Supplications for the

Sick and Afflicted

Translation of the Book

‫عبد الرزاق البدر‬- ‫دعوات املرضى واملصابني‬

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 Then (a voice) cried unto her from
below her, saying:
"Grieve not! Your Lord has provided
a water stream under you;
(Surah Maryam 19:24)

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 Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Ruqyah for the sick 2

Seeking refuge with Allah 7

from magic, the evil eye, and
envy

Manners of visiting the sick 16

Supplications for distress 20

Supplications for grief, 22

anxiety and sadness

When afflicted with a 26

calamity

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 Introduction

All praise is for Allah, The Lord

of all that exists. Peace and
blessings upon our Prophet
Mohammed (‫)ﷺ‬, his family
members and all of his
companions.

There are a number of topics

pertaining to the sick and
afflicted to be discussed here,
namely, the invocations by
which they supplicate, the
legislated Ruqyah, and what is
to be said when visiting the
sick. All of these invocations are
based on the Quran and the
Authentic Sunnah.

We ask Allah to accept this act

and cure all of our Muslim
brothers and sisters who are
afflicted and sick, to remove
their grief and relieve their
distress.

Verily our Lord responds to

the supplications,
He is the One worthy of
hope,
and He is Sufficient for us
and The Best of Guardians.

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 Ruqyah for the sick
There are various types of remembrance and supplications which are found in the
Authentic Sunnah which can be used to perform Ruqyah upon the sick. Allah has
made them a means to attain cure and well-being.

The greatest of these to be performed on the sick is the recitation of Surah Al

Fatiha, indeed it is sufficient and adequate to cure.

Reciting Surah Al Fatiha

Surat Al Fatiha (‫)سورة الفاتحة‬

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 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds –
The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
It is You we worship and You we ask for help.
Guide us to the straight path –
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger
or of those who are astray.
(Sahih al-Bukhari 2276)

Reciting Al Mu’awwidhaat
(Surah Al Ikhlas - Surah Al Falaq - Surah An Nass)

Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said in the introduction of the
explanations of Surah Al Falaq and Surah An Nass: ‘The intention is to speak of
these two surahs regarding their great benefit and the extreme need for them
which no one can do without. They especially have a great effect in repelling
magic, the evil eye and other manifestations of evil. The slave is in greater
need of seeking refuge with these two surahs than his need for air,
food, drink and clothing’. ‫ بدائع الفوائد‬199/2

Surat Al Ikhlas (‫)سورة اإلخالص‬

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
He neither begets nor is born,
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

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 Surat Al Falaq (‫)سورة الفلق‬

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
From the evil of that which He created
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

Surat An Nass (‫)سورة الناس‬

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
The Sovereign of mankind.
The God of mankind,
From the evil of the retreating whisperer –
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind –
From among the jinn and mankind."
(Sahih al-Bukhari 5016)

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 Supplication when feeling pain in the body
This supplication includes seeking refuge from the pain which the person is
suffering from and the pain which could afflict him in the future.

Place your hand at the site of the pain and say:

(‫)ﺛﻼث ﻣرات‬ ِ ‫ِﺑﺳْ ِم‬

‫ﷲ‬
Bis-mil-laah (3 Times)
In the name of Allah (3 times)

ُ ‫َوأ ُ َﺣﺎ ِذ‬

(‫ر )ﺳﺑﻊ ﻣرات‬ ‫ﷲﱠ َوﻗُ ْد َر ِﺗ ِﮫ ِﻣنْ َﺷرﱢ َﻣﺎ أَ ِﺟ ُد‬ ُ ‫أَﻋ‬
ِ ‫ُوذ ِﺑ ِﻌ ﱠز ِة‬
A’udhu bi’izzatil-lahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru (7 times)
I seek refuge in the might and power of Allah from the evil of what I feel and what I fear (7times)

(Sahih Muslim 2202)

Other ruqyah supplications

،ٍ‫ﺎﺳد‬ ِ ‫س أَ ْو َﻋﯾ‬
ِ ‫ْن َﺣ‬ ٍ ‫ ِﻣنْ َﺷرﱢ ُﻛ ﱢل َﻧ ْﻔ‬،‫ﯾك‬ َ ‫ﷲ أَرْ ِﻗ‬
َ ‫ ِﻣنْ ُﻛ ﱢل َﺷﻲْ ٍء ﯾ ُْؤ ِذ‬،‫ﯾك‬ ِ ‫ِﺑﺎﺳْ ِم‬
َ ‫ﷲ أَرْ ِﻗ‬
‫ﯾك‬ َ ‫ﷲُ َﯾ ْﺷ ِﻔ‬
ِ ‫ﯾك ِﺑﺎﺳْ ِم‬
Bismil-laahi ar-qeek, min kul-li shai’in yu’dheek, min shar-ri kul-li naf-sin aw ‘ayni kul-li ḥaa-sid,
al-laah yash-feek, bismil-laahi ar-qeek
In the Name of Allah. I recite over you [for purpose of healing] from all that troubles you, from the
evil of every soul or of the eye of an envier. May Allah cure you; in the Name of Allah, I recite over
you [for purpose of healing].

