8/32. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1554 — Dua for Protection from Harmful Diseases
Regarding Seeking Refuge
Dua for Protection from Leprosy, Madness, Elephantiasis, and Evil Diseases
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1554
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1554
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1554In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 139English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1549
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1554
This Hadith, narrated by Anas ibn Malik, records a dua in which the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sought refuge in Allah from leprosy, madness, elephantiasis, and evil diseases. The Hadith is clear and does not need added stories or medical detail to explain its core message. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) named certain serious diseases and then used a wider phrase: evil diseases. This teaches a believer to ask Allah for protection from harmful illness and distressing conditions. The dua also shows that health is a blessing and that seeking Allah’s refuge from disease is part of Prophetic supplication. It is often searched as a dua for protection from illness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sought refuge from named diseases.
- The dua also includes a general request for protection from evil diseases.
- A believer may ask Allah for health and safety from illness.
- The wording teaches reliance on Allah in matters of bodily well-being.
