914. Dua for Sick Person (Healing Dua)
Dua for Sick Person in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ يَنْكَأُ لَكَ عَدُوًّا، أَوْ يَمْشِيْ لَكَ إِلٰى جَنَازَةٍ.
Dua for Sick Person English Transliteration
Allaahummashfi abdaka yankau laka aduyya, aw yamshi laka ilaa janaazah.
Dua for Sick Person English Translation
O Allah, cure Thy servant, who may then wreak havoc on an enemy for your sake, or walk at a funeral for your sake.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ حُيَىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ يَعُودُ مَرِيضًا فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ يَنْكَأُ لَكَ عَدُوًّا أَوْ يَمْشِي لَكَ إِلَى جَنَازَةٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ السَّرْحِ " إِلَى صَلاَةٍ " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: When a man comes to visit a sick person, he should say: O Allah, cure Thy servant, who may then wreak havoc on an enemy for your sake, or walk at a funeral for your sake. Abu Dawud said: Ibn As-Sarh (one of the narrators) said: "Ilas-salat (To the Salat)". Sunan Abi Dawud 3107 [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawood: 3107]