عنْ عائشةَ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهَا: أَنَّ النَّبيَّ صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ كَانَ يعُودُ بَعْضَ أَهْلِهِ، يَمْسَحُ بيدِهِ اليُمْنى ويقولُ: «اللَّهُمَّ ربَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ البَأسَ، اشْفِ وَأَنْتَ الشَّافي، لا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفاءً لا يُغَادِرُ سقَمًا» مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to visit some of his family, wiping with his right hand and saying: "O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction, heal, for You are the Healer; there is no healing but Your healing, a healing that leaves no illness behind." Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
الشرح · explanation
بعض أهله: أي أزواجه. يمسح: أي وجه المريض. ربّ الناس: أي مربّيهم بالنعم والمخرج لهم من العدم. البأس: الشدة في كل شيء الشافي: أي من بيده الشفاء يغادر: أي يترك سقمًا: أي مرضًا
"Some of his family": that is, his wives. "Wiping": that is, the face of the sick person. "Lord of mankind": that is, the One who nurtures them with blessings and brings them forth from nonexistence. "Al-bas (affliction)": severity in anything. "Al-Shafi (the Healer)": that is, the One in whose Hand is healing. "Leaves behind": that is, leaves. "Saqam": that is, illness.
الدروس · lessons
بيان بعض رقية النّبيّ صلّى اللّهُ عليه وسلّم. أنّ الشفاء من عند اللّهِ عزّ وجلّ فينبغي للمريض أن يخلص الدعاء له ويعلق قلبه به سبحانه ثم يأخذ بأسباب الشفاء.
A clarification of some of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) supplication for healing (ruqyah). Healing is from Allah (the Mighty and Majestic), so it behooves the sick person to devote his supplication sincerely to Him, to attach his heart to Him, glorified is He, and then to take up the means of healing.