Prayers for the Sick Father

Prayers for the Healing of an Ailing Father

When a father falls ill, it is permissible for one to seek divine intervention through the following prayers:

(O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove this hardship, heal him for You are the Healer. There is no healing besides Your healing; healing that leaves no trace of illness).
(In the name of Allah, who, when His name is invoked, nothing harmful in the heavens or on earth can affect, and He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing, recited three times).
O Allah, the Owner of Sovereignty, You give the kingdom to whom You will and take it away from whom You will. In Your hand is all good; grant my father a healing that leaves no illness behind.
O Allah, my father is Your servant and the son of Your servant, his forehead is in Your hand. Grant him quick recovery, dress him in health, and let his days be filled with obedience to You.
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I beseech You, grant my father healing and health that he may never part from.
O Allah, You are capable of everything; You are the Sovereign of the seven heavens. I ask You by every name that is Yours, which You have named Yourself, to transform my father’s sickness into health and let wellness flow through his body, O Compeller, O Exalted One.
O Allah, You are the Guide; if it were not for You, we would not be guided. You are the Healer; no one heals except You. I implore You by Your Supreme Name to heal my father and grant him well-being and happiness that lasts until he meets You.
O Allah, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Lord of everything and its Sovereign, I ask You by Your beautiful names and exalted attributes to heal my father and protect him for us.

Prayers for Patience and Relief for an Ailing Father

One can pray for an ailing father to be endowed with patience and relief using the following supplications:

O Allah, I call upon You and ask for Your majesty to inspire my father with patience and grant him prompt relief. O Allah, bless him with healing from ailments and illnesses and let wellness accompany him throughout his life, O Generous, O Most Merciful.
O Allah, bestow upon my father the patience to bear the afflictions of his illness, and let him be content with Your decree, having a good opinion of You. O Allah, grant him eternal healing from disease, and let his health be unceasing, O Allah.
O Allah, You are the Revealer of anguish and the Remover of distress. Facilitate for my father healing and health. O Allah, let him be a crown upon our heads.
O Allah, I ask You by Your greatest name which You have used to name Yourself, there is no deity but You, the Most Loving, the Source of Peace, the Most Holy, bestow upon my father patience and tranquility.
O Allah, have mercy on my father and impart patience upon him for his illness; let this ailment serve as atonement for his sins and elevate his status in Paradise. O Allah, relieve him and clothe him in health.
I ask You, O Allah, the Mighty, Lord of the Exalted Throne, to heal my father and inspire him with patience and acceptance.
O Allah, O Powerful One, You are capable of all things. You have the power, and nothing is beyond Your reach. Bestow upon my father patience, contentment, and reward for his suffering.
O Allah, O Helper, assist my father and grant him swift healing. O Rescuer, aid him, open for him the doors of Your mercy, and bestow upon him health and tranquility.

Prayers for Complete Health and Recovery for an Ailing Father

Here are some prayers that can be offered for one’s father to be blessed with health and complete recovery:

O Allah, clothe my father with health and complete well-being, urgently and without delay, O Most Merciful of the merciful, and Most Generous of the Generous.
O Allah, You are the Guide to the path of righteousness, guiding whom You will and leading astray whom You will. You have the power and no one has power over You. Grant my father prompt healing, everlasting wellness, and health that does not cease until the end of his days.
O Allah, there is no barrier to what You give, and no one can give what You withhold. In Your hand is all good, grant my father health and well-being, and shower him with mercy, O Generous Giver.
O Generous, O Kind, You who do not close Your doors upon Your servants, I seek forgiveness for every creation of Yours, grant my father swift healing that leaves no trace of illness.
I entrust my affairs to You; You know and we do not. O Allah, envelop my father with Your kindness and generosity, and bestow upon him an urgent healing, provide him with wellness and health.
O You who respond to the distressed when they call, and support the needy when they seek Your help, assist my father and provide him with immediate health, O Most Merciful.
O Allah, You are capable of all things. To You belongs all praise and gratitude; we testify that there is no deity but You. We ask You to grant my father health and healing, and bestow upon him recovery that leaves no illness behind.
O Allah, my father is Your servant, and You are capable of all things. I ask You, O Lord of Glory and Honor, to heal him, have mercy on him, and forgive him.

