Dua for Preventing Illness

August 12, 2026

Hastalığı Önleme Duası Arapça Okunuşu ve Anlamı

Explanation

This dua is recited before illness strikes, for the continuation of health and well-being. It is recommended to recite it as a precaution while one is still in good health.

Dua Text

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قَدِيمٌ أَزَلِيٌّ تُزِيلُ الْعِلَلَ وَقَائِمٌ أَزَلِيٌّ بِأَزَلِيَّةٍ وَلَا يَزَالُ وَهٰذَا كَذٰلِكَ يَا كَثِيرَ الْخَيْرِ وَيَا دَائِمَ الْمَعْرُوفِ، بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Transliteration

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Allahumma innaka qadimun azaliyyun tuzilul-‘ilal, wa qa’imun azaliyyun bi-azaliyyatin wa la yazal, wa hadha kadhalik, ya kathiral-khayri wa ya da’imal-ma’ruf, bi-rahmatika ya Arhamar-rahimin.

Meaning

O Allah! You are Eternal, without beginning. You are the One who removes illnesses and who endures through Your eternity. O You whose goodness is abundant, O You whose kindness is everlasting! Treat us with Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

What Is Asked in This Dua

In this dua, the servant remembers Allah as Eternal and without beginning (qadim and azali); that is, they declare that He is the one and only Being who has no beginning and whose existence is from Himself. They affirm that it is Allah who removes illnesses and who endures through His eternity. In this way, one is reminded that health and illness are in Allah’s hands, and that both states come by His decree.

Then Allah is called upon with the attributes “whose goodness is abundant” and “whose kindness is everlasting.” Trusting in Allah’s unending goodness and continuous generosity, the servant asks to be treated with mercy. The address at the end of the dua, “O Most Merciful of the merciful,” is a plea that looks to Allah’s infinite mercy for the continuation of health and well-being. The dua serves as a protective refuge before any illness has come.

When and How to Recite

As its name suggests, the Dua for Preventing Illness is recited before illness comes, for the continuation of health and well-being. It is recommended to recite it as a precaution while one is still healthy. The source book also states that when it is recited twenty-one times over a sick person with the intention of preventing illness, it becomes a means of healing, and it stresses that the reciter’s sincerity (ikhlas) is essential.

No specific time is mentioned; it can be recited at any time. Being in a state of wudu is preferable, and it should be recited sincerely while reflecting on its meaning. Those who find the Arabic difficult may also make the dua using its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

It is stated that when it is recited twenty-one times over a sick person to prevent illness, it becomes a means of healing. What is essential is that the reciter does so with sincerity (ikhlas).

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua for preventing illness recited?

It is recited while one is still healthy, before illness comes, as a precaution; there is no set time.

How many times is the dua for preventing illness recited?

The source book states that when it is recited twenty-one times over a sick person to prevent illness, it becomes a means of healing; reciting it with sincerity is essential.

What is the source of the dua for preventing illness?

It is a dua found in the prayer collection Majmu’at al-Ahzab (vol. 1, p. 583).

Source

Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 583.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 12 August 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026