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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3564 (Book 48, Hadith 195) #29213
Praying for Relief from Illness

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) heard Ali praying for relief from his illness and responded by striking him with his foot and praying for Allah to heal him.

Ali said: "I was ill and the Messenger of Allah passed by me while I was saying: 'O Allah, if my term has come, then give me relief, and if it is coming later, then make my life more bountiful, and if it is a trial then make me patient (Allahumma, in kana ajali qad ḥaḍara fa ariḥni, wa in kana muta’akh-khiran fa arfighni, wa in kana bala’an fa ṣabbirni).’ So the Messenger of Allah said: 'What did you say?’" He said: "So he repeated to him what he said". He (one of the narrators) said: So he struck him with his foot and said: "O Allah, grant him health (Allahumma 'afihi)" – or – "heal him (Ishfihi)". – Shu'ba is the one who doubted. He said: "So I did not suffer from my ailment again".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ شَاكِيًا فَمَرَّ بِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَأَنَا أَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ أَجَلِي قَدْ حَضَرَ فَأَرِحْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ مُتَأَخِّرًا فَأَرْفِغْنِي وَإِنْ كَانَ بَلاَءً فَصَبِّرْنِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ كَيْفَ قُلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَعَادَ عَلَيْهِ مَا قَالَ قَالَ فَضَرَبَهُ بِرِجْلِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ عَافِهِ أَوِ اشْفِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ شُعْبَةُ الشَّاكُّ ‏.‏ فَمَا اشْتَكَيْتُ وَجَعِي بَعْدُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ

TOPICS
illness  *  prayer  *  healing  *  relief  *  marad  *  duaa  *  shifaa

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn to Allah in prayer during hardship

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of prayer in times of difficulty. It tells us that when we are faced with a difficult situation such as an illness, we should turn to Allah in prayer and ask Him for relief. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) heard Ali's prayer and responded by striking him with his foot and praying for Allah to heal him. This shows us the importance of having faith in Allah's power to help us through our difficulties. We should also remember that even if our prayers are not answered immediately, they will still be answered eventually if it is what is best for us.

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