Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la shifā’ illa shifā’uk shifā’an la yughādiru saqama (Remove the harm, Lord of the people, and heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves behind no illness)

Chapter: It Is Recommended To Recite Ruqyah For One Who Is Sick

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2191d

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَتَى الْمَرِيضَ يَدْعُو لَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏

أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her), reported:

When the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) would visit a sick person, he would supplicate for him saying: "Adh-hib al-ba’sa rabb an-nās washfi anta ash-shāfi la shifā’ illa shifā’uk shifā’an la yughādiru saqama (Remove the harm, Lord of the people, and heal, for You are the Healer. There is no healing except Your healing, a healing that leaves behind no illness)."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2191d, 2191a, 2191b, 2191c, 2191f), Al-Bukhari (No. 5675, 5743, 5744, 5750), Ibn Majah (No. 1619, 3520) and Ahmad (No. 23046, 23052, 23101, 23632, 23694, 23811, 23846, 23852).

Explanation

Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) visited a sick person, he would supplicate for him saying: O Allah, (remove) and eliminate (the harm) and severe sickness, (Lord of the people), their Creator, and their Sustainer, (and heal) this sick person, (for You), may You be exalted, (are the Healer). I implore You by Your name, the Healer. (There is no healing) that can occur to the sick (except Your healing) and Your well-being, (a healing) that completely (leaves behind) and retains (no illness) or any other sickness.

Lessons

The Healer is Allah Almighty while the doctor and medicine are merely means that neither benefit nor harm except by Allah's permission.
Visiting the sick is one of the rights among Muslims, and it is even more deserving when it comes to family members.
Encouraging those who visit a sick person to supplicate for him with this blessed and transmitted supplication.
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) practiced treatment through the Shariah-approved Ruqyah (faith-healing/incantation) with the Qur’an and good supplications. When he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) became ill, he would perform Ruqyah on himself, his family members, and others who were unwell.
Ibn Hajar said: There is confusion in supplicating for the recovery of the sick even though illness contains expiation for sins and a source of reward, as affirmed by the Hadīths. The answer is: Supplication itself is an act of worship and does not contradict the reward and expiation of sins, for these are obtained at the onset of illness and through dealing patiently with it. The supplicator is in a win-win position: either he attains his goal or is compensated with some benefit or protection from harm—all are from the grace of Allah Almighty.

Explanation in Arabic

كان النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا زار مريضًا دعا له فقال:

اللهم (أذهب) وأَزِل (الباس) وشدة المرض، (رب الناس) وخالقهم ومربيهم، (واشف) هذا المريض (أنت) سبحانك (الشافي) وأتوسل إليك باسمك الشافي، (لا شفاء) حاصل للمريض (إلا شفاؤك) وعافيتك، (شفاء) مطلقًا (لا يغادر) ويبقي ويترك (سقمًا) ومرضًا آخر.

الشافي هو الله عز وجل، وأما الطبيب والدواء فهما أسباب لا تنفع ولا تضر إلا بإذن الله.
عيادة المريض من الحقوق بين المسلمين، وهي في الأهل أحق.
الترغيب لمن يزور المريض أن يدعو له بهذا الدعاء المبارك المأثور.
من هدي النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم العلاج بالرقية الشرعية بالقرآن والدعوات الطيبة، فكان صلى الله عليه وسلم يرقي نفسه إذا مرض، وكذا يرقي من اشتكى من أهله ومن غيرهم.
قال ابن حجر: وقد استشكل الدعاء للمريض بالشفاء مع ما في المرض من كفارة الذنوب والثواب كما تضافرت الأحاديث بذلك، والجواب: أن الدعاء عبادة، ولا ينافي الثواب والكفارة؛ لأنهما يحصلان بأول مرض وبالصبر عليه، والداعي بين حسنتين: إما أن يحصل له مقصوده، أو يعوض عنه بجلب نفع أو دفع ضر، وكلٌّ من فضل الله تعالى.

