DUA OF MOTHER FOR HER CHILD WHO IS AILING

It is reported that when a child is ailed, the mother may ascend to a roof, throw the head cover away, expose the hair of her head under the sky, prostrate herself, and say the following supplication:

اَللّهُمَّ رَبِّ اَنْتَ اَعْطَيْتَنيهِ وَ اَنْتَ وَهَبْتَهُ لى اَللّهُمَّ فَاجْعَلْ هِبَتَكَ الْيَوْمَ جَديدَةً اِنَّكَ قادِرٌ مُقْتَدِرٌ

The mother will not raise her head from the prostration but that her child is restored to health.

Al-Shahid, may Allah have mercy upon him, has reported that whoever is tensely ailed may recite Surah al-Faatehah forty times on a glass of water. He may then pour the water on his body. He may have a measure of wheat near him and hand over each beggar a measure and ask him to pray Almighty Allah to cure him. If he does so, he will be restored to health, Allah willing.

“Medicate your patients with alms.” This saying is reported through considerable chains of authority.

With reference to removal of diseases, al-Shahid has also reported that the right arm of a patient may be held while reciting Surah al-Faatehah seven times. After that, the following supplicatory prayer may be said:

اَللّهُمَّ اَزِلْ عَنْهُ الْعِلَلَ وَالدّآءَ وَ اَعِدْهُ اِلَى الصِّحَّةِ وَالشِّفآءِ وَ اَمِدَّهُ بِحُسْنِ الْوِقايَةِ وَ رُدَّهُ اِلى حُسْنِ الْعافِيَةِ وَاجْعَلْ ما نالَهُ فى مَرَضِهِ هذا مادَّةً لِحَيوتِهِ وَ كَفّارَةً لِسَيّئِاتِهِ اَللّهُمَّ وَ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

If this does not work, Surah al-Faatehah may be repeated seventy times, and it will be effective, Allah willing.

Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) is reported to have said, “Whoever is not healed by Surah al-Faatehah and Surah al-Tawheed, nothing else will heal him. Verily, these two Surahs cure of all ailments.”

Imam al-Sadiq(a.s.) is reported to have said: Allah will certainly cure any ailed believer who says the following verse sincerely while rubbing his ailed organ with his hand:

وَ نُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ما هُوَ شِفآءٌ وَ رَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنينَ

Imam al-Rida(a.s.) is reported to have said: For all ailments, you may say the following supplicatory prayer:

يا مُنْزِلَ الشِّفآءِ وَ مُذْهِبَ الدّآءِ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ اَنْزِلْ عَلى وَجَعى الشِّفآءَ

Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has mentioned the following narration in his book entitled Muhaj al-Da’awat:

Ibn ‘Abbas is reported to have said that he was once present with Imam Ali(a.s.) when a faint-faced man visited him and said, “O Commander of the Faithful, I am diseased person and many ailments and aches have afflicted me. So, please teach me a supplicatory prayer that helps me endure my ailments.” Answering him, Imam Ali(a.s.) said, “I will lead you to a supplicatory prayer that was taught by Archangel Gabriel to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) when al-Hasan and al-Husayn fell ill. This is it:

اِلهى كُلَّما اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ نِعْمَةً قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَها شُكْرى وَ كُلَّمَا ابْتَلَيْتَنى بِبَلِيَّةٍ قَلَّ لَكَ عِنْدَها صَبْرى فيامَنْ قَلَّ شُكْرى عِنْدَ نِعَمِهِ فَلَمْ يَحْرِمْنى وَ يا مَنْ قَلَّ صَبْرى عِنْدَ بَلاَّئِهِ فَلَمْ يَخْذُلنى وَ يا مَنْ رَانى عَلَى الْمَعاصى فَلَمْ يَفْضَحْنى وَ يا مَنْ رَانى عَلَى الْخَطايا فَلَمْ يُعاقِبْنى عَلَيْها صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاغْفِرْ لى ذَنْبى وَ اشْفِنى مِنْ مَرَضى اِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْئٍ قَديرٌ

Ibn ‘Abbas added: One year later, I saw the man fresh-faced and glowing. He said, “Whenever I said this supplicatory prayer in sickness, I would be soon restored to health, in ailment, I would be soon cured, and before a despotic authority, I would be protected against him.”

It is reported that al-Najashi, an ancient king of Abyssinia, inherited from his fathers a four hundred year old bonnet that appeases any pain that it touches. When the bonnet was untied to inspect its secret, the following supplicatory prayer was seen written therein:

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الْمَلِكِ الْحَقِّ الْمُبينِ شَهِدَاللّٰهُ اَنَّهُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ هُوَ الْمَلاَّئِكَةُ وَ اوُلُوا الْعِلْمِ قآئِماً بِالْقِسْطِ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ هُوَ الْعَزيزُ الْحَكيمُ اِنَّ الدّينَ عِنْدَاللّٰهِ الاِْسْلامُ لِلَّهِ نُورٌ وَحِكْمَةٌ وَ حَوْلٌ وَ قُوَّةٌ وَ قُدْرَةٌ وَ سُلْطانٌ وَ بُرْهانٌ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ آدَمُ صَفِىُّ اللّٰهِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ اِبْرهيمُ خَليلُ اللّٰهِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ مُوسى كَليمُ اللّٰهِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ الْعَرَبِىُّ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ وَ حَبيبُهُ وَ خِيَرَتُهُ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ اُسْكُنْ يا جَميعَ الاَْوْجاعِ وَ الاَْسْقامِ وَ الاَْمْراضِ وَ جَميعَ الْعِلَلِ وَ جميعَ الْحُمَّياتِ سَكَّنْتُكَ بِالَّذى سَكَنَ لَهُ ما فِى اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ وَ هُوَ السَّميعُ الْعَليمُ وَ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلى خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ اَجْمَعينَ

According to Makarim al-Akhlaq, al-Najashi, having had headache, wrote a message to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) complaining about his ache. In response, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) sent him a supplicatory amulet written in a patch. When al-Najashi put the patch in his bonnet, his headache was relieved.

This is the supplicatory amulet:

بِسْم اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ الْمُبينُ شَهِدَاللّٰهُ... لِلَّهِ نُورٌ وَ حِكْمَةٌ وَ عِزُّ وَ قُوَّةٌ وَ بُرْهانٌ وَ قُدْرَةٌ وَ سُلْطانٌ وَ رَحْمَةٌ يا مَنْ لا يَنامُ لا اِلهَ اِلاّ اللّٰهُ اَبْرهيمُ خَليلُ اللّٰهِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ مُوسى كَليمُ اللّٰهِ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ عيسى رُوحُ اللّٰهِ وَ كَلِمَتُهُ لا اِلهَ اِلا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ وَ صَفِيُّهُ وَ صِفْوَتُهُ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ سَلَّمَ اُسْكُنْ سَكَّنْتُكَ بِمَنْ يَسْكُنُ لَهُ ما فِى السَّمواتِ وَالاَْرْضِ وَ بِمَنْ سَكَنَ لَهُ ما فِى الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهارِ وَ هُوَ السَّميعُ الْعَليمُ فَسَخَّرْنا لَهُ الرّيحَ تَجْرى بِاَمْرِهِ رَخآءً حَيْثُ اَصابَ وَ الشَّياطينَ كُلَّ بَنّآءٍ وَ غَوّاصٍ اَلا اِلَى اللّٰهِ تَصيرُ اءلاُمُورُ