Supplication when Feeling Pain

When one needs help from others, it feels heavy inside the person who asks.
When people are approached to offer help they might be fed up with the person who repeatedly asks. This is part of human nature and the limited ability of mankind.

On the other hand, this is not the case if we turn to Allah asking for help, which is called du'aa' or in English supplication or prayer.
The Prophet (PBUH) taught us that supplication is a worship that is beloved by Allah. It is part of remembering Him the All-Mighty, and it is at the heart of monotheism, tawhid.
In other words, one gains rewards and blessings just by turning to Allah asking any thing he/she wants for this life or for the other life in the hereafter (provided it does not contradict Allah's guidance).

Allah our God, is so generous. He loves us to ask him anything, any time. And He the All-Mighty responds to us until we stop asking, as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings) taught us:

"إن الله لايمل حتى تملوا"
"Indeed Allah does not stop responding to your prayers until you stop asking"

That is why we find in the Arabic poetry some poets describe this unique relationship with Allah that does not need making appointment or any hassle:

حسب نفسى عزا أنى عبد
يحتفى بى بلا مواعيد رب
It is my greatest pride and honour to be a slave to the Lord,
Who welcomes me with pleasure whenever unto Him I call

This is part of the beauty of being believers in Allah!



Every day in life we usually need help of different kind; we might be sad, ill, depressed; we might be stressed before tests or exams; we might feel unsure what to do or what decisions to take; we might be afraid or feeling insecure; we might feel helpless or lost; the list is endless.
But the gist is that we need Allah all the time in almost all what we do or go through every day all our life.
All praise be to Allah as prophet Muhammad had taught us beautiful prayers or supplications for different occasions to recite and ask Allah what we want. Every now and then I will write us some of these prayers. In this post I will translate some of the authentic prayers of the Prophet that deal with feeling ill or being in pain.

• When feeling pain

It is narrated that the companion Uthman ibn Abi-l'as complaint of pain in his body to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The Prophet advised him to put his hand on the part of body that hurts, then repeat the following prayer seven times:

"أعوذ بعزة الله وقدرته من شر ما أجد وأحاذر"
"A'udhu bi-'izzatillahi wa qudratihi min sharri ma ajidu wa uhadhiru"
"I seek refuge in Allah's ultimate power and capability from the harm of what upsets me and what I am wary of."

• Prayer for fever, headache and all types of pain:

Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, taught them a prayer to recite when having fever or any pain. He taught them to say :

"بسم الله الكبير، نعوذ بالله العظيم من شر عرق نعار ومن شر حر النار"

"bismillahi alkabiri, a'udhu billahi al'athimi min sharri 'irqin na''aar, wa min sharri harri alnar"
"In the name of Allah the most Grand, we seek refuge in Allah the Greatest from the harm of agonizing veins, or agitating nerves, and from the harm of the heat of the fire."

the great scholar alNawawi added that it is advisable, according to the teachings of the Prophet, in such cases to recite: alFatiha, surat al-Ikhlas, surat al-Nass and surat al-Falaq. This should be done while raising both hands near the mouth of the person who recites. Then massage the part of body that hurts with both hands. Repeat this three times.

• When you have pustule, papule, blister or pimple

One of the Prophet's wives had a blister in her finger, on which the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings upon him, taught her to recite a prayer. After she did so, the blister relieved

He taught her to say:

"اللهم مصغر الكبير ومكبر الصغير صغر ما بى"

"Allahumma musagh-ghira alkabir wa mukabbira alsaghir, sagh-ghir ma bi"

"O Allah you can make smaller whatever is big, and you can make bigger whatever is small, I ask you to make the blister (or whatever lesion) I have smaller."

These prayers by Allah's will should help. But we have also to seek medical advice, knowing that it is Allah who gives cure. May Allah give all of us good health and increase our Iman, faith in Allah.