These are supplications for a sick person, and for those who visit them. The Arabic on this page is the reliable text, and the transliteration is only a pronunciation aid; this narration gives their meaning. Supplication goes alongside medical care, and does not replace it.

Illness is not wasted. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said that no fatigue, disease, sorrow or distress befalls a Muslim, even the prick of a thorn, except that Allah expiates some of his sins for it. That is in Sahih al-Bukhari.

The Qur'an records the words of two prophets. Ibrahim said: “And when I am ill, it is He who cures me”. And Ayyub called to his Lord: “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

When the Prophet visited a patient, Aishah reported that he would say a supplication whose meaning is: “Take away the disease, O the Lord of the people! Cure him as You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but Yours, a cure that leaves no disease.” You can say it when you, or someone you love, is ill.

For pain in the body, he taught a man to place his hand on the painful place, say, in the name of Allah, three times, and then say seven times a supplication meaning: “I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that I find and that I fear.” That is in Sahih Muslim, and it can be said for yourself.

When visiting someone who is ill, the Prophet would reassure them with words that can be understood as: no harm; it is a purification, if Allah wills. And beside a sick person, a supplication reported in Sunan Abi Dawud is said seven times. Its meaning is: “I ask Allah, the Mighty, the Lord of the mighty Throne, to cure you.”

Finally, the Prophet forbade wishing for death because of hardship. Instead, he taught a supplication meaning: “O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.” That is in Sahih al-Bukhari.

For the Arabic of each supplication, learn from a teacher or a verified recording.