Importance of visiting an Ill person
Visiting an ill person is an act of charity and kindness in Islam. When a person visits someone ill, they show compassion and ease the suffering of the individual. Visiting an ill person is a way to gain blessings and rewards from Allah.
Additionally, visiting an ill person can positively impact the person’s mental and emotional well-being. It can provide them with a sense of support and comfort and can help to alleviate feelings of isolation and loneliness. Being present with an ill person can also help to alleviate their physical symptoms, such as pain and discomfort.
Furthermore, visiting an ill person can be an opportunity for the visitor to reflect on their health and well-being and to be grateful for their excellent health. Additionally, it is a way to gain closeness with the patient and be a source of comfort for them.
Dua for an Ill person
There are some special duas for ill persons, dua for grief and sorrow, and different occasions.
Allah Almighty says in the Quran,
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِى عَنِّى فَإِنِّى قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِى وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِى لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ
And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me, I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.
[AlQuran 2:186]
Whenever visit an ill person recite,
“Allahumma Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhuriyyatina, qurrata a’yunin wa junudina, ila saliheena”
“Oh Allah, our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders for the righteous.”
It is also recommended to recite Surah Al-Fatiha, Ayatul Kursi, Surah Al-Baqarah (verses 285-286),
ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the Believers. All of them have believed in Allāh, His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear, and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.”
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ
Allāh does not burden any soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. “Our Lord, do not take us to task if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we cannot bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.”
(AlQuran 2:185-186)
Surah Al-Imran (verse 18),
شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Allāh witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge – [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
(AlQuran 3:18)
Recite Surah Al-Ikhlas,
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say, “He is Allāh, [who is] One,
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
Allāh, the Self-sufficient
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is born,
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Nor is there to Him any equivalent.”
(AlQuran 112:1-4)
Recite Surah Al-Falaq
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
From the evil of that which He created
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
And from the evil of an envier when he envies.”
(AlQuran 113:1-5)
and Surah An-Nas
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Say, “I seek refuge in the Lord of humanity,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The Sovereign of humanity,
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The God of humanity,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
From the evil of the retreating whisperer –
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of humanity –
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
From among the jinn and humanity.”
May Allah bless all of us with a good health and save us from evil Eyes.
