Whenever we get ill or in physical pain, it always comes with a test of our patience. But in Islam, sickness also purifies sins and strengthens our spiritual belief.
Whenever you get sick, consulting qualified doctors and taking proper medication is required, but you can always pair clinical treatment with authentic Dua for Good Health (Dua for Health Recovery and Dua for Shifa), which brings peace of mind, blessings, and good recovery.
Read these authentic Dua for Good Health, which help in health recovery and shifa whenever you get sick or are in any physical pain.
Dua for Health Recovery and Shifa (Healing)
Read this Dua for Health Recovery and Shifa while wiping your right hand over someone who is sick or facing any pain-
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Pronunciation: Allahumma Rabban-naas, adh-hibil-ba’s, ishfi Antash-Shaafee, laa shifaa’a illaa shifaa’uk, shifaa’an laa yughaadiru saqamaa.
Dua for Health Recovery and Shifa in English: “O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the illness. Cure it, for You are the Healer. There is no cure except Your cure—a cure that leaves behind no sickness.”
Dua for Health Recovery and Shifa in Hindi: “ऐ अल्लाह! तमाम इंसानों के रब, इस तकलीफ़ को दूर फ़रमा। शिफ़ा अता कर, तू ही शिफ़ा देने वाला है। तेरी शिफ़ा के सिवा कोई शिफ़ा नहीं, ऐसी शिफ़ा अता कर जो किसी बीमारी को बाक़ी न छोड़े।”
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari (Hadith 5675) & Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2191)
Sunnah Ways for Physical Pain
If you feel pain in any specific part (such as a headache, stomach ache, etc.), you can use these prophetic ways:
- Place your right hand directly where it hurts.
- Say “Bismillah” 3 times.
- Read this Dua 7 times:
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
Pronunciation: A‘oodhu billaahi wa qudratihee min sharri maa ajidu wa uhaadhir.
Dua for Physical Pain in English: “I seek refuge in Allah and in His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear.”
Hadith Source: Sahih Muslim (Hadith 2202)
Dua for Long-Term Illness of Prophet Ayub
Prophet Ayub faced illness and hardship for years with so much patience before surrendering to Allah with this Dua:
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Pronunciation: Annee massaniyad-durru wa Anta arhamur-raahimeen.
Dua for Long-Term Illness in English: “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”
Quran Source: Surah Al-Anbiya (Quran 21:83)
Dua When You Visit a Sick Person
Read this whenever you visit a sick family member, friend, or hospital patient 7 times by their bedside-
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ، رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
Pronunciation: As-alullaahal-‘Azeem, Rabbal-‘Arshil-‘Azeem, an yashfiyak.
Meaning: “I ask Allah the Almighty, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to heal you.”
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud (Hadith 3106) & Jami at-Tirmidhi (Hadith 2083).
It is said that if you read this 7 times for a patient whose time of death hasn’t arrived yet, Allah cures them.
Dua for Good Health and Well-Being
Health always gets better whenever we show our daily gratitude. Read this Dua every morning and evening:
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Pronunciation: Allahumma ‘aafinee fee badanee, Allahumma ‘aafinee fee sam‘ee, Allahumma ‘aafinee fee basaree, laa ilaaha illaa Ant.
Dua for Good Health and Well-Being in English: “O Allah, grant soundness to my body. O Allah, grant soundness to my hearing. O Allah, grant soundness to my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.”
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 5090
Also read – Hajat ki Dua (Salatul Hajat ki Dua).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, you can read this Dua for someone else; just replace the singular pronoun, like an yashfiyahu for “heal him” or an yashfiyaha for “heal her,” or you can also pray in English. Secret prayers read for someone far away are answered, and the angel replies, “Ameen, and to you the same.”
If you want to read a general daily Dua to protect your overall bodily strength, read this 3 times every morning and evening:
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
Pronunciation: Allahumma ‘afini fee badani, Allahumma ‘afini fee sam’i, Allahumma ‘afini fee basari, la ilaha illa Ant.
Meaning: “O Allah, grant me health in my body. O Allah, grant me health in my hearing. O Allah, grant me health in my sight. There is no deity worthy of worship except You.” (Sunan Abi Dawud)
The shortest word you can read for Shifa (healing) is “Ya Shafi” (يَا شَافِي), “O Healer.” You can read this continuously wherever you read Dua or whenever you face any physical pain.
If you want more details about daily life Duas, you can visit islamicdua.guide.