Is There A Dua Called “Ism al-Azam”?

Is there a dua called “Ism al-Azam”?

“Ism al-Azam” means the most high names of Allah. More than one names are mentioned in hadiths as Ism al-Azam of Allah. The main names and dhikrs are lafz al-jalal (Allah); then “Rahman, Rahim, Mannan, Ahad, Samad, Hayy, Qayyum, Badi’u’s-samawati wa’l-ard, Dhu’l-jalali wa’l-ikram, la ilaha illallah, la ilaha illa anta” (Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 87; Ibn Majah, Dua, 9; Darimi, al-Sunan, Fadhail al-Qur’an, 14; Muslim, Salat al-Musafirin, 258). As it can be seen in these narratives, Ism al-Azam is one of the names of Allah ; it is not the name of a special dua. Therefore, there is no such dua. However, the Messenger of Allah (saw) said that the duas made by uttering Ism al-Azam would be accepted in the presence of Allah . Two narratives about this are as follows,

“One day, Prophet Muhammad (saw) entered the masjid. A companion was establishing prayer. This companion started to make this dua after prayer,

“O, Allah! All kind of praises pertain to You. There is no deity but You. (You), are Mannan (the One Who bestows abundantly), you are the One Who created skies and earth out of nothing, you have glory and gifts. I am making dua to You and demand from You with the sentences of: O Who is alive, live, eternal, immortal, everlasting, Who is supporter of everything with His self, on Whom everything depends, Who does not sleep or nap, Who manages, protects, and meets the needs of beings!” Hearing this dua, the Prophet (saw) said, ‘This person made dua to Allah with His Ism al-Azam, when a dua is made with Ism al-Azam Allah accepts that dua and grants what he asks to that person .’” (Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 112; Ibn Majah, Dua, 9; Nasa’i, Sahw, 58).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA