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Allah (SWT) is Ash-Shaafi, the One who heals. The Prophet ﷺ taught short supplications for asking Him for healing, for the sick we visit, and for our own afwa wal-afiya (pardon and well-being) every morning and evening.

7 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
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Anni massaniya-d-durr, the call of Ayyub (AS) in pain

أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Anni massaniya-d-durru wa Anta arhamu-r-rahimin.

“Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

Quran 21:83

Ayyub (AS) called on his Lord with these words after long illness and loss, and Allah (SWT) answered him and removed his hardship (21:84).

Du'a 2 · Morning adhkar

Asking for pardon and well-being

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَأَهْلِي وَمَالِي. اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَوْرَاتِي، وَآمِنْ رَوْعَاتِي، اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي، وَمِنْ فَوْقِي، وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَتِكَ أَنْ أُغْتَالَ مِنْ تَحْتِي

Allahumma inni as'aluka-l-'afwa wa-l-'afiyata fi-d-dunya wa-l-akhira. Allahumma inni as'aluka-l-'afwa wa-l-'afiyata fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa mali. Allahumma-stur 'awrati wa amin raw'ati. Allahumma-hfadhni min bayni yadayya wa min khalfi, wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali, wa min fawqi, wa a'udhu bi 'adhamatika an ughtala min tahti.

“O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this life and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly affairs, my family, and my wealth. O Allah, conceal my faults and set my fears at ease. O Allah, guard me from in front of me and behind me, to my right and to my left, and from above me. I seek refuge in Your greatness lest I be taken unaware from beneath me.”

Sunan Abi Dawud 5074, Sunan Ibn Majah 3871 (sahih)
Du'a 3 · Daily-life du'as

Visiting someone who is ill

لاَ بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

La ba'sa, tahur inshaAllah.

“No harm, a purification, if Allah wills.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 3616

Also recommended to say seven times: 'As'alu-llaha-l-'Adheem, Rabba-l-'arshi-l-'adheem, an yashfiyak', I ask Allah (SWT) the Mighty, Lord of the Mighty Throne, to cure you.

Du'a 4 · Healing & wellbeing

Allahumma Rabban-nas: a du'a for complete healing

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma Rabba-n-nas, adhhibi-l-ba's, ishfihi wa Anta-sh-Shafi. La shifa'a illa shifa'uk, shifa'an la yughadiru saqama.

“O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the suffering and heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind.”

Sahih al-Bukhari 5743

A direct Prophetic supplication asking Allah (SWT) to remove suffering and grant a complete healing that leaves no illness behind.

Du'a 5 · Healing & wellbeing

As'alullah al-'Adheem: when visiting someone ill

أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ

As'alu-llaha-l-'Adheem, Rabba-l-'Arshi-l-'Adheem, an yashfiyak.

“I ask Allah the Magnificent, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to cure you.”

Sunan Abi Dawud 3106 (sahih)

A short supplication to say seven times when visiting an ill Muslim whose final moment has not arrived, asking Allah (SWT), Lord of the Mighty Throne, to grant healing.

Du'a 6 · Healing & wellbeing

Bismillahi arqika: a sourced ruqyah for harm and envy

بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ، بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ

Bismi-llahi arqik, min kulli shay'in yu'dhik, min sharri kulli nafsin aw 'ayni hasid. Allahu yashfik. Bismi-llahi arqik.

“In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye. May Allah cure you. In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you.”

Sahih Muslim 2186

An authentic ruqyah taught in Sahih Muslim, seeking Allah's healing and protection from harm and the envious eye without charms or unsupported formulas.

Du'a 7 · Healing & wellbeing

A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi: for pain in the body

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

Bismillah (three times). A'udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir (seven times).

“In the name of Allah. I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.”

Sahih Muslim 2202

Taught to 'Uthman ibn Abi al-'As when he complained of pain: place your hand where it hurts, say Bismillah three times, then the refuge seven times.