(Sahih Muslim 2186)

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When the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬ visited
any ailing member of his family,
he would touch the sick person
with his right hand and would
supplicate:

‫ أذھب‬،‫اﻟﻠﮭم رب اﻟﻧﺎس‬
‫ أﻧت اﻟﺷﺎﻓﻲ ﻻ‬،‫ واﺷف‬،‫اﻟﺑﺄس‬
‫ ﺷﻔﺎ ًء ﻻ‬،‫ﺷﻔﺎء إﻻ ﺷﻔﺎؤك‬
ً ‫ﯾﻐﺎدر ﺳﻘﻣﺎ‬
Allahumma Rabban-nasi, adhhibil-ba'sa,
washfi, Antash-Shafi, la shifa'a illa
shifa'uka, shifaan la yughadiru saqaman
O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the
affliction, cure him (or her), for You are
the One Who cures, there is no cure but
Your cure, a cure after which no illness
remains

(Sahih al-Bukhari 5743)

In this supplication is tawassul to

Allah by His Lordship to all of
mankind. In His Hands are life
and death, health and illness,
richness and poverty, and strength
and weakness. His saying ‘there is
no cure but Your cure’ confirms
any treatment or medicine which
Allah does not permit it to result
in good health and healing then it
will not benefit, nor will it help in
the slightest bit. His saying ‘a cure
after which no illness remains’
means to be cured totally from the
illness so there are no traces of the
ailment are left behind, and no
new sicknesses appear afterwards.

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 Seeking refuge with Allah
from magic, evil eye, and envy

From the fatal sicknesses and great evils which afflict a person are the illnesses
related to magic, evil eye and envy. Magic has a great effect on the one who’s had
magic done on him, for it can cause sickness and even death. This is also true of
the evil eye of the envier, for his soul is filled with wickedness and evil has
gathered in his heart. The evil eye harms the one afflicted by it by causing him
sickness and even death.

Magic is real and has an effect; envy is real and has an effect.

From Allah’s blessing upon His believing slave is to provide him with blessed
means and beneficial matters to push away these evils, and the harm and
calamities which befall because of them.
The scholar Ibn Al Qayim, may Allah have mercy on him, has compiled ten great
means which if a person applies, then he will not be harmed by the evil of the
envier, or by the one who has an evil eye, or by the magician.

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 10 Means to Avert the Evil

Seeking refuge with Allah from these evils.

Taqwa

Being patient on the one who has inflicted it.

Reliance upon Allah (Tawwakul).

Empty the heart from being occupied and thinking

about the one who has inflicted it.

Submitting to Allah,
being sincere to Him and making one’s priority
to attain His Pleasure and Love.

Repenting sincerely to Allah for the sins which

allowed his enemy to overpower him.

Charity and good treatment of others as much as

possible

To extinguish the fire of the envier, oppressor, and

the one who harms him with good treatment
towards him

Actualization of Tawheed and to have complete

knowledge that nothing can benefit or harm
without the permission of Allah

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 First Measure:
Seeking refuge with Allah from these evils

As Allah says in Surah Al Falaq:

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
From the evil of that which He created
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

The reality of seeking refuge is to flee from something you fear to someone who
will protect you and guard you from it. And there is no protector for the slave and
no seeking refuge except with Allah. He is sufficient for whomever puts his trust
in Him. He is the One Who brings security to the one in fear and shelters the one
seeking protection. He is the Best Patron and the Best Supporter.

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 Second Measure: Taqwa

Taqwa is to observe Allah’s commands and prohibitions. It’s to follow what Allah
has commanded over one’s desires. Whoever has taqwa then Allah will take
charge of guarding him, and will not leave him to be entrusted to anyone else.
As Allah says:

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But if you remain patient and become Al-Muttaqûn, not the least harm will their cunning do to you.
Surely, Allâh surrounds all that they do
Surah Al Imran 120

Third Measure:
Being patient on the one who has inflicted it

To be patient on the one who has inflicted it, to not fight him or complain about
him, and to not think of harming him in any way.
Nothing helps a person against his envier or enemy except to be patient on him.
The more the envier oppresses and transgresses, the more this transgression
serves as a means of strength for the one who’s wronged.
The transgressor is only fighting against his own self with his injustice while he
doesn’t realize it. His transgression is an arrow which he aims and throws at
himself.

But the evil plot encompasses only him who makes it.
Surah Fatir 43

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Fourth Measure: Reliance upon Allah (Tawwakul)

Whoever puts his trust in Allah then He will be sufficient for him. Tawwakul,
reliance upon Allah, is from the strongest means to push away the harm and
oppression of others. If a person truly puts his trust in Allah as he rightly should,
then even if the heavens and the earth and all that’s in it plotted against him,
Allah will surely create a way out for him, suffice him and support him.

Fifth Measure:
Empty the heart from being occupied and
thinking about the one who has inflicted it

A person should empty his mind from thinking about the one who has inflicted
him and if any thought comes then he should push it away. He shouldn’t pay
attention to it or fill his heart with thinking about it. This is from the most
beneficial remedies and strongest means to push away his evil.

Sixth Measure:
Submitting to Allah,
being sincere to Him and making one’s priority
to attain His Pleasure and Love.

As a person makes his goal to attain Allah’s Pleasure and Love, then gradually
these intentions will overcome and subdue any other thoughts he has. Ultimately
his concerns and aspirations will be what is beloved to Allah, drawing near to
Him, remembering Him, and praising Him.

