Prayers for Protecting Children from Illness
Inspiring Prayers from the Quran and Sunnah
Although the Quran and the Sunnah do not contain specific prayers explicitly for safeguarding children from disease, there are several well-known and general supplications that Muslims can draw upon. Below are some notable examples:
- Surah Al-Fatiha: Allah – the Most High – states: (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us along the straight path, the path of those who have received Your grace; not the path of those who have brought down wrath upon themselves, nor of those who have gone astray).
- Surah Al-Falaq: Allah – the Most High – says: (Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of Daybreak from the evil of that which He created, and from the evil of the darkness when it settles, and from the evil of the blowers in knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.”)
- Surah An-Nas: Allah – the Most High – states: (Say, “I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the Sovereign of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, of jinn and men.”)
- Surah Al-Ikhlas: Allah – the Most High – mentions: (Say, “He is Allah, One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent.”)
- Ayat Al-Kursi: Allah – the Most High – states: (Allah! There is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.)
- Reciting the last verses of Surah Al-Baqarah: (The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they said, “We hear and we obey; [Grant us] Your forgiveness, O our Lord. To You is the final destination. Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or made a mistake. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.)
- (O Lord of mankind, take away the affliction and grant healing; You are the Healer, and there is no healing but Your healing, a healing that leaves no trace of illness.)
- (In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing can harm in the earth or in the heavens, and He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing – recited three times.)
- (Our Lord, Allah, who is in the heavens, may Your name be glorified. Your command in the heavens and the earth is as Your mercy is in the heavens. So, let Your mercy be upon the earth, and forgive us our sins and shortcomings. You are the Lord of the righteous. Bestow mercy and healing from Your healing upon this ailment so that it may be cured.)
General Prayers for Protection from Illness
In addition to the aforementioned supplications, here are some general prayers:
- O Allah, we ask You by Your most beautiful names, Your exalted attributes, and Your mercy that encompasses all things, to protect my children from all evil, to heal every wound, to ease every pain, to cure every illness, and to dress them in health and well-being. Bestow mercy upon us and guide them with Your compassion, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
- I beseech Allah, the Almighty, Lord of the mighty throne, to shield my children from all harm and to grant them health, well-being, and blessings.
- O Allah, grant my children the garment of health and well-being, swiftly and without delay, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
- O Allah, I ask You for Your great kindness, generosity, and beautiful concealment, to bless my children with health, well-being, and prosperity.
- O Allah, bless me with my children, grant them Your piety and fear, distance them from sickness and ailments, and give me joy in their righteousness, guidance, and adherence to Your straight path.
- O Allah, make my children among the guided and steadfast adherents to the Sunnah of their Prophet, upon whom be the best of prayers and peace, and protect them from illness and harm.
- O Allah, I ask you to protect my child from sickness, grant him health, vitality, and well-being, and do not let me witness affliction that would bring me grief, O Allah.
- In the name of Allah, I seek refuge for myself and my children from everything that harms us and from the evil of every soul or envious eye. In the name of Allah, I seek refuge for myself and my children. What Allah wills will happen, and what He does not will will not happen; there is no power and no strength except by Allah. I ask Allah, the Almighty, Lord of the mighty throne, to protect my children and the children of Muslims.
- O Allah, we ask You by Your exalted attributes, which no one can describe, and by Your beautiful names, which no one can enumerate, and by Your glorious essence and noble face, to protect my children from every illness and misfortune by Your power and might.
- O Allah, decree for my children ease and success wherever they go and in every endeavor they undertake in seeking Your pleasure, and dress them in the garment of health and well-being.