Illness & shifa
From the Quran
وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٞ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا
And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
From the Sunnah
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Narrated ‘Aisha: The Prophet ﷺ used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, “O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble and heal the patient, for You are the Healer. No healing is of any avail but Yours; healing that will leave behind no ailment.”
مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ دَاءً إِلاَّ أَنْزَلَ لَهُ شِفَاءً
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet ﷺ said, “There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment.”
Steps for today
- Recite the dua of the Prophet ﷺ from Sahih al-Bukhari 5743, with your right hand over the place of pain.
- See a qualified doctor and take the treatment: the Prophet ﷺ said Allah created a treatment for every disease (Sahih al-Bukhari 5678).
- Recite the Quran with faith; Allah calls it healing and mercy for the believers (Al-Isra 17:82).
- Be patient: even illness wipes away sins (Sahih al-Bukhari 5641).
Translation: English Translation - Noor International Center — QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2. Issued by Noor International Center. Hadith: sunnah.com.