Dua When Visiting The Sick – 5

When visiting the sick, one should recite the following dua:

اللهُمَّ اشْفِهِ، اللهُمَّ عَافِه

O Allah, grant him cure, O Allah grant him aafiyah (ease)

عن عمرو بن مرة، قال: سمعت عبد الله بن سلمة يحدث عن علي، قال: مر علي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا أقول: اللهم إن كان أجلي قد حضر فأرحني، وإن كان متأخرا فارفعني، وإن كان بلاء فصبرني، فضربني برجله وقال: اللهم اشفه، اللهم عافه فما اشتكيت وجعي ذلك بعد (السنن الكبرى للنسائي، الرقم: 10830)

Hazrat Ali (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports, “Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once passed me while I was making this dua (due to my illness), ‘O Allah, if my time (of death) has come, then grant me comfort (through death), and if it is to come after some time, then raise (the sickness from) me, and if it is a test, then grant me patience through it.’ Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) hit me with his leg and made the following dua, after which I did not perceive any pain from that illness.”

اللهُمَّ اشْفِهِ، اللهُمَّ عَافِه