم

[وسائل الشيعة (آل البيت) - ج ١٠ - الصفحة ١٤٩]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، يامن أظهر الجميل وستر القبيح ولم يهتك الستر عني، يا كريم العفو، يا حسن التجاوز يا واسع المغفرة، يا باسط اليدين بالرحمة يا صاحب كل نجوى ويا منتهى كل شكوى يا كريم الصفح، يا عظيم المن (يا عظيم العفو) يا مبتدىء كل نعمة قبل استحقاقها، يا رباه يا سيداه يا مولاه يا غياثاه صل على محمد وآل محمد وأسألك أن لا تجعلني في النار

(شرح أصول الكافي - ج ١٠ - الصفحة ٤٥٣)

يا علي يا عظيم يا رحمن يا رحيم يا سامع الدعوات يا معطي الخيرات صل على محمد وآل محمد وأعطني من خير الدنيا والآخرة ما أنت أهله واصرف عني من شر الدنيا والآخرة ما أنت أهله

(الكافي - ج ٢ - الصفحة ٢٥٩)

يامن يملك حوائج السائلين، يامن يعلم ما في ضمير الصامتين، يا عظيم الخطر يا كريم الظفر، يا من له وجه لا يبلى، يا من له ملك لا يفنى، يا من له نور لا يطفأ يامن فوق كل شئ عرشه، يامن في البر والبحر سلطانه، يامن في جهنم سخطه، يامن في الجنة رحمته، يامن مواعيده صادقة، يامن أياديه فاضلة، يامن رحمته واسعة، يا غياث المستغيثين، يا مجيب دعوة المضطرين، يامن هو بالمنظر الا على وخلقه بالمنزل الأدنى

(بحار الأنوار - ج ٨٣ - الصفحة ١٧٥)

يا عظيم العفو، يا واسع المغفرة، يا قريب الرحمة يا ذا الجلال والإكرام، اجعلنا من أهل العافية في الدنيا والآخرة

(كتاب الهواتف - الصفحة ٥٤)

اللهم اجعل القرآن العظيم ربيع قلوبنا، وشفاء صدورنا، ونور أبصارنا، وذهاب همومنا وغمومنا وأحزاننا، ومغفرة لذنوبنا، وقضاء لحوائجنا، وسائقنا وقائدنا ودليلنا إليك وإلى جناتك جنات النعيم. اللهم ارحمنا بالقرآن العظيم، واجعله لنا إماما ونورا وهدى ورحمة

(إعانة الطالبين - ج ٢ - الصفحة ٢٨٦)

اللهم يا ذا السلطان العظيم، والمن القديم، والوجه الكريم، يا ذا الكلمات التامات، والدعوات المستجابات، عاف الحسن والحسين من أنفس الجن وأعين الانس

(المجتنى من دعاء المجتبى - الصفحة ٩٣)

اللهم يا سامع الأصوات، ويا مجيب الدعوات، ويا مقيل العثرات، ويا راحم العبرات ويا قيام المحدثات والممكنات، أنا كنت حسن الظن بك، عظيم الرجاء في رحمتك

(المحصول - ج ١ - الصفحة ٦٨)

اللهم يا عليم يا حليم يا علي يا عظيم

(المصنف - ج ٧ - الصفحة ١٣٠)

اللهم من تهيأ وتعبأ وأعد واستعد لوفادة إلى مخلوق رجاء رفده وطلب جوائزه وفواضله ونوافله، فإليك يا سيدي وفادتي وتهيأتي وتعبأتي وإعدادي واستعدادي رجاء رفدك وجوائزك ونوافلك، فلا تخيب اليوم رجائي يا مولاي يا من لا يخيب عليه سائل ولا ينقصه نائل، إني لم آتك اليوم بعمل قدمته، ولا شفاعة مخلوق رجوته، ولكن أتيتك مقرا بالظلم والإساءة على نفسي، ولا حجة لي ولا عذر فأسئلك يا رب أن تعطيني مسئلتي، وتقلبني برغبتي ولا تردني مجبوها ولا خائبا يا عظيم يا عظيم يا عظيم أرجوك للعظيم، أسئلك يا عظيم أن تغفر لي العظيم لا إله إلا أنت. اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد وارزقني خير هذا اليوم الذي شرفته وعظمته وتغسلني فيه من جميع ذنوبي وخطاياي، وزدني من فضلك إنك أنت الوهاب

(بحار الأنوار - ج ٨٨ - الصفحة ١٩)

سبحانك يا حليم عما يعمل الظالمون في الرض، يا عظيم ترى عظيم الجرم من عبادك فلا تعجل عليهم

(بحار الأنوار - ج ٩٨ - الصفحة ٢١٥)

يا علي يا عظيم يا غفور يا رحيم أنت الرب العظيم الذي ليس كمثله شئ وهو السميع البصير

يا عظيم يا عظيم يا عظيم أنت الله لا إله إلا أنت اغفر لي الذنب العظيم إنه لا يغفر الذنب العظيم إلا أنت يا عظيم

اللهم رب النور العظيم ورب الكرسي الرفيع ورب البحر المسجور ورب الشفع الكبير والنور العزيز ورب التوراة و الإنجيل والزبور والفرقان [القرآن] العظيم أنت إله من في السماوات وإله من في الأرض لا إله فيهما غيرك

(المصباح - الصفحة ٦٣٠)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، الحمد لله الذي لا إله إلا هو الملك الحق المبين المدبر بلا وزير، ولا خلق من عباده يستشير، الأول غير موصوف، والباقي بعد فناء الخلق، العظيم الربوبية

أنت الله الذي لا إله إلا أنت الخلاق العليم، أمرك غالب، وعلمك نافذ، وكيدك غريب، ووعدك صادق، وحكمك عدل، وكلامك هدى، ووحيك نور، ورحمتك واسعة، وعفوك عظيم ... ناصر من انتصر بك، تغفر الذنوب لمن استغفرك، جبار الجبابرة، عظيم العظماء، كبير الكبراء

اللهم إني أسئلك بمعاقد العز من عرشك، ومنتهى الرحمة من كتابك وباسمك العظيم الكبير الأكبر الطاهر المطهر القدوس المبارك

(بحار الأنوار - ج ٨٣ - الصفحة ٣٣٥-٣٣٢)

Amal

1. For health, prosperity and resolving difficulties, recite Ya Azeemu 120 times after any Salah. Besides recite (والله ذو الفضل العظيم) frequently for one week.

2. For dignity amongst friends as well as foes and success recite Ya Azeemu 1,011 times.

3. To relieve stomach problems, recite Ya Azeemu 7 times on water and drink.

6. Benefits of invoking (Ya Allahu) Ya Azeemu frequently