How sound is the Hadith of the man who was trading from the Levant to Medina, and who was robbed, so he prayed and supplicated with "O Most Loving, O Most Loving, O Lord of the Glorious Throne, O Originator, O Restorer, O Doer of whatsoever He intends, I ask You by the light of Your Face which fills the corners of Your Throne, and I ask You by Your power by which You have power over all Your creation, and I ask You by Your mercy which encompasses all things, there is no god but You, O Helper, help me"? Then an angel came to him from the third heaven and eliminated the thief. The man then informed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, of this, and he said to him: "Allah has taught you His Most Beautiful Names, by which if He is supplicated, He responds, and if He is asked, He gives"?
This tradition was narrated by Ibn Abi Al-Dunya and Al-Lalaka'i, but the addition mentioned in the question was not included in it. At the end of it, the statement of Anas was mentioned: "Know that whoever performs ablution, prays four rak'ahs, and supplicates with this du'a, his prayer will be answered, whether he is distressed or not." Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned the story in "Al-Isabah" and remained silent about it. No one has authenticated its chain of narration, and the books of Ibn Abi Al-Dunya are among the sources of mu'dal (problematic) narrations.
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