Healing Supplications (Adhkaar) from the Sunnah
Part 9 of “The Regimen: Ruqyah with the Qur’an and Sunnah”
Compiled by Dalia Elamawy
Introduction
Ruqyah is perfected by combining the Qur’an’s recitations with the adhkār (supplications) taught by the Messenger ﷺ.
These du‘ā’s are weapons of light — concise yet powerful invocations that remove pain, restore faith, and call upon Allah by His most beautiful names.
They can be recited during personal ruqyah, over oneself, or on behalf of others.
Bismillah — Protection from Harm
بِسْمِ اللهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing is harmed on earth nor in the heavens, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
How to Use: Recite three times in the morning and evening.
A shield against every harm.
Du‘ā for Healing
أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ، رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I ask Allah, the Supreme, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to cure you.
How to Use: Recite seven times for the ill or afflicted.
(Adjust pronouns according to whom you are reciting for.)
Comprehensive Ruqyah Du‘ā
بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيكَ، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ أَوْ عَيْنِ حَاسِدٍ، اللَّهُ يَشْفِيكَ، بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيكَ
In the name of Allah I perform ruqyah on you — from everything that afflicts you and from the evil of every soul or envious eye.
May Allah cure you; in the name of Allah I perform ruqyah on you.
How to Use: Recite three times.
Du‘ā of Surrender and Comfort
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ، ابْنُ عَبْدِكَ، ابْنُ أَمَتِكَ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ، مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ...
O Allah, I am Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your Hand, Your command over me is executed, and Your decree over me is just.
I ask You by every name belonging to You — those You have revealed in Your Book, taught to any of Your creation, or kept hidden in the unseen — that You make the Qur’an the life of my heart, the light of my chest, and the removal of my sorrow and anxiety.
How to Use: Recite when feeling despair, sadness, or spiritual heaviness.
Du‘ā for Healing and Relief
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ، وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, Lord of all people, remove the harm and cure (the illness), for You are the Healer.
There is no cure except Yours — a cure that leaves no trace of sickness.
How to Use: Recite seven times over the afflicted area or upon water/olive oil.
Declaration of Tawḥīd
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَظِيمُ الْحَلِيمُ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبُّ الْأَرْضِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيمِ
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, the Forbearing.
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne.
None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the Noble Throne.
Use for: Affirming Allah’s greatness during pain or fear; grounding the heart in tawḥīd.
Du‘ā for Strength and Renewal
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيثُ، أَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ، وَلَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ
O Ever-Living, O Eternal, by Your mercy I call on You to set right all my affairs.
Do not leave me in charge of my soul even for the blink of an eye.
Du‘ā of Repentance and Reflection
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
None has the right to be worshipped except You. Glory be to You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers.
Use for: Moments of repentance, reflection, and renewal of humility before Allah.
Du‘ā for Health and Protection
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي، اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ...
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, grant my body health, O Allah, grant my hearing health, O Allah, grant my sight health.
None has the right to be worshipped except You.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief, poverty, and the punishment of the grave.
How to Use: Recite three times in the morning and evening.
Du‘ā for Protection Against the Evil Eye and Jinn
أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
I commend you to the protection of Allah’s perfect words — from every devil, vermin, and every evil eye.
How to Use: Recite three times over children or loved ones.
Du‘ā for Immediate Pain Relief
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ (three times)
Then say seven times:
أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
In the name of Allah... I seek refuge in the might and power of Allah from the evil that afflicts me and that which I fear.
Reflection
The Prophet ﷺ left us a legacy of healing that combines remembrance, supplication, and deep reliance upon Allah.
These adhkār are not merely words — they are living shields that guard the believer’s body, heart, and soul when recited with sincerity and conviction.