Duas for a sick loved one

When Someone You Love Is Sick

Authentic duas and ruqyah directly related to making dua for a sick loved one, visiting the sick, asking Allah for cure, and seeking healing by His permission. This page does not follow a fixed count; it only includes entries that truly fit the topic.

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1. Dua for Complete Healing 2. Dua for a Sick Loved One 3. Dua When Visiting a Sick Person 4. Ruqyah of Jibril for Healing 5. Ruqyah for Healing the Sick

Dua for Complete Healing

For asking Allah to remove illness and grant complete healing to someone who is sick.

Authentic

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5743; Sahih Muslim 2191

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Explanation

When and why this dua was introduced / taught

The Prophet ﷺ would make this dua for the sick, asking Allah, the Lord of mankind, to remove harm and heal completely.

Why this dua matters

This is directly for sickness and healing. It reminds the heart that Allah alone is Ash-Shafi, the true Healer.

When to read

Read it for someone you love who is sick, whether at home, in hospital, or during a visit.

How to implement

Make the dua sincerely, take halal treatment, support the sick person practically, and remember that cure comes only by Allah’s permission.

Benefit and lesson

It keeps the family’s hope attached to Allah while also encouraging care, patience, and treatment.

Dua for a Sick Loved One

For asking Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne, to cure someone dear to you.

Authentic / accepted by scholars

Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 3106; Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 2083

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Explanation

When and why this dua was introduced / taught

The Prophet ﷺ taught this dua for visiting a sick person whose appointed time has not yet come, to be recited seven times.

Why this dua matters

This dua is directly for another sick person. It asks Allah clearly for cure through His greatness and Lordship over the Mighty Throne.

When to read

Read it seven times when visiting a sick loved one or making dua for them.

How to implement

Say it with hope and humility. Do not promise cure from yourself; ask Allah and leave the outcome to Him.

Benefit and lesson

It teaches love through dua, presence, and hope in Allah’s mercy.

Dua When Visiting a Sick Person

For comforting a sick loved one and reminding them that illness can become purification.

Authentic

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3616

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Explanation

When and why this dua was introduced / taught

The Prophet ﷺ would say these words when visiting a sick person, giving comfort and hope by reminding them that illness can become purification by Allah’s will.

Why this dua matters

This is directly connected to visiting someone sick. It brings gentle reassurance instead of fear.

When to read

Say it when you visit or speak to a loved one who is ill.

How to implement

Say it softly and kindly. Do not make the sick person feel blamed; comfort them, help them, and make dua for them.

Benefit and lesson

It teaches that visiting the sick is a moment of mercy, comfort, and hope.

Ruqyah of Jibril for Healing

For seeking Allah’s healing and protection for someone affected by illness, harm, or envy.

Authentic

Source: Sahih Muslim 2186

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Explanation

When and why this dua was introduced / taught

Jibril عليه السلام performed ruqyah for the Prophet ﷺ with these words, asking Allah to heal him from anything harmful and from the evil of an envier.

Why this dua matters

This ruqyah is directly for healing and protection. It asks Allah to heal the sick person from what harms them.

When to read

Read it over a sick loved one, especially when you want healing and protection together.

How to implement

Recite it clearly with correct belief. Ruqyah should remain tied to tawhid, authentic words, and trust in Allah.

Benefit and lesson

It teaches that healing and protection are from Allah alone.

Ruqyah for Healing the Sick

For asking Allah to cure the sick through an authentic ruqyah taught in the Sunnah.

Authentic

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim; also in Sunan Ibn Majah 3521

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Explanation

When and why this dua was introduced / taught

Aisha رضي الله عنها narrated that the Prophet ﷺ would use this ruqyah for the sick person, asking Allah to cure the sick by His permission.

Why this dua matters

This wording is directly for a sick person. It is an authentic ruqyah connected to healing.

When to read

Read it for a sick loved one when doing ruqyah with correct belief and care.

How to implement

Use authentic ruqyah only, avoid superstition, and keep the heart attached to Allah as the One who cures.

Benefit and lesson

It teaches that ruqyah is permissible and beneficial when done with authentic words and tawhid.