(1) It is recommended to say this supplicatory amulet, which the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) taught to Imam Ali(a.s.) against fever:
اَللّٰهُمَّ ارْحَمْ جِلْدِىَ الرَّقِيْقَ وَ عَظْمِىَ الدَّقِيْقَ وَ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ فَوْرَةِ الْحَرِيْقِ يَاۤ اُمَّ مِلْدَمٍ اِنْ كُنْتِ اٰمَنْتِ بِاللّٰهِ فَلَا تَاْكُلِىْ اللَّحْمَ وَلَاتَشْرَبِى الدَّمَ وَلَاتَفُوْرِىْ مِنَ الْفَمِ وَانْتَقِلِىْ اِلٰى مَنْ يَّزْعَمُ اَنَّ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَاِنِّىْ اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَاشَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُوْلُهُ۔
(2) A feverish person is recommended to say repeatedly in mornings and evenings the supplicatory prayer known as Dua al-nur - a supplicatory prayer that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra’(a.s.) taught to Salman. This supplicatory prayer can be found in Mafatih al-Jinan.
(3) The Holy Imams (a.s.) are reported to have used to treated themselves against fever with cold water. Successively, they used to wet their clothes by putting one on and leaving the other in water. When the dressed one dried out, they would put on the other wet one.
(4) Handwritten by Imam al-Rida(a.s.), a feverish person may write the following inscriptions on three sheets of paper as follows:
On the first sheet, the following may be written down:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
لَاتَخَفْ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْاَعْلٰى۔
“Fear not! Surely, you shall be the uppermost.
On the second sheet, the following may be written down:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
لَاتَخَفْ نَجْوَتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِيْنَ۔
“Fear not! You are secure from the unjust people.”
On the third sheet, the following may be written down:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
اَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَ الْاَمْرُ
“Surely, His is the creation and the command
تَبَارَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ۔
Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
On each of these sheets, Surah al-Tawheed may be recited three times. After that, the feverish person may swallow the sheets in three days; each one on a day. If this is practiced, the fever will be healed, Allah willing.
(5) The feverish person my untie the buttons of his shirt, hang his head down to his chest, say the adhan and the iqamah statements, and recite Surah al-Faatehah seven times. If this is practiced, the fever will be healed, Allah willing.
(6) The Holy Imams (a.s.) are reported to have instructed that the following supplicatory prayer should be written on a parchment and hanged to the feverish person:
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَسْئَلُكَ بِعِزَّتِكَ
O Allah, I beseech You in the name of Your almightiness,
وَ قُدْرَتِكَ وَ سُلْطَانِكَ
omnipotence, authority,
وَ مَاۤ اَحَاطَ بِهِ عِلْمُكَ
and whatever is comprehended by Your knowledge
اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَّ اَنْ لَّا تُسَلِّطَ عَلٰى ۔۔۔ بْنِ ۔۔۔ شَيْئًا مِّمَّا خَلَقْتَ بِسُوَّءٍ
not to overload over [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so] any thing evil that You have created,
وَّارْحَمْ جِلْدَهُ الرَّقِيْقَ
and to have mercy upon his soft skin
وَ عَظْمَهُ الدَّقِيْقَ
and his fragile bone
مِنْ فَوْرَةِ الْحَرِيْقِ
against the outbursts of fire.
اُخْرُجِىْ يَاۤ اُمَّ مِلْدَمٍ
Come out, O Ummu-Mildam (i.e. fever),
يَّا اٰكِلَةَ اللَّحْمِ
eater of flesh,
وَ شَارِبَةَ الدَّمِ
and drinker of blood.
حَرُّهَا وَ بَرَدُهَا مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ
Its heat and coldness are from Hell.
اِنْ كُنْتِ اٰمَنْتِ بِاللّٰهِ الْاَعْظَمِ
If you have believed in Allah the Greatest,
اَنْ لَّاتَاْكُلِىْ لِ۔۔۔بْنِ ۔۔۔۔ لَحْمًا
then do not eat any thing of the flesh of [so-and-so] the son of [so-and-so],
وَّ لَاتُمَصِّىْ لَهُ دَمًا
do not suck any amount of his blood,
وَّلَاتَنْهَكِىْ لَهُ عَظْمًا
do not weaken any part of his bones,
وَّلَاتُثَوِّرِىْ عَلَيْهِ غَمًّا
do not stir up distress over him,
وَ لَاتُهَيِّجِىْ عَلَيْهِ صُدَاعًا
do not excite headache over him,
وَانْتَقِلِىْ عَنْ شَعْرِهِ وَ بَشَرِهِ وَ لَحْمِهِ وَ دَمِهِ
and move away from his hair, skin,
اِلٰى مَنْ زَعَمَ اَنَّ مَعَ اللّٰهِ
flesh, and blood
اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ
to one who claims that there is another god with Allah
سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ۔
save Whom there is no god.
Glory be to Him and Exalted be Him against whatever they associate with Him.
Then, it is recommended to write down the name of a non-Muslim or an enemy of Almighty Allah.
