721. Dua for Protection from Diseases and Illness
Narrated Anas (RA): The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say:
Dua for Protection from Diseases in Arabic
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُوْنِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الْأَسْقَامِ
Dua for Protection from Diseases English Transliteration
Allaahumma inni A‛oodhu bika minal-barasi wal-jununi wal-judhaami, wamin sayy'il-asqaam
Dua for Protection from Diseases English Translation
O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ " .
Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases." [Sahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 1554]