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 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.
Hasanلَا بَأْسَ طَهُورٌ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
No worry, it is a purification, if Allah wills.
Sahihأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ
I ask Allah the Almighty, Lord of the Mighty Throne, to cure you. (Say seven times.)
Sahihإِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ، اللَّهُمَّ أْجُرْنِي فِي مُصِيبَتِي وَأَخْلِفْ لِي خَيْرًا مِنْهَا
Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me for my affliction and replace it with something better.
Sahih