Prayers for an Ailing Father on Friday

Friday is a blessed day, and prayers made on this day are not rejected. It is important for a Muslim to seize moments of answered supplication. Here are some prayers one can offer for a sick father on Friday:

O Allah, due to the sanctity of this great day, I implore You by Your greatest name to bless my father with health and healing from this ailment.
O Allah, I ask You on this Friday to heal my father from every ailment and sickness, granting him unceasing joy.
O Allah, by the sanctity of this day, heal my father, for there is no healing but Yours—a healing that leaves no trace of illness.
On this blessed day, and in light of Your endless generosity, O Allah, my father has been afflicted with hardship; You are the Most Merciful of the merciful. Remove his distress, take away his illness, and ease his treatment.
O Living One, O Sustainer, I seek refuge in Your mercy; heal my father from every illness and restore his health and well-being.
O Allah, on this Friday, You who do not lose the trust of those who seek refuge in You, I entrust my father and his health to You. Heal him from all sickness and remove every ailment from his body.
Grant him enduring health and a life filled with obedience to You, and accept his deeds that please You.
O Allah, this is Friday, the dearest of days to You. In the virtue of this day, I ask You to bless my father with unwavering healing. You are the Generous, O Generosity Personified; bless my father with healing.

Prayers for an Ailing Father During Ramadan

Ramadan is a blessed month, during which the gates of paradise open, and prayers are answered. A Muslim can pray for his ill father with the following supplications:

O Allah, in this blessed month, I ask for quick healing for my father, grant him healing that leaves no trace of illness, for You are capable of all things.
O Allah, lengthen my father’s life in Your obedience and in Your pleasure, filled with health, wellness, and safety.
O Allah, You are the Rich, and we are the needy. Look after my father and prolong his life. Heal him from every sickness and grant him a never-ending well-being until the end of his days, O Most Generous, O Bestower.
O Allah, grant my father wellness in his body, wellness in his hearing, and wellness in his sight.
O Allah, You who fulfill needs, You who help Your servants, O Rescuer of the needy, heal my father with a healing that leaves no illness behind, and provide him with unexpected health and safety.
O Allah, through this great month, O Lord of mankind, heal my father.
I ask the Almighty Allah, Lord of the Exalted Throne, by the virtue of this magnificent month, to grant my father swift healing with no illness following.
O Allah, You who hear the tiniest sound of an ant beneath the earth and hear the whale in the depths of the sea, I ask You to grant my father health and healing that leaves no trace of illness ever.

Prayers for an Ailing Father on Eid

During Eid, a Muslim can pray for his father’s healing as follows:

O Allah, as You have bestowed upon us the joy of Eid and its delight, grant us the joy of my father’s recovery, O Most Merciful.
O Most Generous of the Generous, O Giver, bestow health and wellness upon my father, and grant him healing that leaves no trace of illness.
O Allah, my father is ill, and no one can heal him except You. You have given us the joy of Eid without our asking; I ask You to heal my father from his illness and open for him the doors of Your mercy.
O Allah, let wellness flow through my father’s body, filling his heart with contentment and tranquility.
O Allah, keep my father as a crown upon our heads. Do not deprive us of him for a long life, dress him in health, and grant him healing in unexpected ways.
O Allah, due to Your generosity and Your unending gifts, bestow healing upon my father and protect him from all disease.
In the name of Allah, I invoke protection for my father from all harm. In the name of Allah, I pray for his health and well-being. O Allah, grant him healing and blessings.
O Allah, You who listens to prayers, O Responder of requests, I ask You by the virtue of the blessed month of Ramadan, and I invoke You with Your beautiful names, to bestow upon my father health and grant him wellness, O Lord of Glory and Honor.

A father is a source of security and comfort, a blessing from Allah. We cannot repay him for his rights. The greatest joy in life lies in having a father in good health. When a father falls ill, it brings sorrow to his children, for he is their support and crown. Praying for one’s parents is one of the greatest forms of righteousness. The most significant offering children can provide to their parents is prayer for their well-being. In this article, we have presented numerous suitable prayers for one’s ailing father.