وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا

And never yet, O my Lord, has my prayer to You remained unanswered.

Quran 19:4 – Surat Maryam

Dear Readers,

 

I’ve received many E-mails on supplications to Heal Eating Disorder.  I don’t have the authority or the knowledge to tell you what to recite and what supplications to use, only an Imam and learned scholars can do that.  I did some research and came across certain sources on Islamic healing from reputable sources. Also I’ve uploaded some books from Islamhouse.com. please do read them. They are very helpful. Please do bear in mind, Eating Disorders are lethal mental illnesses. If the eating disorders progress in severity the risk of premature death from starvation or suicide rises dramatically. The biggest risk of this menacing illness is how it severely impacts the quality of life. The longer one has an Eating Disorder, the more increased the risk various diseases and relapse; and in time a rise in psychological inertia resulting an acceptance of the presence of the eating disorder and a giving up on recovery.  Thus, there is an urgency to facilitate a recovery that is full, rather than partial.

 

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Ruqya/Dua- Healing

Quranic Duas

The Relief From Distress- Prophet Yunus Prayer

 

According to Prophet Muhammad (s) Du`a is the weapon of the believer, and the pillar of faith, and the light of the heavens and the earth.  Dua/prayer  is a simple act of asking Allah for whatever problem we have, whatever difficulty we find ourselves in. It is the most powerful weapon to ward off the pain that plagues us.

And when my servants ask you concerning Me, then surely I am very near; I answer the supplicant when he calls upon Me, so they should answer My call and believe in Me, that they may walk the right way. (2:186)

It is the very fundamental of Islamic teaching  that there is a cure for every illness except death. Allah cures His servants by either clear, apparent reasons such as medication or by other not so apparent reasons that even the human intellect cannot comprehend.

Allah said:

And When Allah wills that you are inflicted with harm there is no one to remove it but Him. (Surah al-An’aam:17)

Prophet Muhammad (saaw) said: “Allah did not send down any ailment sending sent down with it its cure.” (Bukharee).

At times we are powerless to deal with trials and tribulations of life. Eating Disorders are a mental illness and some disorders such as anorexia and bulimia cannot be cured with a simple pill .  Indeed it is up to us to find the cure  and all we have to do is ask Allah and Inshallah soon our prayers will be answered because God loves nothing better than that His servants ask from Him. Imam al-Baqir (a)

• Supplicate, for there is nothing like Dua to get you closer to Allah, and do not leave out your minor needs, for the One who is the Master of the major needs is also the Master of the minor ones. Imam as-Sadiq (a)

Indeed Allah is the Cure

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“And WE send down in the Qur’an that which is a cure for the Muslims, and a mercy – and it increases only ruin for the unjust.”

[Surah Bani Israel 17:82]

 

 

For the Cure Of Any Illness

Ayesha (R.A.) stated that when anyone among them had an illness, Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) used to rub the area of the pain reciting the following dua:

أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءٌ لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمَاً

“O Lord of the people, remove this pain and cure it, You are the one who cures and there is no one besides You who can cure, grant such a cure that no illness remains”. “Ayesha (R.A.) stated that when Prophet Mohammad (SAW.) was ill, he used to recite the four Quls, blow on his hands and pass them over on the back and front. To heal your illness, follow in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (saaw). Recite these Four Quls everyday .   He also recited these surahs, blew on his hands and passed them over his body during his fatal illness”. (Bukhari, Muslim) This Tasbeeh recitation of name of Allah was specifically prescribed to me by Sheikh Hamid Hassan to beat Anorexia Nervosa. Six Quranic Verses of Healing:  Ayat Ash-Shifa وَيَشْفِ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُّؤْمِنِينَ wa yashfi sudoora qawmin mumineena And [God] shall heal the breast of the believers. (at-Tawba, 9:14) يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءتْكُم مَّوْعِظَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاء لِّمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Yaa ayyuha an-naasu qad ja’atkum maw`izhatun min rabbikum wa shifaun limaa fee as-sudoori wa hudan wa rahmatun lil-mumineen Mankind there has come to you a guidance from your Lord and a healing for (the diseases) in your hearts, and for those who believe a guidance and a mercy. (Yunus, 10:57) َيخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاء لِلنَّاسِ yakhruju min butooniha sharaabun mukhtalifun alwaanuhu feehi shifaun lin-naas There issues from within the bodies of the bee a drink of varying colors wherein is healing for mankind. (an-Nahl, 16:69) وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاء وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ Wa nunazzilu mina al-qurani ma huwa shifaun wa rahmatun lil-mumineen And We sent down in the Quran such things that have healing and mercy for the believers (an-Najm, 17:82) وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ Wa idha maridtu fahuwa yashfeeni And when I am ill, it is [God] who cures me.” (ash-Shu`ara, 26:80) (A supplication of Prophet Abraham [as]) قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاء qul huwa lil-ladheena amanoo hudan wa shifaun And declare (O Muhammad) that [the Quran]is a guidance and healing for the believers. (al-Fussilat, 41:44)