48/111. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3565 — Prophetic Dua for the Sick
Concerning The Supplication Of The Sick
Prophetic Dua for Healing a Sick Person
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3565
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3565
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا عَادَ مَرِيضًا قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ فَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
'Ali Narrated from:
Whenever The Prophet (ﷺ) Would Visit An Ill Person, He Would Said:‘[O Allah,] Make The Harm Go Away, Lord Of Mankind, And Heal Him, You Are The Healer, There Is No Healing Except Your Healing, A Healing That Does Not Leave Any Sickness ([Allāhumma] Adh-Hibil-Ba’Sa Rabban-Nās, Washfi Antash-Shāfi, Lā Shifā’A Illā Shifā’Uka Shifā’An Lā Yughādiru Saqama).’”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3565In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 196English translation : Vol. 6, Book 46, Hadith 3565
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3565
This hadith about the dua for a sick person gives a clear supplication the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would say when visiting someone ill. The words ask Allah to remove the harm, calling Him Lord of mankind. The dua then says that Allah is the Healer and that there is no healing except His healing. It asks for a healing that does not leave sickness behind. The hadith teaches that visiting the sick can include gentle prayer for them. It also reminds the believer that treatment and care do not remove the need to ask Allah. The main focus is healing, mercy, and dependence on Allah as Ash-Shafi, the One who heals.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم would make dua when visiting an ill person.
- The dua names Allah as the true Healer.
- A believer may ask Allah to remove harm and sickness.
- Visiting the sick can be joined with kind words and supplication.
