Dua for Sickness and Healing (Ruqyah of the Prophet ﷺ)
The supplication recited by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ when visiting the sick or treating ailments by placing his blessed right hand over the patient.
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Allāhumma Rabba l-nās, adhhibi l-ba’s, ishfi anta l-Shāfī, lā shifā’a illā shifā’uka, shifā’an lā yughādiru saqamā
Translation & Meaning
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When visiting the sick, placing one’s hand on pain, or praying for physical & emotional recovery
Recognizing Ash-Shafi (The Absolute Healer) aligns medical remedies with divine decree. Asking for a cure that "leaves no illness behind" seeks complete eradication of physical, mental, and relapse symptoms.
‘Aisha (RA) narrated that whenever Allah’s Messenger ﷺ visited an ailing person or when an ailment was brought to him, he wiped with his right hand and recited this prayer. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5743; Sahih Muslim 2191).