I have been really ill for months. Can you suggest any duas that I can pray?
Question
I have been really ill for months. Can you suggest any duas that I can pray?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
May Allah Ta`ala grant you complete shifa. Amin.
A sickness could also be a bounty of Allah in disguise.
Aisha (Radiallahu `anha) narrates from Rasulullah (Salallahu Aleihi Wa Salaam): No muslim is afflicted with any difficulty but Allah will remove [his sins by it] even if it was a thorn that prick him[2].
In another hadith it is mentioned:
Allah will elevate his status by it and remove his sins.
We recommend the following duas: .
Transliteration:
Azhabil ba`sa rabbannas washfi anta shshafi la shifa`a illa shifauka shifa`an la yugadiru saqama.
Translation:
Remove the pain, O Lord of the people. Heal, for You are the Healer, and Yours is the true cure - a cure that will not leave behind any sickness.[5]
Also[6]:
Place your hand on the place of your pain and say three times “Bismillah” and seven times:
Transliteration:
A’uzu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri maa ajidu wa ‘uhaaziru.
Translation:
I seek refuge in Allah and His power from all that I feel or fear.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abu Ali ad-Dagestani
Student Darul Iftaa
Moscow, Russia
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
قال أخبرني عروة بن الزبير أن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قالت قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما من مصيبة تصيب المسلم إلا كفر الله بها عنه حتى الشوكة يشاكها[1]
إلا رفعه الله بها درجة و حط عنه بها خطيئة[3]
أَذْهِبْ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ , وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي , لا شِفَاءَ إِلا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا[4]
ضع يدك على الذي يألم من جسدك وقل : بسم الله ثلاثا ، وقل سبع مرات : أعوذ بعزة الله وقدرته من شر ما أجد وأحاذر[7]
[1][1] صحيح البخاري : المرضى: باب ما جاء في كفارة المرض
[2] Sahih al-Bukhari №5317
[3] فتح الباري ج 10 ص86 ط :دار إحياء التراث العربي
[4] صحيح مسلم :كتاب السلام:باب استحباب رقية المريض
[5] Sahih Muslim № 2191
[6] Al-Mishkat:№1533
[7] مشكاة المصابيح: كتاب الجنائز :باب عيادة المريض وثواب المرض
- Answered by
- Abu Ali ad-Dagestani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah (AskImam). It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta directly.