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 Seventh Measure:
Repenting sincerely to Allah for the sins which
allowed his enemy to overpower him

Allah says:

And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what your hands have earned. And He
pardons much
Surah Ash Shura 30

A slave is overpowered by someone harming him as a result of a sin the slave has
committed, whether he knows about it or not. And what he doesn’t know from his
sins are far greater than what he does know, and what he’s forgotten is far greater
than what he remembers. There comes within this a well-known supplication:

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ِ ‫اﻟﻠﮭ ﱠم إﻧﻲ أﻋوذ ﺑك أنْ أ‬
‫ و أﺳﺗﻐﻔرُك ﻟﻣﺎ ﻻ أﻋﻠ ُم‬، ‫ﺷر َك ﺑك و أﻧﺎ أﻋﻠ ُم‬
O Allah I seek refuge with You should I associate with You while I know, and I seek Your forgiveness
while I do not know.
Sahih Aj Jami’e 3731, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih

A wrongdoer is not overcome by someone except because of his sins. And there’s
no evil in existence except as a result of sins and its consequences. If a person is
pardoned from his sins then he’s saved from its consequences. There’s nothing
more beneficial for someone who’s been wronged, transgressed against, or
oppressed than to repent sincerely to Allah for his sins, which was a reason for his
enemy to overpower him.

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 Eighth Measure:
Charity and
good treatment of others as much as possible

In this is a great effect in pushing away calamities and pushing away the evil eye
and the evil of the envier. It is rare for the evil eye, envy and harm to overpower a
good-doer and the one who gives charity.
If he’s afflicted with these matters, then he will be dealt with gentleness, support
and aid, and he will have a praiseworthy end.
Charity and good treatment of others is showing gratitude for the blessings, and
gratitude is a guard for the blessing, and a means for preventing its removal.

Ninth Measure:
To extinguish the fire of the envier, oppressor,
and the one who harms him with good treatment
towards him

The more the pain, harm, and envy increases, the more a person should increase
in goodness towards him, give him good advice and show kindness.

The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allâh
orders the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them
badly), then verily! he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a
close friend. (34) But none is granted it (the above quality) except those who are patient - and none
is granted it except the owner of the great portion (of happiness in the Hereafter i.e. Paradise and of
a high moral character) in this world. (35)
Surah Fussilat 34-35

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Recall the situation of the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬when he conveyed the message to his
people and they beat him and caused him to bleed. As he was wiping the blood
from his face he said:

'‫'اﻟﻠﮭم اﻏﻔر ﻟﻘوﻣﻲ ﻓﺈﻧﮭم ﻻ ﯾﻌﻣﻠون‬

O Allah forgive my people for they do not know.
Sahih Al Bukhari 3477

Tenth Measure:
Actualization of Tawheed and to have complete
knowledge that nothing can benefit or harm
without the permission of Allah

Allah says:

And if Allâh touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any
good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His
slaves He wills. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah Yunus 107
When the slave actualises tawheed then the fear of anything besides Allah leaves
his heart, and his enemy becomes insignificant to him. Such a slave fears Allah
alone, and does not fear others besides Him. Rather he will fear Allah alone, and
he will see that thinking and occupying his mind about his enemy is a deficiency
in his tawheed.
If tawheed is his utmost concern then Allah will be His Guardian, protecting and
defending him. For verily Allah defends those who believe. Allah defends believers
based on their level of faith. If his faith is complete then Allah will protect him
with complete defense.

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Some of the righteous predecessors
said:
‘Whoever submits to Allah completely
then Allah will aid him completely.
Whoever turns away from Allah
completely then Allah will turn away
from him completely. And whoever
turns occasionally to Allah then Allah
will occasionally aid him.’

Tawheed is Allah’s greatest

fortress and whoever
enters it then he’s from
the secured ones.

Some of the righteous predecessors

said:
‘Whoever fears Allah then everything
will fear him, and whoever doesn’t
fear Allah then he will fear
everything.’

These are ten great means to repel

the evil of the envier, the evil eye
and the magician. We ask Allah The
Most Generous to protect us and all
Muslims from all evils, verily He is
All-Hearing, All-Responding.

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 Manners of visiting the sick

Islam encourages the believers to fulfill the rights of others, among this is the
rights of an ailing person. We are told to visit them, supplicate for good health
and well-being for them, and make dua for them when visiting them. The Prophet
(‫ )ﷺ‬advised the believers to be like one body, when one rejoices all rejoice, and
when one is in pain all are in pain.

‫ﯾن ِﻓﻲ َﺗ َوا ﱢد ِھ ْم‬َ ‫ﷲﱠ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم " َﻣ َﺛ ُل ْاﻟﻣ ُْؤ ِﻣ ِﻧ‬ ِ ‫َﻗﺎ َل َرﺳُو ُل‬
‫اﻋﻰ َﻟ ُﮫ َﺳﺎ ِﺋ ُر‬ ُ ‫َو َﺗ َرا ُﺣ ِﻣ ِﮭ ْم َو َﺗ َﻌ‬
َ َ‫ﺎط ِﻔ ِﮭ ْم َﻣ َﺛ ُل ْاﻟ َﺟ َﺳ ِد إِ َذا ا ْﺷ َﺗ َﻛﻰ ِﻣ ْﻧ ُﮫ ﻋُﺿْ وٌ َﺗد‬
" ‫ْاﻟ َﺟ َﺳ ِد ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺳ َﮭ ِر َو ْاﻟ ُﺣﻣﱠﻰ‬
The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "The believers in their mutual kindness, compassion and
sympathy are just like one body. When one of the limbs suffers, the whole body responds to it with
wakefulness and fever".
Sahih Muslim, Book 45, Hadith 84

Below are some of the virtues of vising the sick and the great rewards promised by
Allah.