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Muslimd. 261 AH	Authenticصحيح	The hadith	صحيح مسلم No. 2191

Grades of other versions (28)

AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (4639)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح ابن ماجه (2853)
WeakAl-Albani ضعيف — ضعيف الترغيب (2016)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح ابن ماجه (1322)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح الجامع (855)
AuthenticAl-Albani صحيح — صحيح ابن ماجه (2861)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (24946)
Good chain (hasan)Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده جيد — تخريج المسند لشعيب (24838)
Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده من جهة حميد صحيح على شرط مسلم، ومن جهة حماد - وهو ابن أبي سليمان- حسن لأجله — تخريج المسند لشعيب (13823)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري — تخريج المسند لشعيب (24776)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح — تخريج صحيح ابن حبان (2972)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح — تخريج صحيح ابن حبان (6099)
Good (hasan)Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut حسن لغيره — تخريج المسند لشعيب (565)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (26369)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (25001)
Authentic chainShu'ayb al-Arna'ut إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين — تخريج المسند لشعيب (24175)
Very weak chainAhmad Shakir إسناده ضعيف جدا — تخريج المسند لشاكر (2/20)
AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (5750)
AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (5675)
AuthenticAl-Bukhari صحيح — صحيح البخاري (5743)
Good (hasan)At-Tirmidhi حسن — سنن الترمذي (3565)
Al-Mundhiri فيه] الراوي عن زينب مجهول — مختصر سنن أبي داود (2/604)
Al-Mundhiri فيه] ابن أخي زينب مجهول — الترغيب والترهيب (4/240)
AuthenticIbn Hibban أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن حبان (6099)
AuthenticIbn Hibban أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن حبان (2972)
AuthenticIbn Hibban أخرجه في صحيحه — صحيح ابن حبان (2971)
AuthenticIbn Baz ثابت — مجموع فتاوى ابن باز (279/3)
Abu Nu'aym غريب من حديث إبراهيم — حلية الأولياء (4/268)

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5675

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) paid a visit to a patient, or a patient was brought to him, he used to invoke Allah, saying, "Take away the disease, O the Lord of the people! Cure him as You are the One Who cures. There is no cure but Yours, a cure that leaves no disease."

أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5743

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, "O Allah, the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble and heal the patient, for You are the Healer. No healing is of any avail but Yours; healing that will leave behind no ailment."

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5744

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to treat with a Ruqya saying, "O the Lord of the people! Remove the trouble The cure is in Your Hands, and there is none except You who can remove it (the disease) . "

كَانَ يَرْقِي يَقُولُ ‏"‏ امْسَحِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، بِيَدِكَ الشِّفَاءُ، لاَ كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5750

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to treat some of his wives by passing his right hand over the place of ailment and used to say, "O Lord of the people! Remove the difficulty and bring about healing as You are the Healer. There is no healing but Your Healing, a healing that will leave no ailment."

يُعَوِّذُ بَعْضَهُمْ يَمْسَحُهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ‏"‏ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2191a

When any person amongst us fell ill, Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) used to rub him with his right band and then say: O Lord of the people, grant him health, heal him, for Thou art a Greet Healer. There is no healere, but with Thy healing Power one is healed and illness is removed. She…

أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَرِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَثَقُلَ أَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ لأَصْنَعَ بِهِ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2191b

" He rubbed him with his hand" and (in) the hadith transmitted on the authority of Thauri (the words are)." He used to rub with his right hand." This hadith has been reported through another chain of transmitters.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ح حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح حَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2191c

When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited the sick he would say: Lord of the people. remove the disease, cure him, for Thou art the great Curer, there is no cure but through Thine healing Power, which leaves nothing of the disease.

أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ اشْفِهِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2191f

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to recite (this supplication) as the words of invocation:" Lord of the people, remove the trouble for in Thine Hand is the cure; none is there to relieve him (the burden of disease) but only Thou.

‏ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ بِيَدِكَ الشِّفَاءُ لاَ كَاشِفَ لَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 1619

“The Prophet (ﷺ) used to seek refuge using the following words: ‘Adhhibil-ba’s, Rabbin-nas, washfi Antash-shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uka, shifa’an la yughadiru saqaman (Take away the affliction, O Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer and there is no healing that leaves no…

أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ ‏.‏ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ…

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Ibn Majah 3520

“When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to a sick person, he would make supplication for him, and would say: Adhhibil-bas, Rabban-nas, washfi Antash-Shafi, la shifa’a illa shifa’uka shifa’an la yughadiru saqama (Take away the pain, O Lord of mankind, and grant healing, for You are the Healer, and…

"‏ أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسْ رَبَّ النَّاسْ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لاَ شِفَاءَ إِلاَّ شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لاَ يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 23046