(7) On the right arm of the feverish person, it is advised to hang a sheet of paper (or the like) on which the following inscription has been written down:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِيِنَ
الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَ
صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَ بِاللّٰهِ
اَعُوْذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللّٰهِ التَّآمَّاتِ كُلِّهَا
الَّتِىْ لَايُجَاوِزُهُنَّ بَرُّ وَلَا فَاجِرٌ
مِّنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَ ذَرَءَ وَ بَرَءَ وَ
مِنْ شَرِّ الْهَآمَّةِ وَ السَّآمَّةِ
وَالْعَآمَّةِ وَاللْآمَّةِ
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ طَوَارِقِ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ فُسَّاقِ الْعَرَبِ وَالْعَجَمِ
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ فَسَقَةِ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ وَ شَرَكِهِ
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ذِىْ شَرٍّ
وَّ مِنْ شَرٍّ كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ هُوَاٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا
اِنَّ رَبِّىْ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ
رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا
يَا نَارُ كُوْنِىْ بَرْدًا وَ سَلَامًا عَلٰى
اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَ اَرَادُوْا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْاَخْسَرِيْنَ بَرْدًا وَّ سَلَامًا عَلٰى ۔۔۔ بْنِ ۔۔۔ رَبَّنَا لَاتُؤَ اخِذْنَا اِنْ نَّسِيْنَا اَوْ اَخْطَاْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا اِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ اَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِيْنَ حَسْبِىَ اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيْلًا وَّ تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذِىْ لَايَمُوْتُ وَ سَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ وَ كَفٰى بِهِ بِذُنُوْبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيْرًا بَصِيْرًا لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ صَدَقَ وَعْدَهُ وَ نَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ وَ هَزَمَ الْاَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ مَاشَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ لَاقُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَاَغْلِبَنَّ اَنَا وَ رُسُلِىْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَوِىُّ عَزِيْزٌ اِنَّ حِزْبَ اللّٰهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُوْنَ وَ مَنْ يَّعْتَصِمْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدْ هُدِىَ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِهٖ الطَّيِّبِيْنَ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ۔
(8) On three pieces of sugar, the following three phrases may be written down and the feverish person may eat them in the mornings of three days as the first meal, each piece a day:
The inscription on the first piece of sugar is this:
عَقَدْتُ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ۔
I will be tied up by the permission of Allah.
The inscription on the second piece of sugar is this:
نَدَدْتُ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ۔
I have fled by the permission of Allah.
The inscription on the third piece of sugar is this:
سَكَنْتُ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ۔
I will be calmed down by the permission of Allah.
A SUPPLICATORY PRAYER AGAINST TENESMUS
It is reported that a man complained to Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) about suffering from continuous tenesmus (i.e. a frequent, excessive, and painful desire to defecate). As treatment, the Imam (a.s.) taught the man to say the following supplicatory prayer after the Night Prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا كَانَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَمِنْكَ لَاحَمْدَلِىْ فِيْهِ وَ مَا عَمِلْتُ مِنْ سُوْاۤءٍ فَقَدْ حَذَّرْتَنِيْهِ لَاعُذْرَ لِىْ فِيْهِ اَوْ اٰمَنَ مِمَّا لَا عُذْرَ لِىْ فِيْهِ۔
A SUPPLICATORY PRAYER AGAINST STOMACH GURGLING
Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.) is also reported to have advised the same previous supplicatory prayer to be said after the Night Prayer by those who suffer from stomach gurgling. [A man said to him, “I suffer from stomach gurgling that never stops. Therefore, I feel embarrassed when people to whom I speak hear the sounds of such gurgling. So, please pray Allah to cure me of it.]
Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.), advising those who suffer from stomach gurgling, said, “Black cumin may be mixed with honey and then eaten.”
A SUPPLICATORY PRAYER AGAINST LEPROSY
Yunus has reported that whitish scales between the eyes affected him. He therefore complained about this disease to Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) who, leading him to a treatment, said: You may pure yourself ceremonially (ghusl), offer a two-unit prayer, and say this (supplicatory prayer):
يَا اَللهُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيْمُ
O Allah! O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!
يَا سَمِيْعَ الدَّعَوَاتِ
O Hearer of prayers!
يَا مُعْطِىَ الْخَيْرَاتِ
O Donor of the good!
اَعْطِنِىْ خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ خَيْرَ الْاٰخِرَةِ
(Please) give me the good of this world and the good of the Hereafter,
وَ قِنِىْ شَرَّ الدُّنْيَا وَ شَرَّ الْاٰخِرَةِ
protect me against the evil of this world and the evil of the Hereafter,
وَ اَذْهِبْ عَنِّىْ مَا اَجِدُ
and remove from me what I am facing,
فَقَدْ غَاضَنِى الْاَمْرُ وَاَحْزَنَنِىْ۔
for this matter has enraged and saddened me.
Reporting the same narration, the author of ‘Uddat al-DAIhas reported Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) as saying:
In the beginning of the last third of night, you may perform the ritual ablution (wudu’) and offer the prayer you usually offer at this time. In the second prostration of the first two units of the prayer, you may say the following (supplicatory prayer) while you are in a state of prostration:
يَا عَلِىُّ يَا عَظِيْمُ
O Most High! O Allgreat!
يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيْمُ
O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!
يَا سَامِعَ الدَّعَوَاتِ
O Hearer of prayers!
يَا مُعْطِىَ الْخَيْرَاتِ
O Donor of the good!
صَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
(Please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَّاَعْطِنِىْ مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ
give me from the good of this world and the Hereafter
مَاۤ اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ
in a way that fits You,
وَاصْرِفْ عَنِّىْ مِنْ شَرِّ الدُّنْيَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ
repel from me the evil of this world and the Hereafter
مَاۤ اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ
in a way that fits You,
وَاَذْهِبْ عَنِّىْ هٰذَا الْوَجَعَ
and remove from me this pain,
فَاِنَّهُ قَدْ غَاظَنِىْ وَاَحْزَنَنِىْ۔
for it has enraged and saddened me.
You may pray Almighty Allah so persistently.
Yunus added, “Before I returned to al-Kufah, Almighty Allah has removed from me all the traces of that disease.”
For this disease as well as hemorrhoids, it is reported to write down Surah Yasin with honey in a cup that must be then washed and drunk.
It is also reported to have the soil of Imam al-Husayn’s tomb after being kneaded with rainwater.