‫ﷲﱠ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم َﻗﺎ َل " َﻣنْ َﻋﺎدَ َﻣ ِرﯾﺿًﺎ َﻟ ْم َﯾ َز ْل ِﻓﻲ‬ ِ ‫ُول‬ ِ ‫َﻋنْ َرﺳ‬
ِ ‫ ِﻗﯾ َل َﯾﺎ َرﺳُو َل‬. " ‫ُﺧرْ َﻓ ِﺔ ْاﻟ َﺟ ﱠﻧ ِﺔ‬
. " ‫ﷲﱠ َو َﻣﺎ ُﺧرْ َﻓ ُﺔ ْاﻟ َﺟ ﱠﻧ ِﺔ َﻗﺎ َل " َﺟ َﻧﺎ َھﺎ‬
Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬as saying: He who visits the sick remains in the fruit garden of Paradise. It
was said: Allah's Messenger (‫ )ﷺ‬, what is this Khurfat-ul-jannah? He said: It is a place abounding
in fruits.
Sahih Muslim, Book 45, Hadith 52

This means he’s in orchards of paradise, he picks what he wills and harvests what
he desires.

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 َ ‫ﷲﱠ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم " َﻣنْ َﻋﺎدَ َﻣ ِرﯾﺿًﺎ أَ ْو َز‬
‫ار أَ ًﺧﺎ َﻟ ُﮫ‬ ِ ‫َﻗﺎ َل َرﺳُو ُل‬
َ ‫ﺎك َو َﺗ َﺑوﱠ ْأ‬
" ً‫ت ِﻣ َن ْاﻟ َﺟ ﱠﻧ ِﺔ َﻣ ْﻧ ِزﻻ‬ َ ‫ﷲﱠ َﻧﺎدَ اهُ ُﻣ َﻧﺎ ٍد أَنْ ِطﺑ‬
َ ‫ْت َو َط‬
َ ‫ﺎب َﻣﻣْ َﺷ‬ ِ ‫ِﻓﻲ‬
I heard Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬saying, "Whosoever visits an ailing person or a brother in faith, an
announcer calls out: ‘May you be good and pure, may your walking be good and pure, and may you
be awarded a dignified position in Jannah".
At Tirmidhi 1931, Authenticated by Al Albani as Hasan in Sahih At Targheeb 3474

It is recommended that when the Muslim visits a sick person, he should put him at
ease, lighten his affairs, remind him of Allah’s reward, and that sickness is an
expiation and purification for him.

‫أن اﻟﻧﺑﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم دﺧل ﻋﻠﻲ أﻋراﺑﻲ ﯾﻌوده وﻛﺎن إذا دﺧل‬
."‫ طﮭور إن ﺷﺎء ﷲ‬،‫ "ﻻ ﺑﺄس‬:‫ﻋﻠﻲ ﻣن ﯾﻌوده ﻗﺎل‬
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬visited a bedouin who was sick. Whenever he visited an ailing person, he would
say, "La ba'sa, tahurun in sha' Allah [No harm, (it will be a) purification (from sins), if Allah wills]."
Riyadh As Saliheen, Al Bukhari, Book 7, Hadith 907

َ‫ب َوﻻ‬ ٍ ‫ﺻ‬َ ‫ُﺻﯾبُ ْاﻟﻣُﺳْ ﻠِ َم ِﻣنْ َﻧ‬ ِ ‫َﻋ ِن اﻟ ﱠﻧ ِﺑﻲﱢ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم َﻗﺎ َل " َﻣﺎ ﯾ‬
‫ إِﻻﱠ َﻛ ﱠﻔ َر‬،‫ب َوﻻَ َھ ﱟم َوﻻَ ﺣ ُْز ٍن َوﻻَ أَ ًذى َوﻻَ َﻏ ﱟم َﺣ ﱠﺗﻰ اﻟ ﱠﺷ ْو َﻛ ِﺔ ُﯾ َﺷﺎ ُﻛ َﮭﺎ‬
ٍ ‫ﺻ‬
َ ‫َو‬
." ُ‫ﷲﱠُ ِﺑ َﮭﺎ ِﻣنْ َﺧ َطﺎ َﯾﺎه‬
The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress
befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of
his sins for that."
Sahih Al Bukhari 5642

Whoever wishes to visit a sick person, then he should choose a suitable time
because the purpose of the visit is to bring relaxation to the one who’s sick and to
bring pleasure to his heart, not to burden him. It’s also important to not prolong
the visit unless the one who’s sick allows it and there’s benefit and goodness in
remaining there.

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 It’s from the sunnah for the one visiting:
To sit next to the head of the one who’s sick

‫ ﻛﺎن رﺳول ﷲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم‬:‫ﻋن اﺑن ﻋﺑﺎس رﺿﻲ ﷲ ﻋﻧﮫ ﻗﺎل‬
‫ أﺳﺄل ﷲ اﻟﻌظﯾم‬:‫ ﺛم ﻗﺎل ﺳﺑﻊ ﻣرار‬،‫إذا ﻋﺎد اﻟﻣرﯾض ﺟﻠس ﻋﻧد رأﺳﮫ‬
‫ ﻓﺈن ﻛﺎن ﻓﻲ أﺟﻠﮫ ﺗﺄﺧﯾر ﻋوﻓﻲ ﻣن‬،‫رب اﻟﻌرش اﻟﻌظﯾم أن ﯾﺷﻔﯾك‬
.‫وﺟﻌﮫ‬
Ibn ‘Abbas may Allah be pleased with him narrated that when the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬was visiting the sick,
he would sit beside the head of the one who’s sick then he would say seven times:

