Hazrat Abdullah bin Hasan narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja'far went to one of his sons who was ill, and he was called Salih. Then he said to him: Say these words: There is no deity except Allah, the Most Forbearing, the Most Generous. Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the Great Throne. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. O Allah! Forgive me. O Allah! Have mercy on me. O Allah! Pardon my sins. O Allah! Grant me forgiveness, surely You are the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. Then Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja'far said: My uncle taught me these words, and the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them to him.

Hazrat Shaddad bin Aus says: Remember what I am about to say to you. I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: When people begin to amass treasures of gold and silver, then you should amass treasure with these words: O Allah! I ask You for steadfastness in religion, for gratitude for Your blessings, and I ask You for the best worship of You, and I ask You for a sound heart and a truthful tongue, and I ask You for the good that You know, and I seek refuge in You from the evil that You know, and I seek Your forgiveness for the sin that You know. Surely, You are the Knower of the unseen.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ka'b says that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach this supplication to his companions. He used to say: You should supplicate like this: O Allah! Forgive our sins, and pardon our slips, and conceal our faults.

Hazrat Buraidah narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man supplicating in this manner: O Allah! I ask You by means of Your own self, for You are Allah, the One, the Self-Sufficient, Who neither begets nor is begotten, and there is none comparable to Him. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This person has asked Allah by means of His Greatest Name, by which, when supplication is made, He accepts, and when something is asked, He grants it.

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man supplicating in this manner: O Allah! I ask You by means of this (invocation): All praise is for You alone, there is no deity except You, You are One, You have no partner, the Bestower and the Giver of honor, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, the Possessor of Majesty and Honor. So the Prophet said: Indeed, this person has asked Allah by His Greatest Name; when He is asked by it, He gives, and when supplicated by it, He answers.

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Sabit narrates that a supplicant made a supplication during the time of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: O Allah! I ask You by means of Your name Allah, for there is no deity except You, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate, the Creator of the heavens and the earth without any precedent, and when You intend to do something, You say to it: Be, and it becomes. Upon this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, you (or he) have supplicated to Allah by means of His Greatest Name, the Name of Magnificence.

Hazrat Asma bint Yazid narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The Greatest Name of Allah is mentioned in these two verses: "And your God is one God; there is no deity except Him, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate." And at the beginning of Surah Al-Imran: Alif Lam Meem. Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence."

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Umair narrates that a person recited Surah Al-Baqarah and Aal-e-Imran, so Hazrat Ka'b said, "Indeed, you have recited two Surahs, and in both of these Surahs there is such a name that when supplication is made by means of that name, it is accepted."

Hazrat Hisham bin Abi Ruqayyah narrates that Hazrat Abu Darda and Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) used to say: The greatest and highest name of Allah is "My Lord, My Lord."

Hazrat Hayan Al-A'raj narrates that Hazrat Jabir Ibn Zaid said that the Greatest Name of Allah is the word "Allah".