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Ruqyah for Pain in the Body

Hadith

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ … أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ

Transliteration

Bismillah … a‘udhu billahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru

Translation

Say “Bismillah” three times, then seven times: I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil I feel and fear.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Taught for bodily pain, with placing the hand on the place of pain.

Benefit

A Prophetic ruqyah for seeking Allah’s protection and healing from physical pain.

When to recite

Place the hand on the place of pain, say Bismillah three times, then recite the refuge wording seven times.

Virtue note

The count of three and seven is part of this specific hadith instruction. Do not apply this count to unrelated duas unless a source establishes it.

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2202

Authenticity: Sahih

Reported in Sahih Muslim. The source includes the instruction to say Bismillah three times and the refuge phrase seven times.

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Jibril’s Ruqyah

بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ، بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ أَرْقِيكَ

Bismillāhi arqīk, min kulli shay’in yu’dhīk, min sharri kulli nafsin aw ʿayni ḥāsid, Allāhu yashfīk, bismillāhi arqīk.

In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you, from everything that harms you, from the evil of every soul or envious eye. May Allah heal you. In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for you.

Why this dua?

The ruqyah reminds us that healing is ultimately from Allah, whether it comes through angels or people, and it gives caregivers gentle words to use when treating loved ones for spiritual or physical ailments.

Sahih Muslim 2194

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Ask Allah for Good Health and Protection

اَللّٰهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَدَنِيْ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ سَمْعِيْ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ عَافِنِيْ فِيْ بَصَرِيْ ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ، وأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ.

Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī badanī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī samʿī, Allāhumma ʿāfinī fī baṣarī, lā ilāha illā Ant, Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-kufri wa-l-faqr, wa aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi-l-qabr, lā ilāha illā Ant.

O Allah, grant me well-being in my body. O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight. There is no god worthy of worship except You. O Allah, I seek Your protection from disbelief and poverty and I seek Your protection from the punishment of the grave. There is no god worthy of worship except You.

Why this dua?

This dua teaches the believer to ask Allah for well-being in the body, hearing, and sight while also seeking protection from disbelief, poverty, and the punishment of the grave. It belongs naturally in the morning and evening adhkar because it asks for daily preservation in both worldly and spiritual matters.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 5090

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When the Wind Blows

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا

Allāhumma innī asʾaluka khayrahā, wa aʿūdhu bika min sharrihā.

O Allah, I ask You for its good and seek refuge in You from its evil.

Why this dua?

Teaches the believer to seek good and protection from harm in natural events.

Sahih Muslim 899

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Visiting the Sick: No Harm, Purification

لَا بَأْسَ، طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ

Lā baʾsa, ṭahūrun in shāʾ Allāh.

No harm; it is a purification, if Allah wills.

Why this dua?

Reframes illness with hope that it becomes purification by Allah’s will.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3616

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Dua for Seeking Refuge from Four Trials

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ، وَمِنْ شَرِّ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ʿadhābi jahannam, wa min ʿadhābi al-qabr, wa min fitnati al-maḥyā wa al-mamāt, wa min sharri fitnati al-masīḥ ad-dajjāl.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death, and from the evil trial of the False Messiah.

Why this dua?

Seeks refuge from the greatest trials in this life, the grave, and the Hereafter.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1377; Sahih Muslim 588

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Ayyub’s Prayer in Illness

أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Anni massaniyad-durru wa anta arhamur-rahimin

Harm has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.

Why this dua?

Reciting it helps a believer express pain honestly while still honoring Allah, turning illness into a moment of intimate connection and hope.

Al-Anbiya’ 21:83

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Jibril’s Ruqyah

Ask Allah for Good Health and Protection

When the Wind Blows

Visiting the Sick: No Harm, Purification

Dua for Seeking Refuge from Four Trials

Ayyub’s Prayer in Illness