Dhikr and du‘a · When the moment comes
Recite the protective surahs when ill
- The practice
- When sick, recite Falaq and Nas, blow and wipe over your body.
- When
- When you feel ill
- In daily life
- Next time a cold, a fever or a migraine keeps you in bed, recite them, blow into your hands and wipe over yourself. Do it alongside the medicine and the doctor's visit, not instead of them.
The source
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا اشْتَكَى يَقْرَأُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ وَيَنْفُثُ، فَلَمَّا اشْتَدَّ وَجَعُهُ كُنْتُ أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمْسَحُ بِيَدِهِ رَجَاءَ بَرَكَتِهَا.
“Whenever Allah's Messenger ﷺ became sick, he would recite Mu'awwidhat (Surat Al-Falaq and Surat An- Nas) and then blow his breath over his body. When he became seriously ill, I used to recite (these two Suras) and rub his hands over his body hoping for its blessings”Narrated by `AishaSahih al-Bukhari 5016
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
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Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.