Azkar
Browse through our collection of Islamic remembrances and supplications
What to Say to The Unwell Person
Ibn ʿAbbās (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhumā) narrates that the Prophet ﷺ paid a visit to a sick Bedouin. The Prophet ﷺ when visiting a patient used to say [the above] (twice). So the Prophet ﷺ said [the above] to the Bedouin. The Bedouin said, “You say, may Allah cure me? No, for it is a fever which boils in (the body of) an old man, and will lead him to the grave.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Yes, then may it be as you say.” (Bukhārī 3616)
A Guaranteed Cure
Ibn ʿAbbās (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhumā) narrates that the the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “He who visits a sick person who is not on the verge of death and supplicates [the above] seven times, Allah will certainly heal him from that sickness.” (Tirmidhī 2083)
The Prophet’s Duʿa for the One in Pain
‘Ā’ishah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhā) reported that when a person complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about an illness, or suffered from a sore or a wound, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would touch the ground with his forefinger and then raise it saying [the above]. (Muslim 2194)
The Duʿa of Jibril for The Prophet ﷺ When He Was Ill
Abū Sa‘īd al-Khudrī (radiy Allāhū ʿanhu) reported that Jibrīl (ʿalayhis-salām) came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked: “O Muhammad, are you ill?” He ﷺ replied: “Yes.” Jibrīl (ʿalayhis-salām) said: “[The above].” (Muslim 2186)
What The Sick Should Say & What Should Be Said For Them
‘Ā’ishah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhā) reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited any ill person in his family, he would wipe his right hand over the ill person, supplicating [with the above].” (Bukhārī 5743)
A Remedy for Pain
Abū al-Dardā (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: “If any one of you is suffering from anything or his brother is suffering, he should say [the above].” (Abū Dāwūd 3892)
When You Feel Unwell
ʿĀ’ishā (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhā) narrates that Jibrīl came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: “Allah has instructed you to say [the above] for he will grant you one of them.” (Ḥākim 1917)
When You Feel Pain in the Body
ʿUthmān b. Abī al-ʿAās (radiy Allāhū ʿanhu) complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about pain that he had felt in his body from the time he had accepted Islam. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: “Put your hand on the part of your body where you feel pain and say [the above].” (Muslim 2202) In another narration he said: “I did that and Allah removed my pain. After that, I used to instruct my family and others to do the same.” (Tirmidhī 2080)
Protection From All Diseases
Anas b. Mālik (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) narrates that the Prophet ﷺ used to say [the above]. (Abū Dāwūd 1554)
A Comprehensive Protection
ʿAmr b. Shuʿayb narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of you becomes frightened during sleep, then let him say: [the above]. For verily, they shall not harm him.” He said: “So ʿAbdullah b. ʿAmr (raḍiy Allāhu ‘anhu) used to teach it to those of his children who attained maturity, and those of them who did not, he would write it on a sheet and then hang it around their neck.” (Tirmidhī 3528, Aḥmad 6696)
Protection With Allah’s Names
Kaʿb b. Aḥbār said: “If it was not for certain phrases I uttered, the Jews would have turned me into a donkey.” He was asked: “What were they?” He said: “[the above].” (Muwaṭṭā’ 3502)
Protection From Crafty Jinns
Khālid ibn al-Walīd (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) would wake up from fright at night and would come out of his house with his sword. It was feared that someone would get hurt. So he complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: “Indeed Jibrīl said to me that a powerful and crafty jinnī was plotting against you, so say [the above].” Khālid (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) said these words and this stopped happening. (Tabarānī in Mu’jam al-Kabīr 3838)