Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:10599 حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ سُلْطَانًا مَهِيبًا تَخَافُ أَنْ يَسْطُوَ بِكَ فَقُلْ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ جَمِيعًا اللهُ أَعَزُّ مِمَّا أَخَافُ وَأَحْذَرُ أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمُمْسِكِ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعَ أَنْ تَقَعْنَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ عَبْدِكَ فُلَانٍ وَجُنُودِهِ وَأَتْبَاعِهِ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِلَهِي كُنْ لِي جَارًا مِنْ شَرِّهِمْ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ وَعَزَّ جَارُكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ
English Translation
Ibn Abbas said: "When you come before an intimidating authority whom you fear may overpower you, say: 'Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, greater than all His creation. Allah is mightier than what I fear and am cautious of. I seek refuge in Allah, besides Whom there is no deity, the One Who holds the seven heavens from falling upon the earth except by His permission, from the evil of Your servant so-and-so and his soldiers and followers from among jinn and mankind. O my God, be my protector from their evil. Exalted is Your praise, mighty is Your protection, blessed is Your name, and there is no deity other than You.' Three times."