540. Dua for Health & Healing

أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Dua for Healing English Transliteration

Adhhibil-ba’s Rabban-naas, washfi Antash-Shaafi, laa shifaa’a illaa shifaa’uka, shifaa’an laa yughadiru saqama

Dua for Healing English Translation

Take away the disease, O the Lord of the people! Cure him as You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but Yours, a cure that leaves no disease.

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) paid a visit to a patient, or a patient was brought to him, he used to invoke Allah, saying (The dua is mentioned above)

ReferenceBukhari: 5675

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا أَتَى مَرِيضًا، أَوْ أُتِيَ بِهِ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: " أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا "

Translation

Narrated Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her): Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited a patient or a patient was brought to him, he used to say, "Remove the disease, O Lord of the people. Cure (him), for You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but Yours, a cure that leaves no disease."

Frequently Asked Questions

The dua for health in times of sickness is: Allahumma Rabban-naas adhhibil-ba'sa washfi Antash-Shaafi laa shifaa'a illaa shifaa'uk shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqamaa. Translation: O Allah, the Lord of mankind, remove the difficulty and bring about healing as You are the Healer. This muslim prayer for healing is often said when someone is not feeling well.

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