تَدَاوَوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَضَعْ دَاءً إِلَّا وَضَعَ لَهُ دَوَاءً
Tadawaw fa innallaha lam yada' da'an illa wada'a lahu dawa'
Seek treatment, for Allah has not created any disease without creating a cure for it.
Not a du'a but a prophetic command — seek medical treatment. Islam does not promote fatalism about illness. The Prophet ﷺ affirmed that every disease has a cure; some we have discovered and some we haven't yet. This hadith is the Islamic mandate for medical research, pharmacy, and healthcare. Du'a and medicine are not opposites — they are both commanded.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَدَنِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي سَمْعِي اللَّهُمَّ عَافِنِي فِي بَصَرِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, grant me well-being in my body. O Allah, grant me well-being in my hearing. O Allah, grant me well-being in my sight. There is no deity except You. O Allah, I seek refuge from disbelief and poverty. O Allah, I seek refuge from the punishment of the grave. There is no deity except You.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ اشْفِ عَبْدَكَ يَنْكَأُ لَكَ عَدُوًّا أَوْ يَمْشِي لَكَ إِلَى صَلَاةٍ
O Allah, heal Your servant who may then fight for Your cause or walk to prayer for You.
Hasanأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I ask Allah the Almighty, Lord of the Mighty Throne, to cure you. (Say seven times.)
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اشْفِنِي شِفَاءَكَ وَدَاوِنِي دَوَاءَكَ وَعَافِنِي مِنْ بَلَائِكَ
O Allah, heal me with Your healing, treat me with Your cure, and grant me well-being from Your trial.
Hasan