it was narrated by imam ahmad, imam bukhari, and imam muslim, on the authority of ibn abbas that the islamic prophet muhammad, encouraged the saying of this supplication at the time of distress: "la ilaha illallahul-azimul-halim. la ilaha illallahu rabbul-'arshil-'azim. la ilaha illallahu rabbus-samawati, wa rabbul-ardi, wa rabbul-'arshil- karim. (none has the right to be worshipped but allah the incomparably great, the compassionate. none has the right to be worshipped but allah the lord of the mighty throne. none has the right to be worshiped but allah the lord of the heavens, the lord of the earth, and the lord of the honourable throne.)"