the dust of our land, moistened with the saliva of one of us, so that—by the permission of our Lord—our sick may be healed.” Agreed upon.
907 – ʿĀʾishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that when the Prophet ﷺ visited an ailing member of his family, he would stroke the patient with his right hand and say, “O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the hardship(1); grant healing, for You alone are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing — a healing that leaves behind no trace of sickness.” Agreed upon.
908 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Thābit (may Allah have mercy on him), “Shall I perform for you the incantation of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” He replied, “Yes.” Anas then recited: “O Allah, Lord of mankind, Remover of hardship, grant healing; You are the Healer, and no one can heal but You. Bestow a healing that leaves behind no ailment.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.
909 – Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqāṣ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ visited me and prayed, “O Allah, heal Saʿd; O Allah, heal Saʿd; O Allah, heal Saʿd.” Reported by Muslim.
910 – Abū ʿAbd Allāh ʿUthmān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ (may Allah be pleased with him) complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about a pain he was experiencing in his body. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, “Place your hand on the part of your body that hurts and say, ‘In the name of Allah’ three times. Then say seven times, ‘I seek refuge in Allah’s might and His power from the evil of what I feel and fear.’” Reported by Muslim.
911 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) related that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Whoever visits a sick person whose appointed time has not yet come and says in his presence seven times, ‘I ask Allah the Magnificent, Lord of the Glorious Throne, to heal you,’ Allah will deliver him from that illness.” Reported by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan; al-Ḥākim said: “Authentic according to the conditions of al-Bukhārī.”
912 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) also narrated that the Prophet ﷺ entered upon a Bedouin whom he was visiting. Whenever he visited someone who was ill, he would say, “No harm; it is a purification,(2) Allah willing.” Reported by al-Bukhārī.
(1) al-baʾs: distress, hardship, or illness.
(2) ṭahūr: a means of purification from sins.