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Asking Allāh for healing

Arabic wording, a reading aid, and its cited source.

Prophetic du‘a
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma Rabban-nas, adh-hibil-bas, ishfihi wa Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uk, shifa’an la yughadiru saqama.

English meaning

O Allah, Lord of humanity, remove the suffering and heal him. You are the Healer; there is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.

English meaning: editorial rendering

Sahih al-Bukhari 5743 ↗

Sahih · recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari

The Arabic preserves the masculine pronoun in the cited wording. English meaning is an editorial rendering. This supplication does not replace seeking medical care or promise a particular outcome.

Context & reflection

Aisha reports the Prophet ﷺ making this supplication for members of his family who were unwell.

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