DUA FOR RESTORATION OF HEALTH

Quoting Misbah al-Mutahajjid, al-Kaf’ami has reported that whoever is ailed, may say the following supplicatory prayer in the second prostration of the first two units of the Night Prayer:

يا عَلِىُّ يا عَظيمُ يا رَحْمنُ يا رَحيمُ يا سَميعَ الدَّعَواتِ يا مُعْطِىَ الْخَيْراتِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَاَعْطِنى مِنْ خَيْرِ الدُّنْيا وَالاْخِرَةِ ما اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ وَاصْرِفْ عَنّى مِنْ شَرِّ الدُّنْيا وَالاْخِرَة ما اَنْتَ اَهْلُهُ وَ اَذْهِبْ عَنّى هذَا الْوَجَعَ

The disease or ailment may be now mentioned…

فَاِنَّهُ قَدْ غاظَنى وَ اَحْزَنَنى

It is recommended to supplicate earnestly, because the more earnest the sooner in response.

Quoted from ‘Uddat al-DAI, Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said:

When you are ailed, go outdoors, raise your hands towards the sky, and say the following supplicatory prayer:

اَللّهُمَّ اِنَّكَ عَيَّرْتَ اَقْواماً فى كِتابِكَ فَقُلْتَ :(قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذينَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ فَلا يَمْلِكُونَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ وَلا تَحْويلاً )فَيا مَنْ لا يَمْلِكُ كَشْفَ ضُرّى وَ لا تَحْويلَهُ عَنّى اَحَدٌ غَيْرُهُ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَاكْشِفْ ضُرّى وَحَوِّلْهُ اِلى مَنْ يَدْعُو مَعَكَ اِلهاً آخَرَ فَاِنّى اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لا اِلهَ غَيْرُكَ .

It is also reported that any believer who is diseased or ailed, should rub the ailed organ with his hand and repeat the following (holy verse) with sincerity:

وَ نُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ما هُوَ شِفآءٌ وَ رَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنينَ وَلا يَزيدُ الظّالِمينَ اِلاّ خَساراً

If he does, he will be restored to health no matter what his disease would be. Confirming this, the holy verse corroborates that it carries healing and mercy to the believers.