Riyad as-Salihin, 902
'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) visited any ailing member of his family, he would touch the sick person with his right hand and would supplicate: "Allahumma Rabban-nasi, adhhibil-ba'sa, washfi, Antash-Shafi, la shifa'a illa shifa'uka, shifa'an la yughadiru saqaman <b>[O Allah! the Rubb of mankind! Remove this disease and cure (him or her)! You are the Great Curer. There is no cure but through You, which leaves behind no disease]</b>." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعنها أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم الله عليه وسلم كان يعود بعض أهله يمسح بيده اليمني ويقول: "اللهم رب الناس، أذهب البأس، واشف، أنت الشافي لا شفاء إلا شفاؤك، شفاءً لا يغادر سقماً” ((متفق عليه))
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 6, Hadith 9
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) The true curer is Allah Almighty. Medicine and physicians are only means which Allah commanded us to pursue.<br>
2) It is recommended to visit the sick and supplicate for their full recovery, while passing our right hand over the area of illness.<br>
Note:<br>
This Hadith is found in the widespread editions of Riyād al-Sālihin with this wording: “The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would visit some sick members of his family...”; yet the correct wording of the Hadith, as narrated by Al-Bukhāri, is: “The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) would seek refuge with Allah for some members of his family (meaning: he would recite protective Ruqyah over them)...” There is a difference in meaning between the two wordings.<br>
In the wording by Al-Bukhāri, he sought refuge with Allah to remove harm from them.