Dhikr & Du'a · Core remembrance

Healing words for the sick, for your own pain, and against the evil eye

Begin with the Qur'an: recite al-Fatihah, then Ayat al-Kursi, then the three Quls (al-Ikhlas, al-Falaq and an-Nas) three times each. The sunnah is to cup your hands, recite into them, and wipe over the body, or over the part that hurts, beginning with the head and face. You can do this for yourself or, with gentle permission, for someone who is ill.

Then make the du'as that follow. The Arabic words carry the healing, so recite them in Arabic and lean on the transliteration as you learn. And remember the spirit behind ruqyah: it is sincere reliance on Allah, not a transaction. The cure is from Him; the words are how we ask.

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   Al-Fatihah, the opening and a cure

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   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

   In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds. The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path. The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.

   Qur'anAl-Fatihah 1:1-7
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   Ayat al-Kursi, the greatest verse

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   ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

   Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

   Qur'anAl-Baqarah 2:255
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   The three Quls, refuge from every harm

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   قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۝ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ۝ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۝ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ۝ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ۝ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۝ إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۝ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ۝ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۝ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

   Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." / Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak From the evil of that which He created And from the evil of darkness when it settles And from the evil of the blowers in knots And from the evil of an envier when he envies." / Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, The Sovereign of mankind, The God of mankind, From the evil of the retreating whisperer - Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind - From among the jinn and mankind."

   Qur'anAl-Ikhlas 112, Al-Falaq 113, An-Nas 114
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   Comforting words for the sick: a purification

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   لا بأْسَ طَهـورٌ إِنْ شـاءَ الله

   Lā ba'sa ṭahūrun in shā Allāh.

   Do not worry, it will be a purification (for you), Allah willing.

   sahihSahih al-Bukhari (Fath al-Bari 10/118)

   What the Prophet ﷺ would say when visiting someone unwell. It reframes the illness gently as a cleansing, not a punishment, and plants hope without false promises.

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   Du'a for the sick, said seven times

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   أَسْـأَلُ اللهَ العَـظيـم، رَبَّ العَـرْشِ العَـظيـم أَنْ يَشْفـيك

   As'alullāha ‘l-`Aẓīma Rabba ‘l-`Arshil-`Aẓīmi an yashfiyak.

   I ask Almighty Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne, to make you well. (Recite seven times in Arabic.)

   sahihAt-Tirmidhi 2/210 and Sahihul-Jami' As-Saghir 5/180

   The Prophet ﷺ taught that whoever visits a sick person whose time has not yet come and says this seven times, Allah will cure them of that illness. Say it over the one who is ill, by their bedside.

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   For your own pain: hand on the hurt

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   ضَعْ يَدَكَ عَلَى الَّذِي تَألَّمَ مِنْ جَسَدِكَ وَقُلْ: "بِسْمِ اللَّهِ" ثَلاَثاً، وَقُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ: "أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ"

   Put your hand on the place where you feel pain and say:

   Put your hand on the place where you feel pain and say: With the Name of Allah (three times). Then say seven times: I seek refuge in Allah and in His Power from the evil of what I find and of what I guard against.

   sahihMuslim 4/1728

   When the Companion Uthman ibn Abi al-As complained of a pain in his body, the Prophet ﷺ taught him this. Place your hand where it hurts, say 'Bismillah' three times, then the words of refuge seven times.

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   Guarding against the evil eye

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   إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُم مِنْ أَخِيهِ، أَوْ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ، أَوْ مِنْ مَالِهِ مَا يُعْجِبُهُ [فَلْيَدْعُ لَهُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ] فَإِنَّ الْعَيْنَ حَقٌّ

   If you see something from your brother, yourself or wealth which you find impressing, then invoke blessings for it, for the evil eye is indeed true.

   sahihAhmad 4/447, Ibn Majah, Malik

   The Prophet ﷺ said the evil eye is real, and gave the cure: when something impresses you, in another person or in your own blessings, invoke blessing for it (say 'barakAllahu fih' or 'masha Allah') so admiration brings no harm.

Prophetic adhkar transcribed verbatim from Hisn al-Muslim (Sa'eed al-Qahtani) via sunnah.com; al-Bukhari and Muslim taken as sahih, jayyid/reliable as hasan. Qur'anic items are grounded via quran.ai (ar-uthmani-minimal + Saheeh International). Recitation audio: the official Hisn al-Muslim audio (hisnmuslim.com) for the adhkar and Mishary Alafasy (everyayah.com) for the Qur'an. Selection follows Hisn al-Muslim, with thanks to lifewithallah.com; framing is Buruja's own. FOR SCHOLAR REVIEW: confirm every Arabic text, reference, repetition count and grading before publication.