DUA OF MOTHER FOR HER CHILD WHO IS AILING
It is reported that when a child is ailed, the mother may ascend to a roof, throw the head cover away, expose the hair of her head under the sky, prostrate herself, and say the following supplication:
اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبِّ اَنْتَ اَعْطَيْتَنِيْهِ
O Allah, O my Lord! It is You Who have given him to me
وَ اَنْتَ وَهَبْتَهُ لِىْ
and it is You Who have endued me with Him.
اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ هِبَتَكَ الْيَوْمَ جَدِيْدَةً
O Allah, so (please) renew Your donation to me on this day.
اِنَّكَ قَادِرٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ۔
You are verily all-powerful and omnipotent.
The mother will not raise her head from the prostration but that her child is restored to health.
Al-Shahid, may Allah have mercy upon him, has reported that whoever is tensely ailed may recite Surah al-Faatehah forty times on a glass of water. He may then pour the water on his body. He may have a measure of wheat near him and hand over each beggar a measure and ask him to pray Almighty Allah to cure him. If he does so, he will be restored to health, Allah willing.
“Medicate your patients with alms.” This saying is reported through considerable chains of authority.
With reference to removal of diseases, al-Shahid has also reported that the right arm of a patient may be held while reciting Surah al-Faatehah seven times. After that, the following supplicatory prayer may be said:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَزِلْ عَنْهُ الْعِلَلَ وَالدَّاۤءَ
O Allah, (please) remove ailments and maladies from him,
وَ اَعِدْهُ اِلَى الصِّحَّةِ وَالشِّفَاۤءِ
restore him to health and cure, supply him withexcellent protection,
وَ اَمِدَّهُ بِحُسْنِ الْوِقَايَةِ
return him to excellent wellbeing,
وَ رُدَّهُ اِلٰى حُسْنِ الْعَافِيَةِ
and cause what has afflicted him in this ailment of him to be material of his life
وَاجْعَلْ مَا نَالَهُ فِىْ مَرَضِهِ هٰذَا مَآدَّةً لِحَيٰوتِهِ
and remission of his evildoings.
وَ كَفَّارَةً لِسَيِّئَاتِهِ
O Allah, (please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad.
اَللّٰهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ۔
If this does not work, Surah al-Faatehah may be repeated seventy times, and it will be effective, Allah willing.
Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) is reported to have said, “Whoever is not healed by Surah al-Faatehah and Surah al-Tawheed, nothing else will heal him. Verily, these two Surahs cure of all ailments.”
Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said: Allah will certainly cure any ailed believer who says the following verse sincerely while rubbing his ailed organ with his hand:
وَ نُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاۤءٌ وَ رَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ۔
“[And] We reveal of the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers.”
Imam al-Rida(a.s.) is reported to have said: For all ailments, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:
يَا مُنْزِلَ الشِّفَاۤءِ وَ مُذْهِبَ الدَّاۤءِ
O revealer of cure and remover of remedy,
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ
(please) bless Muhammad and his Household
وَ اَنْزِلْ عَلٰى وَجَعِىْ الشِّفَاۤءَ۔
and reveal cure upon my ailment.
Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has mentioned the following narration in his book entitled Muhaj al-Da’awat:
Ibn ‘Abbas is reported to have said that he was once present with Imam Ali(a.s.) when a faint-faced man visited him and said, “O Commander of the Faithful, I am diseased person and many ailments and aches have afflicted me. So, please teach me a supplicatory prayer that helps me endure my ailments.” Answering him, Imam Ali(a.s.) said, “I will lead you to a supplicatory prayer that was taught by Archangel Gabriel to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) when al-Hasan and al-Husayn fell ill. This is it:
اِلٰهِىْ كُلَّمَا اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ نِعْمَةً
O my God, whenever You bestow upon me a favor,
قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَهَا شُكْرِىْ
I am too short to thank it properly.
وَ كُلَّمَا ابْتَلَيْتَنِىْ بِبَلِيَّةٍ
Whenever You test me with a tribulation,
قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَهَا صَبْرِىْ
I am too short to endure it.
فَيَامَنْ قَلَّ شُكْرِىْ عِنْدَ نِعَمِهِ فَلَمْ يَحْرِمْنِىْ
O He Whose favors have not been thanked by me properly; yet, He has not deprived me of them!
وَ يَا مَنْ قَلَّ صَبْرِىْ عِنْدَ بَلَاۤئِهِ فَلَمْ يَخْذُلْنِىْ
O He Whose tribulations have not been endured by me properly; yet, He has not disappointed me!
وَ يَا مَنْ رَّانِىْ عَلَى الْمَعَاصِىْ فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنِىْ
O He Who has seen me committing acts of disobedience to Him; yet, He has not exposed me!
