782. Benefits of Reciting La Hawla Wala Quwwata Illa Billah
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘One of the treasures of Paradise is:
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
La Hawla Wala Quwwata English Transliteration
Laa 'hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah
La Hawla Wala Quwwata English Translation
There is no might and no power except by Allah.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي سَفَرٍ، فَجَعَلَ النَّاسُ يَجْهَرُونَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ارْبَعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَدْعُونَ أَصَمَّ وَلا غَائِبًا وَلَكِنْ تَدْعُونَ سَمِيعًا قَرِيبًا، إِنَّهُ مَعَكُمْ، إِنِّي وَرَاءَ رَاحِلَتِي، فَقَالَ لِي " يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ قَيْسٍ أَلا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى كَنْزٍ مِنْ كُنُوزِ الْجَنَّةِ " . قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَالَ " قُلْ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِاللَّهِ " .
Abu Musa reported: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on a journey, and the people began to raise their voices in supplication. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "O people, be gentle with yourselves. You are not calling upon one who is deaf or absent; rather, you are calling upon One who is All-Hearing, Ever Near. He is with you. I am behind my mount." Then he said to me, "O Abdullah bin Qais, shall I not inform you of a treasure from the treasures of Paradise?" I said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Say: La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no might and no power except by Allah)."