Duas for shifa (healing)

 Here are 10 powerful duas for shifa (healing) 

1. Dua of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) for Healing اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma Rabban-naas, adh-hibil-ba's, ishfihi wa Antash-Shaafi laa shifaa'a illaa shifaa'uka shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqamaa

"O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the hardship and grant healing, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind."

2. Simple Dua When Visiting the Sick لَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ

Laa ba'sa tahoorun insha'Allah

"Do not worry, it will be a purification (from sins), if Allah wills."

3. Placing Hand on Pain and Reciting بِسْمِ اللَّهِ (ثلاثاً) أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ (سبع مرات)

Bismillah (3 times), A'udhu bi 'izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhir (7 times)

"In the Name of Allah (3 times). I seek refuge in Allah's Might and Power from the evil of what I find and fear (7 times)."

4. Dua of Prophet Ayub (AS) أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Anni massaniya ad-durru wa anta arhamur rahimeen

"Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful." (Quran 21:83)

5. General Dua for Healing اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِنِي شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma ishfini shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqamaa

"O Allah, heal me with a healing that leaves no illness behind."

6. Seeking Cure from Allah اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي

Allahumma 'aafini fi badani, Allahumma 'aafini fi sam'i, Allahumma 'aafini fi basari

"O Allah, grant me health in my body. O Allah, grant me health in my hearing. O Allah, grant me health in my sight."

7. Dua for Complete Recovery اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا

Allahumma Antash-Shaafi laa shifaa'a illaa shifaa'uka, shifaa'an laa yughaadiru saqamaa

"O Allah, You are the Healer, there is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness."

8. Ruqyah (Healing Through Quran) Recite Surah Al-Fatiha, Ayat al-Kursi (2:255), and Surah Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas and blow on yourself or the sick person.

9. Dua for Relief from Pain اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْجُذَامِ وَمِنْ سَيِّئِ الأَسْقَامِ

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal-barasi wal-jununi wal-judhami wa min sayyi'il-asqaam

"O Allah, I seek refuge in You from leprosy, insanity, and evil diseases."

10. Asking for Shifa with Allah's Beautiful Names يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, bi rahmatika astaghithu, aslih li sha'ni kullahu wa laa takilni ila nafsi tarfata 'ayn

"O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek help through Your mercy. Set right all my affairs and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye."

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Remember: Recite these duas with sincerity, faith, and patience. Combine them with medical treatment, as seeking medical care is also part of the Sunnah. May Allah grant complete and swift healing to all who are ill. Ameen!