وَ يَا مَنْ رَّانِىْ عَلَى الْخَطَايَا فَلَمْ يُعَاقِبْنِىْ عَلَيْهَا
O He Who has seen me committing wrongdoings; yet, He has not punished me for them!
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
(Please) bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَّاغْفِرْ لِىْ ذَنْبِىْ
forgive my sin
وَ اشْفِنِىْ مِنْ مَرَضِىْ
and cure me of my ailment.
اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْئٍ قَدِيْرٌ۔
Verily, You have power over all things.”
Ibn ‘Abbas added: One year later, I saw the man fresh-faced and glowing. He said, “Whenever I said this supplicatory prayer in sickness, I would be soon restored to health, in ailment, I would be soon cured, and before a despotic authority, I would be protected against him.”
It is reported that al-Najashi, an ancient king of Abyssinia, inherited from his fathers a four hundred year old bonnet that appeases any pain that it touches. When the bonnet was untied to inspect its secret, the following supplicatory prayer was seen written therein:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الْمَلِكِ الْحَقِّ الْمُبِيْنِ
In the Name of Allah; the King and the Manifest Truth
شَهِدَاللّٰهُ اَنَّهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ
Allah is witness that there is no god save Him.
وَ الْمَلَاۤئِكَةُ وَ اُوْلُوْا الْعِلْمِ
The angels and the men of learning too are witness.
قاۤئِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ
Maintaining His creation in justice,
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ
there is no god save Him; the Almighty and Wise.
اِنَّ الدِّيْنَ عِنْدَاللّٰهِ الْاِسْلَامُ
Lo! The religion with Allah is Islam.
لِلّٰهِ نُوْرٌ وَّحِكْمَةٌ
To Allah there are light, wisdom,
وَّ حَوْلٌ وَّ قُوَّةٌ
might, power,
وَّ قُدْرَةٌ وَّ سُلْطَانٌ وَّ بُرْهَانٌ
omnipotence, authority, and clear evidence.
لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah.
اٰدَمُ صَفِىُّ اللّٰهِ
Adam is the choice of Allah.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah.
اِبْرَاهِيْمُ خَلِيْلُ اللّٰهِ
Abraham is the friend of Allah.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah.
مُوْسٰى كَلِيْمُ اللّٰهِ
Moses is the spoken by Allah.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ
There is no god save Allah.
مُحَمَّدٌ الْعَرَبِىُّ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
Muhammad the Arab is the messenger of Allah,
وَ حَبِيْبُهُ وَ خِيَرَتُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ
as well as His most, beloved and best of all His creatures.
اُسْكُنْ يَا جَمِيْعَ الْاَوْجَاعِ
Calm down, O all pains,
وَ الْاَسْقَامِ وَ الْاَمْرَاضِ
illnesses, diseases,
وَ جَمِيْعَ الْعِلَلِ
all ailments,
وَ جَمِيْعَ الْحُمَّيَاتِ
and all fevers.
سَكَّنْتُكَ بِالَّذِىْ سَكَنَ لَهُ مَا فِى اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ
I make you calm down in the name of the One to Whom whatsoever in the night and daylight rests
وَ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ
and He is the Allhearing and Allknowing.
وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ
May Allah bless the best of His creatures;
مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ اَجْمَعِيْنَ۔
Muhammad, and his entire Household.
According to Makarim al-Akhlaq, al-Najashi, having had headache, wrote a message to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) complaining about his ache. In response, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) sent him a supplicatory amulet written in a patch. When al-Najashi put the patch in his bonnet, his headache was relieved.
This is the supplicatory amulet:
بِسْم اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبِيْنُ شَهِدَاللّٰهُ۔۔۔ لِلّٰهِ نُوْرٌ وَّ حِكْمَةٌ وَّ عِزُّ وَ قُوَّةٌ وَّ بُرْهَانٌ وَّ قُدْرَةٌ وَّ سُلْطَانٌ وَّ رَحْمَةٌ يَّا مَنْ لَّا يَنَامُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ اِبْرَاهِيْمُ خَلِيْلُ اللّٰهِ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُوْسٰى كَلِيْمُ اللّٰهِ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ عِيْسٰى رُوْحُ اللّٰهِ وَ كَلِمَتُهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ وَ صَفِيُّهُ وَ صِفْوَتُهُ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ اٰلِهٖ وَ سَلَّمَ اُسْكُنْ سَكَّنْتُكَ بِمَنْ يَّسْكُنُ لَهُ مَا فِى السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَ بِمَنْ سَكَنَ لَهُ مَا فِى الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيْحَ تَجْرِىْ بِاَمْرِهِ رَخَاۤءً حَيْثُ اَصَابَ وَ الشَّيَاطِيْنَ كُلَّ بَنَاۤءٍ وَ غَوَّاصٍ اَلَاۤ اِلَى اللّٰهِ تَصِيْرُ الْاُمُوْرُ۔