(‫)ﺳﺑﻊ ﻣرات‬ َ ‫ش ْاﻟ َﻌ ِظ ِﯾم أَنْ َﯾ ْﺷ ِﻔﯾ‬

‫ْك‬ َ ‫أَﺳْ ﺄ َ ُل‬
ِ ْ‫ﷲ ْاﻟ َﻌ ِظﯾ َم َربﱠ ْاﻟ َﻌر‬
As’alullaah-al-‛adheema rabbal-‛arshil-‛adheemi an yashfeek (7 times)
I ask Allah The Supreme, Lord of the magnificent throne to cure you (7 times)
If a sick person whose prescribed moment of death has not arrived yet then Allah will cure him from
that disease.
Al Adab Al Mufrad 536, Authenticated by Al Albani

To place his hand on the body part which ails the sick person
when making dua

ُ ‫ َﻗﺎ َل ا ْﺷ َﺗ َﻛﯾ‬،‫ أَنﱠ أَ َﺑﺎ َھﺎ‬،ٍ‫ت َﺳﻌْ د‬

‫ْت ِﺑ َﻣ ﱠﻛ َﺔ َﻓ َﺟﺎ َء ِﻧﻲ اﻟ ﱠﻧ ِﺑﻲﱡ ﺻﻠﻰ‬ ِ ‫َﻋنْ َﻋﺎ ِﺋ َﺷ َﺔ ِﺑ ْﻧ‬
‫ﺻ ْد ِري َو َﺑ ْط ِﻧﻲ‬
َ ‫ﺿ َﻊ َﯾدَ هُ َﻋ َﻠﻰ َﺟ ْﺑ َﮭ ِﺗﻲ ُﺛ ﱠم َﻣ َﺳ َﺢ‬َ ‫ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم َﯾﻌُو ُد ِﻧﻲ َو َو‬
.‫ف َﺳﻌْ ًدا‬ ِ ‫ُﺛ ﱠم َﻗﺎ َل " اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم ا ْﺷ‬
3104 ‫ﺳﻧن اﺑﻲ داود‬
Narrated 'Aishah daughter of Sa'd: That her father said: I had a complaint at Mecca. The Messenger
of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬came to pay a sick-visit to me. He put his hand on my forehead, wiped my chest and
belly, and then said: O Allah! heal up Sa'd
Sunan Abi Dawud 3104

Placing one’s hand upon the sick person is a way of showing gentleness and care
for him.

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 To advise the sick person to
make dua and to say only
what’s good in front of him

‫ﷲﱠ ﺻﻠﻰ ﷲ ﻋﻠﯾﮫ وﺳﻠم‬ ِ ‫َﻗﺎ َل َرﺳُو ُل‬

َ ‫ﯾض أَ ِو ْاﻟ َﻣﯾ‬
‫ﱢت‬ َ ‫ﺿرْ ُﺗ ُم ْاﻟ َﻣ ِر‬ َ ‫" إِ َذا َﺣ‬
َ ‫َﻓﻘُوﻟُوا َﺧﯾْرً ا َﻓﺈِنﱠ ْاﻟ َﻣﻼَ ِﺋ َﻛ َﺔ ﯾ َُؤ ﱢﻣ ُﻧ‬
‫ون‬
" ‫ون‬ َ ُ‫َﻋ َﻠﻰ َﻣﺎ َﺗﻘُوﻟ‬
Umm Salama reported Allah's Messenger (‫)ﷺ‬
as saying: Whenever you visit the sick or the
dead, supplicate for good because angels say"
Amen" to whatever you say.
Sahih Muslim 919

It’s better to supplicate from the

supplications said by the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬
for they are blessed, are inclusive of
much goodness and are protected from
mistakes or slips.

‫ ِﻣنْ ُﻛ ﱢل َﺷﻲْ ٍء‬،‫ﯾك‬ َ ‫ﷲ أَرْ ِﻗ‬ِ ‫ِﺑﺎﺳْ ِم‬

ِ ‫س أَ ْو َﻋﯾ‬
‫ْن‬ ٍ ‫ ِﻣنْ َﺷرﱢ ُﻛ ﱢل َﻧ ْﻔ‬،‫ﯾك‬َ ‫ﯾ ُْؤ ِذ‬
َ ‫ﷲ أَرْ ِﻗ‬
‫ﯾك‬ ِ ‫ﯾك ِﺑﺎﺳْ ِم‬ َ ‫ ﷲُ َﯾ ْﺷ ِﻔ‬،ٍ‫ﺎﺳد‬
ِ ‫َﺣ‬
Bismil-laahi ar-qeek, min kul-li shai’in yu’dheek,
min shar-ri kul-li naf-sin aw ‘ayni kul-li ḥaa-sid,
al-laah yash-feek, bismil-laahi ar-qeek
In the Name of Allah. I recite over you [for
purpose of healing] from all that troubles you,
from the evil of every soul or of the eye of an
envier. May Allah cure you; with the Name of
Allah, I recite over you [for purpose of healing].
Sahih Muslim 2186

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 Supplications for distress

There are many supplications from the authentic Sunnah which remedy those
who are afflicted with distress. This comes as a result of facing difficulties and
pain which a person experiences when going through calamities and shake-ups.

