It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) taught me this supplication to recite at times of distress and grief: Allahu Rabbi la ushriku bihi shay'an (Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: The supplication of a restless and distressed person is this: "O Allah! I hope for Your mercy alone, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and set right all of my affairs. There is no deity except You." (O Allah! I hope only for Your mercy, so do not entrust me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and set right all of my affairs; You alone are the True Deity.)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me to recite this supplication in times of anxiety and hardship: LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAHUL HALEEMUL KAREEM, SUBHAANALLAHI WATABAARAKALLAHU RABBUL AR IL AZEEM, WALHAMDU LILLAAHI RABBIL AALAMEEN (There is no true deity except Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous; Allah is Pure, Allah is Blessed, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, and all praise is for Allah, the Lord of the worlds). In one narration, instead of AL-HALEEM, the word AL-HAKEEM is used.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whenever anyone is afflicted with worry, grief, or distress and he recites this supplication:“O Allah! I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, and the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand, Your command over me is ever executed, and Your decree over me is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You have named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book, or taught to any of Your creation, or kept with Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen, that You make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the remover of my grief, and the dispeller of my anxiety.”Then Allah Almighty will remove his worry, grief, and distress, and in its place grant him relief and ease. It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Should we not learn these words? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, everyone who hears them should memorize them.

It is narrated from Abdullah bin Ja'far, he says: When he married his daughter to Hajjaj bin Yusuf, he said to his daughter: When he comes to you, you should recite this supplication: LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAHUL HALEEMUL KAREEM, SUBHANALLAHI RABBIL 'AR IL 'AZEEM, ALHAMDULILLAAHI RABBIL 'AALAMEEN. (There is no true deity except Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous; Glory be to Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne; and all praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds). He thought that whenever any matter would distress the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite this supplication. Hammad, the narrator, says: I think that Hajjaj bin Yusuf did not reach that woman.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: On the day of the battle, we said: O Messenger of Allah! Is there any supplication, our hearts have reached our mouths? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Absolutely, say: "Allahumma astur 'awratina, wa amin raw'atina" (O Allah! Conceal our faults and grant us security from our fears). Then Allah Almighty sent such a wind upon the enemies that through that wind He defeated them.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) judged between two men. The one against whom the judgment was passed, when he was leaving, said: "Hasbiyallahu wa ni‘mal wakeel" (Allah is sufficient for me and He is the best disposer of affairs). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bring that man to me. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: What did you say? He replied: Yes, I uttered these words: "Hasbiyallahu wa ni‘mal wakeel." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah the Exalted blames laziness. First, you should act with wisdom, then if something overcomes you, then you should say: "Hasbiyallahu wa ni‘mal wakeel."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Shall I not teach you such words that when you recite them, you will be forgiven, even though you have already been forgiven? In any case, those words are: LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAHUL HALEEMUL KAREEM, LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAHUL ‘ALIYYUL ‘AZEEM, SUBHAANALLAHI RABBI-S-SAMAAWAATIS SAB’I WA RABBIL ‘AR IL ‘AZEEM, ALHAMDU LILLAAHI RABBIL ‘AALAMEEN (There is no true deity except Allah, the Forbearing, the Generous; there is no true deity except Allah, the Most High, the Most Great; Glory be to Allah, the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne; all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Wa'il (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: O Commander of the Faithful! I have become unable to fulfill my contract of manumission, so please help me. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I teach you the words which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught me? Even if you have a debt as much as the mountain of Seer in dinars, Allah Almighty will pay it off for you. He said: Yes, of course. He (Ali) said: Recite this supplication: "Allahumma akfini bihalalika 'an haramika wa aghnini bifadlika 'amman siwaka" (O Allah! Suffice me with what You have made lawful instead of what You have made unlawful, and make me independent by Your grace from all besides You).

Under this chapter, the following sub-chapters and hadiths have been mentioned.