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Musnad Ahmad 637, 638 (Book 5, Hadith 74) #34300
Prayer for Healing

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) passing by 'Ali (RA) when he was in pain and asking him to repeat his prayer. The Prophet then nudged him with his foot and prayed for his well-being and healing.

It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: The Messenger of Allah passed by me when I was in pain and I was saying: O Allah, if my time has come then grant me relief, if it has not yet come then raise me in status, and if this is a trial then grant me patience. He said: "What did you say?" I repeated it to him, then he nudged me with his foot and said: 'What did you say?' I repeated it to him and he said: "O Allah, grant him well being or heal him". And I never suffered that pain again after that. It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: I was ill and the Messenger of Allah passed by me. And he mentioned a similar report, except that he said: "O Allah, grant him well being; O Allah, heal him".
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ مَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا وَجِعٌ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ أَجَلِي قَدْ حَضَرَ فَأَرِحْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ آجِلًا فَارْفَعْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ بَلَاءً فَصَبِّرْنِي قَالَ مَا قُلْتَ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَضَرَبَنِي بِرِجْلِهِ فَقَالَ مَا قُلْتَ قَالَ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ عَافِهِ أَوْ اشْفِهِ قَالَ فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُ ذَلِكَ الْوَجَعَ بَعْدُ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ شَاكِيًا فَمَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ عَافِهِ اللَّهُمَّ اشْفِهِ فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُ ذَلِكَ الْوَجَعَ بَعْدُ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  healing  *  wellbeing  *  pain  *  relief  *  salat  *  shifaa  *  sahabah

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray during times of difficulty/distress; Pray on behalf of others; Turn towards Allah SWT in supplication; Ask Allah SWT for relief/patience if it is a trial from Him; Show compassion towards those who are suffering around you

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of prayer in times of difficulty or distress. It tells us that when we are faced with a difficult situation, we should turn to Allah SWT in prayer and ask Him for relief or patience if it is a trial from Him. In this particular case, 'Ali RA was ill and the Prophet Muhammad PBUH passed by him while he was praying for relief from pain or an increase in status if it was a trial from Allah SWT. When asked what he said, 'Ali repeated his prayer to which the Prophet responded by nudging him with his foot and praying for well-being and healing on behalf of 'Ali RA. This shows us that not only does our own supplication have power but also that our prayers on behalf of others can be answered too! We should always remember to pray for those who are suffering around us as well as ourselves during times of difficulty or distress.

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