‫ ﻻَ إِ َﻟ َﮫ إِﻻﱠ‬، ‫ش ْاﻟ َﻌ ِظ ِﯾم‬ِ ْ‫ ﻻَ إِ َﻟ َﮫ إِﻻﱠ ﷲُ َربﱡ ْاﻟ َﻌر‬، ‫ﻻَ إِ َﻟ َﮫ إِﻻﱠ ﷲُ ْاﻟ َﻌ ِظﯾ ُم ْاﻟ َﺣﻠِﯾ ُم‬
‫ش ْاﻟ َﻛ ِر ِﯾم‬ِ ْ‫وربﱡ ْاﻟ َﻌر‬
َ ‫ض‬ ِ ْ‫ت َو َربﱡ اﻷَر‬ ِ ‫ﷲُ َربﱡ اﻟ ﱠﺳ َﻣ َوا‬
Laa ilaaha il-lal-laahul ‛adheemul-ḥaleem, laa ilaaha il-lal-laahu rab-bul-‛arshil-‛adheem, laa
ilaaha il-lal-laahu rabbus-samaa-waati wa rab-bul-arḍi wa rab-bul-‛arshil-kareem
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, The Magnificent, The Most Forbearing. None has
the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the magnificent throne. None has the right to be
worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the noble throne.

Sahih Al Bukhari 6346

ُ ‫ﷲُ ﷲُ َرﺑﱢﻲ ﻻَ أ ُ ْﺷ ِر‬

‫ك ِﺑ ِﮫ َﺷ ْﯾ ًﺋﺎ‬
Allaah-ullaahu rabbee laa ushriku bihi shay’aa
Allah, Allah is my Lord, I do not associate anything with Him

Sunan Abi Dawud 1525, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih

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 ‫ َوأَﺻْ ﻠِﺢْ ﻟِﻲ َﺷﺄْ ِﻧﻲ‬، ‫ْن‬
ٍ ‫اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم َرﺣْ َﻣ َﺗ َك أَرْ ﺟُو َﻓﻼ َﺗ ِﻛ ْﻠ ِﻧﻲ إِ َﻟﻰ َﻧ ْﻔ ِﺳﻲ َطرْ َﻓ َﺔ َﻋﯾ‬
‫ت‬ َ ‫ ﻻَ إِ َﻟ َﮫ إِﻻﱠ أ ْﻧ‬، ‫ُﻛﻠﱠ ُﮫ‬
Allaahumma raḥmataka arjoo, fa laa takilnee ilaa nafsee ṭarfata ‛aynin, wa aṣliḥ lee sha’nee
kullahu, laa ilaaha illaa ant
O Allah, it is Your mercy that I hope for, so do not leave me in charge of my affairs even for a blink of
an eye and rectify for me all of my affairs. None has the right to be worshipped except You.

Sunan Abi Dawud 5090, Authenticated by Al Albani as Hasan

‫ﯾن‬ ‫ت ِﻣ َن ﱠ‬
َ ‫اﻟظﺎﻟِ ِﻣ‬ َ ‫ﻻَ إِ َﻟ َﮫ إِﻻﱠ أَ ْﻧ‬
ُ ‫ت ُﺳﺑ َْﺣﺎ َﻧ َك إِ ﱢﻧﻲ ُﻛ ْﻧ‬
Laa ilaaha illaa anta subḥaanaka innee kuntu minadh-dhaalimeen
None has the right to be worshipped except You. How far from imperfections You are, verily I was
among the wrong-doers.

The Messenger of Allah (‫ )ﷺ‬said:“The supplication of Dhun-Nun (Prophet Yunus (as)) when he
supplicated, while in the belly of the whale was (mentioned above)..So indeed, no Muslim supplicates
with it for anything except Allah responds to him.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3505

You will find all of these supplications are inclusive of words of faith, tawheed,
and ikhlas (sincerity) to Allah. These invocations distance us from all types of
shirk. This is the clearest evidence that the greatest remedy for distress is to renew
ones faith and actualise servitude to Allah, which is what we’re created for. When
the heart is built upon tawheed and sincerity to Allah then the distresses will go
away and the person will have utmost happiness.

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 Supplications for grief, anxiety and sadness
A slave gets afflicted with different pains in this life.
If this pain which afflicts the heart and is linked to past matters then it’s ‘sadness’.
If this pain is linked to future matters then it’s ‘anxiety and worries’.
And if this pain is linked to the present matters then it’s ‘grief’.

These three matters – sadness, worries and grief – are removed from the heart
when a person truly returns to Allah. He breaks before Him, humbles himself to
Him, submits and surrenders to His commands and believes in His decrees and
ability. He knows Him by His names and attributes, He believes in His Book, and
takes care in reciting it, pondering it and acting by it. It’s only by this will these
matters go away, the heart expands and happiness becomes a reality.

Whoever is afflicted with any worries or sadness

then let him say:
َ ‫ﺎض ﻓِﻲﱠ ﺣ ُْﻛﻣ‬
،‫ُك‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم إِ ﱢﻧﻲ َﻋ ْﺑ ُد َك اﺑْنُ َﻋ ْﺑ ِد َك اﺑْنُ أَ َﻣ ِﺗ َك َﻧ‬
ٍ ‫ َﻣ‬،‫ﺎﺻ َﯾ ِﺗﻲ ِﺑ َﯾ ِد َك‬
‫ْت ِﺑ ِﮫ َﻧ ْﻔ َﺳ َك أَ ْو أَ ْﻧ َز ْﻟ َﺗ ُﮫ ِﻓﻲ‬
َ ‫ُك أَﺳْ ﺄَﻟُ َك ِﺑ ُﻛ ﱢل اﺳْ ٍم ھ َُو َﻟ َك َﺳ ﱠﻣﯾ‬ َ ‫ﺿﺎء‬ َ ‫َﻋ ْد ٌل ﻓِﻲﱠ َﻗ‬
، ‫ب ِﻋ ْﻧدَ َك‬ ِ ‫ت ِﺑ ِﮫ ِﻓﻲ ِﻋ ْﻠ ِم ْاﻟ َﻐ ْﯾ‬ َ ْ‫ أَ ْو َﻋﻠﱠﻣْ َﺗ ُﮫ أَ َﺣ ًدا ِﻣنْ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻘ َك أَ ِو اﺳْ َﺗﺄْ َﺛر‬، ‫ِﻛ َﺗ ِﺎﺑ َك‬
‫ﺎب‬
َ ‫وذ َھ‬ َ ، ‫ َو َﺟﻼ َء ﺣ ُْز ِﻧﻲ‬، ‫ﺻ ْد ِري‬ َ ‫ور‬ َ ‫ َو ُﻧ‬، ‫ﯾﻊ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺑﻲ‬ َ ‫آن َر ِﺑ‬ َ ْ‫أَنْ َﺗﺟْ َﻌ َل ْاﻟﻘُر‬
‫َھﻣﱢﻲ‬

