Prayers for an Ill Friend
- O Allah, grant healing to my friend and bestow upon him health and safety.
- O Allah, protect my friend from all harm, relieve him from sickness, and keep pain away from him.
- O Allah, I beseech You to remove illness from my friend and restore his weary body, for no one can do this but You, O Strong, O Merciful, O Answerer of prayers and Listener to sighs.
- My Lord, I have a friend who is weary from sickness and troubled by pain, and his suffering has robbed him of sleep. I ask You, my Lord, to heal him, grant him wellness, and bestow upon him enduring health.
- O Allah, I implore You to show kindness to my friend and have mercy on him, to look upon him with compassion and goodness, to remove all diseases from him, and to lead him from his suffering to the vastness of Your mercy and the greatness of Your healing, for You are capable of all this.
- O Allah, grant my friend swift healing, be pleased with him, have mercy on him, grant him wellness, pardon him, and make him one of Your righteous and reforming servants working in the tradition of Your Prophet, engaged in spreading Your religion, O Generous, O Lord.
- My God, I have a sick friend whom no one knows what he suffers or endures but You. I ask You, my Lord, to alleviate his distress and honor him with the breath of Your mercy and well-being, so he may never tire again.
Prayers for a Troubled Friend
- One of the most beautiful prayers for a friend: O Allah, remove distress, sorrow, and troubles from my friend. My Lord, bring him out of tight situations into wide ones, and grant his heart tranquility and peace that banishes all worries and eases his heart from loneliness.
- O Allah, I have a friend who is beset by worries and surrounded by troubles, and he hopes for Your mercy while fearing Your punishment. Do not leave him to himself even for the blink of an eye, and set right all his affairs.
- O Allah, Revealer of troubles, Reliever of stress, and Granter of needs, I ask You, my Lord, to lift the burden from my friend’s heart, banish his worries, and alleviate the troubles that afflict him. There is no helper for him but You, and no refuge but You, Glorified is Your Name, my Lord, how great You are.
Prayers for a Deceased Friend
- O Allah, send Your grace upon the soul of my friend and bestow upon him Your forgiveness. Count him among Your merciful servants and do not make him one of the deprived, O God, O responder of the distressed.
- My Lord, we have a friend who is now under the soil, so I ask You, my Lord, to treat him with Your generosity and kindness, not according to his deeds, and to overlook his sins. Multiply his good deeds and grant him reward for good, while pardoning and forgiving his shortcomings.
- O Allah, have mercy on my friend, forgive him, and widen his entrance into the hereafter. Honor his resting place, cleanse him with water, snow, and hail, and purify him from sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. Replace his home with a better home and family, and grant him entry to Paradise while keeping him far from Hellfire.
- O Allah, my dear friend is now in Your care and protection, in need of Your mercy, while You are free from His torment. I ask and beseech You to grant him a place among the people of Paradise and to shield his face from the Fire, O Generous, O Extensive in Forgiveness, O Great in Bounty.
Prayers for a Traveling Friend
- My God, I ask You to assist my friend in his journeys and to provide him companionship in his solitude, and to keep him steadfast in obedience to You. Divert from him anything that distracts him from remembering You and worshiping You.
- O Allah, fulfill my friend’s hopes and make him a support for Islam and Muslims, and return him to his family safely and successfully.
- O Allah, You are the companion during travels and the guardian of the family. I ask You to accompany my friend on his journey, and may You be with him, that You protect him from the trials of travel and the bitterness of return.
- O Allah, make my friend’s journey easy, minimize its distance, and grant him righteousness and piety during his travels. Guide him to perform deeds that please You and keep him away from the evils of people.
Prayers for a Friend’s Happiness
- O Allah, grant my friend happiness in this life and the Hereafter, and alleviate his worldly worries. Do not let his heart cling to the transient allurements and decorations of this world.
- O Allah, fill my friend’s heart with peace, make him among Your righteous and wise servants who bring blessings and joy wherever they go.
- O Allah, make my friend among the devout, the pure, the simplehearted, and the blissful, who are not affected by the worldly worries and troubles.
- O Allah, grant my friend Your approval and fill his heart with faith, piety, and appreciation. Bestow upon him comfort in this world and joy in the Hereafter.
- My God, I ask You to content my friend with what You have provided him and to make him happy with what You have granted him, endowing him with a satisfied soul and a faithful heart.
Prayers for a Friend’s Success
- O Allah, guide my friend towards what is beneficial for him and righteousness. Lead him to the best of morals, for none can guide to the best except You.
- O Allah, grant my friend success and correctness in everything he intends that aligns with Your pleasure and obedience, and divert from him what might harm his religion and worldly affairs.
- O Allah, bless my friend with success, achievement, guidance, righteousness, and good outcomes. Make him from the righteous and guided, enlightening his heart with the light of truth, shielding him from misguidance, and distancing him from tribulations.
- My Lord, You know what lies in my friend’s heart, while I do not. You have the power to grant him success and guidance; I do not have this ability. I ask You, my Lord, to grant him success in all his endeavors and affairs, and to bless him therein so that they become a means to draw him closer to Paradise and distancing him from Hellfire.
Prayers for Forgiveness of Sins for a Friend
- O Allah, O Forgiver of sins, O Accepter of repentance, O Bestower of blessings and Generous in kindness, I ask You to forgive all my friend’s sins and to overlook his misdeeds and trespasses, guiding him along the path of faith and righteousness.
- O Allah, forgive my friend, have mercy on him, pardon him, and overlook his mistakes while multiplying his good deeds. Count him among Your obedient servants, keep him away from sinful desires, and endear to him acts of obedience, bringing him closer to Your righteous ones.
- Glorified are You, my Lord; we sin day and night, while You are the Forgiving and Merciful, rewarding us with forgiveness and repentance. I ask You, my God, to forgive my friend’s sins, erase his mistakes, and accept his repentance, directing him toward a path of righteousness.
- O my God, my Master, I ask You, my Lord, to forgive my sins and those of my friends and unite us in guidance and faith. Have mercy on us through the blessing of our love for You, and surround us with Your shadow on a day when none but Your shadow will prevail. I ask for your forgiveness, my Lord, and I repent to You.
The Prophet’s Prayers for His Companions and Loved Ones
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to pray for his companions, and among his prayers was:
- It was narrated by the Mother of the Believers, Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), that she said: “When I saw the Prophet’s state of goodness, I said: O Messenger of Allah, pray for me. He said: O Allah, forgive Aisha’s past and future sins, her hidden and public sins. Aisha laughed until her head fell into her lap from laughter. The Messenger of Allah then said: Does my prayer make you happy? She replied: What could make me happier than your prayer? He said: By Allah, this is my prayer for my Ummah in every prayer.”
- The Prophet (peace be upon him) also prayed for Anas bin Malik, where it was stated that Umm Sulaym (may Allah be pleased with her) said to the Prophet: “O Messenger of Allah, your servant Anas, pray for him.” He said: “O Allah, grant him abundant wealth and children, and bless him in what You have given him.”
- He prayed for Ja’far bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: “O Allah, replace Ja’far in his family, and bless Abdullah in the business of his right hand.”
- “The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) seldom stood from a gathering without praying these words for his companions: O Allah, grant us from Your fear that which would prevent us from disobedience to You, from obedience that would lead us to Paradise, from certainty that would ease the trials of this world, and make our hearing, sight, and strength persistent as long as You keep us alive. Make them as our inheritors, and let us seek revenge on those who wronged us. Grant us victory over those who oppose us, and do not make our calamity in our religion. Do not make this world our greatest concern or the extent of our knowledge, and do not assign those who have no mercy over us to control us.”