حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَیْدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عِیْسَی بْنُ یُوْنُسَ، عَنِ اْلَٔا عْمَشِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَۃُ ابْنُ عُقْبَۃَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ سُوَیْدٍ یَقُوْلُ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللہِ بْنُ مَسْعُوْدٍ ؓ: إِذَا کَانَ عَلَی أَحَدَکُمْ إِمَامٌ یَخَافُ تَغَطُرُسَہُ أَوْ ظُلْلَمُہ، فَلْیَقُلٍ: اللَّھُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ ، وَرَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِیْمِ، کُنْ لِيْ جَارًامَنْ فُلَان بْنِ فَّلان، وَأَحْزَابِہِ مِنْ خَلَایِقِکَٔ، أَنْ یَفْرُطَ عَلَيَّ أَحَدٌمَنْھُمْ أَوْ یَطْغَی، عَزَّ جَارُکَٔ، وَجَلَّ ثَنَاؤُکَٔ، وَلَا إِلَہَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
الأدب المفرد · Hadith 707
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said, "When there is a ruler in charge of you whose arrogance or injustice is feared, you should say, 'O Allah, Lord of the Seven Heavens and Lord of the Immense Throne, be my Protector against so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, and his followers among Your creatures so that none of them exceeds the bounds towards me or oppresses me. Your protection is mighty and Your praise is great. There is no god but You.'"
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020