Riyad as-Salihin, 905

Abu 'Abdullah bin Abul-'as (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I complained to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about a pain I had in my body. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Place your hand where you feel pain and say: 'Bismillah (With the Name of Allah)' three times; and then repeat seven times: 'A'udhu bi'izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa 'uhadhiru (I seek refuge with Allah and with His Power from the evil that afflicts me and that which I apprehend)."' [Muslim].

وعن أبي عبد الله عثمان بن أبي العاص رضي الله عنه أنه شكي إلي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وجعاً يجده في جسده فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ضع يدك علي الذي تألم من جسدك وقل‏:‏ بسم الله -ثلاثاً- وقل سبع مرات‏:‏ أعوذ بعزة الله وقدرته من شر ما أجد وأحاذر” ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 6, Hadith 12

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: 1) Supplication to Allah, along with sincere reliance upon Him, is more effective than tangible medicine in bringing about cure, for it constitutes seeking aid from the One in Whose hand is the dominion of the heavens and the earth, {the One Who, if I become ill, He cures me.} 2) Supplication benefits a person unless his time of death has come. {And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].} 3) It is legitimate to implore Allah Almighty by His attributes for the fulfillment of needs, as in saying: “I seek refuge with Allah’s might and power...”.

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