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 اشْفِهِ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, heal them with a healing that leaves no illness behind.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ اشْفِهِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
O Allah, Lord of the people, remove the suffering. Heal — for You are the Healer. There is no cure except Your cure — a cure that leaves no illness behind.
Sahihبِسْمِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثًا وَقُلْ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ وَأُحَاذِرُ
In the Name of Allah (3 times), then: I seek refuge in Allah and His power from the evil of what I feel and what I fear (7 times). Place your hand on the area of pain.
Sahihمَا يُصِيبُ الْمُسْلِمَ مِنْ نَصَبٍ وَلَا وَصَبٍ وَلَا هَمٍّ وَلَا حَزَنٍ وَلَا أَذًى وَلَا غَمٍّ حَتَّى الشَّوْكَةِ يُشَاكُهَا إِلَّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ خَطَايَاهُ
No fatigue, illness, anxiety, sadness, harm, or distress befalls a Muslim — even the prick of a thorn — except that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it.
Sahih