Duas for the Sick
These are the duas the Prophet (SAW) taught for illness: words to recite for someone who is unwell, what to say when visiting them, and what to say for your own pain. Each one is shown with its Arabic text, transliteration, meaning and the hadith it comes from.
5 authentic duas
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Allahumma Rabban-nasi, adhhibil-ba'sa, ishfi antash-shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uk, shifa'an la yughadiru saqama
O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the harm. Heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.
Open this duaأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
As'alullaha-l-'azima rabba-l-'arshi-l-'azimi an yashfiyak
I ask Allah the Almighty, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to cure you. (Recited 7 times when visiting a sick Muslim.)
Open this duaلَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
La ba'sa tahurun in sha Allah
No harm will come to you. It will be a purification, if Allah wills.
Open this duaاللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ يَنْكَأُ لَكَ عَدُوًّا أَوْ يَمْشِي لَكَ إِلَى جَنَازَةٍ
Allahummashfi 'abdaka yanka'u laka 'aduwwan aw yamshi laka ila janazah
O Allah, heal Your servant, so that he may strive against an enemy for Your sake or walk to a funeral for Your sake.
Open this duaبِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
Bismillah, bismillah, bismillah, a'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir
In the name of Allah (×3). I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.
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