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 Allaahumma innee ‛abduk-abnu-‛abdik-abnu-amatik, naaṣiyatee biyadik, maaḍin fiyya ḥukmuk,
‛adlun fiyya qaḍaa’uk, as’aluka bi kull-ismin huwa lak, sammayta bihi nafsak, aw anzaltahu fee
kitaabik, aw ‛allamtahu aḥadan min khalqik, awis-ta’tharta bihi fee ‛ilmil-ghaybi ‛indak, an taj‛al-
al-quraana rabee‛a qalbee, wa noora ṣadree, wa jalaa’a ḥuznee, wa dhahaaba hammee
O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your hand (i.e.
You have total mastery over me), Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me
is just. I ask You by every name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or revealed in Your
Book, or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen
with You, that You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart and the light of my bosom, and a
departure for my sorrow and a release for my anxiety

The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said: whoever recites this then Allah will remove his worries
and replace it with relief, and He will remove his sadness and replace it with joy.

As Silsalah As Saheehah 199, Authenticated by Al Albani as Sahih

These are great words which the Muslim should learn and be keen on saying
when afflicted with sadness, worries or grief. Learning these words become most
beneficial when understanding its meaning and acting on what it’s calling for.
Saying supplications without understanding and without application will have
minimal effects and benefits.

When we look at this supplication, we find four important principles which a

person cannot find happiness without. His worries, grief and sadness cannot be
relieved except by fulfilling these matters.

First Principle
It’s important to be a true slave of Allah, submitting to Him, breaking before Him,
and confessing you are a creation of Allah, owned by Him, and even your line of
fathers and mothers all belong to Him. For this reason it’s said:

‫ واﺑنُ أﻣ ِﺗك‬، ‫ واﺑنُ ﻋﺑ ِدك‬، ‫اﻟﻠﱠﮭ ﱠم إ ﱢﻧﻲ َﻋﺑ ُدك‬

O Allah, I am Your slave, son of Your slave, son of Your female slave

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 Second Principle
The slave should believe in Allah’s decree and preordainment. Whatever He wills
will happen and whatever He doesn’t will, will not happen. No one can overturn
His ruling nor return His decree. For this reason it’s said:

‫ُك‬
َ ‫ﺿﺎء‬ َ ‫ﺎض ﻓِﻲﱠ ﺣ ُْﻛﻣ‬
َ ‫ َﻋ ْد ٌل ﻓِﻲﱠ َﻗ‬،‫ُك‬ ِ ‫َﻧ‬
ٍ ‫ َﻣ‬،‫ﺎﺻ َﯾ ِﺗﻲ ِﺑ َﯾ ِد َك‬
My forelock is in Your hand (i.e. You have total mastery over me), Your command over me is forever
executed and Your decree over me is just.

Third Principle
For the slave to believe in Allah’s most beautiful names and attributes and to
beseech Him by the names mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. The more a slave
knows about Allah’s names and attributes, the more he will fear Him, be
conscious of His observation of everything, and will avoid disobeying Him or
falling into something which deserves His wrath. For this reason it’s said:

‫ أَ ْو َﻋﻠﱠﻣْ َﺗ ُﮫ‬، ‫ْت ِﺑ ِﮫ َﻧ ْﻔ َﺳ َك أَ ْو أَ ْﻧ َز ْﻟ َﺗ ُﮫ ِﻓﻲ ِﻛ َﺗ ِﺎﺑ َك‬

َ ‫أَﺳْ ﺄَﻟُ َك ِﺑ ُﻛ ﱢل اﺳْ ٍم ھ َُو َﻟ َك َﺳ ﱠﻣﯾ‬
‫ب ِﻋ ْﻧدَ َك‬ ِ ‫ت ِﺑ ِﮫ ِﻓﻲ ِﻋ ْﻠ ِم ْاﻟ َﻐ ْﯾ‬ َ ْ‫أَ َﺣ ًدا ِﻣنْ َﺧ ْﻠ ِﻘ َك أَ ِو اﺳْ َﺗﺄْ َﺛر‬
I ask You by every name belonging to You which You named Yourself with, or revealed in Your Book,
or You taught to any of Your creation, or You have preserved in the knowledge of the unseen with You

Fourth Principle
To take care of being with the Quran. The Quran is Allah’s Words encompassing
all guidance, cure, sufficiency and well-being. The more a slave is taking care of
reciting the Quran, learning it, pondering over it, acting by it and memorising it,
the more he will find happiness, tranquility and rest in his heart, and his sadness,
worries and grief will be removed accordingly. For this reason it’s said:

