Health & Healing

Direct and concise plea to Allah for healing

Mustadrak al-Hakim; Hadith Tradition

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الشِّفَاءَ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'alukash-shifa'.

English Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for healing.

বাংলা অর্থ

হে আল্লাহ! আমি আপনার কাছে আরোগ্য প্রার্থনা করছি।

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Significance & Context

This minimalist supplication carries the full weight of direct petition to the Most Powerful. Scholars note that asking Allah for shifa (healing) without specifying the condition reflects absolute trust that Allah knows all ailments. Its brevity makes it ideal for continuous repetition for oneself or when placing a hand on one who is ill.

Related Duas

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِ أَنتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma Rabban-nas, adhhibil-ba'sa, ishfi antash-Shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uka, shifa'an la yughadiru saqaman.

O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction and heal; You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness.

Hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari

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اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَافِيَةَ

Allahumma inni as'aluka al-afiyah.

O Allah, I ask You for wellbeing.

Hadith: Tirmidhi

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