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َ ‫ َو ُﻧ‬، ‫ﯾﻊ َﻗ ْﻠ ِﺑﻲ‬
‫ور‬ َ ْ‫أَنْ َﺗﺟْ َﻌ َل ْاﻟﻘُر‬
َ ‫آن َر ِﺑ‬
‫ﺎب‬
َ ‫وذ َھ‬َ ، ‫ َو َﺟﻼ َء ﺣ ُْز ِﻧﻲ‬، ‫ﺻ ْد ِري‬ َ
‫َھﻣﱢﻲ‬
That You make the Qur'an the spring of my heart
and the light of my bosom, and a departure for
my sorrow and a release for my anxiety

We should reflect upon these four

principles and strive in implementing
them in order to attain what has been
promised:

‫ وأﺑد َﻟﮫ‬،ُ‫ﻋز وﺟ ﱠل ھ ﱠﻣﮫ‬‫أذھب ﷲُ ﱠ‬

َ ‫إﻻﱠ‬
‫ﻣﻛﺎن َﺣز ِﻧﮫ ﻓرﺣً ﺎ‬
َ
Allah will remove his worries and replace it with
relief, and He will remove his sadness and replace
it with joy.

We ask Allah alone to help us

and grant us success to fulfill it.

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 What to say when afflicted with a calamity
Allah has made it clear to His slaves the state they should be in and what to say
when afflicted. Allah says:

And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but
give glad tidings to As-Sâbirun (the patient) (155) Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly!
To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." (156) They are those on whom are the
Salawât (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive
His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided-ones. (157)

Surah Al Baqarah 155-157

Allah informs us in this noble ayah that He will test His slaves in order to
distinguish the truthful from the liar, the patient from the impatient, and the
certain one from the doubtful one. He also mentions the matters with which with
He tests them with, such as:
Fear: meaning from their enemies
Hunger: loss of food and nourishment
Loss of wealth: this includes all types of loss of wealth whether it’s from a
divinely sent catastrophe, drowning, devaluation, theft, or other forms.
Loss of selves: a slave is tested with the loss of his loved ones from children,
relatives and friends. Under this category also includes being afflicted in
the body with different types of sicknesses and ailments.
Loss of fruits: such as grains, fruits of date-palm trees, and trees.

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These matters are bound to happen because The All-Knowing, The All-Aware has
informed us of their taking place. A person will receive a share of these calamities,
as a test from Allah. Whoever is pleased then he will attain Allah’s pleasure, and
whoever is displeased then he will attain Allah’s displeasure.

It’s important for the afflicted one to know the One Who has afflicted him is The
Wisest of the wise and The Most Merciful of the merciful. He afflicts him in order
to test his patience, his pleasure (with Allah), and his faith. In addition, Allah tests
us in order to hear us sincerely invoking Him, humbling ourselves at His door,
complaining of our grief and sadness to Him alone. With this we attain the great
promise of Allah, His rewards and favors.

Give glad tidings to As-Sâbirun (the patient) (155) Who, when afflicted with calamity, say: "Truly!
To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return." (156) They are those on whom are the
Salawât (i.e. who are blessed and will be forgiven) from their Lord, and (they are those who) receive
His Mercy, and it is they who are the guided-ones. (157)

Allah had made this the statement of istirja’ (a statement which one in a calamity
reminds of himself he will return to Allah):

Truly! To Allâh we belong and truly, to Him we shall return

If the afflicted one resorts to this statement then his heart will find rest, his mind
and soul will be in peace, and Allah will exchange his calamity to ease.

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 The Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬said:
When a calamity strikes one of you, then let him say:

ِ ‫ اﻟﻠﱠ ُﮭ ﱠم ْأﺟُرْ ِﻧﻲ ِﻓﻲ ﻣ‬، ‫ُون‬

، ‫ُﺻﯾ َﺑ ِﺗﻲ‬ َ ‫ َوإِ ﱠﻧﺎ إِ َﻟ ْﯾ ِﮫ َرا ِﺟﻌ‬q
ِ ‫إِ ﱠﻧﺎ‬
‫اﺧﻠُفْ ﻟِﻲ َﺧﯾْرً ا ِﻣ ْﻧ َﮭﺎ‬
ْ ‫َو‬
Innaa lillaahi wa innaa ilayhi raaji‛oon, allaahumma’ jurnee fee muṣeebatee, wakhluf lee khayran
minhaa
To Allah we belong and unto Him is our return. O Allah, recompense me for my affliction and replace
it for me with something better

Allah will give him reward for affliction, and would give him something
better than it in exchange.

Sahih Muslim 918

Whoever reflects upon this great statement, he will find it’s a great remedy for
those afflicted. It includes two great principles which if actualised by knowledge
and action, then the slave will overcome his calamity, and will attain a great and a
beautiful return.

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 First Principle
The slave affirms that he, his family, his wealth, and his children all belong to
Allah. For He’s the One Who brought them into existence from nothing, and He
deals with them as He wills. No one can reject His ruling or decree. From this we
understand

Truly! To Allâh we belong

Second Principle
The slave knows his final destination and return is to Allah, just as He said:

Surely! Unto your Lord is the return

Surah Al ‘Alaq 8

No doubt the slave will leave this world behind him and come to his Lord on the
Day of Judgment alone, with no family, wealth, or spouse. He will come forward
only with his good deeds and sins. From this we understand:

and truly, to Him we shall return

The slave affirms he will return to Allah, and He will recompense him for what he
did in this life. For this reason one should occupy himself with what will benefit
him when he meets Allah. If the afflicted one says this statement while his heart is
present of its meaning, and acts upon it, then he will be guided to the Straight
Path.

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